The Mercury (South Africa) back issues from October 2007:
Taking flight from poor service; Three bad experiences on SAA in six months doesn't inspire confidence in the local airline.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... I am writing this article with the express permission of top business leader Brand Pretorius, the Chief Executive Officer of the McCarthy Group, two top judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, my friends, judges Lewis Skweyiya and Sandile Ngcobo, and some businesswomen who want ...
Rational Balance Is Needed In Application Of Corporal Punishment.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Can the caveat against corporal punishment at home, in the form of reasonable chastisement, be justified, given the repeated incidents of violence at schools where children kill children? "No place for smacking in society" (The Mercury September 27) It is simply tying the hands ...
UN there only for politicians.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The world should boycott the Olympics in response to China's lack of human rights awareness, as demonstrated in the United Nations this week. This ...
Where are our idols now?(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... My Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson CDs finally arrived from amazon.com. Well, that's not entirely true. I had ordered them a while back and forgotten about them, until I discovered the American Idols' debut discs under an enormous pile of unopened mail I had obviously just kept ...
New wife for Mummy movie.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ANOTHER movie in The Mummy trilogy, starring Brendon Fraser as the adventurer, is in the pipeline, but Rachel Weisz will not be back as Evelyn, the wife to Fraser's explorer. Instead, Maria Bello, seen in Secret Window, will fill the role. Their third film in the hit, ...
Weekend auditions.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... DURBAN'S Playhouse Company is to hold auditions this weekend to scout for performers for a new Christmas production that will star and be created by the city's master storyteller, Gcina Mhlope. The show is African Mother Christmas, to be staged, from December 19 to 30, in the ...
Music and the spoken word.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE close relationship between music and poetry will be made explicit by several of the participants in this year's Poetry Africa festival, which runs from today until Saturday at the Durban University of KwaZulu-Natal campus. Tonight's grand festival opening at the campus's ...
Poet of great power.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOUTH African television writer, stage actress and dramatist Phillippa Yaa de Villiers is one of a stellar line-up of women poets making themselves heard at this year's Poetry Africa festival. The event runs in Durban from today until Saturday and offers a diversity of voices, ...
The mother of all releases.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... AFTER nearly 40 years, Led Zeppelin continues to inspire generations with its groundbreaking blues-infused, guitar-driven rock 'n' roll. Arguably the biggest rock band in the world throughout its 12-year reign, it remains one of the most influential and innovative groups in ...
School fees likely to rise.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: COLLEEN DARDAGAN THE proposed increased salaries for state teachers could see parents digging deeper into their pockets to meet higher school fees - or schools having to settle for larger classes - as budgets are juggled to pay governing body-appointed teachers in line ...
Culture 'shouldn't depend on the budget'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: SIPHO KHUMALO ZULU King Goodwill Zwelithini declared at the weekend that holding cultural events could not be at the mercy of government budgetary constraints. Speaking to thousands of Zulu maidens, the king said that culture should not be politicised and ...
Reed dance marks Zulu king's territory.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: SIPHO KHUMALO ZULU King Goodwill Zwelithini used the weekend's Reed Dance ceremony to spread his influence at Ngwavuma, in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal, an area that is claimed by the Swazi government and where a local traditional leader wants to be declared a king. ...
Fake matric certificates becoming a big problem.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN Fraudulent matric certificates are posing a major problem for higher education institutions and employers as more people resort to falsifying their documents to enrol at tertiary institutions or get a job. On average, for every 100 matric ...
Transparency is here to stayfeedback...(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: David Canning THREE separate news items in particular caught my attention over the past week. In the first, Friday's edition of The Mercury carried a story quoting Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang as saying she thought that the ANC had become too ...
'Ndebele greatly values Zulu functions'.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN The office of Premier S'bu Ndebele has defended his absence from recent events involving King Goodwill Zwelithini, saying that such occasions did not depend on the presence or absence of any individual for their smooth and efficient functioning. ...
Company fined for tax fraud.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: BOB FREAN PIETERMARITZBURG'S Maharaj's Coach and Bus Closed Company was fined R25 000 for income tax fraud by regional magistrate Fred Heuer on Friday after a plea-bargain. In his guilty plea, the sole member of the cc, Deonarain Maharaj, admitted that it was ...
Some loose talk.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... EIN PROSIT, skal, bottoms up and tjeers. The seasonal Oktoberfest is upon us and frothblowers all over the world are celebrating. That may be why Shehana Gaibie of Ocean View has passed on this piece, which I'm sure you will mentally stamp N/A (not applicable): Dear Alcohol, ...
SA media 'still emerging' from past.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Alex Eliseev JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's media may be caught up in turbulent times, but Press Ombudsman Edwin Linington's final annual report paints a picture of confidence for the future. Linington, who has served in the post for 10 years, was replaced in ...
Get up to speed at The Mercury Safmarine business breakfast.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Mercury Safmarine Breakfast will be held at the Elangeni Hotel on Thursday October 11. The guest speaker, Abisha Tembo, will discuss the status of the textile industry ...
athletics.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Berlin Marathon Germany Men: 1 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 2 hrs 04 mins 26 secs, 2 Abel Kirui (Kenya) 2:06:51, 3 Salim Kipsang (Kenya) 2:07:29, 4 Philip Manyim (Kenya) 2:08:01, 5 Mesefin Adimasu (Ethiopia) 2:09:49, 6 Lee Troop (Australia) 2:10:31, 7 Arkadiusz Sowa ...
A good night's sleep.(Life)
Oct 01, 2007 ... There's nothing worse than dealing with stress when you're tired, but stress and insomnia often go together. Scientists aren't sure precisely what happens when we sleep, but some things are certain. For a start, there are two types of sleep that, together, form a sleep cycle ....
Murder suspect found hiding in ceiling of home.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Proffesor Ndawonde A man suspected of killing a 15-year-old boy by slitting his throat was found hiding in a ceiling in Inanda and arrested on Friday after being on the run for two weeks. Inanda police spokesman Jabulani Zuma said yesterday that the ...
Bush's answer to climate change not good enough; The end of the world has just been cancelled, says the US. Or has it? Tony Carnie comments from Washington.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... There are several major flaws in the United States's grand vision of a new, cleaner world filled with "ever-expanding circles of prosperity". US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says global warming and climate change should not be seen as a looming threat - but rather as a ...
Thanking our travel friends.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The management and staff of Thompsons Africa would like to extend sincere thanks to all our wonderful friends in the travel industry for the continuous messages of condolence and words of encouragement received after the terrible incident our staff experienced in Namibia while on a company ...
Combat Force not responsible for technikon shooting.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Mercury article following the death of Norman Reeves (September 25), stated that his security company, Combat Force, was implicated in the shooting of three students and a staff member of the Mangosuthu Technikon during unrest in 1999. This is untrue, as demonstrated by the ...
Fitness test for Morkel.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: IQBAL KHAN Morne Morkel's injured left foot showed considerable improvement late yesterday, prompting the tour selectors to delay the announcement for the South African team for the first Test against Pakistan, starting at the National Stadium today. The ...
Plumtree proud of Sharks show.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: PATRICK COMPTON The Sharks have been haunted by losses after the hooter this season, with the finish of the Super 14 final against the Blue Bulls a particular case in point. It happened again in Bloemfontein on Saturday night when Willem de Waal, who kicked ...
Bafana keep the flag flying.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mahlaba Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs hailed the hunger of his teammates to book places in the African Nations Cup squad as the reason for their match-winning performance on Saturday. A hastily assembled Bafana team made up of only locally ...
All Black cited.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PARIS: New Zealand number eight Sione Lauaki has been cited to appear before a disciplinary commission for a dangerous tackle on Romanian winger Gabriel Brezonianu. Lauaki made the tackle during the All Black's 85-8 victory in their final World Cup Pool C match at Toulouse on Saturday ....
Ferrari has no spot for Alonso.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Reuters Ferrari boss Jean Todt has ruled out any prospect of Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso moving to the team from McLaren next year. "Zero percent," team boss Jean Tod said after Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, when asked about the Spaniard's ...
Stadium workers demand more.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN "The situation is tense, anything might happen". That was the warning from National Union of Mineworkers spokesman Bonginkosi Mncwabe yesterday on whether construction workers at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban would down tools today. ...
Lewis survives rain.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Reuters McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a wet and wild Japanese Grand Prix yesterday to take a huge stride towards becoming the first rookie to win the Formula One championship. While the 22-year-old Briton splashed through the spray to chalk up his fourth ...
Alarm bells ring for SA wine industry; Globally, there has been substantial overproduction and declining consumption levels, writes Nicola Jenvey.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two independent commentators raised warning flags for the wine industry with their keynote address to this year's Nederburg auction, highlighting the demand for growing the consumer base among a generation drawn to beer, alco-pop and fizzy drinks. The warnings come as, globally, ...
Three more bodies found in Umzinto.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Proffesor ndawonde Three more bodies have been found in sugar cane plantations in Umzinto, bringing to eight the number of bodies recovered by the police in recent weeks. The latest discoveries were made by the police on Friday during their investigation into ...
FirstRand will disclose all to taxman.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... THE FirstRand group has undertaken to co-operate fully with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) in reviewing the tax implications of some offshore investment structures. FirstRand recently lost a court battle against Noseweek to prevent the magazine revealing the names of ...
Thanda let it slip.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: KAMLESH GOSAI On a weekend of Telkom Knockout action, the biggest sucker punch was almost landed in the only Absa Premier League match when Mamelodi Sundowns fought back from a goal down to pick up a point against bottom club Thanda Royal Zulu. The visitors ...
Man dead in double shooting.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A MAN thought to be a member of the South African National Defence Force shot and seriously wounded a woman before killing himself in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night. Police Supt Henry Budhram said it was unclear whether the pair had been in a relationship at the time. ...
Holgate's son has malaria.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: NATASHA JOSEPH CAPE TOWN: While adventurer and anti-malaria campaigner Kingsley Holgate hands out mosquito nets to thousands of pregnant women and young children across the African continent, a member of his own family has been battling the deadly disease. ...
Lotto ticket prices stay the same.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sinegugu Ndlovu & SAPA The National Lottery returns this week with a jackpot prize of R15 million under Gidani, the newly lottery operator. Tickets will go on sale at 7 000 retailers countrywide on Friday, with the first draw to take place on October 13, it ...
TB patients to go back to hosital.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Mercury Correspondent & Sapa CAPE TOWN: Two highly contagious extreme drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis patients are expected back at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital, on the Cape Flats, today - having either readmitted themselves or through a Cape High Court order. ...
Motorists injured in KZN crashes.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Durban couple were seriously injured yesterday when their car crashed through a barrier while they were transporting their stabbed friend to hospital. ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks said the three had been travelling along the N3 towards Commercial Road. The car had ...
Whale dies in nets.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The carcass of a humpback whale calf was discovered entangled in shark nets off Amanzimtoti early yesterday. Mike Anderson-Reade, Deputy Director of the Sharks Board in Durban, said that ...
Inquiry into Pikoli's role to start soon.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: WENDY JASSON DA COSTA The inquiry into suspended National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Vusi Pikoli is expected to start "within the next few days". Former National Assembly speaker Frene Ginwala, who has been tasked to lead the inquiry, refused to talk ...
ANC leader race can now begin.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: WENDY JASSON DA COSTA It's official - the ANC's nomination process starts today and branches in good standing can openly discuss their favourite candidates without fear of retribution. The hotly contested leadership race will move into top gear as branches ...
Ambulance crashes.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two paramedics were injured when the ambulance in which they were travelling crashed on the M25 near Duff's Road early yesterday morning. Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said the cause of the the accident was unclear ....
France turn it on.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Reuters Two tries by record-breaking wing Christophe Dominici helped France crush Georgia 64-7 in their final Pool D match yesterday, to advance to the World Cup quarter-final showdown against favourites New Zealand in Cardiff next Saturday. Needing four ...
Wales sack coach after shock World Cup defeat by Fiji.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP Gareth Jenkins was sacked as Wales head coach yesterday, after his side crashed out of the World Cup at the hands of Fiji. Jenkins was told of the Welsh Rugby Union's decision by Chief Executive Roger Lewis at the team's hotel in Pornichet, western ...
Fine firms that don't comply, says EE head.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: BLISS BARBER CAPE TOWN: Companies should face a "quantum" of fines as harsh as 10% of their turnover for failing to comply with employment equity requirements, according to the commissioner of the Employment Equity Commission, Jimmy Manyi. Speaking at the ...
Newborns share a cardboard box.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: LOUISE FLANAGAN JOHANNESBURG: Three newborn babies snuggle next to each other in a cardboard box in the world's biggest hospital because there is not enough money to buy each one of them a crib. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto had its equipment ...
Zaugg makes his mom, SA proud.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Adrian Ephraim Zandvoort A touch of motherly love helped Team South Africa's Adrian Zaugg clinch the championship lead at the first leg of the A1 World Cup of Motorsport in Zandvoort, Holland, yesterday. Janice Zaugg was deeply concerned about her son's ...
Cricket head wants discussions on transformation.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: KAREN BREYTENBACH CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa president Norman Arendse has denied a Sunday newspaper report that he blamed whites for the sport's woes. He set out his views and interpretation of the sporting body's transformation policy in a discussion ...
SA summons Myanmar ambassador.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Hans Pienaar After having been slammed by human rights campaigners around the worldlast year when it voted against a United Nations Security Council action against the military government of Myanmar, South Africa summoned Myanmar's ambassador on Saturday. ...
Loud lover keeps the neighbours from their sleep.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BERLIN: A German woman has been evicted from her home because of her noisy lovemaking. Mother-of-two Alenka Schmidt, 34, was accused by her landlady of breaching the peace. In her eviction letter, the landlady wrote: "Neighbours complained regularly of sexually motivated, loud ...
Motorist killed after second crash.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... One man was killed and another narrowly escaped death in an accident on the south-bound carriageway of the N2, near the Illovo River, yesterday. Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said the two men had been involved in a minor collision and had pulled ...
Zim suspect held for links to gang.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: LEBOGANG SEALE JOHANNESBURG: Police believe they have made a major breakthrough by arresting a man believed to be part of a gang responsible for a spate of casino and bank robberies in Gauteng. The man - a Zimbabwean national in his late 30s - had been ...
Dead-end hideout for suspected thief.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PRETORIA: It was a long night for a suspected car thief who fell asleep in a dead end - a Mamelodi East cemetery. He was woken from his peaceful slumber on Saturday morning by members of Tracker and the Pretoria Flying Squad after they had traced the stolen Fiat Uno. ...
Let's meet in court with proof, says Selebi.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: LEE RONDGANGER JOHANNESBURG: Embattled National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi would like to have his day in court, but he said he would only face his detractors if they had concrete proof of his alleged links to the criminal underworld. In an extensive ...
Black Leopards lose.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Mzwakhe Ngwenya Bloemfontein Celtic (1) 1 Amofah 50 Black Leopards (1) 1 Shongwe 11, Celtic win 5-4 on penalties after extra-time Seisa Ramabodu is not a venue that many teams relish visiting because of ...
Surprise, surprise as Boks prepare for Fiji.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum & Reuters Montpellier: While many Frenchmen profess to have a soft spot for the Springboks, the South Africans are preparing themselves for the fact that they will not be the centre of French affection when they play Fiji in Marseille next Sunday. ...
Retief under pressure in 50m butterfly.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tommy Ballantyne There was a lot of pressure on Lize-Marie Retief (NT) in the final of the women's 50m butterfly against previous record holder Chanelle van Wyk (KZN), on the second night of finals at the Telkom SA National Short-Course Championships at the GC Joliffe ...
Player seeks answers.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP Having set themselves a near-impossible task to avoid a sixth loss in seven Presidents Cups, Internationals captain Gary Player and his team were looking for answers yesterday. Golf's global greats trailed the United States 141/2-71/2 entering the ...
Britain and Ireland crush Europe team.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Reuters Britain and Ireland crushed the Continent of Europe team 8-2 in the Seve Trophy singles yesterday to record their fourth successive victory in the event. The home side, led by Ryder Cup skipper Nick Faldo, reco-vered from a three-point deficit after ...
Pumas outsmart Ireland to claim top spot in Pool D.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Reuters Argentina beat Ireland 30-15 yesterday to take top spot in Pool D and reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the second time. Flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez dropped three goals at crucial stages in the match to keep the Irish - who needed to win with ...
Cink clinches it for US.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sapa-AFP The United States clinched a victory over the Internationals in the seventh Presidents Cup, taking an insurmountable 171/2-81/2 lead with six matches remaining yesterday when Stewart Cink beat Australian Nick O'Hern 6 and 4. The Americans improved ...
Bus pulled over, fails brakes test.(News)
Oct 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: JEFF WICKS A BUS-load of people travelling from Johannesburg to Durban on an SA Roadlink bus were left stranded at a traffic police testing ground outside Pietermaritzburg yesterday, when their bus failed brake efficiency tests "dismally". Road Traffic ...