The Mercury (South Africa) back issues from July 2008:
Test matches less important.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Further to Peter Bills's comments (The Mercury, June 24) about the inferior rugby team the French have sent to Australia, we must accept that we cannot blame the players. They have their priorities right: more important to play for your club in a ...
Honesty an expensive policy.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I must question the legality of the eThekwini Municipality's traffic fine amnesty of offering a 50% discount on all outstanding fines. The only way this can be legally just is if the municipality refunds 50% to all those who have paid their fines during the amnesty period. The ...
Zulu's Arrest.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The police, the prosecuting authorities and the media are to be congratulated for the sustained efforts that culminated in the recent arrest of Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu on charges related to the deaths of two students in a road accident. The long delays and lack of ...
Municipalities must rethink deposit policy.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I have been shocked by a lump sum "deposit amendment" charge on my electricity account. I fear there is more to come with the exorbitant increases in the price of services. The municipality's new legislation gives enough collateral and makes the owner of the property liable for ...
Parties question validity of statistics.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: MATTHEW SAVIDES POLITICAL parties in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday lamented the fact that a quarter of the crimes committed in the country had occurred in the province. Some parties, including the DA and African Christian Democratic Party, questioned the validity ...
SAPS happy with World Cup plan.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Sibusiso Ngalwa South African police have submitted a comprehensive security plan to Fifa for the 2010 soccer World Cup. The police yesterday revealed some details from their ambitious scheme to secure the skies, highways, stadiums and streets in which police ...
Opposition, analysts unimpressed.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Boyd Webb Opposition parties and analysts alike have reacted sceptically to the release of yesterday's "improved" crime statis- tics despite a heartfelt appeal from safety and security minister Charles Nqakula for their moral support. Briefing the media at ...
Business crime stalls investment.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA BUSINESS robberies in KwaZulu-Natal have increased by 92.5% over the period April 1 last year to March 31 this year, according to the latest crime statistics released by the government yesterday. Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman ...
Man (88) stabbed to death at his home.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Kamini Padayachee A day after his 88th birthday, a Durban pensioner was stabbed to death in his home. Gideon Roberts was attacked by suspected robbers in Glenmore on Sunday night. His brother, Fred, a pastor at the Durban Christian Centre, said ...
Police stats bring good and bad news.(News)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BYLINE: Deon de Lange Police crime statistics offered some cheer for crime-weary South Africans with violent crime - including rape, murder, attempted murder, assault and indecent assault - for the most part declining over the past year. However, businesses, ...
'Flexible companies will survive slowdown in economy'.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Highroad Reporter WITH the 2010 Fifa World Cup only two years away, the chief executive officer of trade and credit protections solutions company Coface, Garth de Klerk, spoke to HighRoad about financial survival in the rapidly slowing economy ahead of the world's ...
Sappi aims to reduce its carbon footprint.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: HIGHROAD REPORTER SOUTH Africa's overall contribution to world carbon emissions may seem small at 1.6%. But ranking the 11th highest carbon emitter in the world means the country should be taking the impact its industry has on the environment seriously. In ...
What is Malema really saying?(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... From ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's outburst it is clear that he believes something passionately. Unfortunately he abuses his position as head of the ANC Youth League to spread a disruptive message. I wonder what the young people really make of it? I must confess ...
Millions in revenue lost because of counterfeiting.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... South African intellectual property laws have been refined over the years to give protection to the holders of certain forms of intellectual property, including trademark and copyright holders, enabling them to take action against any counterfeiting of their products. ...
Determining the values of reward systems.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... As discussed in the previous article, IFRIC 13 requires an organisation to account for loyalty award credits as a separate component of the overall original sale transaction. It also requires each component of the original sale transaction to be recorded at its fair value. The ...
The oil price needs to slow down to spark a recovery.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... It has been tough out there. The oil price has risen to extremely elevated levels and remains the single largest threat to global economic growth. The spike in crude has weakened discretionary spending power and squeezed corporate profit margins. High oil prices are clearly ...
Lifestyle expo celebrates local business talent.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: SUREN NAIDOO A GROUP of emerging small businesses have got a foot in the door of one of South Africa's biggest and longest running annual lifestyle expos. They have been selected to exhibit their wares at the popular East Coast Radio House & Garden Show under way at the ...
Mbeki's comments on renaming back DA's view.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... It seems that President Thabo Mbeki has decided to cross the floor to join the DA, judging from his sensible comments on the street naming issue (The Mercury, June 27). His dismay at the way the process has not necessarily "helped forge as much unity as possible" is a sentiment ...
Mboweni Needs To Review His Strategy.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... We are expecting another increase in the repo (Reserve Bank's repurchase) rate after the next meeting of the monetary policy committee - perhaps to 12.5% - which will mean that mortgage rates will follow immediately as a direct consequence and that general price inflation will follow later ...
AU leaders are incompetent.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... The more the situation in Zimbabwe (un)develops, the more I ask whatever happened to the African Renaissance? And the AU's task is to govern Africa? Instead, we are now looking to Britain and the United States to get involved. ...
Municipality's threats will not work.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... It was interesting to read the response from the municipality about the threat of a rates boycott (The Mercury, June 27). It went something like "if you don't pay your rates, we will cut off your electricity . . ." We are paying our rates, but just not to you until you listen to us. ...
Entrepreneurial spark takes the business to great heights.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... THE perception is that if the economy is under pressure, all suffer. Not true. With challenges come new opportunities and it takes a good entrepreneur to spot them. When the power blackouts were introduced, we were all up in arms, yet others immediately saw this as an ...
KZN's award-winning Proudly SA companies.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Network reporter SERIAL KZN-based winners of the annual Proudly South African Homegrown Award - Chemlog and G U D Filters - scooped major titles in the national awards initiative again this year but were joined by another local, greenOFFICE. Pinetown-based ...
Green fingered pupils prosper.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: COLLEEN DARDAGAN ANGELS with green fingers. This is the best way to describe the staff at a school in Durban where children with learning difficulties are taught that only the sky is their limit. It all began seven years ago when maths and science teacher ...
Learn how to run a business in five days.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... ENTREPRENEUR extraordinaire Gaye Pieterse is putting her money where her mouth is to help new businesses in KwaZulu-Natal. Pieterse, who owns Earn 'n' Learn - a training programme for entrepreneurs - and has led the Mercury Sapref entrepreneur teacher training programme for the ...
Fighting crime with SMSs; Text messaging is becoming popular around the world as a way to crack down on crime, writes Cheryl Goodenough.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... Cellphone technology is being used to send information that may prevent crime, as well as to report crimes that have taken place. The use of such technology means that anyone who has a cellphone can send an SMS and help to prevent crime. The Westville police station sends text ...
Business school starts alumni group.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Greg Dardagan THE University of KwaZulu-Natal's Graduate School of Business Alumni Association has been launched at a function at the Westville Campus attended by, among others, several founder members of the school. Prof Anesh Singh, head of the school, said ...
The taste of sweet success.(Network)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: SUREN NAIDOO IF EVER there was an inspiring entrepreneurial story, it is that of Steven Appalsamy, the charismatic owner and Managing Director of Thompsons Tasty Meats in Tongaat on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. His business endeavours could be perceived as ...
Airport EIA appeal drags on.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: TONY CARNIE ENVIRONMENTAL affairs minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk is making a mockery of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process by keeping King Shaka Airport objectors in the dark for seven months. This is according to DA environment spokesman ...
It'slucky13 forDurbs!(Life)
Jul 02, 2008 ... THERE were smiles all round at the weekend when theatre impresario Pieter Toerien told young singers, dancers and actors from all over KwaZulu-Natal: "You have made us re-think Durban as a theatrical town." The young hopefuls had survived three gruelling days of auditions in ...
Enough talk, just clean up the beaches.(News)
Jul 02, 2008 ... BYLINE: Tony carnie The money-grubbing eThekwini council has made another hash of the Blue Flag debacle and blown the chance to reclaim a measure of respectability. The council is quite prepared to blow billions on a new sporting colosseum and airport or to host ...
North Coast farmers fear they might lose land.(News)
Jul 04, 2008 ... BYLINE: WENDY JASSON DA COSTA A GROUP of about 30 North Coast farmers and their families are worried that they will be destitute once their land, which is under claim, is taken away. The Waterbosch farmers, of KwaDukuza, say that they are not opposed to land ...
More positive articles please.(News)
Jul 07, 2008 ... I often agree with letters by Peter Vos, but I must disagree with his letter "Is this really good news?" in response to David Canning's column "Hope amidst the doom and gloom" (The Mercury, June 2). I felt that Canning's article was excellent, and even posted it to a friend in ...
Reaching for the skies; Wealthy South Africans are turning to flying to get off dangerous roads, writes Lyse Comins.(News)
Jul 08, 2008 ... Fed up with time-consuming traffic queues, tail-gaters who flash their lights while driving at 160km/h and the sheer danger and stress of driving on high-accident-zone freeways? If you have the courage you could join the many motorists who are turning to aviation and getting ...
87 minutes too long.(Life)
Jul 08, 2008 ... ONLY in America . . . word is Oscar-winner Al Pacino was recently confronted by a fan who told him, in no uncertain terms, that his recent movie, 88 Minutes, was a load of rubbish. The woman reportedly approached him at the screening of his latest film, Salomaybe, and told the ...
The man behind the roll; Complaints over the eThekwini Municipality's property valuation roll have flooded in since its release in February, with accusations of blatant errors and claims that political connections led to eValuations winning the multimillion- rand contract. Municipal reporter Matthew Savides spoke to the man behind the roll, eValuations CEO Willy Govender.(News)
Jul 09, 2008 ... HE IS clear, concise and confident - and has friends in high places. He admits to having regular contact with top eThekwini Municipality officials, and he said he had worked with some top politicians in the past. However, eValutaions chief Willy Govender, 42, denied ...
EThekwini rates turmoil looks set to continue.(News)
Jul 10, 2008 ... Our city servants are causing great stress for those objecting to the new property evaluations. In The Mercury (June 12) we read that objectors would have to pay up, even though the municipality would only finalise the objections a month after the June 30 deadline. ...
Greed has corrupted the ANC.(News)
Jul 10, 2008 ... The ANC spearheaded one of the most influential liberation movements in history. With figures such as Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, Govan Mbeki and many other great men and women, the voice of the people was heard. These leaders were the "old school" ...
Others would charge Malema.(News)
Jul 10, 2008 ... The president of the ANC Youth League, Julius Malema, says he would "kill" for Jacob Zuma. In many ...
Quarters rings the changes . . .(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Durban's QUARTERS boutique hotel will be branching out soon with new accommodation up the drag in Argyle Road, and, apparently, a restaurant there catering for breakfasts and lunches. In the meantime, the Florida Road venue has a new menu, some best-selling items staying on. ...
Jeers for a diva.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... POOR old Whitney Houston - seems the woman who had the world eating out of her hands just a few years ago is wobbling badly as she negotiates a comeback trail after struggling to control the drink and drug addiction that ravaged her voice and appearance. Although looking good ...
There are fault lines in the framework; The inflation-targeting policy is being unfairly blamed for the economy's ills, writes Iraj Abedian.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Inflation targeting has come under sustained attack over the past year or so in South Africa. As global inflation has risen over the past few years and the Reserve Bank has responded in pursuit of its mandate of containing inflation, the voices against inflation targeting have become ...
Spotlight on piano and cello.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... CELLIST Polina Burdukova and pianist Kerryn Wisniewski are lined up for the next Friends of Music recital at the Durban Jewish Centre, Old Fort Road, at 7.45pm on Wednesday, July 23. Russian-born Burdukova started her education in the Gnessin's Music Schools in Moscow. On ...
Columnist was spot-on.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... The column by Jabulani Sikhakane "ANC uses Zuma to hold the country to ransom" (The Mercury, July 7) gets "top marks" from this household. What I would like to see is the fleshing-out of the government-touted word ...
Single-handed sailor charts his own course.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA A JAPANESE man is sailing solo around the world. What is unusual, however, is that Akio Yonago, 61, of Osaka, Japan, has only one arm and is sailing his 10.8m yacht, Emu II, the "wrong way" around the world. Temporarily docked at Durban's Bluff ...
SABC tries to protect Mugabe's regime.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... SABC news bulletins continue to refer to Robert Mugabe as "president" when at best he is now only Mr Mugabe and that is pushing it as "Mr" should be used to refer to a gentleman. The atrocities inflicted on MDC supporters and officials are often referred to by the SABC as ...
All set for a big JOL.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... IT WILL be a concert known as JOL - an acronym for Just One Life - and, featuring a fine line-up of talent, will be the first of what the organisers hope will become a series of regular local music events under that banner. Produced by Durban's Glamorous Productions and Alpine ...
More Pixar perfection!(Goodlife Tabloid)(Opera review)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THUNDEROUS applause, please, for Andrew Stanton, the animation kingpin from the unfailingly brilliant Pixar studios and the witty, creative mind behind the Oscar-winning Finding Nemo and, now, WALL-E, another gleaming example of Pixar perfection. Opening today, the film has been ...
Marius down Lollipop Lane.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Durban-based writer and performer Clinton Marius has turned his attention to radio with a new comedy, Lollipop Lane, currently being broadcast on LotusFM. And after the restrictions of writing for stage, where one considers set, costume and cast numbers, it's a pleasure to ...
Another uprising!(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... A POPULAR annual independent urban music festival, featuring some of South Africa's best bands, DJs and musicians, is set to be a crowd-puller in Durban next week. It's the 8th annual Uprising Festival - which originally started out as Punk Uprising, but which now embraces a ...
Valuations boss doesn't fool me.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Despite insisting that his connections with ANC officials in the eThekwini Municipality have nothing to do with politics, one wonders who the boss of evaluations, Willy Govender, thinks he is fooling (The Mercury, July 9). What your reporter fails to point out is that Govender ...
Strike An Indictment Of Our Leaders' Shortcomings.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... As a non-political person I would like to know at whom Cosatu is directing its reasons for striking. Many of Cosatu's leadership also hold high-ranking positions within this country's leadership, so does that mean they are pointing the finger at themselves for not having the ...
Bias against South African teams too much to bear.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Well done, John Smit, for speaking up (The Mercury, July 9). Why this has to be done by a player and not a South African Rugby Union official beats me. Expecting shenanigans from Stuart Dickinson, I did not watch the game, but caught the juicy bits on the news. That ...
Why no speed limit to reduce fuel consumption?(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... If I remember correctly, there was a maximum speed limit of 80km/h on the open road in South Africa in the late 1970s. Why isn't this limit being re-introduced, with the current extremely high cost of fuel? I understand that 80km/h is the most economical speed at ...
OUTDOORS.(Life)
Jul 11, 2008 ... Today: q Winter Jamz party with Ravi R, Peter G and Archie Majola at Cafe Vacca Matta, Suncoast and Trevor Williams at Cafe Vacca Matta Golden Horse Casino to raise funds for the ECR Winter Warmth campaign. R50. q Murphy at Cafe Java, Wilson's Wharf from 6pm. 082 859 ...
Lots to guffaw about!(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... News is also out that ace Aussie comic Kevin "Bloody" Wilson will be touring South Africa soon - performing at Durban's Playhouse Opera on August 21 and the Royal Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg on August 22. First of the festival events is The Comedy Revolution, which opened ...
Growth for arts festival.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THE recent National Arts Festival in Grahamstown showed marginal growth, despite the downturn in the economy, the chief executive officer, Tony Lankester, has announced. "We came into this festival expecting a drop in attendance or, at best, to maintain our 2007 figures, but are ...
Nederburg wine on auction.(Life)
Jul 11, 2008 ... MAYBE it is a reflection of growing older or that our lives are escalating at such a fashion that the time spins past too rapidly, but it hardly seems believable that preparations are again well under way for the annual Nederburg Wine Auction. This year's line-up again comes ...
Chicken liver pate.(Life)
Jul 11, 2008 ... makes 10 portions. Ingredients: 1 chopped onion 1 tbsp olive oil Thyme, rosemary, parsley 2 bay leaves 1 tsp crushed peppercorns 1 pinch of nutmeg 1kg chicken livers 2 tsp crushed garlic ...
Dance showcase.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... A DANCE show, Let's Do Da Naakha Muka, is to be presented at 7pm tomorrow at Chatsworth's Rajput Hall, Arena Park. The programme will feature Bharata Natyam graduates of Krish Swamivel's Dance ...
WIN yourself a meal for TWO.(Goodlife Tabloid)
Jul 11, 2008 ... THERE can be few more attractive and relaxing restaurant settings in Durban than the Eden on Essenwood bistro in the park on Essenwood Road, which now offers a new menu. Perched on a hill, the views are great, overlooking the expansive greenery of the park next door. This ...
Chilly and cloudy weather for the air show.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: YUSUF MOOLLA & JEFF WICKS DURBAN is expected to experience a moderate drop in temperature over the weekend as a result of several cold fronts which have been sweeping across the continent. Senior forecaster at the South African Weather Service Durban office ...
Zuma to speak in Durban.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... ANC president Jacob Zuma will give the keynote address at a dinner hosted by the Black Management Forum today, to celebrate African leadership excellence and leaders who uphold the concept of ubuntu. Tembakazi Mnyaka, the Black Management Forum's KwaZulu-Natal chairman, ...
G13 would tackle all major world issues; Outreach to 'major economies' is setting up a virtually new grouping.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: PETER FABRICIUS The G8, which held its 2008 summit in Tokayo on Japan's northern island, Hokkaido, is a strange beast. It's despised by lefties as an undemocratic, exclusive club of the rich nations which is usurping the role of the United Nations which should be doing ...
My ticket to the gravy train.(News)
Jul 11, 2008 ... BYLINE: GREG aRDE Hey, Obed, howzit, Boet? I hope you are well and that Wednesday's stayaway was good for you. Mine was first class. Obed, this might come as a shock to you, but I've decided to put my mayoral campaign into overdrive by joining the ANC. ...