The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) back issues from September 2006:
Fire peril: special care can help avoid a devastating blaze.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY HOPEFULLY we have experienced the last really cold snap of winter this week and it will soon be time to pack away heaters and electric blankets. However, over the course of the winter throughout the country there have been numerous cases in which ...
New lives: street kids reap the rewards.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MBULELO BALOYI FROM starving on the streets to cooking for the rich and famous - that looks to be the fairytale path for a number of former street children. A social project, jointly run by eThekwini Municipality and a United Nations agency, is beginning to ...
Fica deadline looms.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY SOUTH Africans have until the end of this month to comply with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act otherwise banks are under instruction to close non-compliant accounts. Banks are required to give immediate notice to non-cooperating clients that ...
SA cricket's right-hand man; Jonty Rhodes is not playing cricket professionally any more, but he's still on the ball.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY It was written somewhere once, next to Nelson Mandela, South Africa's cricketing hero Jonty Rhodes is the most famous person in the country. Born Jonathan Neil Rhodes, on July 27 1969, in Pietermaritzburg, Jonty and his two brothers grew up in a ...
Durban's number one morning man is also city's biggest fan.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY As Durban's number one morning man, East Coast Radio's deputy managing director and the Big Bokomo Breakfast host, Alan Khan, has created quite an impressive niche for himself in the world of broadcasting, journalism and business. The popular Khan, ...
Salga to get stringent new internal controls.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MBULELO BALOYI THE municipal employer body, the South African Local Government Association, or Salga, has embarked on stringent internal financial controls to prevent unauthorised expenditure which saw the municipal umbrella body's audit reports getting disclaimers from ...
Cell-user monitoring law on hold.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MBULELO BALOYI IT is business as usual for South Africa's pre-paid cellphone subscribers after the government decided to postpone indefinitely the passing of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provisions of Communication Related Information Act (Rica). ...
Beware of ... forwarding 'beware of' hoax mails.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY Are you one of those people who forward e-mails because it means some poor cause will receive a donation, or a missing child will be found or you will receive money and luck? The truth is almost all of those chain e-mails are hoaxes or scams, and ...
Opposition should query cost of Zuma.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: ALLISTER Glenwood The cost of Zuma's security, as reported in The Independent on Saturday on August 26, refers: can someone please explain to me how Mr Zuma, who is no longer in government - in other words no different from you and me - still qualifies for ...
Don't believe everything you read, but chocolate mousse helps your body fight cholesterol.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... I was invited to lunch the other day, and contrary to what some people believe my hosts wore neither hoods nor all enveloping gowns, in fact the majority of them appeared to have just stepped off the adjacent golf course. Light hearted banter prevailed throughout the meal, with ...
Schumi, can you live without it?(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... PAIN. That's pretty much all Michael Schumacher will be dealing with in the week running up to the big announcement directly after the Italian Grand Prix at the temple of Italian motor racing, Monza, next Sunday. In the world of Formula One, the question of whether one of, if ...
Vital signs; Heartache can lead to heart disease, scientists say. Anne-Marie O'Leary charts the impact of life events and lifestyle choices on our bodies.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Heartache is a physical phenomenon, as any who have felt it will know. Now, new findings claim that it can actually lead to heart disease. Researchers at the University of Texas have discovered that women who experience divorce are 60% more likely to develop heart disease in ...
No soft treatment for toddler torturers.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: J Upton Durban I was sickened to read of 18-month-old Seiso Ratsoana having been tortured by two 11-year old boys (The Independent on Saturday, August 26). Almost as repulsive is the fact that the two accused had been "released into the custody of their ...
Only our golf stars keep SA sports fans proud.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: Colin Burger Assagay Quo Vadis South African team sports? It is 15 minutes into the second half of the rugby test match between South Africa and New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld. I have turned off the TV in disgust having witnessed a South African rugby ...
Wombs for rent; New legislation to prohibit surrogates from profiting.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam The government is to clamp down on "wombs for rent", where desperate childless couples fork out hundreds of thousands of rands to have a surrogate mother carry their baby. New legislation prohibits surrogate mothers from being paid fees for ...
An act of selfless love, or an abomination of nature?(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Surrogate motherhood has been widely debated around the world. Those who are for the procedure say it is an act of selfless love, but those who are against it say it is unnatural - and many are also worried about possible criminal activity. Several countries around the world ...
Surrogacy allowed me to complete my family.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Beverley Edwards started Surromomsonline SA, the first and only South African website on surrogacy, after a surrogate mother gave birth to twins for the Edwards family. On her website she says: "I never thought that this is how I would complete my family, but I can tell you from personal ...
Diana's brother takes a bloody beating.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Fiona Barton Princess Di's brother, Earl Charles Spencer, was involved in a bloody punch-up with one of his oldest friends at a house in the posh Cape Town suburb of Constantia. The fight was because Spencer's friend, convicted fraudster Darius Guppy, ...
Medical science goes for gold.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Carol Campbell Gold, the life-blood of the South African economy, could hold the key to a new treatment for people suffering from HIV/Aids and malaria. South African scientists are working on a series of gold-based drugs that could be used to fight HIV, while ...
Magic bullets could replace chemotherapy.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Julie Weldon London: Scientists have developed a "golden bullet" to help in the fight against cancer. Adding tiny amounts of gold to an existing cancer drug can boost its power by 50%, they have found. This allows more malignant cells to be killed ...
This is the bigger picture.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: Schools rugby supporter, Durban Last week's David Campese column about why schools decline to play at the stadium deserves a response. Schools are generally not interested in playing at the stadium for many reasons, including: 1) They ...
AHOY THERE!(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Peta Lee There's this marvellous little museum right here in Durban, and I bet half of you have never been there. I hadn't, until this week. And what a treasure trove it is. The Port Natal Maritime Museum on Victoria Embankment (turn into the Yacht Mole, head ...
Bus arson still unsolved, new assembly plant for KZN.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: MBULELO BALOYI POLICE have yet to arrest anyone in connection with an arson incident that saw more than 59 buses belonging to a Durban bus operator burned out at the company's Umlazi depot. Operations director at Ramant Alton, Dan Cloete, said the police ...
CRAZY CHICKS TO MC AT WHITE MOUNTAIN.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2006 ... If you haven't booked yet for the White Mountain Folk Festival, you're going to miss something special. Apart from happening at one of the jewels of the Drakensberg (White Mountain is right next to Giant's Castle, in an idyllic setting with exquisite views), there's also a ...
ART AUCTION FOR EARTH'S SAKE.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Peta Lee There's a very valuable auction being held at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom on October 21. The Art for Conservation Exhibition/auction is an annual event which raises finds for the Wildlands Conservation Trust, a non-profit organisation working to ...
A Shrek of a bunch of movies; Bugs, bees, bears 'n ogres promise colourful romp.(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: PETA LEE There's a feast of animation coming to the big screen, with Dreamworks - creators of Shrek and Madagascar - launching a series of colourful romps for kids - and adults! The lovable ogre Shrek, whose popularity knows no bounds and has exceeded all ...
Please don't wrinkle my skin; High-definition TV is about to revolutionise the ageing factor, writes Janet Smith.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... She was the blow-dried sex fantasy of the Seventies. Her wholesome poster - in which she wore a teaser to Pam Anderson's red all-in-one - sold a record 12 million copies. And 10 years ago, tilting at 50, she was spread across Playboy. Hugh Hefner milks a good thing when he sees ...
Stars, too, must face the truth.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Open your imagination, invites the website www.boreme.com with its array of digitally altered images of celebrities. Instead of enhancing their appearance by smudging out the odd line or faint scar, the artists have aged the stars, giving fans a startling look into the future. ...
TOO OLD TO HIP-HOP?(Entertainment)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Sir Elton John wants to record a hip-hop album. The flamboyant singer wants to overhaul his sound and introduce more "beat" to his music after being ...
Sacrificing for the perfect body.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: ROY BARFORD BODYBUILDING is all about discipline and sacrifice. The results of this will be on display this afternoon at Sun Coast Casino for the 2006 Muscle Science IFBB KZN Bodybuilding, Fitness & Bikini Championships. The Independent on Saturday ...
Pumping the Lotto numbers.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: ROY BARFORD AN accountant by trade, defending KZN bodybuilding champion Chris Fitzpatrick said that he didn't believe in winning money by luck. He will, however, be hoping for some luck today as he attempts to defend his title at Suncoast Casino. Although ...
Law man to challenge blitz on souped-up cars.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN In their latest crackdown on illegally modified cars, police have charged 17 motorists and suspended the licences of seven vehicles. Heading the team was Capt Raj Rooplall, who said he believed police were "winning the battle" against drivers of ...
Brief but unforgettable career of the quick-stepping Irish No 8.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... It wasn't even in the first paragraph of the e-mail. He thought I had heard the news. I hadn't. The mail came this week and was from Roger Young, the legendary Irish scrumhalf of the sixties. He emigrated to Cape Town in the seventies and has been a very successful dentist there ...
Please go easy on our Bokkies, implores King Molotlegi.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Brenden Nel The All Blacks have received a special request to go easy on the Springboks in today's Tri-Nations Test match at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, from none other than the Bafokeng king himself. The king, Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi, wined and dined the New ...
Scorpions' raid.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Makhosini Nkosi said the raid on Thursday on several offices of the Msunduzi Municipality in Pietermaritzburg was part of a criminal investigation. Scorpions operatives cordoned off ...
Passion, loyalty, pride missing from Bok game.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... ONE of the main problems in Springbok rugby at the moment, aside from not having a solid game plan, is a lack of enthusiasm. This week I was talking to some players who are involved in the Springbok squad, as I was interested in their training methods, to see if I could ...
Drugs murder.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Police are still investigating the murder of alleged drug lord Yunus Sathar Essa, 51, who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside Overport City, Durban, on Thursday afternoon, in what is believed ...
Accusation an affront to my integrity.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... It is ludicrous that representatives from the SA Football Association (Safa) have accused me of not telling the truth. Let me state once and for all: I have never been offered a position with Safa. There is all this debate regarding whether I have or have not been offered the ...
Is that you, Jamie?(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Inside every fat man, it is claimed, there is a thin one trying to get out. In this case, the thin man is Jamie Oliver. The 31-year-old celebrity chef spent four hours being cocooned in latex before emerging as a waddling lard-tub for an advert to promote the follow-up to his ...
Dumb diet, Beyonce.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... You may think Beyonce is one of the sexiest stars out there. But watch the curvaceous star carefully in the next few weeks - you may see a very different picture forming on your TV screen. Beyonce has eaten nothing but maple syrup in the past two weeks in order to slim down for ...
Who survives? Top secret reality excitement in Durbs.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Jeremy Lawrence and Fiona Gounden Their lives have been irrevocably changed - and yet they can't tell the world what it was like. Two months after their isolation on a lonely island in South America the 14 contestants of Survivor SA can't reveal anything about the ...
Pedestrian killed.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... Paramedics attending the scene of a fatal taxi accident at the corner of Umbilo and Lancers roads yesterday, were hampered in their efforts as bystanders tried to steal from the emergency vehicles. A pedestrian was killed and the driver of the taxi seriously injured. ...
Togo seek image make-over.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... World Cup qualifiers Angola, Togo and Tunisia are among 44 hopefuls launching their 2008 African Nations Cup campaigns this weekend. The other two African challengers in Germany are idle, with Ivory Coast receiving a bye after the withdrawal of Djibouti, while hosts Ghana ...
Robben Island ferry flashback.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... THE hi-tech ferry service to Robben Island, one of Cape Town's main tourist attractions, was stopped yesterday and replaced by old, slow apartheid-era vessels previously used to transport prisoners to the island. A proper replacement service will only be ready next year. ...
Parreira brings his boys from Brazil.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe The men behind Carlos Alberto Parreira are not football coaches, they are his minders! The Bafana Bafana coach-in-waiting caused a stir hours after landing in the country yesterday to watch the national team's training session for the first ...
Block over angiogram.(News)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Sheena Adams and Tash Reddy President Thabo Mbeki's cardiac check-up this week included an angiogram, an invasive procedure to assess the state of a patient's heart, and experts disagree on whether it is a routine procedure or not. A Durban cardiologist says ...
Hungry Sharks feast on Pumas.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... The Sharks enjoyed the conditions and superiority in all departments to run out massive 82-14 winners over the Pumas in Witbank last night. Having conceded more than double the number of points the Sharks have in nine matches, losing on average 46-18 and having conceded 57 ...
Passionate Province blunt Bulls onslaught.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: DALE GRANGER WAS JAKE White watching the magic of Newlands erupting last night as Western Province soared back to the top of the Currie Cup log in the sweetest fashion by doing the double over the old enemy, the Blue Bulls, with a 23-12 victory? If he was he ...
Don't write off the Lions yet.(Sports)
Sep 02, 2006 ... BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen The Lions claimed a 39-28 victory over the Cheetahs to record their fourth win in a row at Ellis Park last night. It is almost incomprehensible to think the log-leading Cheetahs won 59-5 the last time the teams met. The ...
Organic foods rapidly gaining popularity in SA.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY A recent American study concluded that organic foods are most popular among women as more gear up to keep their families healthy. The study showed that women make up 75-90% of organic shoppers and they tend to do it for the health of their families ...
We want more police roadblock blitzes.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: IRM PERUMAL Pietermaritzburg From time to time we come across media reports of police roadblocks and the search of vehicles. As a result of these blitzes, stolen vehicles are recovered; drunken and/or unlicensed drivers, possessors of fake licences and ...
It's all going to end up as scrap.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: From: J B Durban I refer to the new bus shelters in Durban. I believe the council has erred by providing these new glass and stainless steel bus shelters in preparation for the 2010 Soccer world Cup. Considering that most of the aluminium on ...
Monday prime time for heists.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: MBULELO BALOYI IF YOU thought Monday was a nice quiet day to do your banking and shopping - think again. Police have confirmed that Mondays, particularly before noon, have become prime time for armed robberies and cash-in-transit heists in Durban. ...
Omega-3 fats - head for a healthier heart.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY Ten years ago 79-year-old Trevor Colling (pictured) of Pinetown was shattered when his doctor told him he had symptoms of a pending heart attack and would need a bypass. "I was running a trucking business and one day had a terrible pain in my chest ...
Traffic authorities clamp down on hundreds of unroadworthy buses and taxis.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN In the past month, traffic authorities have found 200 buses and 600 taxis in KwaZulu-Natal to be in a "despicable" condition. Bikers have also come under the spotlight as authorities found 76 of them to be riding vehicles with "serious faults". ...
Cadir suspended.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... THE provincial Education Department is investigating allegations of impropriety against the Rector of the Thekwini Further Education and Training College (FETC), Brian Cadir, who has been suspended pending further investigation. The ...
Oops, Renault drops a big clue over Ferrari's schedule.(Sports)
Sep 09, 2006 ... RENAULT dropped a big clue about the 2007 Ferrari line-up this week when they announced they'd signed up 24-year-old Finn Heikki Kovalainen. Now, unless McLaren springs an enormous surprise, we know Kimi Raikkonen will race in red in 2007. It's highly unlikely, given the ...
Is history intending to repeat itself?(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... They say history tends to repeat itself, but with new twists and turns arising from the particular time frame. Embellishing a story sent by a reader an older version could now look like this. One day the Lord spoke to a man who was living in South Africa and said: "Once again, ...
Shark man's Disney dream.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY When it comes to the ocean, few know it better than Michael Anderson-Reade (right), and his expert opinion is often seen or heard in the media, especially during the sardine run. Employed at the Sharks Board for 28 years, the 50-year-old father of ...
Unseasonable South Coast sardine run could be a red herring.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY There's something fishy about the thousands of sardines that were netted along the South Coast and Durban earlier this week, especially as the sardine season has long passed. Mike Anderson-Reade of the Sharks Board said: "Although we did have very ...
First woman space tourist; Iranian-born entrepreneur aims to inspire girls.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... Like millions of people fascinated by space, Anousheh Ansari said she remembers wondering as a child if somebody else like her could be out there among the stars. This month the Iranian-born US entrepreneur can get a closer look as she rides a Russian capsule to the ...
Lips don't match? Kiss him goodbye.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... For those women who spend a fortune in the search for a perfect pout, there is good news and bad news. Research has (unsurprisingly) confirmed that men are instantly attracted to luscious lips. But while they would be happy to have a fling with the woman involved, ...
Trees are our future; Let's appreciate the beauty of our natural surroundings, writes Chris Dalzell, curator of Durban Botanic Gardens.(Entertainment)
Sep 09, 2006 ... How many of you wake up every morning and appreciate the natural landscape that surrounds you? Without the trees planted along every street in Durban we wouldn't have the birds, butterflies or monkeys that make these their homes. This week we celebrate Arbor Week, which ...
Marita's time; Cape-born Van Der Vyfer talks about her new book.(Entertainment)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: PETA LEE Some books you forget about the minute you've finished them. Others stab the emotions, lingering in the consciousness long afterwards. Marita van der Vyver's books are like that. Not often a huge fan of South African authors, I picked up her book of ...
Gambling clampdown caused SA racing ban.(News)
Sep 09, 2006 ... BYLINE: Murray Williams South Africa has a ban dating from the 1940s against greyhound racing, but a businessman is trying to have the sport legalised. Shane Brody of Bloemfontein represents a company, Rzt-Zelpy, which has bought a local turf club and hopes to turn it ...