The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Watchtower Society, Inc.
New York, USA

Dear Brothers,

I served for seven years as an Elder in the Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I recently relinquished this privilege for the following reasons:

1. My whole life I was taught that Armageddon is going to be here any moment and is “imminent.” The direction from the Holy Spirit said that the end was going to come in 1914, 1925, 1975, and before the end of the 20th Century. Your followers would “never grow old” or “fulfill any career.” That didn’t happen. “Imminent” and “soon” stretched on for over 100 years. These interpretations of Bible prophecy have proven to be false, and yet you continue to pretend that they were “directed by Jehovah.”

2. I was taught that there would be very few “anointed” left when the end came and that the number will decrease as the end drew near. The number of “anointed” is actually increasing.

3. I was told that field service is a “life saving work” that must be performed with a “sense of urgency.” So far not one person’s life has been saved. And even though the work is “urgent,” the antiquated method of calling on empty houses is still used as the primary way of trying to reach people. Television, the Internet, email, postal services, and social networking are not being used – even though the effectiveness of these methods has been proven. I doubt that you feel that this is a “life saving work” yourself.

4. We are taught as an organization that “the light gets brighter” as Jehovah blesses his servants with Holy Spirit and increased understanding. Is Jehovah responsible for flip-flopping doctrines such as the “generation” of Matthew 24:34? Organ transplants? Blood transfusions? The identity of the “superior authorities”? Or is it the men who claim to be “inspired”? Despite these changes, each time the credit (or blame) is given to Jehovah. If the members of the Faithful and Discreet Slave class were actually “inspired,” “faithful,” or “discreet,” these teachings would have never changed.

5. We are taught that we live in a “spiritual paradise” and associate with the “safest group of people on earth.” As elders we were given instructions that in some cases involving criminal behavior by members of the congregation, that we were not to tell the authorities or to warn the congregation. In the past, the organization has tried to sweep this problem under the rug, and continues to do so in a misguided effort to try to protect its reputation.

6. “Disfellowshipping,” as practiced within the organization, cannot be found in the scriptures. Would Jesus have treated sinners the way that we as Witnesses treat sinners?

7. I was taught that the United Nations organization is the “wild beast” described in Revelation, and is one of the organizations “controlled by Satan.” Despite this teaching, the Watchtower Society was partners of the UN for a number of years as an “NGO,” a Non-Governmental Organization. This is the very height of hypocrisy.

8. Even though the “truth” changes, if you believe something other than what is published as the “latest light” (right or wrong), you can be disfellowshipped. I personally have seen this happen. I choose to remain anonymous because of my fear that this will happen to me.

9. 1914 cannot be proven by scripture to be “the end of the Gentile Times.” No one, other than the Witnesses, believes that Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BCE. Brother Russell used the Great Pyramid of Giza’s measurements to corroborate 1914 as the end of the Gentile Times. His calculation arbitrarily uses a lunar year of 360 days to come to a date based on a solar year of 365.25 days.

10. Even though I have been told repeatedly that world conditions are deteriorating in fulfillment of Matthew 24, earthquakes are not “increasing in frequency” according to the USGS. Crime rates have “dropped dramatically” according to the US Department of Justice. The lifespan of mankind has “risen significantly” since 1914 as pestilence has been treated, controlled, or eradicated according to the US Department of Health. Food shortages are decreasing. Wars are not increasing.

11. Even though I pray through Jesus to Jehovah, I am taught, and expected to teach, that Jesus is not our mediator. This is despite what the Bible says at 1 Timothy 2:5,6.

Brothers, these are some of the reasons that caused me to resign serving as an Elder. I cannot with a good conscience support an organization that pretends to be something that it is not – just as I cannot pretend to be something, or someone, that I am not.

I ask that you consider that the large number of appointed men resigning as being a symptom of a larger problem within the organization. The problem is the Governing Body assumes an arrogant and authoritarian position, in that it acts as God’s sole channel here on earth today. I can see it. Many others have seen it – and are quitting because of it. The vast majority that resign are not doing so because they want to live an immoral life without Godly principles. They resign because they are men of principle.

You cannot control people’s thoughts and intentions, even as much as you would like to. Jehovah created each of us with a sense of fairness and honesty – and most importantly with a free will.

Members of the Governing Body: I ask you to act as men of principle yourselves. Allow people to have the freedom to choose for themselves whether they want to be a part of your organization – or not, and if they choose to leave, allow them to do so without sanctions. Be honest and admit it if you are not sure of a scriptural interpretation; do not force people to believe something that you are not convinced of yourself. Do not allow past mistakes in policy or doctrine to continue to morph into future mistakes that may cost people their families – or even their lives. Lastly, protect the people who are under your spiritual care – not through secrecy, but through transparency – with the foremost quality of love in mind.

Your Brother,

SIAM

The original thread and post may be seen here.

However, there is one more thing that parents have to be concerned about and this is the issue of cults. Do not be fooled into thinking that this is something minor. It is a major threat to the welfare, human rights, and the futures of our students. Keep in mind that cults threaten the very reason your children attend these institutions of higher learning. These groups are generally anti-intellectual and often force students to drop out of school. They oppose freedom of thought and discourse, which is the very basis for our educational system.

Cults are now more numerous than ever and it seems as if South Africa is becoming a major recruiting ground for these groups. Universities and schools have been reporting an increase of cult activity on their grounds and it is for this very reason that I am embarking on a major educating drive at high schools and institutions of higher learning. Children between the ages of 13 and 18 are especially vulnerable to cult recruitment. First year university students very often fall prey to cults that use front organisations to lure unsuspecting students into their clutches.

Parents, school principles, university executives, counselors and others should especially take heed of this. To enquire about my school talks and education programme please e-mail me at robin@robinjackson.co.za or call +27(0)839918568. I will then forward a full school event guide to interested persons,schools and tertiary institutions. Part of the proceeds of these events goes to the school and tertiary institutions.

The date for the Uitenhage event is Saturday 5 March 2011.

Venue: VJs Conference Centre

Address: 32 Graaff Reinet Road
              Uitenhage
              Eastern Cape
              South Africa

Time: 9am to 12pm

The date for the Cape Town event is Saturday 12 March 2011.

Venue: Cape Chamber of Commerce

Address: 19 Louis Gradner Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa 

Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm          

Johannesburg will follow on 26 March 2011. Venue to be confirmed.

With the spotlight being shed on the recent murder of a policeman and ultimate death of a French couple in the Western Cape, cult activity is a growing menace in our society and is being left unchecked to ravish and destroy families and societies as a whole. Young people in secondary schools, universities and colleges are especially susceptible to cult recruitment and are often targeted by these groups. Would you like to know how to identify these groups and how to protect yourself, your family and your friends from being recruited into a cult? Then come and listen, interact and educate yourself at the event.

So, you think you are immune to cult recruitment? Think again!

Tickets to the events cost R80 and includes 2 free e-copies of my books on CD. Refreshments will be served. For reservations and payments you may contact me on 0839918568 or e-mail me at robin@robinjackson.co.za

Please note that seats are limited so confirm your attendence ASAP!

In contrast, the host contacted the South African branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses to invite a representative to appear on the show and they refused. I strongly suspect that their refusal  was after hearing that I was to be on the show.

It has been almost a year and a half that Paul Haggis, Oscar winning director and writer of movies like Crash and Million Dollar Baby, resigned from the Church of Scientology. One of his main gripes with the church was their public sponsorship of Proposition 8, a legislation that took away the freedom and civil rights of gays and lesbians in California. This was after the Supreme Court had granted them these rights.

Haggis had also come across an appearance that Tommy Davis (Spokesperson for Scientology and David Miscavige mouthpiece) had made on CNN in May 2008 in which Davis denies that the the church has a policy of “disconnection” whereby members are encouraged to separate themselves from friends and family who are critical Scientology. Haggis was stunned at the outright lie and mentioned this in his letter to Davis. Every Scientologist knows that this policy exists and it is similar to the shunning policies practiced by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, CTMI etc.

Below is the letter Haggis sent to Tommy Davis as posted on http://www.scientology-cult.com/declarations-of-independence/59-paul-haggis/158-paul-haggis-resigns-from-church-of-scientology.html

Tommy,

As you know, for ten months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church of Scientology of San Diego. Their public sponsorship of Proposition 8, a hate-filled legislation that succeeded in taking away the civil rights of gay and lesbian citizens of California – rights that were granted them by the Supreme Court of our state – shames us.

I called and wrote and implored you, as the official spokesman of the church, to condemn their actions. I told you I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated.

In that first conversation, back at the end of October of last year, you told me you were horrified, that you would get to the bottom of it and “heads would roll.” You promised action. Ten months passed. No action was forthcoming. The best you offered was a weak and carefully worded press release, which praised the church’s human rights record and took no responsibility. Even that, you decided not to publish.

The church’s refusal to denounce the actions of these bigots, hypocrites and homophobes is cowardly. I can think of no other word.  Silence is consent, Tommy. I refuse to consent.

I joined the Church of Scientology thirty-five years ago. During my twenties and early thirties I studied and received a great deal of counseling. While I have not been an active member for many years, I found much of what I learned to be very helpful, and I still apply it in my daily life. I have never pretended to be the best Scientologist, but I openly and vigorously defended the church whenever it was criticized, as I railed against the kind of intolerance that I believed was directed against it. I had my disagreements, but I dealt with them internally. I saw the organization – with all its warts, growing pains and problems – as an underdog. And I have always had a thing for underdogs.

But I reached a point several weeks ago where I no longer knew what to think. You had allowed our name to be allied with the worst elements of the Christian Right. In order to contain a potential “PR flap” you allowed our sponsorship of Proposition 8 to stand. Despite all the church’s words about promoting freedom and human rights, its name is now in the public record alongside those who promote bigotry and intolerance, homophobia and fear.

The fact that the Mormon Church drew all the fire, that no one noticed, doesn’t matter. I noticed. And I felt sick. I wondered how the church could, in good conscience, through the action of a few and then the inaction of its leadership, support a bill that strips a group of its civil rights.

This was my state of mind when I was online doing research and chanced upon an interview clip with you on CNN. The interview lasted maybe ten minutes – it was just you and the newscaster. And in it I saw you deny the church’s policy of disconnection. You said straight-out there was no such policy, that it did not exist.

I was shocked. We all know this policy exists. I didn’t have to search for verification – I didn’t have to look any further than my own home.

You might recall that my wife was ordered to disconnect from her parents because of something absolutely trivial they supposedly did twenty-five years ago when they resigned from the church. This is a lovely retired couple, never said a negative word about Scientology to me or anyone else I know – hardly raving maniacs or enemies of the church. In fact it was they who introduced my wife to Scientology.

Although it caused her terrible personal pain, my wife broke off all contact with them. I refused to do so. I’ve never been good at following orders, especially when I find them morally reprehensible.

For a year and a half, despite her protestations, my wife did not speak to her parents and they had limited access to their grandchild. It was a terrible time.

That’s not ancient history, Tommy. It was a year ago.

And you could laugh at the question as if it was a joke? You could publicly state that it doesn’t exist?

To see you lie so easily, I am afraid I had to ask myself: what else are you lying about?

And that is when I read the recent articles in the St. Petersburg Times.  They left me dumbstruck and horrified.

These were not the claims made by “outsiders” looking to dig up dirt against us. These accusations were made by top international executives who had devoted most of their lives to the church. Say what you will about them now, these were staunch defenders of the church, including Mike Rinder, the church’s official spokesman for 20 years!

Tommy, if only a fraction of these accusations are true, we are talking about serious, indefensible human and civil rights violations. It is still hard for me to believe.  But given how many former top-level executives have said these things are true, it is hard to believe it is all lies.

And when I pictured you assuring me that it is all lies, that this is nothing but an unfounded and vicious attack by a group of disgruntled employees, I am afraid that I saw the same face that looked in the camera and denied the policy of disconnection. I heard the same voice that professed outrage at our support of Proposition 8, who promised to correct it, and did nothing.

I carefully read all of your rebuttals, I watched every video where you presented the church’s position, I listened to all your arguments – every word. I wish I could tell you that they rang true. But they didn’t.

I was left feeling outraged, and frankly, more than a little stupid.

And though it may seem small by comparison, I was truly disturbed to see you provide private details from confessionals to the press in an attempt to embarrass and discredit the executives who spoke out. A priest would go to jail before revealing secrets from the confessional, no matter what the cost to himself or his church. That’s the kind of integrity I thought we had, but obviously the standard in this church is far lower – the public relations representative can reveal secrets to the press if the management feels justified. You even felt free to publish secrets from the confessional in Freedom Magazine – you just stopped short of labeling them as such, probably because you knew Scientologists would be horrified, knowing you so easily broke a sacred vow of trust with your parishioners.

How dare you use private information in order to label someone an “adulteress?” You took Amy Scobee’s most intimate admissions about her sexual life and passed them onto the press and then smeared them all over the pages your newsletter! I do not know the woman, but no matter what she said or did, this is the woman who joined the Sea Org at 16! She ran the entire celebrity center network, and was a loyal senior executive of the church for what, 20 years? You want to rebut her accusations, do it, and do it in the strongest terms possible – but that kind of character assassination is unconscionable.

So, I am now painfully aware that you might see this an attack and just as easily use things I have confessed over the years to smear my name. Well, luckily I have never held myself up to be anyone’s role model.

The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others. I have to believe that if they knew what I now know, they too would be horrified. But I know how easy it was for me to defend our organization and dismiss our critics, without ever truly looking at what was being said; I did it for thirty-five years. And so, after writing this letter, I am fully aware that some of my friends may choose to no longer associate with me, or in some cases work with me. I will always take their calls, as I always took yours. However, I have finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer be a part of this group. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the church’s anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology.

Sincerely,

Paul Haggis

Ps. I’ve attached our email correspondence.  At some point it became evident that you did not value my concerns about the church’s tacit support of an amendment that violated the civil rights of so many of our citizens. Perhaps if you had done a little more research on me, the church’s senior management wouldn’t have dismissed those concerns quite so cavalierly. While I am no great believer in resumes and awards, this is what you would have discovered.

More info here: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright

For those not familiar with Harold Egbert Camping, he is a Christian radio broadcaster and president of Family Stations, Inc., a California-based religious broadcasting network, including more than 150 outlets in the United States as well as a Web site. Camping, 89, has scrutinized the Bible for almost 70 years and says he has developed a mathematical system to interpret prophecies hidden within the Good Book. One night a few years ago, Camping, a civil engineer by trade, crunched the numbers and was stunned at what he’d found: The world will end May 21, 2011.

However, this is not the first time that Harold has made predictions about Judgment Day. On Sept. 6, 1994, dozens of Camping’s believers gathered inside Alameda’s Veterans Memorial Building to await the return of Christ, an event Camping had promised for two years. His followers dressed children in their Sunday best and held Bibles open-faced toward the heavens.

But, as we now bear testimony, the world did not end. Camping responded that he might have made a mathematical error. He spent the next decade running new calculations, as well as overseeing a media company that has grown significantly in size and reach. His Family Radio Station extends from the United States to China and is growing. And it seems that South Africa is not immune to Camping’s prophecies and doctrines. Camping has raked up a considerable listenership and following here in South Africa.

In Camping’s latest publications, We are Almost There!, To God be the Glory, "No Man Knows The Day or The Hour?" and "Another Infallible Proof That God Gives That Assures The Rapture Will Occur May 21, 2011," he states that a number of Biblical passages point unquestionably to May 21, 2011 as "the first day of the Day of Judgment", and October 21, 2011 for the end of the world. Some people point to Camping as a "date-setter" following his own method of Biblical interpretation. Camping maintains that he follows the Bible’s method of Biblical interpretation.     

Furthermore, Camping is not the only man to see truths in the Bible hidden in the numbers. In the late 1990s, a code-breaking phenomenon took off, led by "The Bible Code," written by former Washington Post journalist Michael Drosnin.

Drosnin developed a technique that revealed prophecies within the Bible’s text. A handful of biblical scholars have supported Drosnin’s theory, lending it an air of legitimacy. But just as many scholars have decried it as farce.

One of Drosnin’s more well-known findings is that a meteor will strike Earth in 2012, the same year some people believe the Mayan calendar marks the end of times, and the same year the "2012" action movie surmised the Earth’s crust will destabilize and kill most humans.

So as the sands of time run out in Mr Camping’s hourglass I can’t help but wonder if he will be available to take my call on 22nd May 2011.

However, during the past two years the couple had become reclusive and their behaviour changed. It emerged that they were involved with the Ramtha School of Enlightenment which is a cult started in the United States by Judith “JZ” Knight in 1988. Knight, who is a very charismatic person claims

to be channeling a 35000 year old spirit by the name of Ramtha. It is this warrior warlord, Knight claims, who conveys the secrets of the ancients to our wisdom starved world. Speaking in a deep male voice and swooping up and kissing the female devotees, Knight, by all accounts, puts on a good show.  She regularly dispenses Ramtha wisdom to hundreds who pay up to fifteen hundred dollars for a private audience. In addition she runs an industry of Ramtha books, audio tapes, and videotapes. Well known television and movie stars have taken to Knight and people such as Shirley Maclaine and Linda Evans endorse or follow her teachings.

Knight has built up a multi-million dollar empire with Ramtha but a series of failed prophesies have seen her credibility being challenged. Natural disasters Ramtha prophesied–California and Florida falling into the ocean, acid rain poisoning New England’s water supply–didn’t happen, causing many who had sold their homes and moved to the Pacific Northwest for safety to question Ramtha’s omniscience. The state of Washington slapped an injunction on Knight, who’d been telling followers that Ramtha recommended they buy her Arabian horses, at up to $250,000 each. Knight’s former advance man revealed he’d come upon Knight in a non-trance state practicing Ramtha voices. And after Ramtha began making homophobic comments some started questioning how enlightened Ramtha really was.

However, the Ramtha School of Enlightenment continues to operate and amass millions of dollars. Ramtha teaches a mixture of quantum physics and spirituality which appeals to many in our modern day era of New Age thinking. Furthermore, members are taught to prepare themselves for natural disasters and end time prophecies continue to be preached. Ramtha has distanced themselves from the events surrounding the eventual death of the couple here in South Africa and insist that they severed ties years ago.

We may never know the real motive behind the cult couple’s actions. Events surrounding their eventual death is still very sketchy and vague. However, in my opinion, cults cannot simply choose to distance themselves from the actions of their members. They are the ones who psychologically manipulated the minds of these ones in the first place.

Discussions continued during those two weeks culminating in a Sunday lunch at our home. The two missionaries must have thought that they were surely making headway with this Jehovah’s Witness/Congregational Church family.(My mum and two younger sisters never really became Witnesses.) However, our indoctrination proved to be to strong to convert us to another cult and The Book of Mormon was eventually stashed away in the family library. But my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to secretly read this Book of Mormon that was supposed to be an extension of the Bible.

Like many of the Watch Tower publications, the literary quality of the book was appalling. It is a hopelessly disjointed affair which plods on convoluted and repetitive. Furthermore large chunks of it is unintelligible due to the difficulty in navigating its alien geography.(Please tell me where are Bountiful, Cumeni, Manti, Zarahelma, Sidon, Antionum, and Jashon?) The best that can be said about it is that it comprises a series of books named after prophets or chroniclers just like its so-called counterpart, the Bible. Joseph Smith even attempted to give it an authentic King Jamesian ring but he consistently fell short of the mark. Notice this feeble attempt; ‘For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become unto a flint’. Mark Twain branded the book ‘chloroform in print’ for he was lulled into a stupor by it.

However, if the Book of Mormon is a miserable effort by literary standards, it is a masterpiece as a work of myth. It relates the history of two tribes of Hebrew origin that migrated to the American continent in separate waves. The first to arrive were the Jaredites who fled Judea when God destroyed the Tower of Babel. They built a great civilisation in the New World and committed their records to a set of brass plates. The brass plates were later discovered by the second group of Israelite immigrants,the Nephites who arrived by ship around 589 BC. The book then goes on and on and details conflicts between the Nephites and the Lamanites.

Looking back on the history surrounding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it is fascinating to see how this mythical epic story of two great rival cultures has given rise to Joseph Smith’s Kingdom that today numbers over twelve million adherents. But then again, isn’t this how many of the great religions and cults have started out?

The date for the first event is Wednesday 27 October and will be held at  Nature’s Haven Lodge Conference Hall, 55 Grays Inn Road, Bluff, Durban.(Limited Seats Available) Thereafter it will roll out to different locations in the Durban area as well as the rest of KZN. The rest of the country will follow. So look out for the event in your area. I will add the schedule to my sidebar soon. So please check back for the events in your area!

Cult activity is a growing menace in our society and is being left unchecked to ravish and destroy families and societies as a whole. Young people in secondary schools, universities and colleges are especially susceptible to cult recruitment and are often targeted by these groups. Would you like to know how to identify these groups and how to protect yourself, your family and your friends from being recruited into a cult? Then come and listen, interact and educate yourself at the event.

So, you think you are immune to cult recruitment? Think again!

Tickets to the first Durban event cost R60 and includes 2 free e-copies of my books on CD.

Foreword

“It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you
from the truth.” This statement comes from the movie called
The Matrix, which to me aptly describes what I experienced and
what led to me being awakened to the deception and cover-ups
of an organization that claims to be directed by God and states
that it is the sole channel of communication between God and
men.

From about eleven years of age I truly believed that the
organization known as Jehovah’s Witnesses was rightfully that
which it claimed to be. I was actively involved in the preaching
work as set out and required of every Jehovah’s Witness and
never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would find myself
taking my current stand. For twenty five years of my life I
believed this was “The Truth”. Well, I reached a crossroads in my
life and this book describes what led me to my decisions and how
I came to the conclusion that I was living a life based on just
another religious concept. A concept that can be very damaging
to individuals and families.

My gripe is not with the people in the organization, but it is
with the doctrines that have no sound scriptural backing. The
doctrines that the leaders of this organization enforce on its
followers that cause so much pain and family break-ups. There
are many good people in this organization that I personally know,
and who truly wants to serve God with their whole heart and
mind. They do not know of the cover-ups and deception that this
organization and so many others like it would much rather hide
from their followers.

My conscience does not allow me to stand back and simply
do nothing. I can easily sit back and let it all just pass. Many
choose to do that .They reason, “others are affected, not me.”
Life is all about choices. This is my choice and I have decided to
stand for something. I realize there may be consequences to my
actions and revelations, but so be it.

When I first wrote down these words it had a profound effect
on my decision to make my individual feelings and standpoint
known, rather than sit back and watch more lives devastated.
Furthermore, the experiences I write about in this book are by no
means unique and reflect what many worldwide have had to
endure and come to terms with. The conflict of thought,
depression and anxiety experienced by countless individuals is
just the tip of the iceberg.

This is my story.

It has been reported that many young people have abandoned their studies and careers and left their families to live with church leaders at their various homes. CTMI is led by founder and televangelist Miki Hardy, who lived on a luxurious estate.

The Concerned Parents Group was formed with the aim of restoring damaged relationships and educating others about the dangers of the church group. A common thread that runs through the stories of the parents is that their children have become alienated, robotic, and reluctant to participate in family gatherings.
A 22 year – old girl who did not wish to be named attended the church from childhood and spent some time at the group’s headquarters in Mauritius stated: “They believe their way is the only way. They are not bad people, but they are elitist. They have stopped seeing reality. I’ve seen my good friends, girls of 18 and 19, give up their dreams because the church labelled them ‘worldly’ and ‘of the flesh’.

“They’ve had their lives mapped out for them by the church and some have been married off to men chosen for them by the church, guys they hardly know. These girls had good relationships with their families, but not anymore. The church told them these are emotional relationships and not right, and they must distance themselves from their families. No one is forced to go to Mauritius, but they are strongly advised to move there. If you question the leadership and share your own views, then you are ostracised – that’s it. This is out of control.”

What this girl says positively identifies this groups as a cult. Former members of the Jehovah’ Witnesses, Mormons, Moonies, Scientologists etc will all identify with her utterances.

This was originally reporeted on by the Cape Argus and The Star newspapers.
http://www.capeargus.co.za/?fSectionId=3571&fArticleId=vn20091107072434816C446171