The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) back issues from March 2007:
The ancient art of bonsai.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY The art of bonsai, although more than 1 000 years old, first shot to fame in the Karate Kid 3 movie when it became the focus of the storyline in the popular box office hit. Since then thousands of people around the world have developed a ...
Aids cure man sues over fake product.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY Files containing vital information into the investigation of Pinetown medicine man Zeblon Gwala have allegedly gone missing. Gwala, creator of the herbal treatment uBhejane which is said to reverse the effects of HIV, is being investigated by the ...
warning to hired car drivers.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY People who drive hired cars recklessly have been warned that they could find themselves paying a lot more than just the hire fee if the vehicle is involved in an accident. Brenda Jonker, reservations manager at Budget Car Hire, said clients would ...
Prison parish, trout and traffic.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... I Had lunch the other day with a man who has for the past 25 years been in and out of prison and who walked out on Wednesday for the last time. Henceforth he intends spending "as much time as possible along the trout streams in the Midlands". He's not a reformed recidivist, but ...
Facts about Durban author remains intrigued by the port.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY Author of the fascinating book, Facts About Durban, Allan Samuel Jackson, has managed to recreate Durban's history on each page with in-depth research, pictures, illustrations and information. A Hillcrest resident, he said he feels deeply about the ...
Love's highs and lows - it's chemistry; Certain brain chemicals cause you to fall in love. Others bring you sharply back to Earth, reports Neely Tucker.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... It's all about dopamine, baby, this One Great True Love, this passionate thing we'd burn down the house and blow up the car and drive from Houston to Orlando just to taste. You crave it because your brain tells you to. Because if a wet kiss on the suprasternal notch - while, ...
Fly with fish.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... I am showing signs of rheumatoid arthritis - is there anything I can do to avoid the pain and disfigurement that my mother suffered when she had it? First, see your doctor to discuss whether your symptoms are truly caused by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although there is a genetic ...
Mass factor; How the ANC deals with its succession crisis will determine whether it remains a unified force, argues veteran and SACP leader Raymond Suttner, as edited by Michael Schmidt.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The ANC's rise to be the dominant political force was by no means preordained. For many periods of its history it was close to dormant and its existence was not manifested in patient organisation, as seen in the Communist and trade union movements. The existence of the ANC as an ...
Red alert.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... It looks like a colourful piece of abstract art that could adorn a coffee table. But this, in fact, is an image of the human heart in crisis. Created by computer, it shows the moments before a potentially fatal cardiac arrest. Usually tightly controlled, the heart's ...
Calling Lady Luck; Ali Bacher takes/a retrospective look/at South Africa's World Cup feats - and the absence of luck.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... To win a World Cup, you need a bit of luck. From a South African perspective, this has been an abiding reality from the very first one we played 15 years ago. In fact, our invitation to take part in that 1992 World Cup involved its own element of luck. You see, when South ...
Racist ad sent sense of humour straight to Cape Town.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: From: White and Glad of it Durban As a subscriber to your newspaper, I look forward to receiving my weekly copy of The Independent on Saturday. However, when I got the edition of February 17, I had to double check the date to make sure it wasn't really April 1. ...
Painkillers and the heart; Men who are regular users may be at risk.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Popular painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen can raise blood pressure and thus the risk of heart disease among men. Men who took such drugs for most days in a week were about one-third more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than men not taking ...
Disciplining SA youth; Durban locals express their feelings on touchy issue.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Roy Barnard GROWING concern is being expressed regarding the perceived breakdown of discipline among the youth of South Africa, both in and out of school. To get a better idea of what locals think about the situation The Independent on Saturday took to the ...
The peachy life of a famous teen.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: JAN MOIR There is a moment, while waiting for Peaches Geldof outside Topshop, the London high-street fashion store, when I'm seized by a kind of teen panic. Will I actually recognise her? Suddenly, all these girls swarming around, with their hats and hoop ...
Being Ewan McGregor; Trainspotting's restless star is planning a motorbike ride through Africa to Cape Town, writes Nigel Farndale.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Being Ewan McGregor - that must be a laugh. I don't just mean the being paid millions to act out some men's fantasies - firing a machine gun in a war zone one day, sharing a bed with Nicole Kidman the next - because that applies to other Hollywood actors, too. I mean having his ...
e-Test brings gun licence renewal to the internet.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Gun owners wishing to renew their gun licences will be able to do so by taking a test on the internet, a computer-based testing company said. "With the introduction of the e-Test, it will be the first time that existing gun owners and first-time applicants can take the required ...
jazz brothers at sibaya.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Two of the most respected jazz artists join forces to present what promises to be a concert to be remembered in the next Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom Jazz Club event next Friday: legendary guitarist Madala Kunene and jazz hero Ernie Smith. Madala's guitar playing blends ...
Big Mac cancer key.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The future of cancer detection and treatment may be in gold nanoparticles - tiny pieces of gold so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye. The potential of gold nanoparticles has been hindered by the difficulty of making them in a|stable, nontoxic form|that can be injected ...
Was Wagner a cross-dresser?(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Charlotte Higginst A previously unpublished letter by composer Richard Wagner to a firm of Milanese couturiers offers the intriguing possibility that the great composer was a cross-dresser. According to The Guardian, the letter was published for the first ...
Storm in a tea cup; Why all the fuss over Mirren's latest Oscar-winning movie, asks Sarah Churchwell?(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Helen Mirren is by all accounts a gracious and charming person and she is certainly an actress of superlative skill. I thought her performance in Elizabeth I was staggering but her Elizabeth II has left me stumped. And the clean sweep she achieved at the Oscars has ...
Name changers just trying to score points.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: From: Pot-Holes|Durban The changing of street names doesn't bother me too much, it's the cost and the problems associated with the move that is a concern. The amount of money involved could be used far more profitably in sorting out the daily failure of ...
Innovation the critical factor in modern game.(Entertainment)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Rodney Hartman Ali Bacher, a former South African Test captain, played a handful of one-day provincial matches more than 30 years ago but never had the chance to play this form of cricket at international level. Would he have liked to? "Oh, yes," ...
SPCA makes a point on fireworks.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: From: C S MATHESON|Manager, SPCA May we make something clear regarding the big-bang fireworks issue, please? The SPCA has a clear-cut, unambivalent mission: the protection of animals against cruelty and neglect. I assure the public that the SPCA - as a small ...
Traffic war of words goes on.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN After being summoned to a public debate by the head of a special police task team, a Durban legal lobbyist says the police have backed out of the challenge. Last week The Independent on Saturday reported how Snowy Smith of Fair Civil Law (FCL), ...
Sparks/ fly / over 'snub'.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN MORE than 300 community members and Hindu organisations have sent submissions to the Durban City Council expressing their outrage over a proposed new fireworks policy. This comes after president of the Hindu Dharma Sabha and ANC provincial ...
A1 organisers plan to cool down next year's event.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN Next year's A1 Grand Prix should be a lot cooler for spectators, thousands of whom left the open grandstands last weekend to escape the scorching sun. Authorities are meeting to discuss complaints about the high levels of discomfort at the race ...
Round one to SA men.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The first rounds of the men's and women's Quiksilver and Roxy Pro's were completed at Snapper Rocks, on the Gold Coast of Australia, this week, signaling the start to the 2007 WCT season. South African campaigners Greg Emslie (East London) and Ricky Basnett (Bluff) posted ideal ...
What a bunch/of cards; Angry Zimbabweans 'deck' leading fat cats.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Basildon Peta Embattled Zimbabweans have devised a new way of venting their anger at their increasingly unpopular leader, Robert Mugabe, who turned 83 last week. Mugabe's government has tightened the vice of repression over the past two weeks, jailing several ...
You can Banks on it ...(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY COMEDIAN Mark Banks is back in Durban with a new, smash-hit show, It's the Banks' Fault, showing at the Heritage Theatre until April 15. Banks said he was more than ready for tonight's performance which will cover every aspect of life in Durban, ...
Man (100) killed for television set.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN After celebrating his 100th birthday last year, a legendary Richmond resident has been callously stabbed to death for his television set and some clothes. Herbert James Downs, popularly known as Bob, was described by his family as "an extremely ...
Kimi must start earning his super-star wage packet.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... FEEL underpaid and overworked? Then you'll really have some sympathy for Felipe Massa. The young Brazilian has flown the flag for Ferrari over the winter testing, ending this week's final three-day session at Bahrain on top of the time sheets - and yet his wage packet is a ...
Mnguni bolsters AmaZulu for Kaizer Chiefs clash.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: KAMLESH GOSAI HAVING bolstered their front line with several attacking players, AmaZulu finally recruited veteran defender Themba Mnguni and added him to their travelling squad for tonight's league match against Kaizer Chiefs in Rustenburg. The former South ...
Tree63 rocked by missing luggage.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg is not the only airport which has trouble with luggage going missing. It seems Washington DC International Airport has serious problems as well, as was discovered by Durban gospel rock group, Tree63. ...
Sometimes you just know when a team's going to triumph.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Remember that |newspaper in Australia that got it horribly wrong? It was the day of the ODI at the Wanderers and the Aussies had just smashed their way past the 430 mark. Being Down Under, the cricket writer had to finish his piece before the South Africans batted, but that was ...
Lavatory luck.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... TOKYO: Cleanliness has long been next to godliness for the hygiene-conscious Japanese, but fortune-tellers are now advising those who want to succeed in life to start by scrubbing the smallest room. Cleaning the toilet to attract luck, ...
Wilson walks up front; Dangermen Goosen and Haig close in on Classic leader.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Retief Goosen clawed his way into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic yesterday, lurking two behind Oliver Wilson who leads by a stroke from South Africa's Anton Haig. The world No 6 compiled a 68 to sit dangerously in the shadow of the Englishman, who spoiled a perfect ...
Charlie Wi takes his opportunities to lead strong field in Florida.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... South Korea's Charlie Wi birdied his final two holes and took the lead after the first round of the $5.5 million (R40 million) PGA Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. A nine-time winner in international events, Wi is back on the tour this year after a successful ...
Front row seats for eclipse.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: James Tinley South Africans will have a front row seat when the first total lunar eclipse in two-and- a-half years takes centre stage from late tonight and into the early hours of the morning. The celestial extravaganza - the only lunar eclipse visible from ...
Beleaguered shopkeeper still in dark.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN A shop owner who has been robbed at gunpoint eight times and whose mother died after being pistol-whipped has still not received any feedback from police. The Independent on Saturday last week reported how Suren Ramiah, 40, owner of Ciro's Cafe ...
Soweto race a model for/the future? Elite field in a later start.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Tomorrow's Tour de Soweto could prove to be a model for the way professional cycle races should be run in South Africa. A later start, longer distance, total road closure, decent money (R300 000) and laps around a course readily accessible to ...
Cool marinades for tender chicks Marinating chicken not only helps introduce wonderful flavour but/also helps to tenderise it. Chicken with the bone in does take longer to cook but it definitely has a better flavour, and slashing the flesh a few times helps with heat penetration.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The longer the chicken marinates, the better. It is easier to use a plastic bag. Place chicken in and pour over prepared marinade, seal well and place in the fridge overnight. Never cook chicken on|a very hot fire. For the heat to ...
City name change fury still simmering.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... DURBAN business people and opposition parties in the city council continue to fume after the ANC-dominated city council steamrollered through the first 10 of 200 name changes this week. Adding to the fury of many businessmen is the fact that the council has vowed not to pay for ...
Riders face Paris-Nice decision.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Cycling team managers met yesterday to decide if their riders will compete in the Paris-Nice race after a bitter dispute that has further torn a sport already hurt by doping scandals. "I think there will be a clear position tomorrow evening," Credit Agricole manager Roger Legeay ...
Police accused of assaulting family trying to report attack.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN An Umhlanga man who tried to report a crime was allegedly turned away from one police station because they had no stationery and was then assaulted by police and detained for two hours at another. Vivek Sewraj, 23, a lecturer at Anchorlite ...
Treacherous seas force KZN Surf Lifesaving Championships to be postponed.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... THE KZN Surf Lifesaving Championships, hosted by the KZN South Association and which were to have been held at Warnadoone this weekend, have been postponed until next weekend because of treacherous sea conditions. The arrangements for next weekend remain the same, with teams to ...
Ship crime warning 'farce'.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... A warning sent to passengers on board a cruise ship by an off-shore tour operator about the high levels of crime in Durban and its "no-go" areas has outraged Durban Africa and municipal manager Michael Sutcliffe, who said he believed it to be racially motivated and a farce. The ...
Boost for Sevens squad.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... SA Rugby has announced a squad of 20 players who will attend an SA Sevens training camp from Monday in Johannesburg, to kick-start preparations for the Hong Kong tournament later this month. The squad has been boosted by the return of prolific try-scorers Stefan Basson, Fabian ...
Corrie Sanders sets sights on world title.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Although returning Corrie Sanders is yet to show his boxing ability in the ring, his promoter Rodney Berman is already planning to match him against Nigerian Samuel Peter for the world heavyweight title next year. At the age of 41, Sanders will return to the ring against American ...
Four SA officials for World Cup.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed four South African officials for the opening stages of the Cricket World Cup. The former Proteas coach, Mike Procter, has been named as one of seven match referees, while Rudi Koertzen, Ian Howell and Brian Jerling will serve ...
Three Durban riders chosen for SA teams.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tommy Ballantyne THREE Durban riders from the Chemspec-Spiga professional outfit have been selected for South African teams to compete at next Friday's|International Track Meeting at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town which precedes the Pick 'n Pay Argus Cycle Tour by ...
Fidentia widows can't be paid out; Millions of rands untraced so far.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: GLYNNIS UNDERHILL ONLY R1.8 million is left in cash of the more than R1.1 billion entrusted to asset management company Fidentia on behalf of 47 000 widows and orphans. This was revealed by Fidentia curator and forensic accountant, George Papadakis, who said ...
Project slammed.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... MORE than 200 houses in the latest phase of the N2 Gateway project have been condemned by building experts because of poor workmanship, the city of Cape Town has disclosed. Dan Plato, mayoral member for ...
Speedy probe.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... CAPE TOWN: Two senior Stormers officials are to travel to Australia to investigate the team's poor performances in the early stages of the Super 14. The decision to send chief executive Rob Wagner and director of rugby Nick Mallett to investigate the team's performance was taken ...
SA men dish out a lesson to French.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter South Africa yesterday completed a comprehensive and impressive 151/2-81/2 win over France on day two of the men's amateur golf Test at Port Elizabeth Golf Club. After being held 2-2 in the morning fourballs, the South Africans rallied superbly ...
More cash needed for referees.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark Trevor Phillips believes Safa's commercial wing will have to raise another R10 million if the new management structure for referees is to operate efficiently. "The Premier Soccer League has already put R10 million into refereeing," said the PSL CEO ...
Brazilians can win/title by month-end; Downs also on the verge of breaking Wits' record.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe Consistency is the hallmark of champions and it is no surprise that Mamelodi Sundowns are about to clinch their fifth championship in 11 years. While their challengers have been dropping points constantly, the Brazilians have made winning their ...
Child rape crisis; KZN centres report huge increase in sex abuse cases.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: TASH REDDY DURBAN rape crisis centres are reporting an overwhelming increase in the number of children being treated for rape with one recording 77% of its patients aged six months to 16 years in December last year. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number of ...
New firm set for big lottery takeover.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: MELANIE PETERS Gidani Ltd, the company that has won the licence to operate the national lottery, is feverishly preparing for its takeover on April 1 despite a legal challenge from Uthingo. An Uthingo spokeswoman said this week that a Pretoria High Court judge ...
Ayob's bitter backlash; Mandela vendetta claim.(News)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Michael Schmidt Nelson Mandela's former lawyer, Ismail Ayob, yesterday accused Mandela personally of waging a vendetta against him. And, claimed a bitter Ayob, no less a person than President Thabo Mbeki had twice tried to stop Mandela from doing so "because ...
Warne writes off South Africa's chances of winning World Cup.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... Shane Warne has dismissed South Africa's chances of winning the World Cup, insisting New Zealand and Sri Lanka pose a bigger threat to Australia's title defence. The retired spinner said South Africa, who recently replaced Australia as the world's number one-ranked team in ...
Waratahs force draw in another dour Aussie derby.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... New South Wales Waratahs and Western Force yesterday played out an ultra-conservative 16-16 Super 14 draw that again highlighted a worrying decline in Australian rugby standards. Both teams appeared anxious not to lose rather than going all-out to win in another Australian derby ...
Cheetahs bounce back to share the spoils.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The Cheetahs and the Chiefs played to a hard-fought 22-22 draw in their Super 14 match in Bloemfontein last night. Chiefs flyhalf Stephen Donald became the Chiefs hero with a last-second penalty to tie the match, handing the teams two points apiece. The Cheetahs ...
Blues wave sinks/Otago.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... The Auckland Blues wore down a desperate Otago Highlanders defence to win their Super 14 rugby clash 28-9 on the back of a second-half scoring spree yesterday. The Blues stay at the top of the table, with their fourth win in five games, while the Highlanders slip to two wins ...
Sharks aim for booty; Heat will make kicking a vital ploy against Crusaders.(Sports)
Mar 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: ZAYN NABBI The Sharks marketing catchphrase for the Super 14 has been "it's all in the boot". The one-liner is probably more apt than last season's "put your hand up" campaign, because, these days, if you had thousands of fans lifting their arms in the hot, ...
Education would help stop misuse of fireworks.(News)
Mar 10, 2007 ... BYLINE: From: Vish Govindasamy Durban In the days of old, the then-white goverment, threatened by the prosperity of the indentured Indian people, devised the Group Areas Act to control Indian expansion. I see very similar thinking in the present fireworks dilemma. ...