The Saturday Star (South Africa) back issues from March 2009:
dazzling; xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... 'Shalom" says Rosy Soussis, who runs a tiny bakery in the old Jewish quarter of Corfu Town. "Come in. You look hungry. Try my spanakopita (a spinach and feta pie). My customers say it's the best in Corfu. My shop is even in the guidebooks." We are tempted by the mounds of ...
fine port! with dazzling views.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Portofino is a jewel. The legendary fame of nearby Florence, Pisa and Lucca may attract a greater number of holidaymakers heading for Italy, but those who stumble across the exquisite, winding, seafront road that leads to this shining cul-de-sac (past Rapallo and Santa Margherita on the ...
Shiraz Country; We set off to do some serious wine tasting.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Having climbed Kasteelberg many times, gazing at the valley, we decided it was time to uncover some of its mysteries and legends. We descended Bothmaskloof Pass one winter weekend, with the Riebeek Valley spread below, swathed in undulating olive groves and vineyards. Across the ...
germany's gem; breathtaking promenade on the philosophers way.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... SOMETIMES something as simple as sight-seeing can take its toll and make you realise that the human body is not yet equipped to enjoy all the benefits of being romantic. This revelation comes to many halfway up the Holy Mountain of Heidelberg in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. ...
Time to explore Namaqualand's beautiful plains.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Each year, The Star Travel Club & Rand Coach Tours and Charters, take to the Namaqualand plains and valleys to check out the magnificent flowers. Somehow, we always manage to get it right with the timing so that we have the finest floral displays. You could win your ...
Win a Starlight Cruise.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The Star Travel Club offers monthly Starlight Cruises on MSC Sinfonia. A four-night cruise to Barra Lodge, or Maputo and Barra Lodge for two, during Super Value Season is up for grabs today. Send the name of the cruise company with your Travel Club number to Marketing ...
Starcom wins award.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Starcom South Africa has been awarded a bronze award in the first annual Internationalist Awards for Media Innovation. The innovative media entry was for Dunhill Fragrances. These awards were designed to showcase international examples of best practices as media takes a ...
The Sudanmysterious and distant land.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... It's not often you have a vast desert expanse and dozens of pyramids to yourself. If you are in Sudan, near the sixth cataract, it's more than likely that the only other people there will be a few souvenir sellers and men who suddenly appear seemingly out of no where riding through the red ...
merc sl63 makes 'em drool; You just can't help looking at it, again and again, writes Minesh Bhagaloo.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... If you're going to hit the coast for a Monsoon-type wedding and you want to get your cuzzies drooling with jealously because you attract more attention than a Bollywood idol, you've got to have a serious set of wheels. Don't come along with some pimped-up hatchback either - ...
Going green for St Patrick's.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... South Africans can participate in a real St Patrick's Festival next weekend complete with street parade, Irish bands, dancers and leprechauns. The two-day celebration will take place at the outdoor Montecasino Piazza over March 14 and 15 . The free event will feature the veteran ...
Traffic department only for revenue.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... It was with great sadness, but no surprise, that I read in your paper of the appalling death of a motorcyclist on Witkoppen Road, caused by one of the thousands of taxis that daily travel our roads with utter and total disregard for the law. I travel Witkoppen Road daily, to and ...
Gentle Bruiser.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... MERCEDES-BENZ SL 63 AMG Price (deep breath now ... ): R1.7 million. But it does have a six-year/120 000km maintenance plan (with graduated contributions by the owner). Still, it is cheaper than a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. Acceleration: Our colleagues on ...
More AA anti-crime tips:.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... l Separate your house keys from your car keys and never indicate your name, address or vehicle registration number on your key holder. You may have someone waiting for you when you get home. Separate your petrol cap key from your car keys so that you can drive off should you be in danger ...
I regret leaving my lovely home in joburg for dismal, unsafe uvongo.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The last time I wrote to the Saturday Star was on January 5 2007. I have now been staying in Uvongo since May 1 2007. My parents and I were persuaded to move here from the lovely home we had in Johannesburg and move to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, where it's safer and a better ...
Fabulous fish curry.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Serves 4 30ml oil 2 large onions, chopped 10ml crushed garlic 5ml grated fresh ginger 20-25ml garam masala 4 tomatoes boiling water 215g can tomato puree 250ml fish or vegetable stock ...
victor victorious in victoria.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Last week's Sydney indulgences gave way to four days in Melbourne. Approaching by air, cloudy haze mingled with smoke from the smouldering remnants of the fires that devastated the province of Victoria. But in the city, life went on as usual - which in Melbourne inevitably means a lot of ...
Making the unfilmable movie.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: John Millar ZACK Snyder faced the biggest challenge of his career when he was asked to direct an adaptation of Watchmen, the award-winning graphic novel by Alan Moore. The story about superheroes in an alternative 1980s America had intrigued Hollywood, but ...
ARIES.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Mar 21-Apr 21: (086 7133 501) Today: If you are not wholly satisfied with the way in which you earn your living or with your level of income, this is the time to do something meaningful about your situation. Top-level negotiations could result in happiness and security. ...
Simple steps towards super savings for water-wise wizard.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Helen Bamford A City of Cape Town water inspector has more than halved his water bill by making simple modifications to his home. Hilton Tregonning, 57, wanted to know what was possible without spending a fortune on commercially available products so came up ...
listen to charlie; Feted gardening personality to talk at Gardenex.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Interested in home-grown veggies or discovering fast ways to transform your |garden? Both topics are |the focus of a series of gardening talks to be presented by British television gardening celebrity Charlie Dimmock at the 2009 Gardenex & Green Living Fair (March 27-29) to be held at the ...
Jozi's Idols find their true voice.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Five weeks into this year's Idols competition and Jozi is still holding its own. As the final phase of Idols gets under way with the Top 10 contestantsbeing picked, four of the remaining contestants are from Johannesburg, four are from Durban while Cape Town, usually ...
Romance novels never say die; Men harbour a secret passion for old-fashioned popular reads like Mills & Boon.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Susan Comrie 'I wondered if you were currently looking for a mistress," Kiley Hendrick said quietly. Prince Rafiq of Lucia-Serrat stared at the woman sitting across from him. He had thought the biggest |surprise of his Monday had been to find ...
from hairspray to hip hop.(Entertainment)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Gold Reef City's Lyric Theatre has become the home of theatre productions and |musicals such as Hairspray, African Footprint, Jump and Saturday Night Fever. This weekend however it sheds its conservative skin and takes on |a more funky prospect ...
2005.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... June - Judge Hilary Squires convicted Schabir Shaik on two counts of corruption and one of fraud in the Durban High Court and sentenced him to 15 years imprisonment. November - After Shaik's appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal in September, he was transferred ...
The most beautiful bay in the world.(Travel)
Mar 07, 2009 ... cypresses - past the lighthouse (faro) - towards the medieval Abbey of San Fruttuoso. Just 4km from Portofino lies the glistening, coastal resort of Santa Margherita Ligure. Overlooking the Ligurian Sea, this blend of Belle Epoque elegance and marine charm has a captivating ...
Print still the ideal host for ads.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... It's a point I've been banging on about for ages: print - despite what the doomsayers may say - is still a very good environment for ads. Like this one from Woolworths (right). They ran a similar one before Christmas which had everyone talking - not only because they had done ...
Light at end of debt tunnel; Regulator wants court to rule on scrapping of repayments and capping of interest.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Credit providers that eagerly dispensed excessive credit to consumers before the National Credit Act came into force may have the money owed to them scrapped if the courts find that they were reckless. This is just one of the measures that could ...
Man's life turned upside /down by ID number bungle.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN Ebrahim Samsodien is 40 and has had his ID number since he was 16. He even has his very first ID document. But that all means absolutely nothing now. The Department of Home Affairs says someone else is holding his ID number and, ...
Evita plays her Uys.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Words and pictures: Cara Viereckl Pieter-Dirk Uys has two Persian cats, Fati and Moni. One is fat and the other one moans. He doesn't like being away from them, or his house in Darling. But he's in Joburg, doing what he does best at the Joburg Theatre ...
Police still unsure whether DJ S'bu drove crash vehicle.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey It has taken police an entire week to establish whether or not it was DJ S'bu driving the car that smashed into a stationery ADT car in Morningside, Johannesburg, last weekend. Police have still not arrested the popular Yfm DJ, saying the ...
Pirates show no mercy; Kruger shines with bat, ball.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Terry Dennis With the preliminary rounds of Gauteng's Premier League|limited overs cricket competition done-and-dusted, the teams who have emerged from the ashes and will do battle in the semifinals - dates to be announced - are Pirates, Glenvista and Wits University. ...
'I still love my Nikki'.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... 'I still love her, but I'm not in love with her. I want the best for them and if things work out, I want her to be happy. My love for her will never die," said double murder accused Mathew Naidoo, 22, referring to his co-accused, former girlfriend Nicolette Lotter, 26, and her brother ...
Don't underestimate the power of your vote in a democracy.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Amid the despair that prevails in this country about the state of our politics, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that we are not the first, nor will we be the last, to go down this path. Many other countries have faced similar challenges; their democracies have gone through phases of ...
SA is favourite to groom MBA students.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Elizma Nolte International business schools are increasingly aware of the need to prepare MBA students for the global marketplace and South Africa has become a popular destination to send graduates to learn about emerging markets and entrepreneurship. In ...
Flooding 'a sign' of the climate change times.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sheree Bega The devastating floods that struck Soweto last week could be a portent of things to come as climate change is expected to wreak havoc on South Africa's weather systems. "Climate change has already imposed itself on the development agenda," said ...
School violence takes a back seat to politics and electioneering.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Janet Smith Girls raped at school! Principal shot in the head! Rampaging pupils! Blood on the playground! This sounds like a zombie movie, but it's merely another tabloid fortnight of violence and rage in South African schools. But this was only one ...
Fully clothed couple offend nude tourists.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Anything goes as long as it is legal at The White Cockatoo resort at Mossman, near Port Douglas in Australia. So when tourists John and Lyn Harrison faced fellow guests with - gasp - clothes on, they caused a mini-riot. The White Cockatoo is promoting swingers and sex parties in ...
We want the truth on parole.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... concern has been expressed in many quarters regarding the decision of the parole board to release fraudster Schabir Shaik on medical grounds. We can accept that not all the details of Shaik's condition have been exposed to the media, and that his family have every right to keep ...
Financial accountability?(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The move by a maverick Ekurhuleni councillor to sue no fewer than 100 fellow councillors for voting to bankroll their former metro police chief Robert McBride's long-running legal defence to his drunken driving case is as novel as it's intriguing. Far too many of our politicians ...
Taxi driver slapped and spat at me, says granny.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey A Johannesburg woman has laid a charge of common assault against a taxi driver who spat and slapped her in the face when she confronted him about driving into oncoming traffic. Kempton Park motorist Diana Davis has had a first-hand experience ...
Presenter fuelled xenophobia on air, claims the SABC; It's a personal vendetta, says Miyeni after axing.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Controversial SAfm presenter Eric Miyeni has been booted from the airwaves for allegedly inciting xenophobia and using hate speech during one of his shows. Miyeni was taken off air last week for discussing black-on-black violence and the role ...
Where being a woman is hell on earth; In eastern DRC sexual violence is being perpetrated, not only by rebels but also by government and UN soldiers.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius North Kivu province is a misery for most Congolese; for women it is hell. This must be one of the most dangerous places on earth. It is the epicentre of the swirling national and civil wars that have engulfed the eastern Democratic Republic of ...
SA's best players in action at KES; Top schools set for water polo events across Gauteng.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun The schools water polo season comes to an end this weekend with the staging of the King Edward tournament - the biggest boys' inter-schools event of the year. All of the top schools will be there and the competition has evolved into a national ...
New look for Pirates set-up.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun The rugby season kicks off in earnest today with the first matches in the Pirates Grand Challenge and the first action on the schools season. The local club rugby set-up has changed this year. There are no more Predator semi-professional ...
Chance for 'Kicks' and 'Sicillians' to make an impression.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... IN ENGLAND they call it the romance of the FA Cup. In South Africa it is the magic of the Nedbank Cup - a chance for the minnows to batter the big boys, for the clubs in the lower reaches of South African leagues to put the Absa Premiership's superstars in their place. And it ...
Let's deal with reality and put things into perspective.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The word surreal is overused, isn't it? If you come across something mildly unusual and want to sound clever just characterise it as surreal. People will look at you with new respect. Try it. It actually refers to an art movement in which things were shown that were incongruous and ...
Blatter fears global influence.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The increasing worldwide appeal of the English Premier League is having a detrimental effect on other countries' domestic competitions, Fifa President Sepp Blatter said yesterday. "I have my concerns because the Premier League is the strongest in the world, definitely," Blatter told BBC ...
Bulls hold all the aces in Loftus clash.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: VATA NGOBENI What has happened before becomes irrelevant and what is to happen in future, nobody can tell. But it is today that the Bulls will have to stand up and be counted as they face their greatest test yet in this year's Super 14 competition. Pretoria ...
it's the ricky, fourie show; Key scrumhalf battle may decide who triumphs in big north-south derby.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: GAVIN RICH Ricky Januarie faces a personal challenge against the Bulls at Loftus today that should serve as a reminder to the rest of his Stormers teammates why it is so important for the Cape franchise to keep their Super 14 campaign on track. The scrumhalf, ...
Selebi wins document challenge.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Gill Gifford The National Prosecuting Authority has lost another court challenge in its battle to prosecute National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi. Judge Nico Coetzee yesterday upheld his earlier decision to grant the defence's request for documents from ...
Is PJ Powers so broke she can't pay her bills?(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey The country's financial crisis has been taking its toll on many South Africans - and now it appears to be hitting musician PJ Powers. That is the only explanation for the local celeb failing to fork out R5 000 for business cards she ordered ...
Impey could be surprise package.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum It is said that if a South African were to bump into Lance Armstrong in a bar and, after checking out the weird farmer's tan that is the lot of a cyclist, they would ask the seven-time winner of the Tour de France: "So, what's your time for the Argus, ...
Time is fast running out for embattled Mallett.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Peter Bills Former Springbok coach Nick Mallett is facing up to a possible nightmare year of results as Italy coach. Mallett, now in his second season in charge, is staring at a Six Nations Championship whitewash. Last weekend's 26-6 loss in ...
Cassette insert in new album right on time.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... I'd forgotten just how funny Pieter-Dirk Uys is. His show Erections and Elections opened at the Civic on Tuesday night to hilarious applause from a packed audience. His delivery is superb, his analysis spot-on and no one is spared. Pieter-Dirk focuses on the here and ...
Chiefs back in the hunt.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... The Chiefs snapped a three-match losing streak in the Super 14, scoring four tries to one yesterday to beat the Western Force 31-13. After narrow losses to the Crusaders, Waratahs and Sharks, the Chiefs produced an ambitious first-half performance to stop the Force's winning run ...
Punish those who leave our city dirty.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... I know this sounds stupid and silly, but I think punishment should be introduced for people who are careless and litter everywhere, leaving the city dirty and stinking. I say this not because I think I am better than other people, but because I am worried about the attitude and ...
Thwala the rock; Teamwork keeps it tidy - Bucs' Lucas makes the case for the defence.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Jonty Mark IN THE stands of English football (it used to be on the terraces, but they don't exist any more), there is a famous chant that goes: "He's here, he's there, he's every f***ing where, (enter name of player here)." It is a chant that is often ...
Concourt clears way for bid to extradite Stratton.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Karyn Maughan South Africa's highest court has cleared the way for prosecutors to apply for the extradition of Brett Kebble murder suspect John Stratton. But the National Prosecuting Authority has shied away from publicly confirming when and if it will launch ...
Brawn takes over Honda F1 team.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... THE Honda Motor company have sold their Formula One racing team to former manager Ross Brawn, Japan's second largest carmakers announced yesterday in Tokyo. The new team will be known as Brawn GP and have already confirmed Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello as their driver ...
'Don't do it, Rihanna' fans beg; Singer returns to Brown despite charges being pressed against him for brutal assault.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BLOOD in a rented Lamborghini may be proof of the attack pop star Rihanna allegedly suffered at the hands of her teenage boyfriend, Chris Brown. Forensic experts studying photos of the silver car's interior said spatters of blood, scuff marks and damage all pointed to a ...
Poker king hits the jackpot; Ford misses a gear but Dreyer plays his cards right to win SA Amateur golf.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Grant Winter POKER champion Ryan Dreyer became a golf champion yesterday by winning the Glacier South African Amateur at Benoni Country Club. The 36-year-old from Killarney Golf Club played his cards right in the 36-hole final, beating Durbanville's Adrian ...
Nervy Izak, slick Rik stick it to 'em.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Nazli Thomas It wasn't great, but it was enough. That best describes South Africa's first day of the Davis Cup tie against Macedonia after Izak van der Merwe and Rik de Voest got their team off to a shaky but winning start at Emperors Palace yesterday. ...
Fiery Brit smokes 'em on steamy Boland trip.(Sports)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum The bushfires were still smouldering on Paarl Mountain when Brit Steve Cummings, dressed in the fire-engine red of Barloworld, roared over the hill to win the third race of the Cape Argus PPA Giro del Capo Challenge in Paarl yesterday. Riders ...
Relatives of Lotter siblings to testify against them.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: BRONWYN GERRETSEN Nicolette and Hardus Lotter, accused of murdering their parents, Johan and Riekie, in July last year, will have to face up to some of their relatives in the dock when the murder case goes to trial in the Durban High Court. Johan's brother ...
Another school girl in hospital in meningitis scare; But health department says don't panic, this is not the start of a major epidemic.(News)
Mar 07, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey A second Eldorado Park school girl is suspected of suffering from meningitis and has been admitted to Chris Hani-Baragwanth Hospital for tests, just 24 hours after school girl Shaieda de Villiers died. It is suspected she had contracted the disease. ...