The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) back issues from January 2008:
Cellphone 'honey trap' rip-off; SA users being charged millions for responding to television SMS adverts.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika Thousands of cellphone users in South Africa, particularly those with contracts, are collectively losing millions of rands every month and they don't even realise it. By responding to SMS adverts on television, they can be locked into a ...
Speed trap jokes not funny, say traffic officials.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Fiona Gounden Traffic authorities have warned the owners of a website against "poking fun" at the speed-trapping cameras in and around Durban. People have painted cameras bright colours and placed funny looking gnomes and cartoon characters on these cameras ...
Cost of renting homes soars.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika Recent successive interest rate hikes and the stringent conditions for borrowing created by the National Credit Act have resulted in a very high demand for rented accommodation, pushing rentals to new heights. Bachelor flats in the Durban ...
Careers that pay the most.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika HUNDREDS of thousands of pupils who have successfully passed their matric examinations are now worrying about the next hurdle - what profession to pursue. While some will be influenced by their love for a particular profession, there is ...
'Ultimate' Nazi hate movie; Museum screening to pick apart success of propaganda.(Entertainment)
Jan 05, 2008 ... A German museum is planning 16 screenings of the ultimate Nazi hate movie, Jud Suess, as part of an exhibition picking apart how Nazi propaganda worked. The 1940 costume melodrama was used to stoke up hatred of Jews in 21 nations. It was a favourite of Nazi Propaganda Minister ...
Karoo magic.(Entertainment)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Timeless Karoo by Jonathon Deal Review: Garth Johnstone Get out your camera, pack an uncomplicated travel bag and jump in your car ... it's time to hit the road. Heck, you don't even need to make reservations ... the people are all friendly and accommodating, and ...
Beachfront tuk-tuk a hit.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN AFTER a successful festive season the owner of Durban's only remaining tuk-tuk has decided he will be operating it at the beachfront every weekend during 2008. This week the new owner, businessman Roop Debidin, said it was great fun driving the ...
Drug routes through SA continue.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika At least 850 South African citizens start the new year locked up in foreign jails for drug-related offences and many will languish there for another 15 years. Senior Det Supt Jan Rehder, who heads the Narcotics Desk at South African ...
Michelle finds the purr-fect balance; Mom and movie star live together comfortably in stunning star's life.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Susan King Michelle Pfeiffer had no intention of spending nearly five years away from the silver screen. "You know," the 49-year-old actress says matter-of-factly, "it just happened." A few years ago, Pfeiffer, her uber-TV-producer husband David ...
Fact file.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... p Cervical cancer begins in the lining of the cervix and can take many years to develop without warning signs. That is why a Pap smear is so important. This is a painless procedure in which a sample of cells is taken from the cervix and sent to the laboratory to see if there are ...
Wart on survivor's finger blew the whistle.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Estie Schreiber It all happened in March 1999. When I was diagnosed, the cancer was a millimetre from going through. Either I could have it completely removed by having a hysterectomy, or they could burn it away. Six days later, they removed it. ...
Fancy a few dubious diamond millions to pay your credit card?(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Now that the festivities are over and, if you have extended credit facilities to deal with, can you believe that a group of men have sat huddled together in a coffee bar and talked of hundreds of millions of rands? Diamonds played an important role in their discussion, including ...
Vaccine could save thousands; Cost stands in way of breakthrough drug in SA.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Janet Smith More than 50 women will die of cervical cancer this week - and every week - in South Africa. They're mostly young and often mothers, and their deaths will be an unnecessary tragedy. Yet the lives of thousands upon thousands more South ...
Fast to beat heart attacks.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Skipping meals for one day a month could help stave off a heart attack, say scientists. Fasting for at least 24 hours cuts the risk of coronary artery disease by up to 40%, compared with those who eat every day, research shows. Experts believe the break from food ...
CCTV crime crunch; Durban's hi-tech upgrade spreads eyes over city.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN DURBAN'S hi-tech crackdown on criminals over the festive season was highly successful and augurs well for a safer city in 2008. With 191 infrared-equipped CCTV cameras spread across Durban and surrounding areas, police have made an average of 12 ...
Darren adds another show.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE East Coast Radio DJ and television personality Darren Scott will be spending almost as much time in the air as on air when he takes up a new morning DJ slot on Jacaranda 94.2 radio station in Gauteng. Scott, who is also the host of the Boots ...
Fireworks: illegal sales rocketing; Police battle to stem tide.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Christina Gallagher and Fiona Gounden The sale of illegal fireworks is out of control in South Africa but police admit they haven't got a clue who is behind the multimillion-rand illicit trade and they are battling to stem the tide. However, in Durban police ...
Survivor tells of horrific family murder.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Nondumiso Mbuyazi A DURBAN girl, who allegedly witnessed her mother, grandmother, cousin and 6-month-old niece being gunned down by her stepfather, will not be able to attend her mother's funeral tomorrow. Speaking from her hospital bed at King Edward VIII ...
Jake tells all about his new job; Major change for ex-coach.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Rodney Hartman Jake White may not like the term "laughing all the way to the bank" but it would not be untrue to say that he is chuckling anyway as he started his new job. Coaching the Springboks to victory at the 2007 Rugby World Cup was not without ...
Teens organise 'kissathons' to protest against cuddling laws.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Zara Nicholson and Mbali Kubheka Thousands of teenagers opposed to the government's new kissing ban for under-16s have used the social network website, Facebook, to arrange a series of public kiss-in protests throughout South Africa, starting from today. The ...
Arctic brawl leads to emergency airlift.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: HELEN BAMFORD A drunken brawl between two American colleagues in Antarctica, allegedly over a woman, resulted in an emergency evacuation to New Zealand costing more than R607 000. Cape-based Antarctic experts said such altercations were not uncommon because ...
Council probes 16 KZN medics.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika Sixteen health practitioners from KwaZulu-Natal were investigated by the Health Professions Council of South Africa for misconduct last year. At least one has been struck off the roll, while others have been fined and/or given suspended ...
Durbanites eye world title; Jackson, Redman and Palmboom fly flag for South African surfers.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... A trio of red hot Durbanites are leading the charge for South Africa at the Billabong World Junior Championships in Sydney and all stand a chance of being crowned as the 2008 ASP World Junior Champion. Brandon Jackson dispatched the first warning shot that the Durbanites are on ...
Durban 2010 yacht leads the way to Indonesia.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Durban 2010 and Beyond is still the overall race leader and they were first over the starting line of race 5 from Fremantle to Singapore. (Start was on January 1). The fleet is due to arrive in Batam, Indonesia, on January 17. With the top seven boats split by just 11 ...
'Suicide' fear in man's lion death.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Solly Maphumulo A man who was eaten by lions at a game lodge is believed to have committed suicide. Yesterday morning, Maze Kaje, the owner of Aloe Ridge Lodge in Swartruggens, North West, said Samuel Booysen had "domestic problems". Kaje said his ...
Excitement mounting for Dusi, with two curtain-raisers this weekend.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... TIME is running out for paddlers intending to take part in this year's Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon and the two official races this weekend are virtually the last before the three-day ultra marathon on January 17-19. While this afternoon's 22km A Class Xtreme Bushman's ...
F1 teams setting out their wares; Turbulent 2007 a memory.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Formula One champions Ferrari are out in front already in the race to take the wraps off their 2008 cars. Ferrari, winners of both titles last year after McLaren were fined $100 million (R686 million) and stripped of all their constructors' points for a spying controversy, ...
Toyota gives F1 two years.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... ONE of the dangers of the overwhelming influence on Formula One by the big manufacturers is that they can pull out at any time. This was highlighted this week when one of the sports biggest spenders, Toyota, has been given two years to produce results or it will pull out. ...
Umpires face players' challenge.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering changing one of the sport's most sacred rules by allowing players to challenge decisions made by onfield umpires. ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said yesterday he wanted to carry out an experiment giving players the right ...
Health minister tackles health price hikes.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has appealed to private hospital groups to put a stay on the implementation of their proposed price hikes until she has discussed the matter with them. Failing which, she said, as a final resort her ...
Zuma marriage to be low-key affair.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE and sapa JOURNALISTS from around the country and overseas raced to Jacob Zuma's homestead at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal to witness the new ANC president marrying Nompumelelo Ntuli, the mother of two of his children, today. Ntuli will become ...
Proteas take commandWest Indies face challenging task to set South Africa a testing target.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... by Michael Doman South Africa stormed into a commanding position in the second Test against the West Indies here yesterday, leaving the tourists on 96-4, only 18 runs ahead with six second innings wickets in hand. The Caribbean side have quality batsmen in Shivnarine ...
Jones to stay at Saracens.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Former Australia coach Eddie Jones will succeed Alan Gaffney as Saracens' director of rugby at the end of the current Premiership season. Jones, who coached Australia to the 2003 World Cup final against England, has signed a three-year deal with the club. "It was ...
Strauss returns.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Andrew Strauss has been recalled for England's forthcoming tour to New Zealand, but wicketkeeper Matt Prior lost his place in the Test and one-day squads named yesterday. Strauss, left out of England's recent Test series in Sri Lanka, is back in favour and will link up with his ...
Tendulkar shuns comparisons with Bradman.(Sports)
Jan 05, 2008 ... Sachin Tendulkar shunned comparisons with cricket's immortal Don Bradman after giving India the edge over Australia with his record 38th Test century at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. India's champion batsman wrested the initiative away from world cricket's number one team ...
20 hurt on roads.(News)
Jan 05, 2008 ... NEARLY 20 people were injured in at least four accidents in wet weather on Durban roads yesterday. Ten people were injured and two were trapped in their vehicles after a four-vehicle pileup on the N3 west-bound near the Pavilion last night. A few hours later, there ...
No dignity in our politics.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: Peter Brittain Pennington There is much talk about the "dignity of parliament and office of the president". Pardon, dignity? With the naked lust for power we are now witnessing - which seems to say "stuff the people, give me power" - any dignity there ...
Leave politics and race out of it.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: Anti-Tyranny Westville I must respond to Abdul Gani's letter of December 1, 2007, regarding NMR Avenue. In my letter published on November 17 I asked Dr Mike Sutcliffe to explain why his committee had taken away the honour ...
ECR toy campaign brightens lives.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Nondumiso Mbuyazi The East Coast Radio Toy Story campaign brightened the lives of 80 000 underprivileged children this festive season. The annual campaign encourages listeners and the public to donate new toys to disadvantaged children in KwaZulu-Natal. ...
Eskom offering more bursaries.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika Eskom has increased bursaries for engineering students at South African universities as part of its strategy to counter the loss of skilled manpower to other countries. The drive is also an attempt by Eskom to equip itself for the ...
How our children's lives have changed in just a short generation.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... I felt depressed after chatting to the vice-chairman of the Westville Community Policing Forum, Neil Hannam, and reading what he's written. It was not that his views were wrong, quite the opposite in fact, but what they did was once again raise the question of why the change in the space ...
Only 40% of roads to be repaired.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: Roger Layzell Rosehill ReGARDING your article "Road to 2010 will be paved with corpses" on December 29, it's disturbing that although this article is about the demand for regular roadworthy testing, there is not a word about the rapid deterioration of our roads. ...
Matric failure facts.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: T Markandan Silverglen As reported in your paper "Cornje pleased with results on December 29" Education MEC Ina Crojne is focusing on the number of students who sat for the matric examinations rather than on the pass percentages. She is pleased that 50 000 more ...
Ag shame, and why can't we poke fun at Mr Plod?(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: Les Vincent Kloof I enjoyed your article of January 5 on the sense-of-humour bypass being caused to traffic authorities by, among others, attorney and website owner Kevin van Huyssteen. Shame! It's clearly OK for these slimeballs to hide on bridges and behind ...
The descendants of John and Norma Tate.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: From: Richard Chandler Perth, Western Australia I am trying to track down descendants of John Tate (possibly Tait) and Norma (nee Walters) who arrived in South Africa around about 1900 and had two sons, John and Timothy. John, who married Pauline, was a ...
Blunt; As singer-songwriter James Blunt follows the success of his debut album with another, he talks to Neil McCormick about coping with criticism, fame and sleepless nights.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... James Blunt doesn't care what you think about him. "In this profession, there's great adoration, and if you are successful there's an equal and opposite reaction downwards, and you need to take it all with a pinch of salt," the former soldier insists, in a level, quietly persuasive manner ....
C-section of risk; Newborns, moms put in greater danger.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Michael Kahn Non-emergency caesareans double the risk of women dying or developing severe complications after the procedure, researchers have said. The study also showed that in some cases C-sections increased the risk of death to newborn babies by 70% and ...
Science creates virtual out-of-body experience.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... LONDON: For centuries, people have claimed to have had out-of-body experiences, but now scientists have recreated the sensation without using drugs. As many as one in 10 people say they have experienced the sensation of being awake and seeing their own body from another ...
Chick flick with a vengeance; Joy to see movie so in love with writing.(Entertainment)
Jan 12, 2008 ... Film: Jane Austen Book Club Writer/director: Robin Swicord Based on the novel by: Karen Joy Fowler Cast: Maria Bello; Emily Blunt; Kathy Baker; Amy Brenneman; Maggie Grace; Jimmy Smits; Hugh Dancy; Marc Blucas; Kevin Zegers; Lynn Redgrave ...
RAF fraudsters beware; Super team of world experts makes headway in arrests.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: FIONA GOUNDEN IN LESS THAN two weeks of the new year a special unit to combat Road Accident Fund fraud in KwaZulu-Natal, which has been joined by two overseas experts and undercover investigators, has arrested 31 doctors, lawyers and others in the province. ...
Adil hopes to be the biggest loser.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE ADIL IBRAHIM (24), the obese Durban contestant on South Africa's newest reality show, The Biggest Loser, says he became so engrossed in his quest to make a life for himself through education that he failed to notice that his unhealthy lifestyle was ...
Lame-duck Mbeki may take wing on foreign policy.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius Foreign Editor It is a truth universally acknowledged - to paraphrase Jane Austen - that a lame-duck president will try to burnish his foreign policy legacy. Take US President George Bush who has now, after seven years, discovered the Holy ...
Bread case not finalised.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika The case of three South African companies involved in a bread price-fixing scandal last year has not yet been finalised as one of them is still being prosecuted. This comes to light against the background of the price of bread increasing ...
Bogus institute scams growing.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Nondumiso Mbuyazi The post-matric rush of students trying to study further has resulted in many being conned out of their money after discovering they have registered at bogus institutes. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and police have urged all ...
Pensioners get rebates.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Babington Maravanyika The eThekwini Municipality will make provision for pensioners to apply for rebates in cases where they will not be able to afford the new rates for Durban residents. Before the end of this month residents will be individually notified of ...
Kyalami not the only threat to Durban hosting A1 grands prix.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... WITH just more than a month before the A1 Grand Prix hits Durban, there was a timeous reminder this week for fans to get out there and support the race. Rumours have been doing the rounds that Kyalami could be on the cards but, for Durbanites, the news could be even worse than ...
He's got the credentials, now Peter must find the chemistry.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... I once had a friend named Cuthbert Loriston. He was the president of the SA Rugby Federation, which was a national body for which coloureds played. Their team, incidentally, was called the Proteas. Remember, they could not be Springboks. In honour of the memory of people like ...
De Villiers has the goods; Coach will go with Bok core, rising stars, and focus on form.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen While new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's philosophies and thinking patterns may differ quite dramatically from Jake White, he is likely to follow the same selection process as the World Cup winner to ensure success in the Test arena. ...
Culture shock awaits Bok oldies.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: Gavin Rich Experienced Springboks who shared Jake White's journey to World Cup glory can prepare themselves for a massive culture shock when they gather to prepare for the new international season in the second half of May. And how the core of established ...
Springbok Sevens confident.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... The Springbok Sevens side that leaves South African shores on Monday for Darwin en route to the next IRB World Sevens Series tournament in Wellington is the fittest he's known since being in charge, says national Sevens coach Paul Treu. A confident Treu was exceptionally upbeat ...
New laws to be trialled at all levels in South Africa.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... LONDON: Changes in the laws of rugby are to be given a trial at all levels of the game in South Africa from next month, the International Rugby Board (IRB) said. The IRB has already conducted a series of trials on the Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) in South Africa, New ...
Ready, set and go for Sharks.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... It is ready, get set and go for the Sharks ahead of the start of the Super 14 with their squad completed and organised for the fray, beginning with friendly matches against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein and the Lions in Durban in the first week of February. The Super 14 warm-up ...
Federer stays out of the spotlight as he bids for a third Australian Open title.(Sports)
Jan 12, 2008 ... Without the glare of the cameras, or the roar of an appreciative crowd, Roger Federer shanked forehands and hit some backhands long inside Rod Laver Arena. His girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, was with him at Melbourne Park's centre court, wearing flip-flops in the intense heat and ...
Towed vehicles.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... A total of 138 drivers have recovered their vehicles after they were towed away from the Durban beachfront and surrounding areas during the festive season. Offenders had to pay on average R250 for towing costs and an additional R200 for ...
Yengeni is a 'model parolee'.(News)
Jan 12, 2008 ... BYLINE: LYNNETTE JOHNS Even though convicted fraudster Tony Yengeni has a drunken driving charge pending against him he can fly across the country on ANC business because he is a "model parolee" who requires almost no supervision. Correctional Services say because ...