The Saturday Star (South Africa) back issues from June 2009:
Hide Away; in Mkhuze Game Reserve.(Travel)
Jun 06, 2009 ... OUR timing was just right. We arrived at Kumasinga Hide just as the coolness of the early morning was dissipating and another hot day announced its arrival. This is the time of the day when animals begin to think about water, and in dry periods the only water for quite a distance is to be ...
Quiet delights; of a coastal dorp in the off-season.(Travel)
Jun 06, 2009 ... One would imagine that a coastal village like Kleinmond would have little shops with strings of bokkoms dangling from the ceiling. But instead of the smelly dried herring, biltong is draped along the back walls. One section of the main road has no fewer that three such shops ...
Wine-maker who wants to bring balance back to nature; 'Biodynamics serves as a counter measure for the overbearing materialism and spiritual poverty of our culture'.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Brendan Seery AS I walk into Johan Reyneke's sauvignon blanc vineyard, it feels as though the ground is alive under me. A duvet of oats, grass, flowers and weeds softly envelopes my shoes. It has the springiness of a trampoline. When I remark on this - and ...
Sports car in SUV clothing; Q5 handles as well as most sporting saloons, writes Brendan Seery.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Because Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) have become modern society's badge of success, they have to be better able to handle the conditions you'd find on the school run in the city than slogging up a rocky mountainside. About 15 years ago, manufacturers started giving SUVs more power and ...
BERLIN bUZZ; ALTHOUGH PAST still hauntS.(Travel)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Adolf Hitler was decapitated in Berlin almost exactly a year ago - in July 2008 - when an ordinary citizen walked into the newly opened branch of Madame Tussauds, saw Hitler slumped in his bunker and, enraged, rushed up to him and, with great strength, twisted his head so violently that it ...
head-turner.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... AUDI Q5 2.0 TFSI QUATTRO Price: R460 500. Range starts with a 2.0 litre TDi at R407 000 and goes up to the range-topping 3.0litre TDi at R533 500 - without the extras, though. All versions come with Audi's five-year/100 000km service plan. Acceleration: Audi claims a ...
close to the perfect meal.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... As stated last week, I'm still in Cape Town, re-visiting another of the five South African establishments that made it on to this year's list of the World's 100 Best Restaurants, published by Restaurant Magazine UK. Not that I really need any pretext to return to Aubergine, ...
in search of salvation.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Terminator Salvation is a boys-and-their-toys-gone-wild, eardrum-shattering vision of a post-Judgement Day world at war that up to now we've mostly glimpsed in Sarah Connor's fever dreams. This fourth edition of the franchise that forever shaped Arnold Schwarzenegger's film and ...
Good tyres can save your life.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... One of the most important safety features any vehicle can have is a good set of tyres. Tyres play a vital role in vehicle performance, handling and safety. l Correctly balanced wheels will ensure smooth and vibration-free running and improve tread life, as well as extending the ...
ARIES.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Mar 21 - Apr 21: (086 7133 501) Today: Concentrate on advancing your worldly aim, as this is a round in which it pays to be forthrightly ambitious. Candid appeals for advice and assistance should elicit positive responses, if you also boldly demonstrate your own abilities. ...
Leek, pear and blue cheese squares.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... A packet of puff pastry in the freezer comes in very handy for a quick and easy snack. Roll it out cover with a topping and bake. Serves 4 45ml olive oil 2-3 leeks, cleaned and sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1-2 pears, cored and ...
Complex Burning Plain leaves audience out in the cold.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Exploring the tangled emotional threads that link, and at times strangle, Mexico and the US through a complex cast of characters matched by an equally complicated storyline, The Burning Plain is an ambitious, visually handsome production which fails to ignite. The star power of ...
How to Become a carbon gardener.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... It will come as a shock to many gardeners that what they do in their gardens may have a negative impact on the environment. As we celebrate World Environment Week (June 1-7), it is worth assessing the carbon footprint of your garden. The "carbon footprint" of a garden is simply ...
GM gives lessons in crisis management.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... An important, and often neglected, aspect of marketing is reputation management. Neglected because, when things are going well for a brand, it's not needed and when it's in trouble, nobody knows what to do. It is distressingly common for companies to either try to run away ...
Words are deadly weapons.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... I suspect that many of us, at some point in our childhood, were told by our parents that "sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will hurt us none", or something similar. Our well-meaning parents would usually have said this in response to someone at school or our siblings saying ...
Action speaks louder than words.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... "Lead by example" is the key to success. With that in mind, I find it difficult to accept words such as zero tolerance for fraud and corruption, honesty, accountability and ethics when those words come from one who has none of these attributes. I want to take issue ...
The jokers in the pack; Song, dance and relevance without the F word, writes Candice Bailey.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... American comedian Wayne Brady and local counterpart John Vlismas may be worlds apart in reality and in their comic appeal, but they've got more in common than they think. Both are among that rare breed of funny men who have tried their hands at something other than being funny ...
Community passions under the spotlight.(Entertainment)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Joburg's version of the National Arts Festival, the Market Theatre Laboratory's Community Theatre Festival, has become an annual platform to highlight the work of smaller theatre companies across the country. Drawing to a close this weekend, ...
Pulling out all the stops for 20-overs; Local companies put on a very good show for the IPL tournament.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff reporter With a notice period of just under three weeks, various South African suppliers and companies pulled out all the stops to host an extremely successful six-week DLF IPL cricket tournament. For the off-field action across all eight stadiums, ...
Success of IPL event shows SA agencies bat with the best.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff reporter Now that the dust has settled, the fans have departed and most of the cricket teams involved in the IPL have flown back to India, the question everyone is asking is: how did they pull off the advertising and marketing? How did the ad agency, ...
The Rolls Royce of branding.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Dear Brendan In the latest edition of the Saturday Star, you wrote about your niece's difficulty recalling a worthwhile commercial. For me, the best commercial this year was the DStv one of the little girl receiving a prize at school and giving a Sally Field ...
World cup plays major role in development, but fifa must respect the local culture.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... One of the most advanced reasons against multinational corporations is the total disregard of the host nation's sovereignty. This happens in the form of cultural dilution and eventually its eradication in the name of globalisation. Investment by multinationals plays a ...
Red for Jen campaign honours hijacking victim.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Fiona Gounden Family and friends of Jennifer Rae Hall, who was shot dead, have embarked on a project called "Red for Jen campaign" to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of the Hillcrest woman. Her friends and family plan to "paint the town red" ...
Child abuse is a specific crime; Police, prosecutors and NGOs agree that specialised units are preferable for adequate training and investigation.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey In South Africa, every three minutes one child gets raped. Every day three children get murdered. And every year 50 000 children get assaulted. But of the 21 900 child rapes that are reported every year, less than nine percent are successfully prosecuted - ...
SA's crumbling roads cost motorists R20bn.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: GAYE DAVIS SIXTY percent of South Africa's 754 600km of roads have been classified as "poor" or worse - and the potholes are costing motorists R20 billion a year in extra fuel and maintenance costs. The government has been urged to focus on boosting finances ...
Respect dignity of our national icon.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... One cannot help but feel faintly sickened by our report today that the vultures are gathering around the home of Nelson Mandela at Qunu in the Eastern Cape in anticipation of his funeral. The public broadcaster, the SABC, has apparently set up a multimillion computer centre and ...
Doing the right thing.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... THE resignation yesterday of Gauteng agriculture and rural development MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is a breath of fresh air in the often fetid world of South African politics. The MEC fell on her sword after The Star published reports about her questionable purchase by her of a ...
The rules of the game are intended to teach you to be a decent adult.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Parktown Boys High School is fast writing itself into the history books for all the wrong reasons. For those of you only tuning into this real life soapie now, single mom Pene Kimber raised merry hell when she discovered her Grade 11 son had been beaten in a hostel initiation. She didn't ...
Watch out, boys, it's teen time...(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... It's coming up fast. Very soon I will legally and formally have a teenager in the house. It's scary. What happened to the cute little girl with the blonde curls? What happened to the birthday parties where all you needed were balloons, sweets and a few candles on the ...
Studentville looms for suburbs; Joburg council to go ahead with controversial policy on communes.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice BaileyUp to 40 percent of the houses in Melville, Westdene, Auckland Park and and surrounding suburbs could become student homes if the City of Joburg's controversial student commune policy goes ahead. The council is continuing with its ...
SA women at greater risk of cervical cancer.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Staff Reporter South Africa's high HIV infection rate and limited access to healthcare services put women in the country at a greater risk of developing cervical cancer. Black women in South Africa have nearly three times more risk of developing cervical ...
Lotter siblings claim from parents' estate; Accused's application may be opposed by their sister.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: TANIA BROUGHTON SIBLINGS Nicolette and Hardus Lotter, who are accused of murdering their parents, are attempting to claim money from the deceased estate to pay for the lawyers and experts who they hope will get them off the hook. They also want a monthly ...
IT guru to head US embassy in SA.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Peter Fabricius US PRESIDENT Barack Oba-ma has nominated Donald Gips, a top businessman, political administrator and IT expert, to be the new US ambassador to South Africa, among other key administration posts which have been announced by the White House. ...
MTN gobbledygook no consolation for shocked surfer.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam A Joburg man is warning other MTN customers to beware that any special offer of "unlimited internet browsing" is not unlimited in practice. Ali Zehpour took out a contract late last year with MTN for a Blackberry with a subscription of R279 a ...
122 miners suspended after disaster; Harmony Gold suspects them of helping zama zamas to gain underground access.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Thabiso Thakali and Sapa Harmony Gold has suspended 77 staff and 45 contractors after more than 70 suspected illegal miners died in an underground disaster at one of its Welkom mines last month. The employees were suspected of helping the illegal miners to get ...
Big hitters and idols turn up for laughs.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Having known John Vlismas and followed his career since our days in Durban in the 90s when he and the late Shaun Griggs started the Durban Poison Comedy Club and revolutionised South African comedy, I just had to attend the opening night of his show POW!. In this show, the king ...
Government urged to boost funds for maintenance.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: GAYE DAVIS The government has been urged to focus on boosting finances and dealing with the crippling skills shortage that is playing a major role in the dire state of the country's roads. The Financial and Fiscal Commission says the state of South Africa's ...
Express train is the way to travelMetrorail's new luxury service shuttles professionals quickly and more efficiently.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Thabiso Thakali Thato Maleta has forged friendships in staggered encounters of 25 minutes or so a day - the time it usually takes him to ride the Soweto Business Express from Naledi to his job in the Joburg CBD. Among these friends are potential clients for ...
Shortage of engineers to blame...(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... A CRITICAL shortage of professional managers and skilled technicians, especially engineers, at provincial and municipal level is a major contributor to the poor state of South Africa's roads, according to the Financial and Fiscal Commission. It cites the results of a study by ...
Masses now expect action from president.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Gaye Davis IS PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma just a big old softie, or is there steel inside that velvet glove? This week he took his first crucial step as the country's head of state, stepping up a rung from being the leader of his party and delivering a speech that ...
Malema offers settlement deal to please gender activists.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Karyn Maughan ANC youth League president Julius Malema is desperately attempting to woo the gender activists who took him to court over his claims that President Jacob Zuma's rape accuser enjoyed herself with him. Minutes before the Johannesburg Equality Court ...
'There should have been one more rescue bid'.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: HELEN BAMFORD Shortly before 7am last Saturday Jemima McGuinness spotted a beached whale from her sea-front Kommetjie home. When she got down to Long Beach, which was still deserted, she was confronted by the sight of 50 to 60 whales lying close together, ...
'Shooting whales was the right decision'.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: HELEN BAMFORD He HAs been slammed as the "Butcher of Kommetjie Beach" and a disgrace to the human race, but Mike Meyer, a scientist with Marine and Coastal Management, says his decision to put down 44 false killer whales last Saturday was good for the whales, even if it ...
Acsa taken to court over airport bagging tender; Allegations of irregularities in process and patent infringement to be tested.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) announced last month that baggage pilfering was down at OR Tambo International Airport, but the celebration could prove to be short-lived. Tonie Botha, the owner of Baggage Protection Services, which had ...
Merc MEC quits after 25 days in office.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Alex Eliseev Twenty-FIVE days after moving into her office, Gauteng MEC for agriculture and rural development Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has stepped down over the bungled purchase of a R920 000 Mercedes-Benz. And her chief financial officer (CFO), Mamoorosi Qacha, ...
Parktown boys have their day in court; Gang of 12 make light of seriousness of the charge.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Angelique Serrao You could cut the tension with a knife outside court 48 of the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court yesterday when 12 Parktown Boys matrics made their first appearance following an initiation ceremony at the school four months ago. The boys ...
Joburg's Confederations Cup fiasco; Financial capital wakes up too late and is the only host city in the country without public viewing sites.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Candice Bailey Joburg has not only failed to meet all its transport deadlines for the Fifa Confederations Cup kickoff, but has also failed dismally to raise enough money for a public viewing site for the duration of the competition. South Africa's economic ...
Meet Dublin's unlikely candidate, standing on a most unusual ticket.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Thabiso Thakali A former ANC activist from Pampierstad in North West could make history as the first African immigrant to be elected as a councillor in Ireland's capital, Dublin, when votes are counted tomorrow. Patrick Maphoso, 40 - also known as Paddy to the ...
Residents need permits.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Business owners and residents near Coca-Cola Park in Joburg will need to apply for special permits for their vehicles to enter the area during the Confederations Cup. They have to apply for a Fifa permit at the Jeppe police station before the tournament kicks off next week. ...
YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... GAUTENG: Fine, apart from high-level cloud, and cool, but warm in the north. Expected UVB Index: High. MPUMALANGA: Hot in places in the lowveld. Fine and warm but cool on the highveld. LIMPOPO: Fine and warm but hot in places in the lowveld. ...
Mixed signals over ticket sales as time runs out for soccer spectacle.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Sameer Naik With just a week to go before the kick-off of the Confederations Cup, the 2010 Local Organising Committee ticket sales are exceeding all expectations. Yesterday Rich Mkhondo, the committee's chief communications officer, said local fans had bought ...
Axed city manager, municipality must pay R112 000 in damages.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam The Ekurhuleni municipality and its axed city manager, Patrick Flusk, have been ordered to pay Izak Berg, chairman of the Independent Ratepayers Association, more than R112 000 in damages stemming from defamatory statements made by Flusk during a council ...
Death-watch bonanza.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam and Janet Smith The financially strapped SABC intends to make millions when South Africa's revered statesman Nelson Mandela dies - for an investment of as little as R400 000. That's how much it has cost to secure the best vantage point of the ...
Fitting horseshoes is a fine profession.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... Helped by World Horse Welfare and using his 40 years' experience, Enos Mafokate has started a farriers course in Moroka, Soweto, to give people in the community the skills and tools to shoe and saddle working horses in poor and developing communities. Six of the 18 students of ...
Murdered Matie was loved by all.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: ZARA NICHOLSON The Mossel Bay community is shocked and struggling to accept that "kind, gentle" Erin van Rensburg is gone. People in the coastal town are anxious to hear how the star pupil was killed and can't imagine her parents' pain. Former ...
SA passenger in crash 'did not suffer'.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Graeme Hosken THE family of South African Erich Heine, who was killed in the Air France airline crash over the Atlantic Ocean, say they are at ease knowing that he did not suffer. They have taken comfort from the opinions of experts who said that, whatever ...
Cop killed three over rape of 3-year-old.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: NONDUMISO MBUYAZI AN Ulundi policeman who survived after he was allegedly shot by another policeman on a shooting spree that killed two of his colleagues and a 13-year-old school boy, wishes the suspect a "speedy recovery" from a self-inflicted shot to the head so he can ...
Alarm at Bara after watersupply is cut off; And there's no gas to run the hospital's sterilising machines.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Thandi Skade Nurses and doctors at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital were forced to use saline solution from drips to sanitise their hands after the hospital's water supply cut out. A nursing staff member, wh o spoke to the Saturday Star on condition of ...
Merc MEC quits after 25 days in office.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Alex Eliseev amd Solly Maphumulo Twenty-FIVE days after moving into her office, Gauteng MEC for agriculture and rural development Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has stepped down over the bungled purchase of a R920 000 Mercedes-Benz. And her chief financial officer ...
Madiba death-watch.(News)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kashiefa Ajam and Janet Smith The financially strapped SABC intends to make millions when South Africa's revered statesman Nelson Mandela dies - for an investment of as little as R400 000. That's how much it has cost to secure the best vantage point of the ...
'Special talent' has full backing.(Sports)
Jun 06, 2009 ... I'm not a golfer, but I'm told that a 14-year-old who plays off a two handicap has to be something special. ...
Saints marching into battle; St Stithians are the favourites, but don't write off St John's in derby dust-up.(Sports)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun St Stithians meet St John's today in what is one of the biggest derby clashes of the local schools rugby season. The two independent schools are fierce rivals and the game always draws a huge contingent of old boys from both schools. On ...
Pirates in the hunt at club nationals.(Sports)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun Pirates will be the Golden Lions representatives at the national club rugby championships which will take place at Tukkies in Pretoria from September 20-26. They finished the first round of the Pirates Grand Challenge competition in second place, ...
Club owners be warned - reputations don't count in the PSL.(Sports)
Jun 06, 2009 ... As Sibusiso Zuma and Collins Mbesuma neared the Chloorkop exit door this week, perhaps we have to ask the pertinent question of why players who return from supposedly successful overseas sojourns struggle to adapt to the Absa Premiership. Zuma and Mbesuma, you may recall, ...
Santana proves he's his own man.(Sports)
Jun 06, 2009 ... BYLINE: Nkareng Matshe The last time they went into a tournament, 18 months ago, Bafana Bafana had two uncapped players, a senior striker and several players who today no longer feature in national discussions. When they headed to Ghana 2008, Carlos Alberto Parreira ...