The Independent on Saturday (South Africa) back issues from May 2009:
Sea water quality not displayed on beaches.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Geoff Pullan|DA Environmental Committee Neil Macleod, the Head of eThekwini Water and Sanitation, has responded to my concerns about our sea water pollution |(The Independent on Saturday, April 18). He states that "Mr Johnson's ... infection ... has ...
HEAVY ON CORN; Miley Cyrus on a trek to Tennessee.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 02, 2009 ... Film: Hannah Montana: |The Movie Director: Peter Chelsom Cast: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lucas Till, Barry Bostwick, Vanessa Willams Reviewer: Michael Rechtshaffen Rating: 5/10 HANNAH Montana goes more than a little bit country for her first ...
Flavours of Africa.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 02, 2009 ... Restaurant: Moyo Address: uShaka Pier, uShaka Marine World Corkage: No bring-your-own. Opening times: Monday to Sunday, lunch and dinner. Bookings: 031 3320 606. LAST month this column mentioned two restaurants which, for their views ...
THE MIGHTY ONE; Buchan's message has struck thousands of men at the conference.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE and BRONWYN GERRETSEN BITTER cold nights, blazing hot days, hole-in-the ground ablution facilities and outdoor communal showers were what 150 000 men had to endure at Angus Buchan's annual Mighty Men Conference in Greytown last weekend. The ...
Tutu is the braver of SA's two ambassadors of peace.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Ramesh D Jethalal Chatsworth Mandela or Tutu? Which of these icons has earned a claim to the world's obeisance annually? Arguably both. In my doctoral dissertation, I refer to Nelson Mandela as the father of the nation. That was in 1997. The 46664 ...
Sutcliffe should emulate Zille's book.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: T Markandan Silverglen Uefa and its sponsor, Heineken, as part of their advertising strategy, have been taking the Champions League trophy on a promotional tour of Africa. Soccer fans in Cape Town and Johannesburg got a chance to see the trophy. It was ...
Can't wait to see back of Mike.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Des Netto Morningside In all my 78 years, I have yet to find a public servant more villified than city manager Mike Sutcliffe by the folk he is ...
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: ILLA THOMPSON KWAZULU-NATAL South Coast painter Diane Erasmus will be the next artist under the spotlight at Durban's Anton Benzon @ Crouse Art Gallery in Durban's Lilian Ngoyi (Windermere) Road, in Morningside. She will present her second solo show of work at ...
Spears's manager ordered to stay clear.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... A judge has ordered Britney Spears's former manager and an attorney to stay away from the pop singer for the next three years. This week Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva K Bobb ordered Osama "Sam" Lutfi and attorney Jon Eardley to stay away from the 27-year-old pop singer ...
Companies told, unite and fight crime.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE A DURBAN company, which has suffered from a lot of violent crime and has seen more than eight employees attacked, is trying to get other businesses to fight crime collectively. Lynne Cunningham of KZN Minolta in Springfield Park was appalled ...
It's the Idol life for Sasha-Lee and Jason.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN KwaZulu-Natal's first Idols finalist Jason Hartman exudes so much confidence and self-belief it is almost intimidating. But for a young man who is on the brink of building on his already-established music career and believes he has a "very ...
Local lad directs Confed Cup advert.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff reporter Mfundo Mkhize, a student from Pietermaritzburg in his final year at Johannesburg's AFDA film school, has been given the opportunity of a lifetime to direct the commercial that will launch the new Open Happiness global platform for the Fifa Confederations ...
Indians beat Knight Riders.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... EAST LONDON: J P Duminy hit 52 not out and fast bowler Zaheer Khan took 3-31 to steer the Mumbai Indians to a nine-run win over the last-placed Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League in East London yesterday. Duminy smashed four sixes off 37 balls and helped lift ...
Mighty Men leave traders out in the cold.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN The MIGHTY Men Conference held at Greytown last weekend brought 150 000 men to the small midlands town and, while some local businesses reaped rich financial rewards, other townsfolk are bitter that they were not allowed to trade and capitalise on the ...
Locals geared for Tour win.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Tommy Ballantyne THERE will be no holds barred in tomorrow's 105km Tour Durban Cycle Challenge, with local pro team House of Paint (HoP) determined to prove a point on home territory. HoP captain Dean Edwards said, "We have been training hard for this race ...
IPL spectacle a pleasant surprise, but cut the hype.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... I have never been a fan of T20, 20/20, pro20 or whatever it is now called. It has everything to do with fear. Yes, genuine concerns exist about the effect it will have on established cricket but there is also a lingering fear that just maybe I'm not a fan because I'm scared I might enjoy ...
KZN canoeing, biking and swimming results.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... GAUTENG paddlers Shaun Rubenstein and Bridgitte Hartley dominated the National Canoe Sprint Championships at Nagle Dam last weekend and cemented their places in the national squads selected to compete at the World Cup, World Championships and the Bochum Regatta later in the year. ...
Sutcliffe fine mystery; City manager denies having ticket squashed.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN In what has been described as equivalent to condoning the reckless driving of blue-light convoys on Durban's roads, a speeding fine allegedly issued to city manager Mike Sutcliffe last year was withdrawn by a prosecutor on the grounds that he was en ...
Socialite looks to a Ferrari to cure the repo blues.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Her husband may be defaulting on his R100 000 Lamborghini payments but that hasn't stopped actress Khanyisile Mbau from splurging more than R20 000 on eight dresses for the SA music awards. Earlier this week, The Sowetan reported that Mbau's ...
Badmouth blog talk of the town.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... Behind the glitz and glamour of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a cheeky and nasty internet blogger has set tongues wagging. "Fake IPL Player" has been posting some humorous - some venomous - posts about the goings-on behind the scenes of the popular cricket spectacular. ...
New drug buster.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... A Female colleague of councillor Glen Kleinsmith - whose brilliant career as Cape Town's drug buster was cut short this week when he was found hanged in his home - has volunteered to step into his big shoes. The city's drug buster and dog sniffer units ...
SA gears up for 'mother of all parties'; Inauguration a glitzy affair.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Vivian Warby IN 1994, some people were stocking up on tinned foods, expecting anarchy to follow the first democratic elections. Now, 15 years later, South Africans, used to life in a democracy, are getting ready to party at the "mother of all inaugurations" next ...
Winter questioned 'dodgy deals'; Loads of cash caused fallout.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE DURBAN-born Kerry Winter, who was murdered, allegedly by her British boyfriend, in Dubai last year, had fallen out with her him over large sums of money that were being delivered to their home. Winter has been missing since August 20, 2008, ...
Logie takes his good form to Trestles.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... The third annual Quiksilver Pro Durban, which wrapped up in pumping surf at Ansteys Beach on the Bluff last Saturday, has been hailed a great success, largely due to the mobility of the event. With its headquarters at New Pier Beach, the six-star ASP World Qualifying Series ...
Team of choice out to beat axe.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: KAMLESH GOSAI THE threat of relegation and a chance to exact revenge make for an explosive Absa Premiership clash between Maritzburg United and Moroka Swallows at Pietermaritzburg's Woodburn Stadium tonight. Dreams of a top-eight finish withered away when ...
Rested Sharks ready for battle.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CRAIG LEWIS Like a jack-in-the-box that has been suppressed, the Sharks will be hoping they can spring back to their best against the Highlanders this afternoon and begin their surge to the play-offs. After two consecutive defeats followed by their ...
Nale hails club for form.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe Abia Nale confessed this week that he was suffering from a dose of "internal unhappiness" until Kaizer Chiefs resuscitated his career and turned him into one of the country's most threatening attackers. Dogged by "personal problems", Nale was ...
Bengal Tiger bounces back.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARVIN GOLDSTONE WHILE many thought the Minority Front's poor showing in the national and provincial elections heralded the end of a political era, the party's colourful and eccentric leader Amichand Rajbansi believes "it's just a blip". He pointed out that, ...
Roads to avoid.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... THE 2009 Tour Durban Road Race takes place tomorrow, covering a distance of 105km. The race starts and finishes at the Cyril Geoghegan Cycle Track on Masabalala Yengwa (NMR) Avenue. The race begins at 6am and roads that will be closed at various times include Masabalala Yengwa ...
Cope wants to keep Lekota at party headquarters.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Caiphus Kgosana Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota, who is not going to Parliament, will be well rewarded for his work in building party structures, say party insiders. It appeared this week that he had changed his mind about staying out of Parliament, with ...
Sutcliffe's speeding fine mystery.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... sounds like misinformation. I think that's the real story ... I think it's someone up to mischief." Ironically, in 2004, Sutcliffe was quoted in newspaper reports as saying that errant speedsters needed to do community service. He also confessed to having received five speeding ...
Zuma's May Day pleas.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: CARIEN DU PLESSIS ANC leader and president-elect Jacob Zuma has donned a red Cosatu cap, quite literally, in his first public appearance since the ANC's resounding elections victory last week. Speaking to a May Day crowd of about 20 000 in sunny Mdantsane ...
Fichardt sets the pace at Prince's Grant.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: SPORT REPORTER Darren Fichardt shot a six-under 66 yesterday to take the lead after 36 holes of the SAA Pro-Am Invitational at the par-72 Prince's Grant Golf Estate. He led by a single stroke from the overnight leader, 19-year-old Darryn Lloyd from Umhlanga, ...
Khan reported for suspect bowling action.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... PRETORIA: At the match between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals at Centurion Park in Pretoria on Thursday evening, on-field umpires Rudi Koertzen and GA Baxter, observed an irregularity. They noted that Kamran Khan, the left handed medium fast bowler for the ...
Abdulla is top of the pops.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: IQBAL KHAN YUSUF Abdulla continued his meteoric rise as one of the top swing bowlers in the Indian Premier League when he grabbed his second four-wicket haul for the Kings XI Punjab against the Bangalore Royal Challengers at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead last night. ...
Flu spreads to 13 countries, threat to Confed.(News)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff Reporters By last night, the swine flu virus had spread to 13 countries across the world. Now countries are taking dramatic steps to protect the lives of their citizens as the virus known as H1N1 sits at the penultimate stage below the World Health ...
Brazil leader wants 2016 Olympics.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... RIO DE JANEIRO: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made an impassioned pitch to host the 2016 Olympics, saying Brazil deserves to host the games and not be treated like a "second-class citizen." This week the ...
Bangalore Royals snatch victory.(Sports)
May 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: IQBAL KHAN PRAVEEN Kumar's two wickets in the final over helped the Bangalore Royals Challengers snatch a dramatic eight-run win over the Kings XI Punjab in the topsy-turvy Indian Premier League at the Sahara Stadium Kingsmead last night. With 13 runs needed ...
SCA's final verdict on supermarket negligence.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: Bridgett Majola When hurrying through a supermarket collecting goods, one doesn't expect to slip on a spillage and injure oneself; even less that one would have to prove the supermarket was negligent because it hadn't cleaned the spillage soon enough. The ...
Centuries-old 'hubbly-bubbly' pipe enjoying surge of new popularity in Durban.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... As a reformed smoker with permanently damaged lungs because of the habit, I would be the last person on Earth to advocate anybody trying it. In fact, very often when I see people lighting up, particularly the younger ones, I wish they could spend a couple of days in a hospital ward with ...
Sheardelight!(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 09, 2009 ... ONE of the funniest shows |seen in Durban over the festive season is back, by public demand, at the Catalina Theatre on Wilson's Wharf. It's Paul Portner's delightful Shear Madness, scheduled to run until May 24, which is produced, directed and designed by Themi Venturas. ...
GREEN FINGERS Chris Dalzell.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 09, 2009 ... AS YOU read this article we will be doing our final pack for this year's Chelsea Flower Show that takes place from May 19-23. For us to be part of this magical show of plants and landscaping that attracts 600 exhibitors and is enjoyed by more than 200 000 visitors is a treat for ...
To compare Mandela /with Tutu is simply odious.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: A Badal |Sunningdale Ramesh D Jethalal's letter in your May 2 paper refers. One is reluctant to respond to people whose sole contribution to change is writing letters to newspapers but I'll give it a try anyway. One would have thought that ...
Madiba tarnished his legacy by backing Zuma.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: MJD |Morningside I want to thank Ramesh Jethalal who wrote the article "Tutu is the braver of SA's two ambassadors of peace" (The Independent on Saturday, May 2). He put into words the same views that I hold - I was bitterly disappointed to see former ...
Malema confirms his lack of intelligence.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: Peter Pearce |Pumula Upon reading your headline "Zille's a racist little girl, says Malema" in The Independent on Saturday, May 2, it made me realise that by Malema making a statement like that, he is nothing but an absolute idiot, and that those who voted him into ...
Aspirin 'may cut cancer risk'.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... HEALTHY people in their 40s could cut their risk of cancer in later life with a regular dose of aspirin, say scientists. Aspirin blocks the effects of COX enzymes, proteins that help trigger inflammation and are associated with several types of cancer. Taking aspirin ...
BARNYARD GOES BROADWAY.(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 09, 2009 ... WHEN you sing along to the rocking show tunes in the latest Barnyard Theatre party entertainment, Broadway Rocks, you might might find that sweet-voiced Richard Hala's face seems familiar. If so, you probably recognise him from when he made the Top 10 on the popular SABC2 talent ...
DOWN MEMORY LANE.(Tonight Broadsheet)(Theater review)
May 09, 2009 ... WHEN he was 12 years old, playwright Ronnie Govender tried to make a bomb. It exploded in his hands. This and other misadventures are candidly captured in the biographical play, Thunsil (meaning "the mischief-maker), which runs at Durban's Playhouse from May 16 to 31. ...
Farrah goes public with a video diary of her battle with cancer.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... LOS ANGELES - Actress Farrah Fawcett is going public with her two-and-a-half year battle with anal cancer, telling the story through a video diary to be broadcast on US television next week, The former Charlie's Angels star chronicles her private struggles and her treatments in ...
Ex-TV star tried to shoot me - maid.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... LOS ANGELES - Victoria Principal, of Dallas fame, is embroiled in a legal fight worthy of a prime-time soap opera involving allegations of a gun, a sick dog and extortion. Her former housekeeper claims she was fired by Principal last year after she took the actress's dog for a ...
Idols winner embroiled in legal fight over prize; Rags-to-riches Kortje back in the doldrums after poor album sales and former lover's murder trial.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff Reporter FORMER Idols winner Karin Kortje is locked in a battle with Sony Music Africa over a trip to the US - a prize she claims she was entitled to. Kortje, from Grabouw, in Cape Town, became the darling of the nation after her rags-to-riches victory ...
Get funky!(Tonight Broadsheet)
May 09, 2009 ... THE 10th annual Funk!, a dance collage featuring pupils from 11 KwaZulu-Natal schools, is set for 7.30pm ...
MF did not perform poorly.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: From: A RAJBANSI Minority Front I refer to the article that was published in your newspaper dated May 2, about the "Tiger making a comeback". I express my appreciation to the voters for having elected me to the KZN Legislature for the 4th time. History will ...
Susan Boyle's popularity bubbles at fifth place in online video poll.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... British singing sensation Susan Boyle, who became an overnight star with her performance on a British talent show, has made the top five in a list of the most watched viral videos of all-time. Visible Measures, which measures the use of online videos across more than 150 ...
TV star faces assault charge.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... NEW YORK: Television star Kiefer Sutherland will face a minor assault charge after a scuffle earlier this week in which he reportedly headbutted another man. According to media reports, ...
Challenges ahead for new president; Battered economy, poverty uppermost in Zuma's in-tray.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: Janet Smith A surprisingly graceful ballroom dancer and enthusiastic singer becomes president today. And many would agree that the slate, fouled by dark forces in the previous administration, should now be wiped clean on the name of Jacob Zuma. As tens of ...
Why Sutcliffe fine was annulled; Public prosecutions boss closes matter.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN KWAZULU-NATAL Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has blamed the withdrawal of Durban city manager Michael Sutcliffe's speeding fine - on grounds that he was late for a function - on the inexperience of a prosecutor. She also said ...
Alonso praises Hamilton rivalry as he slides subtle stiletto into dismal Piquet.(Sports)
May 09, 2009 ... Fernando Alonso has slid a subtle stiletto into his Renault team-mate Nelson Piquet. The Brazilian is into his second year in Formula One and is still putting his dismal performances down to having to learn the car, the tyres, the tracks ... Far from the razor-edged ...
Teen locked up for jailhouse frolic.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... GAINESVILLE, Florida: A sex-starved teenager broke into a prison to have some "quality" time with a jailbird boyfriend - but he fled and left her behind. Shocked warders arrested 19-year-old Victoria Thorn at 3am inside Santa Fe prison in Florida after they heard a commotion in ...
PM trashes 'model' rumours.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... Silvio Berlusconi has given an extraordinary television interview, branding rumours that he was seeing a young model "lies". The perma-tanned Italian premier also demanded a public apology from his wife for believing the claims. He claimed Veronica Lario had "fallen ...
Stranger returns bag to astonished city woman.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: NONDUMISO MBUYAZI An act of kindness by a complete stranger has given a Durban woman renewed faith in South Africans. An astonished June Bawden, 67, of Woodlands, said her handbag, containing all her important documents, cash and medication, was returned to ...
A must-win for Sharks; Expect an '80-minute arm wrestle' as team fights for place in final four.(Sports)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: CRAIG LEWIS The second half of the Sharks' Super 14 season has thus far resembled a roller-coaster ride with numerous highs and lows, but after enduring a slight decline in form over the last few weeks, they will be determined to really notch it up a gear or two against ...
Crusaders take bonus point to stay in hunt for play-offs.(Sports)
May 09, 2009 ... CHRISTCHURCH: The Canterbury Crusaders stayed in the hunt for the Super 14 play-offs yesterday, earning a crucial bonus point in a 32-12 win over the Queensland Reds. The defending champions ran in five tries, starting with three in the first half to Thomas Waldrom, Owen Franks ...
Little hope for red card appeal win.(Sports)
May 09, 2009 ... Uuefa will rule on Monday on Manchester United's appeal against a red card that has ruled Darren Fletcher out of the Champions League final against Barcelona, although manager Alex Ferguson says he thinks the decision will stand. Fletcher was sent off for bringing down Cesc ...
Mysterious illness could soon see Cwele on unpaid sick leave.(News)
May 09, 2009 ... BYLINE: Fiona Gounden Sheryl Cwele could find herself on unpaid leave as Hibiscus Coast municipality authorities have revealed that "she may have already exceeded her allocated sick leave days". Cwele, who is the director of health and community services in the ...