The Star (South Africa) back issues from April 2009:
Ink in time to read, then write.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: CLIVE PERCIVAL What is writing? It is thinking on paper and good writing is clear thinking made visible. It keeps you busy enough to lose yourself in labour and not to wither in despair. Think how interesting it will be to read books written 100 or 200 years ...
You'll be Zapped right off your feet by this Mama.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kgomotso Moncho Marie Daulne, the founder and leader of the group Zap Mama, is a citizen of the world, a nomadic spirit, shall we say. She is based in Brussels, Belgium, but says she's a child of the universe. "I'm not a nationalist, I'm a human being. I fit ...
Blame the state for refugee crisis.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I recently listened to an astonishing radio interview with Gauteng MEC for Local Government Qedani Mahlangu discussing the humanitarian crisis playing out in the Central Methodist Church and surrounds. Frankly, her tone was reminiscent of the heartless rantings of the apartheid-era ...
Parties must reveal alliance partners now.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... After reading Steve Mahape's letter (The Star, March 19) concerning his pessimism of the array of political parties, and fearing his vote may be compromised in coalition politics, my reaction was to condemn the gentleman's stance as extreme cynicism. But he does make some ...
Get involved and make a choice.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I am not a political activist, nor am I sure who I am going to vote for at this stage. I have returned to the country I love and am so pleased with my move. It coincided with world economies crumbling and so far South Africa is holding up nicely. What I am very aware ...
Queen's English gets solid kick up the kilt; The English butchered the Scots. Today, Scots butcher English.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: james clarke I've often said that while the English language has become more global it has, at the same time, shattered into more and more dialects and these have evolved into distinct languages. So we gradually move back to square one where we cannot understand each ...
Studying at night, working by day; David Mafokoane, an admin assistant in the learnership department of Boston City Campus, is himself a learner on a Seta learnership. Workplace spoke to him about his two roles.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... What does your job entail? I assist with the behind-the-scenes admin involved in running learnerships. From the moment a learner registers for a learnership, I create a record for him or her and keep it up to date. Records include personal details and academic ...
Soul, R&B, hip hop and all that jazz.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Therese Owen The annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival gets under way today in Greenmarket Square with a surprise appearance by Diane Reeves at the popular free concert. The US songbird will be joined by the Afro-jazz outfit The Incredibles Brass, the ...
Right coach can help you climb the ladder; Choose someone /who has succeeded in the field you're in.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: REnate Volpe I frequently find myself answering four questions around coaching. They are: (1) What is coaching? (2) What do you do as a coach? (3) Why should I go for coaching? (4) How do I select the right coach for me? There is a host of answers ...
Industry needs thousands of new programmers; Computer skills highly sought after across the globe.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Workplace Staff THERE is a shortage of computer programmers across the world and South Africa is no exception. South African skills are highly sought after abroad, and as programmers get offered attractive contracts overseas, our skills resources are ...
Not all are equal under the BCEA; The Basic Conditions /of Employment /Act does not apply to all employees.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) does not apply to all employees. In terms of section 3 of the BCEA, government security members ie those who work for the National Intelligence Agency, the South African Secret Service and the South African National Academy of ...
The myths that sabotage financial independence; The right advice and information needed /for proper planning.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... It is April Fool's day and perhaps you have already been caught by a little fib. It is so easy to fall prey to a prank or to believe in a lie, isn't it? But generally speaking we are most foolish with money at any given time - we believe myths and tall tales surrounding finances ...
yes, Your vote is powerful.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This is the last of my columns before we go to the polls on April 22. Before you assume that I'm going to ask you to support a specific party or person, hang on. This is not about a party or a person. This is about you. We are a very young democracy and each of us ...
Outsourcing ban a 'ploy'; Industry hits back at Labour Minister.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: THEO GARRUN THE claim by Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana that labour brokers are human traffickers, and his promise that the ANC will ban the practice of outsourcing work to third parties after the coming elections, are irresponsible election campaigning. ...
Always Pata Pata.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theresa Smith alhough she will never again grace our stages with her luminous presence, Miriam Makeba's presence looms large. This year's photographic exhibition in the Duo Tone gallery at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival concentrates on the jazz icon who died ...
First Star Workplace expo breaks new ground; Expo organisers 'blown away' by record /14 500 visitors.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: THEO Garrun Workplace went into uncharted territory last week by hosting for the first time, an exhibition aimed at getting jobseekers, prospective employers, and providers of vocational training together. And, according to the exhibitors, and to those who are ...
2 reasons why the election's a joke.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... This month you get to cast your X - on ballot papers and on who makes you laugh the hardest. Cheesy TV adverts have already made their way onto the elections bandwagon so maybe it's time some comedians show them what funny really is. No less than two well known and ...
Stand up and be counted; If you don't speak up, you won't be heard - and anonymity is not an asset in business.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE theme I am about to address is potentially a sensitive one. I trust regular readers of this column will know that I don't try to be controversial for the sake of being so. My motive is a developmental one and when I need to address a difficult issue in order to ...
Tasha is a sinkor swim survivor.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... 'The Samas were the kiss of death," answers Tasha Baxter when I ask her about how her two awards affected her life. "No, that's not true. It was part of a crescendo that lasted until December and then ended. Right now, I'm trying to keep my head above water." Last year Tasha ...
Fest's coming up Rosies ...(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Don Albert Gone are the great names in jazz, the pioneers, the artists who created this musical art form. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane - the list goes on ad infinitum. Today, most jazz fests are ...
Fans in for treat with Grammy-winner Reeves.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Munyaradzi Vomo Speaking to jazz songbird Dianne Reeves is like listening to poetry. Her laid-back tone is as gentle and rhythmically hypnotic as her singing voice. The icon, whose blues sound has a strong jazz foundation, is a headliner at this year's Cape ...
Tears as Miley scoops Kids' Choice award.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Miley Cyrus burst into tears at Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards. The Hannah Montana star was overcome with emotion when she beat Beyonce Knowles, Alicia Keys and Rihanna to be named Favourite Female Singer at the ceremony, which was held in Los Angeles on Saturday ....
I want a relationship but girls don't like me.(Classified)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I'm a 21-year-old man at university. I have never tasted the breast of a woman - I mean, I've never been in a relationship. Girls don't respond well to me and I'm starting to think negative thoughts about myself. Help. Momma's response: Wena, surely you've tasted a ...
He cheated on me all the time, but I want him back.(Classified)
Apr 01, 2009 ... I've been dating this guy for three years, but we've had several break-ups during this period. We both have properties and are unmarried. We used to be very close. Around September he changed. He would promise me that he would come to my house, but then he wouldn't. ...
Cipla Medpro targets R139m sales in SA.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Slindile Khanyile Cipla Medpro South Africa aims to generate sales of R138.5 million from three recently launched generic products this year. Last year the group introduced Lexamil, an antidepressant, and Cipla Perindopril, a cardiovascular product. Two months ...
A spotlight on executive pay.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: THEO GARRUN One of the surprising aspects of the response, in other countries, to the current global economic crisis has been the way that the remuneration packages of the top executives of the corporations at the centre of the storm have been criticised. ...
Call for minute's silence after stampede.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A minute's silence will be held before inter-|national football matches today after 19 fans died in a stampede in the Ivory Coast. World football's governing body Fifa is investigating the stampede at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet-Boigny arena on Sunday before the World Cup qualifier with ...
Criticism of police ignored facts; Law enforcement agencies will thrive where they are appreciated.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: margaret-ann diedricks The piece by The Star's deputy editor Jovial Rantao on the protest action by taxi operators on March 24 has reference. Let me on the outset state that we condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the violent actions that accompanied ...
A call for less piousness and more politics; In the build-up to the World Cup, why is there such a focus on religion?(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: lebogang mokwena I can't wait for April 22 to arrive. Not that I am waiting with bated breath for election day. In fact, the people who should really be holding their breath about voting are all the newly eligible voters whose parents have done a good job of telling them ...
Role out the saris.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Naomi Campbell is set to star in a Bollywood movie. The British supermodel wowed casting directors during her recent appearance at the Fashion For Relief fundraiser held in Mumbai last week and now ...
A model of tact is Macy.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... William H Macy claims that his wife, Felicity Huffman, is the sexiest actress on the TV show Desperate Housewives. The actor doesn't understand why Felicity (who plays stressed-out mother Lynette) gets less ...
King, Prince in concert thriller.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Michael Jackson will sing with his eldest son on the opening night of his London residency at the O2 Arena. The 50-year-old singer plans to invite 12-year-old Prince Michael I onstage to perform during the ...
Singing draws no red ink.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Jennifer Hudson wanted to be a tattoo artist. The singer would have opted for a very different career if she hadn't made it as a singer and actress. "My second choice was to be a tattoo artist because I also ...
Kicked while he's down.(Entertainment)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Hugh Hefner is selling his house. The Playboy Magazine founder is reportedly putting his $27 million (R263m) five-bedroomed property on the market, amid rumours that he has hit a financial slump. Hef's private property is not to be confused with the notorious Playboy Mansion ...
Marali looking for a left hook.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Kevin McCallum Zolani Marali will attempt to become a four-time world champion tomorrow night when he takes on Mexican Gamaliel Diaz at Emperors Palace, but two weeks ago, in a conference room inside the resort complex, Marali was a confused, hurt and worried man. ...
Sort out SABC mess.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... URGENT action is required to tackle the on-going crisis at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. While the ANC may not be keen on letting the SABC become an election hot potato, urgent political intervention, and not interference, is necessary to restore the credibility of the public ...
Fuel, power hikes.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... It looks as if the battered consumer will have to tighten the belt yet another notch as the price of fuel went up at midnight yesterday and the proposed Eskom electricity tariff hike seems set to bite if approved. This country has yet to feel the full effects of the global ...
Madonna's mission.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Why such a fuss over Madonna's bid to adopt a second Malawian child? Children's advocacy groups claim the pop star is circumventing the law, with one critic even accusing her of being a virtual kidnapper. Madonna's response would surely be to point out that the process has to ...
Hopefuls get chance of playing in Soweto Open.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The South African Tennis Association (Sata) yesterday announced that a pre-qualifying tournament for the upcoming Soweto Open men's and women's events will be held for players from previously disadvantaged communities. The tournament will be played at the Arthur Ashe Tennis ...
The Rev certainly did not practise what he preached.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... In the last quarter of 1996 immediately after former Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa Dr Stanley Mogoba was elected president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Bishop Mvume Dandala criticised Dr Mogoba, which criticism was published in the Star. Dandala ...
Learners roll up sleeves, get down to work; Programme offers job seekers entrepreneurial skill to launch careers /or start own businesses.(Workplace)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Theo Garrun Junior Achievement South Africa (Jasa) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In that time some 380 000 learners have, through the organisation's programmes, been given their first taste of the world of work while still at school. ...
Matfield, Habana boost Bulls; Springboks Victor and Bryan will bring a positive vibe to the team, says coach Ludeke.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen The return to fitness and availability of Springbok veterans Victor Matfield and Bryan Habana could not have come at a more important time for the Bulls. After spending several weeks on the sidelines due to injury, Matfield ...
Els' hand in Master Louis.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Louis Oosthuizen will next week become the first former member of the Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation to play in the US Masters. Courtesy of his climb into the top-50 in the official world golf ranking, 26-year old South African Oosthuizen has qualified to make his Masters' ...
Geography sets the political and economic stage.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... According to geopolitical science, there is a relationship between global politics and economics, and geography. Applied to current events, see if the following theses hold water: economic power is shifting from West to East; and there is a relationship between this structural shift, the ...
JD Group settles its tax dispute.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Tom Robbins The JD Group had resolved a tax dispute with the authorities, resulting in a once-off tax charge of R344 million, it said yesterday, noting it would forgo paying an interim dividend. The R344 million payment to Sars is a resolution of a matter that ...
Improving current account deficit fails to brighten trade prospects.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Ethel Hazelhurst A sharp decline in the trade deficit to R571 million in February from R17.4 billion in January has highlighted the volatility of monthly trade data. But the data, released yesterday by Sars, also improved the outlook for the current account ...
Ignorance is /no longer bliss /for retailers; There are some delicious bits in the Consumer Protection Bill - the one set to become an act. One of the less quoted bits falls under the section on consumers' right to fair and honest dealings, compelling retailers to correct consumers if they appear to have a misconception which could prejudice them.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... So if a mother exclaims: "Wow, this is a very good price for leather shoes!" the salesperson would have to swallow hard and say: "Actually, they aren't genuine leather." Same goes in a furniture store. If a couple are thrilled at the prospect of buying their first leather lounge ...
zz quote of the day.(Business Report)(Quotation)
Apr 01, 2009 ... When you make an efficient choice in moments of indecision, you establish more effectiveness within ...
Export data provide misleading food for thought.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Big swings in monthly trade data make it difficult for economists to discern a broad trend. But the sharp fall in the trade deficit, from R17.4 billion in January to R571 million in February, can be viewed with relief. It is interesting to identify the particular imports and ...
Madonna; From rock chick to demure mother ... all in one pretentious day. She'll stop at nothing to adopt a second African child.But, writes Natalie Clarke, unease is growing over her ruthless tactics.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... MADONNA chose a plain black dress and low heels for her appointment with the judge who will decide whether she can adopt Mercy James. Back in the US, she's been playing the rock chick by hanging on the arm of a bloke called Jesus, who's more than 20 years younger than her. In ...
So long, it's been good to know you.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Today's column will be the last. I have|decided to move on from the ranks of the ink-stained recorders and venture into new pastures. The Indian Premier League approached me with a decent offer to work in their media and entertainment division. One of the key respon-sibilities ...
Gun-owners find queueing is no picnic.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Alex Eliseev After more than 24 hours in a queue to renew his firearm licence, Don Reddy emerged from the registration office a happy man. He was turned away at the last moment the evening before, spent a cold night in the Kempton Park police station's ...
Bankers are missing joke of Financial Fools Day.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... One OF MY best friends is a banker. I'm only joking. But I do know some bankers, and I have what would have been described in the old days as a "civil but strange" relationship with my "relationship" banker. (Strange in the sense of "not familiar" rather than weird, I hasten to add.) The ...
I stood in line for seven hours to renew my licence.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Minesh Bhagaloo I was turned away last Friday after getting to the Linden police station to renew my gun licence a little after the closing time. There were lots of people inside the community hall, but they had made it past the door before it was locked. I ...
FRANCE.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Angry French workers facing layoffs at a Caterpillar factory detained four of their bosses yesterday at the US manufacturer's plant in the Alps and refused to let them leave the premises, said union representatives. Unions representing the workers said they wanted new talks on ...
'Honour your /kids and they will honour you'.(Life)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Helen Grange SELF knowledge is a subject with which we all struggle, writes Charlene Smith in her new book, Committed to Me. In it she endeavours, via the bank of experience gained in her own accomplished life, to help you master it and use it to create the life you ...
SA firms to spread footprint in Africa.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Slindile Khanyile TWO South African firms have disclosed plans to spread their footprint across Africa, joining an increasing number of firms heading north. This was the best time to look for opportunities in Africa, Zen Negatu, a managing partner at Ernst & ...
Golden Boys Gauteng two-good for Eastern Cape as they turn on the style.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Tshepang Mailwane DEFENDING champions Gauteng got their Metropolitan National Under-19 Championship campaign off to a flyer yesterday as they easily sliced through their opponents, Eastern Cape. The tournament, which was played in Limpopo last year, is |being ...
Pakistani's deportation illegal, top court rules.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The detention and deportation of Pakistani national Khalid Mahmood Rashid from South Africa to Pakistan in 2005 were unlawful, the Supreme Court of Appeal held yesterday. The SCA upheld an appeal, brought on Rashid's behalf, that his detention at the Cullinan police station from ...
Four-year-old found abandoned in Joburg park.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... THE police are trying to find the family of a four-year-old girl found abandoned in a Kensington park. She speaks Portuguese and was found by a woman cleaning toilets yesterday. The girl has a light complexion and was wearing a pink ...
Samaritan, medic save Granny Ruth; 'She was dying ... she didn't have long left in the car'.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Angelique Serrao For two hours Granny Ruth lay slumped in the passenger seat of her Toyota Tazz, almost dying of heatstroke as motorists whizzed by on the N1 north. The 81-year-old woman would have died on Saturday afternoon if it hadn't been for a good ...
GM fitness plan puts Ford in a vulnerable position.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Keith Naughton Ford, the only US vehicle maker not taking federal aid, could lose its competitive edge if President Barack Obama is successful in slimming down General Motors (GM) with lower labour costs, debt and dealers. Obama gave GM 60 days to come up with ...
Debt stress alarm bells ring at Absa.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Mzwandile Jacks Absa had started to see a steady increase in the number of clients whose debt stress levels could push them over the cliff, it emerged yesterday. Kim Royds, the executive of retail collection services at Absa, confirmed that her team had ...
Fitch's negative outlook on rand has thin silver lining.(Business Report)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Fitch Ratings yesterday confirmed the negative outlook of South Africa's BBB+ foreign currency rating. Fitch yesterday forecast public debt would rise to 31 percent of gross domestic product in the 2010/11 financial year, from a low of 27 percent in the 2008/09 financial year, ...
ANC broke laws in tabling new rates - DA; 'City failed to seek public's comments first'.(News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... BYLINE: Anna Cox Joburg residents face stiff, above-inflation tariff increases - of up to 54% in some cases. The DA claims the ANC pushed the tariffs through last Thursday in contravention of several municipal acts. The party's Joburg leader, Victor Penning, said the ...