The Star (South Africa) back issues from July 2007:
I'm a survivor ...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott At 21, many of us are still messing around, post-tertiary education, deciding on a career. Not too many of us choose the path less taken - too much hard work ... At 21, Bear Grylls (pictured), had already spent three years in the SAS, survived ...
It's THE gospel trutH.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... When Tonight asked e.tv who'd be the best person to talk about Rhythm City, their new soap that airs on July 9, we were told Rolisizwe Nikiwe, the creative director, was our guy. And so, we stole him away from the sets of Rhythm City, which is bustling with activity as the ...
A makeover designed to keep fans glued.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi Out with the old and in with the new. This seems to be SABC 1's mission for the year. Suspicion has been rife about whether Fo Sho was getting it right. What with the |re-launch of the channel finally happening, aeons after it was initially supposed to, no ...
Fasten your seatbelts, you're about to meet sinister 'David'.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Jamie Bartlett converted soap addicts into fans by bringing out the humane side of his thuggish character, Mike O'Reilly, in Isidingo. And, if viewers think he has forsaken television for films, they are so off the mark. Bartlett returns to spread malevolence as David Genaro in ...
The problem with dad ...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Erfsondes, SABC2's new 13-part drama, features a top-notch local cast. |Director Bobby Heaney says it's a family saga that will be as compelling for today's viewers as Dallas and Rich Man, Poor Man were in their day. Bobby Heaney clearly understands the entertainment needs of ...
Relax, regenerate and perform better all round; Try not to let your body react and be held back by feelings of anxiety.(Workplace)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tessa Silberbauer I feel, therefore I am? With thoughts come feelings and with feelings come physical changes. When we relax or feel intense happiness, our body creates the changes that allows relaxation, repair and regeneration to take place. This, in turn, ...
Tougher action can be taken after a warning; It's simply a way of telling staff members to pull up their socks.(Workplace)
Jul 02, 2007 ... According to the Labour Relations Act (LRA) the purpose of giving warnings is to teach employees the employer's standards of conduct and work performance and to give them a chance to improve. Employers too often misuse disciplinary warnings or avoid using them at all because ...
Happy to play the diva.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Her livewire personality and well-maintained figure belies Lucia Mthiyane's age - she is on the younger side of 40. This certainly explains why she was cast to play Rachel Phakati, the diva deluxe, in e.tv's new soap, Rhythm City. "It is my biggest break in television because I ...
Get 'Ripped' with Phuti.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi So, Rhythm City is the latest buzz phrase and excitement is on the rise in anticipation of the soap that is set to replace e.tv's Backstage. But, as the latter draws to a close and preparations to air Rhythm City - a soap focusing on the music ...
Curious about who made the cut for Rhythm City, e.tv's new soap that mirrors the music industry rather closely? Tonight reveals the faces that will be filling our screens from July 9...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... THE ROLE: Mmabatho Montsho plays Thembi Selani, the daughter of gospel diva, Rachel Phakati. She writes for 9.9Mag, is attracted to older men and sees herself as a victim of the music industry. Claim to fame: Was in Generations, A Place Called Home and Jacobs Cross. ...
Tales from the crypt.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Critics have praised the show for its "distinctive use of flashback scenes-within-scenes, period |music and uplifting storylines", while audiences have also been quick to extol its merits. Developed by the creative team who gave us the hit forensic dramas, CSI, and Without a ...
Beverly Hills cop out of retirement?(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Eddie Murphy could return for a fourth Beverly Hills Cop film. The producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, is keen to jumpstart the franchise 13 years after Beverly Hills Cop III was released, with Murphy returning as wisecracking cop, Axel Foley. But Lorenzo is not ...
Will Lindsay Lohan go to jail for Paris?(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Lindsay Lohan has been tipped to play Paris Hilton in a movie of her life. The movie will be five minutes long ... The actress, who is in Malibu's Promises rehab centre, could also be joined by Britney Spears on the project. A source told Britain's Daily ...
The spice age is upon us.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Spice Girls are planning to re-release their movie Spice World to coincide with their |reunion. The group, who officially announced their comeback last Thursday with a world tour, including dates in LA and London, want the film back in cinemas to promote their ...
Moss a moral guardian?(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... David Beckham and Kate Moss are to become godparents to the same kid. They've agreed to be moral guardians to actress Davinia Taylor and sports agent, Dave Gardner's ...
Clooney sucks up the years.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... George Clooney has allegedly had liposuction. The 46-year-old sparked surgery rumours after being photographed with a large scar just above his belly |button, while ...
Brit just ain't fit, says Kev.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Kevin Federline allegedly believes Britney Spears is too young to be a mother. The estranged husband of the singer (25), and father to her two sons, has reportedly told friends she is unstable ...
Platform for graduates to voice opinions.(Workplace)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Katleho Khoaele The South African Graduates Development Association (Sagda) recently hosted the Young Professional Forum. nUnderstanding the nature, scope, form and scope of co-operatives nBest practices, benefits and challenges facing co-operatives ...
Taking out the trash ...(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Emma Nicholson Standing in the dark tunnels of the monument outside the Rehearsal Room, you could feel that the first day of the festival was really starting to breathe life. Tutu'ed ballerinas rushed past the queue of excited people bundled into their winter warmest to ...
Fringe theatre creatively depicts topics close to home.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Adrienne Sichel The Eastern Cape government has gone all out to market itself and its cultural strategy. Undaunted, without all the official machinery, certain Cape Town theatremakers are doing a nifty job of branding themselves. A consortium of independent ...
Trying to put a positive spin on Mugabe's hair-raising antics.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa, Mr Simon Moyo, has an unenviable task in trying to put a positive spin on President Mugabe's hair-raising antics, including what is often described as his chaotic white farm seizures of 2000 (Letters, June 27). As a retired PR professional, ...
No 'exit package' for Mugabe, he must face his crimes.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Advocate George Bizos' plea for the granting of amnesty to Zimbab- wean president Robert Mugabe may seem compassionate on the face of things, but it would be highly ill-advised. That nothing constructive to end Mugabe's brutal regime has materialised, has to be placed firmly at ...
No one has the moral right to grant rulers amnesty.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... During a recent interview, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu suggested that Robert Mugabe needed face-saving options in order to allow him to step down from power. Is there perhaps a hint of a TRC-type recommended amnesty for the latter by the highly respected church leader? ...
Young thespians excel in tale of domestic strife.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Adrienne Sichel Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Directed by Janice Honeyman "There's plenty of blood under the bridge," quips George acerbically during one of his verbal onslaughts. This reference to the passage of time ...
Black female execs face pressure; People need to develop self-awareness and learn how to relax in odrer to avoid burnout.(Workplace)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Carita McCallum Stress is high on the list of problems experienced by black female executives. Increasing globalisation, pressure to maintain profitability in an unpredictable economy, increased responsibilities and high expectations to perform are all ...
You too can be an entrepreneur, this is how...(Workplace)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Robin Wheeler What is an entrepreneur? It is an increasingly important person in business, so let's look at what an entrepreneur is and how you can become one. An entrepreneur is someone who has a particular way of looking at the world, whether they work for ...
Festival is a fine time to wine and dine.(Entertainment)
Jul 02, 2007 ... nFrom July 21 to 29, the Park Hyatt in Rosebank hosts an American food festival. Don't expect Sloppy-Joes and burgers because this event is much more upmarket. On July 21 and 22 there will be a Californian wine dinner, prepared by a Hyatt chef de Cuisine that will be flown in ...
Choose Olympic team on merit.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Butana Komphela is reported in The Star (June 20) as saying that the 63% white component of the SA Olympic team is unpalatable and that this was the last time it would be allowed through immigration. He also says that only if people were severely punished would they know that ...
Health additive:.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... News that a forthcoming study into additives in children's food is likely to link them to everything from temper tantrums to allergic reactions may come as a shock to the suits at the British Government's Food Standards Agency, but it has barely raised an eyebrow among parents. ...
Two names, two websites - book and pay your deposit via the wrong one and you get blank looks when you try check in.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Accommodation booking scams usually go something like this. Someone places a classified advert for a holiday apartment or cottage in a newspaper, then asks respondents to pay rental upfront into a bank account. The would-be holidaymakers then discover that the ...
Fox must show her character.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: edwin naidu I once referred to Nicole Fox as a Barbie doll when questioning the wisdom of Randall Abrahams, the former SABC radio boss, in appointing her and other young wannabe broadcasting starlets on 5fm. They replaced veterans - like my favourite Barney ...
Courtrooms have their funny moments; Misunderstandings between lawyers and witnesses often hilarious.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: james clarke A good friend of this column, Dr Hugh Cobb of Rosebank, recently introduced me to two books by Mary Louise Gilman, editor of the National Shorthand Reporter in America, who, in her lifetime collected many hilarious courtroom exchanges - all very amusing. ...
RED, WHITE AND BLUE.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... July 4 is the day on which the United States of America celebrates its independence. It was on this day in 1776 that the American colonists issued a "Declaration of Independence". Every year on July 4, the famous Liberty Bell rings out, reminding people throughout ...
Setting the future agenda.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... The ANC's policy conference that ended over the weekend is an important barometer for what the ruling party is thinking and what South Africa might expect in the near future. More than 1 500 delegates, including some of the top officials in government, discussed issues of ...
A bitter death.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... While many of us were enjoying the first snows to hit Joburg in 26 years, spellbound by the clichA[c]d winter wonderland, there was a bitter side to the cold snap. For hundreds of homeless people, the bitingly low temperatures were nothing less than life-threatening. ...
Minor shift in ANC's thinking; The "massive" clash between the centre and the Left did not occur in the manner expected by some analysts.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: raenette taljaard South Africa's succession race as well as the first theatre of this struggle - this week's policy conference that has drawn to a close in Midrand - is ardently being watched by South Africans, international commentators and ratings agencies alike. ...
KEBABS.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Serves 4-6 30ml red wine vinegar 5ml crushed garlic 10ml dried mixed herbs 5ml crushed dried red chilli 2ml salt freshly ground black pepper 125ml olive oil 500g fillet steak, cut into 2,5cm cubes ...
SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Serves 4-6 1kg chicken pieces water salt and freshly ground black pepper 180ml flour 5ml paprika 10ml garlic and herb seasoning 1 extra large egg 85ml milk 30ml lemon juice ...
BERRY CHEESECAKE.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... (Serves 10-12) 200g chocolate digestive biscuits, crushed 75g butter, melted 750g Philadelphia cream cheese 200g castor sugar 4 whole eggs 2 yolks juice of 3- 4 limes 20cm springform cake tin ...
MORE AMERICAN FOOD?(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... The Rosebank Park Hyatt in conjunction with Angela Day, invites you to join Chef Ben Hardaway at the Angela Day Kitchen , for a evening of Southern Cooking. Hardaway, a talented chef from Atlanta, will show you how to prepare traditional Southern dishes such as Fried Green Tomatoes ...
SPANISH STYLE OSTRICH FILLET WITH VEGGIE BAKE.(Verve)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Francois Kotze is one step closer to winning a trip for 2 to the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham later this year. Kotze, from Cape Town, impressed the judges once again with his innovative ways of incorporating Knorr products in a tasty supper dish. Catch the next ...
Orphan crisis growing steadily worse; Research reveals desperate straits of child-headed homes.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Angelique Serrao The country is headed for disaster unless the problem of child-headed households is addressed. This was said by Valencia Mabalane at the International Learning Conference held at Wits University last week. Mabalane, from the ...
Land ownership faces shake-up.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Janine Stephen and Angela Quintal Land reform will not end once 30% of agricultural land has changed hands and all restitution claims have been settled, Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana has told parliament. In written reply to a question from Maans Nel of ...
You can park for free at Jozi's meters; Respite for motorists as dispute over private firms collecting fees drags on.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Anna Cox You can park for free on the streets of greater Joburg - including Midrand and Roodepoort - because no one is looking after the city's parking meters. And you might be able to enjoy the free ride until August, when a legal wrangle over the meters is ...
They're not roaring yet but at least the Lions can smile again.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Lions (3) 14 Try: Grobbelaar; Penalties: Vermaak (2); Drop goal: Van Schalkwyk Sharks(0) 7 Try: Bobo; Conversion: Kockott With 69 days left until the World Cup kicks off in France, the biggest tournament in ...
Aussie resilience poses a problem.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Peter Bills A source of encouragement to watching South Africans up in Sydney or a false sense of optimism? Careful consideration by the Melbourne jury followed the Wallabies' upset 20-15 win that put an end to New Zealand's eight-match winning run. The All ...
Parties cagey over Mbeki's third-term ANC bid.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mkhwanazi While President Thabo Mbeki was at the African Union's summit in Accra, Ghana, political parties at home urged caution after his announcement that he would be available for nomination for a further term as leader of the ANC. Democratic ...
Funeral industry health risk; Dodgy undertakers flouting guidelines.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: SHEENA ADAMS A growing backstreet funeral industry in Joburg is operating brazenly under the noses of authorities seemingly unaware of who controls what. For R2 000, any one of several touts, who call the Hillbrow mortuary their "office", will sell you a ...
Basketball.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Wheelchair Test series South Africa 57, Netherlands 69 one day international matches India v South Africa Belfast South Africa AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Ganguly15 M van Wyk lbw b Agarkar0 J Kallis b ...
Ruling party's plan to integrate Scorpions into SAPS slated.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWA Political parties and researchers have warned that the ANC's recommendation that the Scorpions be located within the SA Police Service could hamper public confidence in the government's law enforcement agencies. The ANC's national policy ...
No wind, no race.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Valencia - Alinghi's bid to retain the America's Cup was put on hold yesterday when the seventh and possibly decisive race was postponed because of a lack of wind. Extensive cloud cover restricted the development of sea breezes and organisers had no option but to postpone the race. Today ...
'Flying human remains worldwide'.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: SHEENA ADAMS Down the road from the cheerful Decent Mini Hotel in Anderson Street in central Joburg stretch the eagle wings of the logo for Wings of Deliverance. The euphemistically named funeral parlour boldly informs passers-by they "fly human remains ...
Time to stamp out dissent, says Mbeki; Toe the line or leave, defiant ANC members warned.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Angela Quintal and Boyd Webb President Thabo Mbeki says ill-discipline in the ANC has bred populism, and this needs to be eradicated. In an interview with the SABC after the party's policy conference in Midrand, Mbeki again expressed concern about media leaks ...
PAC axes MP and former president Pheko.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: SIBUSISO NGALWa Former Pan Africanist Congress leader Dr Motsoko Pheko has been expelled from the party he joined soon after its formation in the early 1960s. Pheko's expulsion was decided in his absence at the party's nationalexecutive committee ...
Injuries plague Oz camp; And this will surely be a boost for the Boks.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Mike Greenaway Springbok coach Jake White predicted that in the Bledisloe Cup match in Melbourne the All Blacks would soften up the Wallabies for their match this Saturday against the Springboks in Sydney, and he was dead right. The rock around which the ...
Hundreds of mourners bid final goodbye to Mikayla.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: CARYN DOLLEY Mikayla Rossouw, the 6-year-old found murdered, dreamt of being a teacher. But now her friends will miss her "teaching them" when they play her favourite game, "school-school", during the holidays. More than 500 mourners gathered in ...
Joburg Hospital set to reduce strike backlog.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Lee Rondganger There was semblance of normality at Johannesburg Hospital as hospital workers began trickling back to work after the longest mass action in recent history. Yesterday, the most obvious sign that the strike was over was the absence of armed ...
Celebrating the life of a man of passion; Premier hails 'ABC' Motsepe as a role-model and nation-builder who worked hard for his people.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: PATRICK HLAHLA The who's who of South African politics, business and football gathered at the Medunsa sports complex in Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria, to pay tribute to Augustine Butana Chaane Motsepe. Motsepe - known as "ABC" or "Digits" and the father of ...
Dutch delight as SA skid out.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Nazli Thomas South Africa57 Netherlands69 The Dutch wheelchair basketball team yesterday beat South Africa in the fourth game of this six-match series to take a 3-1 lead heading into the Durban leg this week. The South Africans pulled ...
Traders held in Zimbabwe as state cracks down.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Basildon Peta More than 20 business executives and a senior ruling-party legislator have been arrested in a swoop by the Zimbabwean police and army for allegedly overpricing and hoarding commodities. Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Callisto ...
paris hilton goes undercover in HAwaii.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Hawaii - After 23 days in jail, Paris Hilton is enjoying the freedom - and the solitude - of a holiday in the sun. The hotel heiress claimed she was profoundly affected by her time in prison and vowed to end the wild partying for which she is famous - even if it meant ditching ...
SA U-23s out of Eight Nations; But Komphela still optimistic.(Monday Sports Supplement)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Siyabonga Mahlaba Eldorado Park South Africa U/23 0 Botswana U/23 0 Steve Komphela did not sound like a disappointed man at the final whistle. Despite failure to reach the semifinals of this Sasol Eight Nations Tournament ...
Fire started by boy sends scrapyard up in smoke.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: Barry Bateman Old military vehicles and thousands of tyres were set alight when a veld fire swept through a scrapyard in Boschkop, near Pretoria. Plumes of acrid black smoke from the fire could be seen from as far away as Midrand yesterday. No one was injured ...
Eskom workers to demand 12% pay increase.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... BYLINE: NOAH BARRON A strike by Eskom workers looms this week as negotiations grow rockier between management and labour unions asking for a 12% wage hike. The Solidarity union's Jaco Kleynhans said talks had stalled over making details of the salary increase ...
Fire causes gas cylinders to explode.(News)
Jul 02, 2007 ... Gas cylinders exploded in a fire which swept through a storeroom in Actonville in Ekurhuleni yesterday. An emergency services spokesperson said. "The fire is making a lot of smoke. There have been two cylinder explosions." Other, undamaged cylinders were removed from the premises. There ...