The Star (South Africa) back issues from October 2007:
Fixed contracts can be short cut to the CCMA; People may only be hired temporarily if the work is finite.(Workplace)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Recently employers have suffered a spate of losses at the CCMA and bargaining councils, in cases relating to fixed-term contracts. The reason is that employers do not understand the legal purpose of fixed-term contracts and the circumstances under which they are safe to ...
Platform for skills development debate; Site gives employers chance to compare services from many training providers.(Workplace)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: JIM FREEMAN Of the public forums where issues relating to skills and human resources development in South Africa are debated, few attract the depth and fervour of discussion as the free-to-use Skills Portal website. Started three years ago by Alan Hammond, ...
It's not what your staff say, it's how they say it.(Workplace)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Delia Thompson How much of your company's business is done over the phone? As today's business market changes, more and more time is being spent talking to clients over the phone. Here we rely completely on our voices and how we speak. Are your ...
Don't get ... did you see that? ... distracted; There are ways to overcome your mind's lack of focus.(Workplace)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Tessa Silberbauer Ever had a dof day? You're not doing anything differently than you're used to and your tasks are normal, but for some reason, you just can't seem to keep your mind pointed where you want it to focus. Ringing telephones seem louder, it's ...
Constitution Hill offered its inaugural Hostel Heritage tour recently and it was an eye opener. The Star was at the occasion and it seems...(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Trish Beaver A group of street children and homeless adults were among the first participants in the Constitution Hill's Hostel Heritage tour. And while it was a motley crew of attendees, the bubbling enthusiasm of the tour facilitators was infectious and as ...
for compliments.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Georgina Haupt Fsh - Dine Sushi Wine Where: Rosebank Arena, c/o Cradock and Baker streets Tel: 011-447-9188 Rating: HHHHI Fusion food often tends more towards confusion cuisine, but in the right hands, it offers ...
you have two new voice males.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott Behind many of the Idols semi-finalists is a voice coach punching the air, shouting "yes". Despite all the sarcastic comments and reams of bitchy analysis - when it gets down to it - what we have is a bunch of youngsters, who live to sing and have ...
The brave bride who said 'I do'; As a little girl, Antonietta dreamed of her wedding dress. But when the day came for her to slip it on, the guests' invitations were urgent phone calls and the chapel was her room at the Hospice in Houghton, writes Rowena Murray Brown.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ian Blignaut has an unusual tattoo, something which at first seems quite at odds with his profession as an accountant. On the third finger of his left hand, where a wedding ring would normally sit, Ian has a permanent tattoo of a ring. So, for as long as his heart still beats, ...
A HEART OF STOAN.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... 'I used to scare girls with it," Stoan comments, obviously amused, signalling to his outstretched left hand. When he was younger, he got his hand stuck under a garage door and in the process, most of his thumb was swallowed by the menacing thing. "I'd draw a smile on my thumb," ...
How to help the Hospice.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Tree of Light is an annual event that supports the kind of special care Hospice offers to the terminally ill and their loved ones. It also supports the work of The Star Seaside Fund, which provides once-in-a-lifetime holidays for children living in impoverished circumstances. ...
Making a song and dance of summer.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Helen Herimbi The phenomenon that is The High School Musical (THSM) is about more than just song and dance. It seems it is also turned into the root of saucy celebrity scandal. The sequel to the straight-to-TV children's movie about a group of friends who ...
ready or not?(Verve)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Not everyone has the time, or the inclination, to bake a cake from scratch. But several well-known names in baking have come out with ready-made versions. All you need to do is empty the mixture into a bowl, add eggs, oil and liquid, give it a quick beat and it's ready to bake. ...
If you crash your car, your insurance company will take care of the repair, right? But what if the panel beater can't get hold of the spare parts for weeks or months?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... In panel beaters and repair workshops across the country, there are cars that can't be repaired because the parts they need are "on back order". Meanwhile, their owners continue to pay their hefty car finance instalments and insurance premiums, and in most cases, they aren't ...
Kareena's playing it Saif.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... At the start of the year, Bollywood celebrity couple Kareena Kapoor (fondly referred to as Bebo) and Shahid Kapoor, made a New Year's resolution of togetherness. Although their family, friends, fans and the entire film industry predicted the couple would tie the knot eventually, it looks ...
Angela Day's October programme.(Verve)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Where: The Angela Day Kitchen, Lifestyle Garden Centre, cnr Beyers Naude and Ysterhout drives, Randpark Ridge. Payment: For hands-on classes, we require payment in full to secure your booking. Bookings: Call Jenny Kay on 011-791-1304 or e-mail angeladay@telkomsa.net ...
So what's up with Toyota?(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Having heard a number of panel beaters across the country express their frustration at Toyota SA's long delays in supplying parts for recent-model cars - particularly the Yaris, Corolla and Hilux - I asked South Africa's motor spare parts guru, Malcolm Kinsey, what was going on. ...
What to do.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The cost and availability of spare parts are vital factors to consider when buying a car. Panel beaters can offer invaluable advice on this score. And if you find yourself without your car for more than two weeks because your dealership or panel beater ...
Outgoing Press Ombudsman's final report portrays optimism.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Alex Eliseev South Africa's media may be caught up in turbulent times, but Press Ombudsman Edwin Linington's final annual report paints a picture of confidence for the future. Linington, who has served in the post for 10 years, was replaced in July by veteran ...
'Let us keep our rich heritage alive'; There was much fuss about Heritage month, but are we any clearer about what it means? Helen Grange spoke to the CEO of SA's heritage council.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... As Heritage month passes us by, how many of us learned something of our heritage, a chapter of our ancestral history, a story that bestows age-old wisdom which enhances the meaning of our lives? The turnout at the various Heritage Day celebrations around the country was ...
Cheating partner not only fly in ointment.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... It should've been one of the happiest days in Felicia Forrester's life, but it ended in tears. If you haven't been following B&B of late, here's where the story is at: Felicia, clad in a designer black gown (with a black floral bouquet to match), was to marry the man of her dreams, Dante ...
Aaah, the new scent of another Chanel woman.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Sally Scott Someone giving input on the schedule in DStv's Dish magazine has seen fit to re-name the iconic perfume "Channel". Mon Dieu! Legendary French couturier Coco Chanel must be rolling in her crushed silk in Lausanne, where she is buried. ...
Refiloe, it's the heart, not the kidney, that's the organ of love.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The return of Refiloe to The Deep was greeted with hostility by the Matabane family, and with good reason. She is the woman Zeb (Mlangeni Nawa) wanted to take on as a second wife a while back. Aside from leaving his wife, Agnes (Keketso Semoko), devastated, the affair resulted in the birth ...
Seems Pink is still a little M!ssunderstood.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pink's marriage to Carey Hart is allegedly on the rocks. The singer was heard telling friends at a Hollywood restaurant that things are so bad she wants time apart from her husband of 21 months. A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Pink was out with a table full of ...
Ringo's Starr to rise again.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Quentin Tarantino wants to cast Ringo Starr in one of his movies. The director is keen to work with the Beatles drummer and says he always had a greater "presence" than his former bandmates. Tarantino told the Liverpool Echo newspaper: "I'd pick Elvis over the Beatles ...
Evan should just let it be.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Evan Rachel Wood is tired of people mistaking her tattoo for a ferret. She got the strawberry-shaped etching while filming the Beatles-themed musical Across the ...
Too much spread, so turkey instead.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Milla Jovovich has gone "cold turkey" on peanut butter because she was gaining so much weight. The ex-model, who is expecting a daughter in November, has gained 31kg in four months after ...
Seems her nose was out of joint.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ashlee Simpson's dad confirmed she had a nose job. Joe Simpson, who manages her singing career, says the 22-year-old star underwent rhinoplasty last year purely for health reasons. Joe, who also manages his eldest daughter, Jessica, told Us Weekly magazine: "Girls ...
Going up country.(Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pete Doherty thanked his fans for all their support during his rehab stint. The troubled rocker put out a card assuring well-wishers he is on the road to recovery. Friends of the ...
Married women are dying to speak out; Study finds that marital disputes are linked to heart disease.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Denise Gellene Married women who keep silent during marital disputes have a greater chance of dying from heart disease and other conditions than women who speak their minds, research shows. But the same can't be said of married men who keep disagreements to ...
A mother's work is never done.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: helen grange So the imp is long since out of nappies and by all accounts is well adjusted, charming and pretty to boot. But as all parents will glibly tell you, the challenges don't get less, they just change. "Do you have to get married to have ...
Soccer body is a proud symbol of African unity.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The 50th anniversary celebrations of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), while representing the successes and achievements of the continent's organised football structure, also highlight the several challenges that Africa has faced since the decolonisation of Ghana in 1950, ...
Boy's murder is naked criminality.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The murder of Mfundo is disgusting and banal. Our deepest sympathy to his mom in this terrible time, and may God comfort her and the family . Perhaps we can offer a little bit of extra empathy, in that our family ...
Beware of Panda. He eats, shoots and leaves; Punctuation makes a great difference ... lucky Panda didn't sue for libel.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: james clarke On Monday this week the Americans celebrated National Punctuation Day. I am not sure how they celebrated. I suppose they stuffed a turkey and wore funny hats with commas on them. But in a message to the nation the organisers of the NPD raised a ...
Free speech heroes 'selective'; Asking shop-soiled media stalwarts to fashion media freedom is like asking Bantustan leaders to draft us a constitution.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: ronald suresh roberts Today's "veteran" defenders of free speech often lack any tradition as practitioners of it. As former Cape Argus editor, Morris Broughton, wrote in Press and Politics in South Africa (1961) "the South African press was not born out of a struggle for ...
If they must die, let it /be without any torture.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The article "Culture should be defended" by Christine Qunta begs a response. She is 100% correct about traditional African customs being made to feel inferior to others, notably Muslim and Jewish cultural practices. I grew up in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape and ...
Buyout godfather wants deal makers to come clean on tax.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Simon Clark |and Edward Evans London - Jon Moulton, who helped start Europe's two biggest buyout firms, descends a narrow staircase beneath his Victorian mansion, which sprawls behind vineyards and horse chestnut trees in the English county of Kent. "There's ...
It's not about culture, it's about lives in pain.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... "Concern for animal welfare is not the real issue" writes Christine Qunta in her article "Culture should be defended" (September 26), referring to the ritual killing of animals. It is, in her opinion, an "insidious form of contempt for African culture". In the same ...
Enough is enough: vandals have no respect for our places of learning.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... It is with utter dismay I note that most schools in the townships are in an undesirable state due to acts of vandalism. This is in sharp contrast to schools in formerly white and Indian areas. The vandals have little or no regard for our institutions of learning ....
SABS, eNatis collide over Asiawing vehicles.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Roy Cokayne Pretoria - The SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) and the national vehicle licensing authority are blaming each other after hundreds of commercial vehicles ended up on the country's roads without roadworthy certificates. About 420 Asiawing commercial ...
Zimbabwe's kleptocratic, not communist.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Jack Bloom (September 9) makes a common mistake in suggesting that Zimbabwe is following a communist ideology. It is not. It is a kleptocracy, meaning a state that steals for the benefit of the politically empowered. Communism is based ...
Make sense of this insanity.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Vusi Pikoli/Jackie Selebi saga is threatening to degenerate into the|sort of farce which will do serious damage to confidence and the image of the country. Was the national director of public prosecutions suspended because he was zealously doing his job and trying to bring ...
No ordinary cop.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Piet Byleveld is driven by one thing in his life: the desire to see justice done. And in his 36 years as a policeman he has striven to attain that ideal. Working long hours, along with other dedicated detectives and officers of the law, Byleveld has helped solve some of the ...
Turnaround disposal keeps Ridge Mining in the black.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: JUSTIN BROWN Johannesburg - Platinum group metals producer Ridge Mining is back in the black, posting profit of $9.2 million (R63.7 million) in the six months to June compared with a loss of $1.6 million in the same period last year. The turnaround is due ...
Weakening rand may tip MPC's hand, hints Mboweni.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: ETHEL HAZELHURST Johannesburg - The rand had behaved unpredictably of late, weakening on interest rate increases and rising when the rate was held flat, Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni conceded on Friday. As a weaker rand fuels inflation, the comment ...
Don overcomes debt hurdle to post R5.1m profit for year.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONNIE MORRIS Cape Town - The Don group of hotels earned a R5.1 million profit for the year to June from a loss of R5.3 million the previous year. Thabiso Tlelai, the chief executive of the group, expressed confidence following the declaration of the results. ...
Alliance Group seeks to lift auctions out of the funeral parlour.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONNIE MORRIS Cape Town - The Alliance Group, which still receives a sizeable income from auctions, had dropped "auction" from its name, chief executive Rael Levitt said on Friday. The group now operated across five divisions: innovative finance packages, ...
SA's trade deficit of R9.1bn may add to current account woes.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Mike Cohen Cape Town - The country's trade gap was little changed at R9.1 billion in August, higher than expected, as rising machinery imports offset increased exports of precious metals, gems and machinery. The deficit narrowed from R9.4 billion in July, the ...
Ipsa's energy efforts fail to turn on any government lights so far.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Independent Power Southern Africa (Ipsa), the electricity group listed on alternative stock exchanges in London and Johannesburg, has initiated several local power generation projects, but its efforts seem to have been ignored by the government. This was highlighted by the ...
The best you can do is dodge the pendulum.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Global fortunes are flowing in two different directions. In China, there seems no end to the good news, while in Europe and the US markets are reeling from time bombs, buried in low-quality debt. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the Chinese central bank had raised ...
Discovery sued for illegal charges.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... About 300 past and present members of Discovery Health are suing the firm for about R852 000, which they allege they were made to pay through illegal ancillary charges. Wynand Venter, managing director of Wynsam Wealth, an independent financial adviser representing the members, ...
RBA Holdings builds up/headline earnings 105%.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Roy Cokayne Pretoria - Strong revenue growth and an increase in the average selling price of houses in the housing market contributed towards AltX-listed affordable housing company RBA Holdings' 105 percent growth in headline earnings a share to 5.45c in the six months ...
Don't fear SMMEs, Mkhize tells banks.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: SLINDILE KHANYILE Durban - Banks were still very reluctant to finance small businesses, particularly if they were black owned and based in townships or rural areas, Zweli Mkhize, KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for finance and economic development, said on Friday. Mkhize ...
Choosing valuation or momentum stocks is a question of style.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Greg Fury When describing investment style, the most common labels applied to equity investing are value and growth. But it is more useful to distinguish between fundamental or valuation-based investors on the one hand, and momentum investors on the other. ...
Moneyweb in talks to put black foot forward before year-end.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Thabiso Mochiko Johannesburg - Moneyweb plans to announce a black economic empowerment (BEE) partner before the end of the year to boost its opportunities in the radio and online gaming industries, according to the AltX-listed media company's annual report. ...
Assmang, workers ask for time to work out a deal.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: SLINDILE KHANYILE Durban - Assmang and the group of its employees who are suspected to be suffering from the crippling condition manganism have both asked the department of labour for more time to continue their negotiations on a compensation deal. Jan ...
Mondi seeks new market in plastics.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: TOM ROBBINS Cape Town - Mondi Packaging's move into rigid plastics was part of a strategy to diversify its business into focused markets, it said last week, but it was wary of the lower-margin bulk packaging sector. Last week the company launched a R90 ...
Peermont to add new casinos.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hospitality and gaming company Peermont will build a R220 million casino, hotel and conference facility to replace Tusk Umfolozi Casino in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. Construction is due to start in the ...
Property market not in free fall - Lighthouse.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Roy Cokayne Pretoria - The residential property market is still solid, not in some type of "free fall", and "ready to respond" to any mildly positive news, according to the latest Lighthouse residential property index report. This was evident in the further ...
Top resource stocks lead bourse higher on weaker dollar.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: From BLOOMBERG and reuters Johannesburg - Stocks rose slightly on Friday, paced by BHP Billiton and Anglo American, as a weaker dollar boosted resources. The all share index added 0.05 percent to 29 959.19 points, while the Top40 rose 0.04 percent to 27 ...
Take the Challenge and build your team.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Intelligent Sport World Series gives top international firms the opportunity to develop successful and dynamic business teams. Now the event is coming to South Africa. The first local Challenge takes place next May. Entire companies, from the delivery clerk to ...
Hardware makes a solid AltX debut.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hardware Warehouse, which sells cement, timber and corrugated iron roofing, climbed 13 percent in its Friday debut on AltX, the JSE's alternative exchange. The shares, which were sold at R1 apiece, rose 13c to value the company at R90.4 million. The East London-based ...
Ipsa to spend $14m packing firepower into Coega turbines.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: JUSTIN BROWN Johannesburg - Independent Power Southern Africa (Ipsa) would spend at least $14 million (R96 million) to upgrade four turbines it planned to use at its 1 600 megawatt Coega power station, the power producer said on Friday. Ipsa, which is listed ...
Frightened gays and lesbians march against township homophobia.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: Paola Verouden Gays and lesbians in Soweto have had enough of the homophobia in the huge township. On Saturday, they took to the streets in a march aimed at stressing the need for more protection for homosexuals in the township. Several of the 150 ...
Major breakthrough as cops arrest robbery suspect.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: LEBOGANG SEALE Police believe they have made|a major breakthrough with the arrest of a man believed to be part of a gang responsible for|a trail of casino and bank robberies in Gauteng. The man - a Zimbabwean national in his late 30s - was arrested in ...
Low sales at Nederburg raise questions of auction's relevance.(Business Report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BYLINE: RONNIE MORRIS Cape Town - Sales at the annual Nederburg wine auction at the weekend came in at R5.13 million - R1.8 million lower than last year. Auction manager Christine Joubert said the lower sales were the result of 17 percent less wine being available as ...