The Saturday Star (South Africa) back issues from February 2007:
Organised labour to oppose job casualisation; But the biggest battle this year looms over land and the defence against labour tenant evictions.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Michael Schmidt Strikes in the platinum-mining and bus-driving sectors have kicked off what labour organisers warn will be a long and bitterly contested strike season as employers and unions lock horns over casualisation, labour tenant evictions and poor working ...
Sea Change; In South Africa, limpets rule.(Travel)
Feb 03, 2007 ... To travel with a passionate man is the ultimate. George Branch is a passionate man and so I was fortunate to find myself beside him on a most unusual journey. It was, in many ways, an exploration, an expedition of intent, an adventure, a safari with a difference. I mean, how often do you ...
cELESTIAL INSIGHTS; By the light of the moon.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... It is about reclaiming personal and social power. It was conjunct Saturn, the symbol of order, structure and government. This weekend we should question and scrutinise the ruling powers and their relationship with the individuals and agencies that put the people and this nation ...
t</td><td>Halloumi </td><td>Salad.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Serves 4-6 1 cos lettuce, washed 4 tomatoes, cut into eighths 1 cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds removed and cut into half moons 1 small red, green and yellow pepper, each seeded and cut into rings 1 red onion, cut into rings ...
UNHITCHED.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... James is due to marry Sarah, and has asked his old college chum Olly to be his best man. Olly is delighted - although putting a speech together could be a challenge, seeing that he's suffered from writer's block for the past five years. His role in proceedings becomes further muddied when ...
Saturday - February 3.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Even though the full moon was at 7.45am yesterday, the bright moonlight and the Leo moon is a potent reminder that we as a nation have to claim back our personal power and national identity. For all of us the moon in Leo signifies power and dignity, it is about shining bright ...
ARIES.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... March 21 (2.07am) - April 20 Your focus should be on children, and that should give you much insight into where you are going this weekend. "Children" means the children of your body and mind - your own and other people's children. We think of children as the future ...
Gauteng swimmers make their mark.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Ten swimmers produced qualifying times for the S A National Aquatic Championships (April 10-15) at the Central Gauteng Level 3 gala held at Delville on Saturday. Christy-Leigh Lategan (Mustangs) produced good performances when she swam qualifying times in four events: 100m ...
THE UNHOLY TRINITY; and the demon of political correctness.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tat Wolfen First up was Mel Gibson, who, when arrested for his umpteenth drunken driving offence, unleashed upon his arresting officer an anti-Judaic rant of note. His dodgy old dad has long been on record for his antipathy towards Moses' team, but Mel had ...
It costs a Queen's ransom but it's the HMS Invincible.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Brendan Seery At the risk of overdoing the nautical allusions on this page, one can't help but using them as worthy comparisons when writing about the Range Rover TDV8. Back in the days of the British Empire, when Britannia ruled the waves, the Royal Navy was ...
Wow, I can only say shoo; The Subaru Legacy 2.0R puts many a sports car in its place: firmly in the rear view mirror, writes Sydney Seshibedi.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... She looks more normal and sedate than most of her siblings, especially the Imprezas with their race styling, high spoilers and gold rims. But, the Subaru Legacy 2.0R pulls the crowds and turns heads too. In rural areas they give her quizzical looks, trying to figure out what she is, while ...
Understated appearence conceals Subaru's power.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Brendan Seery Motoring journalists love cliches. One which gets used with reckless abandon, to describe a "wolf in sheep's clothing" type of vehicle, is the expression "Q car". But few of those who use the term have any idea as to its origin. So a brief ...
A real eye-opener.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... There's an old saying that "in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". Taking this as a challenge, Dup and Adele du Plessis of Addo Garden Centre in Centurian have restructured their nursery and upgraded its facilities to accommodate visually impaired customers. The ...
Garden wetlands.(Life)
Feb 03, 2007 ... World Wetlands Day was celebrated around the country yesterday. Major events were held in Knysna, Cape Town, at the Abe Bailey Nature Reserve in Carltonville, Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria and Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Johannesburg. Schoolchildren cleaned ...
Maple-leaf mirthmaker merges with local loons.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Emperor's Palace is proving itself to be the perfect venue for large-scale stand-up comedy; in particular the Heavyweight Comedy Jam series, which will occupy the Centre Court stage again this Friday, February 9. Heading the lineup of comedic crackups is Canada's Tom Stade, ...
CTom Stade.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Globe-trotting Comedian Tom Stade was born in the wilds of British Columbia, Canada. He became a star in his homeland with many TV credits to his name including his own Comedy Special: ...
Chris Forrest.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Durbanite Chris Forrest is the deadpan face of South African stand-up. Totally nerdish and unflappable, his Drew Carey-looks and slowed-up delivery have ensured that audiences take to him ...
Martin Jonas.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Jonas's brand of comedy can best be described as observational, from where he has been known to wonder off into some surreal territory. Since taking the plunge into full-time ...
Darren Simpson.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Simpson is a rising star on the SA comedy circuit. He is part of the Rude Awakening Breakfast Show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo. Now the ...
Trevor Noah.(Entertainment)
Feb 03, 2007 ... The vibrant Trevor Noah started his career in the entertainment industry on the popular local soapie Isidingo and soon thereafter hosted an educational show on SABC2 for two years ....
Conscription plan must be shot down forthwith.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has suggested - and peremptorily been shot down by his party for it - that military national service be reinstated. His reasoning is, on the face of it, not unreasonable: he believes that by instilling discipline in our young people we will ...
Local faithful give their own views.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam and Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat In a recent speech, Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils said al-Qaeda or other such groupings have been identified as posing a possible international terrorist threat to the southern Africa sub-region. While all the evidence ...
Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it's Lux.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Unusual one this week - an Orchid to an ad which has yet to deliver its punchline. This week, Lux ran a teaser product for something they're about to launch. Pitched very much like a science fiction or action movie - where everybody looks up to the sky to see the what? Aliens? ...
Folk at TBWA at the top of their game.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... TBWA has been selected as the Global Agency of the Year, according to ADWEEK. This accolade is said to come in recognition of its enviable work, solid growth and its blossoming into a formidable global network. ADWEEK states: "Sometimes we all get far too enamoured by big, ...
ADvantage names panel of judges.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... ADvantage has announced its judging panel for the 2006 ADvantage ADmag Awards. "We have decided to hold two judging sessions this year, a pre-judging where all titles will be considered, and a final judging session where 'finalist' publications will be given special attention," ...
the contenders battle for movie elite's millions.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Andrew Gumbel Barack Obama's surging campaign for the White House is winning him new friends in Hollywood, where chequebooks speak louder than political opinions and some of the most influential entertainment figures are already promising big-money contributions that ...
Is the State ignoring US abuse of Muslims? Lawyer's letters to government asking for an investigation have come to nought and now court action could follow for relief.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam Lawyers for eight South African Muslim travellers, who last week sent a petition to various government departments asking for an investigation of their treatment at US airports, have not heard a word - except for one acknowledgement of receipt from the ...
Obama's real family history is mostly myth; Bigamy, violence, drunken crashes, deceit ... the real history of the man who may be America's first black President. Barack Obama's book portrays his father as a Kenyan goatherd who lived the American dream ... the truth, though, is very different, writes Sharon Churcher.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... It is a classic story of the American dream made real: an impoverished Kenyan goatherder rising to become a brilliant Harvard-educated economist. On the way he fights racial prejudice at home and corruption at work, survives the heartbreak of a broken relationship and, despite it all, ...
Hillary turns to Chelsea in bid to soften her image.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Philip Sherwell When her father Bill ran for the presidency in 1992, Chelsea Clinton was a gawky 12-year-old with braces and a mop of crinkly hair, ill at ease in front of the cameras. Some 15 years later, her mother Hillary has assigned her daughter a crucial role in ...
Left cold by Amis's solemn Soviet tale.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... House of Meetings By Martin Amis Published by Random House R175 Martin Amis's latest offering, House of Meetings, is an example of this author at his darkest best. The story is narrated by an unnamed and unlikable Soviet war veteran, who is ...
That is the questionTO PITCH OR TO LISTEN? Marketers often struggle to tag down what the working class really want, but FGI has found a way around that problem.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Brendan Seery There have been some good research initiatives and analyses - such as the Unilever Institute's programmes last year which identified the aspirational "black diamonds" in our society - but there are still huge gaps in the knowledge of marketers when it comes ...
Nose job wasn't to do with looks, insists Aniston.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Jennifer Aniston has confirmed rumours that she has had a nose job. The Break-Up star has admitted she did have surgery but insists it was for health reasons rather than for vanity. She told People magazine: "I had a deviated septum fixed - best thing I ever did. I slept like a ...
Randburg out to make amends in Waite final.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun King Edward will play Randburg in the final of the Johnny Waite Knockout Competition on February 14. KES were comfortable 37-run winners over St John's in a semifinal clash on Wednesday, while Randburg beat their neighbours, St Stithians, by 10 ...
New guy, but will he last?(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... "I have a boyfriend. I think." The Mzansi girls and Jaxon-the-heterosexual-male look confused. It's the first time we've gathered for drinks at our favourite cocktail bar in Melville since the holidays. During that time I got together with a pretty kwaito kid, well actually, an ...
Everybody is affected by serious crime in SA.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... With reference to Motshabi Kabelo's letter (January 27), I could spend every week giving details about violent crime in South Africa, and achieve nothing, without the death penalty. I agree with the examples he mentions where whites have been caught murdering and harming blacks. Those ...
Longer-term contracts are sword with double edge.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Michael Schmidt The government's attempt to lock public sector workers into longer-term contracts, to ensure labour stability and the uninterrupted construction of stadiums in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup, looks set to provoke conflict - but may provide unions with a ...
Don't miss the full-blooded performances at Ireland's Croke Park.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Where does the time go? You have hardly recovered from last season and it's rugby time again. Let's hope, with the Kiwi sides resting the All Blacks, we can finally win the Super 14. To read some of the predictions you'd think all the Bulls have to do is turn up and it will be in the bag ....
a life for a; Some 530 000 women have had abortions since legislation was introduced 10 years ago, writes Sheree Russouw.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... For South Africa's anti-abortion campaigners, Thursday was a day of mourning. But for the government and women's rights groups, it was a day for victory and celebration. Ten years ago, on February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act came into effect, becoming one ...
Outrage over power cuts; While Eskom deals with capacity problems, suburbs can expect their electricity to be switched off for a few hours every day.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Thembisile Makgalemele Residential areas can expect their power to be cut off during the day for months to come as Eskom grapples with capacity problems. Coffee shops, post offices, banks and restaurants that have blossomed in areas previously designated for ...
High-end sellers expect too much for homes.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: David Pincus It is common knowledge that house prices, say in Sandhurst or Hyde Park, have been escalating, but not at the same rate as houses in Orange Grove or Bez Valley. But some experts have confused the issue by claiming that prices are in reverse gear. ...
Mbeki's nation is in a; In his speech on Friday, the president will have a lot on his mind, writes Fiona Forde.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Shortly before he succumbed to the apartheid regime, Steve Biko shared his vision of a time when "we shall be in a position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face". But, 30 years after the revolutionary leader's death, some people are wondering what came ...
Komphela praises U-23 stars.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mahlaba They deserve it. That's how Steve Komphela described the rousing welcome the National Under-23 team got when they arrived in Johannesburg early yesterday. The blowing of vuvuzela's created a deafening noise and South African flags soared ...
Jesus fancy dress kit is a crime, says irate Vatican.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Nick Pisa The Vatican acted this week to condemn the sale of Jesus Christ fancy dress kits, which can be bought within walking distance of St Peter's Basilica. The "Jesus party wig", available across Italy to wear at the street festivities that precede Lent, ...
'Jay-Jay' smiling all the way to the bank in oil-rich Qatar.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mahlaba Doha When Augustine "Jay-Jay" Okocha left the English Premiership last May, curiosity surrounded his next destination. Okocha, who had many fruitful years playing in the top European Leagues, openly disclosed his intentions to leave Bolton ...
'Lost' love scenes sparked friendship, says actor.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Josh Holloway says he and his Lost co-star Evangeline Lilly have become great friends through filming love scenes together. The hunky California-born actor insists that his off-screen friendship with Evangeline has blossomed because of how close their characters - Sawyer and ...
Brazilian on a mission for first position; Parreira's optimism is what Bafana need.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark You have to hand it to Carlos Alberto Parreira, the supreme optimist. The Brazilian was asked this week, as he addressed the media for the first time as Bafana coach, what was the ultimate success he could achieve with Bafana in 2010. "The best ...
Mphela strikes a Bafana place.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark Katlego Mphela is a man of few words, but right now, his boots are doing plenty of talking on his behalf. Mphela could not have picked a better time to score a hat-trick than in SuperSport's 3-0 thumping of Maritzburg United last weekend, in front ...
When the going gets tough, it's just what our cricketers need.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... It's important that Pakistan give South Africa a tough time in the one-day series that begins in Centurion tomorrow - and they have the team to do it. There are just these five games left before the World Cup and what South Africa needs is to get battle-hardened quickly in the 50 overs ...
A fool in silk is a fool no less for fashion.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Recently I was invited to one of those Oscar-like evenings at the Turffontein racecourse. Anything that has glamour and glitz in it, I try and avoid because dressing up is just too taxing on my soul and my pocket. A night like that requires a visit to a hairdressing salon, fresh ...
Pigeons all set.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race is today with the birds are released at the crack of dawn from Trompsburg (551km's) to race back to the loft complex in the Pilansberg at Sun City. They are expected to complete the distance in 7 - 8 hours depending on the weather. The winning bird ...
Rolling out the red carpet for SA's glam dreamgirls.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... The premiere of Dreamgirls featured SA's very own dreamgirls, which could have been cheesy, but under the professional guidance of PR dahling Edith Venter, turned into a beautiful event celebrating women. Twelve of SA's babes - oh no wait, make that 11, as Chi Chi Letswayo ...
Hougaard ruled out for Sharks; Steyn called up for Durban match as the Vodacom Super 14 kicks off.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum By this evening, after the first weekend of Vodacom Super 14 has drawn to a close, South African rugby will, hopefully, have learnt two things. Firstly, they will have discovered whether the form, intensity and adventure shown in last year's ...
A great send-off is planned.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sheree Russouw 'At funerals, my mother was always the first to arrive and the last to leave," said Dali Tambo. "When she came back, she would always say what a great send-off she had given that person. This was important to her, so we will give her a send-off befitting ...
Ray of light for rural communities.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Tears ran down her face each time Caroline Mboweni (26) tried to speak. For the first time she would not have to worry about buying candles or her siblings studying in dim light. "I am happy. It would have taken us more than 20 years to give my sisters and brothers all they have ...
Baloyi has a score to settle with Amakhosi.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe For a man whose name once was the toast of South African goalkeeping, Brian Baloyi has been elbowed to the margins by the very men who used to idolise him. All of Rowen Fernandez, Calvin Marlin and now lately Wayne Sandilands, will probably ...
FNB pulls R20m anti-crime ad.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sheree Russouw First National Bank has withdrawn a major, R20-million anti-crime advertising campaign that calls on "every proud South African concerned about crime to help us help South Africa". The four-page broadsheet-sized newspaper insert contained a ...
Muslims deserve a response.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... We believe that our government has, and must continue, to do its utmost to protect South African citizens wherever they are under threat by outside forces. And, right now, the most urgent concern appears to emanate out of the South African Muslim community. Lawyers for eight ...
Undisputed, undefeated and undressed.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Laila Ali, the undisputed and undefeated champion of women's boxing, yesterday became the undressed queen of the ring at Emperors Palace after she was forced to change into the Emperor's new clothes to make the weight for her world title fight here ...
Lions lose out.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Ellis Park Lions (6) 16 Try: Ludik; Conversion: Strydom; Penalties: Strydom (3) NSW Waratahs (15) 25 Tries: Halangahu, Elsom, Freier; Conversions: Hewat (2); Penalties: Hewat (2) There were ...
In pole position; An award-winning dancer fights and wins against the Mother Grundies Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Two weeks ago, Fouche, who teaches pole dancing, said she received verbal notice from a staff member at the Rooihuiskraal public library in Centurion to leave. She had been renting the auditorium at their premises. "They didn't agree with what we are doing, they didn't like ...
'Hugo tames the 'Green Mamba'.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter Wild Coast The par-5 12th at Wild Coast Sun Country Club is one of the great golf holes of Africa. The player tees off from a high pulpit tee - it's like hitting off a 10-storey building - to the fairway far below. From there the hole snakes its ...
Els in 'dawn patrol' as Desert storm strikes.(Sports)
Feb 03, 2007 ... Dubai - Tiger Woods shot a five-under-par 67 in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic yesterday but was eclipsed by a little-known Englishman who once fetched golf balls for him at a driving range. Three-time winner Ernie Els climbed within two strokes of the lead with an ...
Calls to probe Hlophe in light of fresh allegations.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Wendy Jasson da Costa The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has been urged to reopen its investigations into the activities of Cape Judge President John Hlophe. The call was made by the Democratic Alliance yesterday after this week's court revelations that ...
Gripping case turns to soap opera.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Lebogang Seale The debate associated with African culture - where a widow is evicted from her house by her in-laws once her husband has died - has played out in television dramas. This time, however, the drama unfolded during the murder trial of Avhatakali ...
No move on US terror suspect list.(News)
Feb 03, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam, Noor-Jehan Yoro Badat and Michael Schmidt Gauteng "al-Qaeda" terror suspects Farhad and Junaid Dockrat have been left in limbo by the South African government, which has allegedly failed to investigate whether American claims against them have any ...