Recently added articles from The Mercury (South Africa):
Old-world charm in nursery.(Life)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Classic Lloyd Loom furniture |and Christian Fischbacher |fabric are what Durban decorator Jennifer Jones chose for her daughter's nursery. The Lloyd Loom, a handcrafted weave that dates back to about 1917 when the revolutionary patented method of manufacturing wicker was ...
Help build a better NGO.(Life)
Jul 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: LIFE REPORTER An NGO working with children will receive refurbished offices, thanks to the voluntary work |of interior design students from the Durban University|of Technology (DUT). Every year, the design students choose the premises |of a non-profit or ...
Taxpayers Beware.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... FOR VERSATILITY, opportunism and determination, South Africa's internet criminals have few equals. Once again it has become necessary to warn individuals against disclosing personal financial information in response to e-mail requests. The latest organisation to issue such a ...
Bok coach should take up chicken farming.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... SPRINGBOK coach Peter de Villiers was chosen ahead of more qualified and more experienced coaches. We now witness what is arguably the best Springbok squad ever, struggling to beat a Lions team simply because of the head coach's inadequacies. His utterances have ...
Planning extends beyond the grave.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Losing a loved one can have a devastating emotional impact on a family. But death also brings with it unwelcome financial consequences. Whileno one wants to dwell on their mortality, proper personal financial planning extends beyond the grave. An essential part of any ...
Head girl shines in English Olympiad.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA ENGLISH is definitely Chloe Immelman's forte. The pupil from St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls in Kloof ranked in the top 15 in the country and neighbouring states in a three-hour English Olympiad held earlier in the year. Chloe, head girl of ...
Claims of property tender irregularities investigated.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: SHARIKA REGCHAND THE Public Works Department is investigating allegations of fraud and corruption in the issuing of tenders to lease private property for government offices in Pietermaritzburg. This follows complaints made by a Pietermaritzburg businessman, ...
Support for leaders needed now.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... In response to Roman Liptak's "MEC's budget talk is cheap" (The Mercury, June 29), I was one of the invited guests (I am not a public servant but a member of commerce). While I agree that perhaps such an event may well have been perceived to be "lavish", the MEC made it clear ...
ANC has lost moral high ground.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... John Mchunu and his leadership of the ANC eThekwini region should emulate the example of President Jacob Zuma when he spoke to the late Joe Slovo about their forthcoming discussions with the Nationalists. Zuma told Slovo that the Nats had a powerful machine which the ANC and its ...
Acting out of anger got the bus drivers nowhere.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... It does not surprise me how foolish and irresponsible South Africans are getting -"Chaos after drivers abandon 23 buses" (The Mercury, June 30). To those drivers who thought it was a great idea to abandon buses in the city and create chaos: did it get you anywhere? What if a ...
Critics are operating from a safe distance.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Val Payn, the author of the article "The real meaning of consultation" (The Mercury, June 26), is obviously not one of the 400 000 commuters who travel through Warwick Junction every working day. If she were, she would know that Warwick can be a dangerous and dirty place - both ...
Opera film.(Life)
Jul 02, 2009 ... CINEMA Nouveau at Gateway in Durban will show The Audition from July 24. This is a ...
Spencer's wish list.(Life)
Jul 02, 2009 ... DURBAN'S artSpace gallery, in Miller Road, off Umgeni Road in Durban, is doing extremely well, regularly presenting new shows, both in Durban and at its branch in Berlin. Owner Karen Bradtke flies between the two galleries and artists locally hope she will sell their pieces ...
Steam rail.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... FOR SOME of us rail travel is the ultimate in transport, the gently rolling motion and the clickety-clack of the tracks as soothing as any lullaby. When the train is drawn by steam, it is a return to childhood. Lots of other people apparently feel the same. Parties of tourists ...
Fry in the United States ...(Life)
Jul 02, 2009 ... STEPHEN Fry, celebrated British writer and actor, explores the United States, the country he might nearly have called home, in Stephen Fry In America, a six-parter to be seen at 9.30pm each Friday on DStv's BBC Knowledge, starting tomorrow. The reason Fry might have been born an ...
Nursing colleges rethink.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: LATOYA NEWMAN THE Health Department is considering reopening nursing training colleges to improve training and increase the number of nurses entering the health care system. In Limpopo, some old nursing colleges had already been reopened, said Health Minister ...
Teenager's air crash survival ordeal.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... BYLINE: Moroni A bruised teenage girl - the only known survivor of a Yemeni jet crash - clung to wreckage for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating 15km north of Comoros in the Indian Ocean. There was no word on any other survivors. French officials ...
Probe Most Blatant Form Of Price-fixing.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... I have read with interest about the Competition Commission investigating the price-fixing of bread by the major manufacturers, as well as the investigations into the larger grocery chain stores. This is a good thing, as it might help to keep food prices down. My suggestion is to ...
Challenger winners.(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Congratulations to the winners of our latest Challenger competition, who have each won R100. They are: Mystery Word winner: Robin Brown. Answer: Bliss. Sudoku Challenger winner: ...
Plug into this tomorrow...(News)
Jul 02, 2009 ... THE price of electricity soars this week, with the threat of more hikes on the horizon, but there are ways of softening and even negating the shock to your pocket. ...