Innholdsfortegnelse for 3-Mar-16 i You South Africa

MY LABRADORS, Didi and Nala, might drive me to distraction at times but I couldn’t imagine life without them. Yes, they bark until the neighbours moan, they love carrying our slippers or my husband’s socks around, leaving them gobby and wet but at least intact. They leave a defined path in the garden where they delight in chasing the resident squirrels. But the amount of warmth and love they give is just wonderful. My husband walks them every morning on Table Mountain and this exercise is as important to him as to them. They’re our alarm clock, nudging us with their wet noses just after 6 am, hoping for an early breakfast. And in the evening when we’re watching TV they lie with their heavy heads on our feet, just…

THEY’RE two of the most privileged children in the world, little blue bloods who are unlikely ever to want for anything. Their maternal grandparents have built up a massive fortune over the years, their paternal grandfather is first in line to the British throne and their great-grandmother is a queen. And as children of one of the most adored couples in the world they can have their every regal request realised. Of course, having material wealth and security doesn’t guarantee Prince George and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will turn out to be perfectly happy. And if it happened one day that they needed professional help she wouldn’t hesitate to send them for therapy, their mom says. The Duchess of Cambridge made the surprising revelation when she recently guest-edited the UK…

FOR months the nine-year-old had prayed, “Dear God, please make my skull as strong as the strongest steel.” So when Caden Slabbert’s doctor told him he’d ordered really hard metal that was “as strong as the strongest steel” for the plate that would replace the missing part of his skull, Caden’s mom couldn’t help but laugh out of pure joy. “God does answer people’s prayers,” Andriette Cooper (35) says as she glances at the long surgical scars visible on her son’s scalp through his cropped blond hair. “And Caden’s have been answered.” After his brush with death last year when a brick was hurled through the window of his dad’s car on the N12 highway, Caden was left with a section of his skull missing. The brick struck him on…

IT’S the kind of thing every mother fears – waving her child off on holiday only to have them not return. For four and a half years Natasha Smith* lived that nightmare. Knowing where her daughter Nina* was didn’t make it any easier. That the little girl wasn’t allowed to return home because Natasha’s new partner had been accused of sexually molesting her was just another punch in the gut. It was like being caught up in her own horror movie, Natasha says, and the person making her life a misery was none other than her former partner, John*, Nina’s father. He’d fetched the six-year-old from Natasha’s home and taken her to visit his mother, Anne*, in another province for the school holidays but hadn’t returned the little girl to…

TOPS AND DRESSES PEAR-SHAPED To make yourself look taller choose V-neck jackets for a long, lean line. HOURGLASS Show off your curves in clothes that fit snugly around the waist or accessorise with a belt. INVERTED TRIANGLE Wear jackets with pockets to create balance. Plunging necklines are best if you have a large bust. PANTS AND SKIRTS PEAR-SHAPED Don’t wear bulky layers around your hips. Choose A-line or flared clothes and pocketless shorts. HOURGLASS Choose pants with a slight flare to make your legs look slimmer. INVERTED TRIANGLE Wear pants that accentuate your bottom, such as loose boyfriend jeans and wide-leg pants. ACCESSORIES SUNGLASSES AND JEWELLERY HANDBAGS SHOES Use our free 3D app to scan the page and buy something with a single click. GO TO THE YOU SHOP AT…

’The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience’ – ELEANOR ROOSEVELT I DON’T SEE WHY ANYONE WOULD WANT TO DATE ME Q I’ve just come out of an abusive relationship that lasted for four years. My ex-boyfriend was a bully and abused me emotionally, constantly telling me how unattractive I was and how many things were wrong with me. The result is my self-confidence is very low and I feel as if nobody will ever want to date me or be able to love me. My girlfriends all tell me I’m stunning and have a good figure. They also say I have a nice personality but it feels to me as if…

THE MARTIAN 2015. 136 min. 10-12PG L. Sci-fi adventure. R119* During their mission to Mars a violent storm forces a group of astronauts to retreat from the planet’s surface, leaving behind botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon) who’s been presumed dead. But Watney is still alive and wakes up alone on the hostile planet. Realising his only hope of rescue is the next manned mission to the Red Planet in four years, the jocular astronaut decides “to science the s**t out of this [situation]” in order to survive. Following director Christopher Nolan’s ponderous Interstellar (2014), The Martian is another space epic classified as science-fiction but based on such meticulous research that in a few years’ time it could become science fact. But what Interstellar lacked and director Ridley Scott’s film –…

PISCES 19 FEBRUARY – 20 MARCH A good time to speak your truth clearly Communicative Mercury enters your sign this week, meaning it’s a good time to make your thoughts known and express yourself. In this respect the spoken word isn’t the only medium, especially not for a creative Pisces. You might want to bring your message across through poetry, music or art. With energetic Mars entering your professional horoscope this could be linked to launching a new career project. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 11, 42, 48, 21, 3, 8 ARIES MAR 21 – APR 19 With your planet, Mars, moving into a compatible fire sign during this week you’re likely to feel in your element and rearing to go. Driven and ambitious, you’ll be frustrated by probable obstacles in the…

JUST CALL HIM DR DEUTSCH! The 28-year-old is a qualified chiropractor. “My mom went to one ever since I was young and we’d go with her. I never applied for or tried doing anything else. I love my work.” SOCCER DREAMS He dreamt of becoming a professional footballer but three ankle injuries put an end to that. BESTIES He’s great friends with former fellow Idols contestant Shekhinah Donnell, who features on his chart-topping tune Back To The Beach. “There’s creative chemistry when we get together. She’s great to work with and by far the most talented female artist I know.” ON HIS PLAYLIST . . . The most played track at the moment is White Iverson by US rapper Post Malone. “The writing is ridiculous on that song.”…

IT’S interesting to stand in a busy harbour for a while and watch all the activity – large ships that transport cars and other cargo, smaller fishing boats, yachts used for leisure and even the occasional passenger liner. Seafaring as a means of transport is one of the oldest forms of travel there is. It played a huge role in the development of human civilisation, because ships allowed people to travel faster on water than they could on land. Shipping advanced warfare, trade and fishing. We look at some of the most important developments in the history of shipping, which dates back thousands of years. THE FIRST BOATS It’s difficult to determine exactly how old shipping is. Primitive people could have used any material that floated to travel across water.…

WE REALLY feel for you, KESHA. The pop star sobbed uncontrollably in court when a judge recently denied her bid to get out of her contract with a producer she claims raped her. The 28-year-old had sought legal action to nullify a six-album deal she has with Sony and DR LUKE (42) after claiming the producer – whose real name is Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald – had drugged and sexually assaulted her shortly after her 18th birthday in California. Dr Luke’s lawyers claim the Timber singer is lying and her allegations “were asserted solely to extort money and gain contractual leverage”. Sony has reportedly offered to let her work with another producer, but Kesha has apprently said she fears the company won’t promote her music as heavily if she’s not working…

DEBT ANNOUNCEMENT! Just before releasing his new album Kanye shocked his fans by tweeting he’s $53 million (R821,5 million) in debt. After asking his fans to pray for him, he appealed to Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg for help. He later clarified his appeal, saying while he’s “personally rich” he needs “access to more money in order to bring more beautiful ideas to the world”. ENEMY NO 1: TAYLOR SWIFT All hell broke loose when Kanye claimed he was responsible for the pop princess’ fame. Taylor hit back in her acceptance speech for best album at the Grammys, saying, “I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way that will try to undercut your success or take credit…

She recently stated that her “whole career is a tribute to David Bowie” so it’s only fitting that LADY GAGA (29) would add a tattoo of the pop icon, who died in January from cancer aged 69, to her already considerable collection. The Applause singer, who performed 10 of David’s songs at the Grammys recently, had the Let’s Dance hit-maker’s face as it appeared on the cover of his 1973 album, Aladdin Sane, inked onto her ribcage. “When I played that vinyl . . . that was the beginning of my artistic birth.”…

• ADELE (27) has admitted she was “so embarrassed” after her Grammys performance, which was marred by sound problems, that she “cried for a day afterwards”. Speaking to talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, the Hello singer explained what went wrong: “The microphones fell onto the piano strings, which is what the guitar noise was. Some people thought it was Bieber rehearsing but it wasn’t him. We’re on great terms.” • Singer GWEN STEFANI (46) has revealed her new track, Make Me Like You, is about her new boyfriend, country singer Blake Shelton (39). “It’s [about Blake] actually,” she told talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel. In another interview the Baby Don’t Lie hitmaker opened up about her love-life, admitting she’s had only “two boyfriends” and that she “doesn’t have a type”. Gwen divorced…

‘I surround myself with smart, beautiful, driven women’ YOU’LL never see her flashing her boobs on stage like Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and Madonna. And barring the occasional “hell” or “damn”, there’s no swearing in her pop songs. But this squeaky-clean stage persona definitely hasn’t held Taylor Swift back. At the tender age of 26 she’s one of the most successful pop stars on the planet. The American recently collected her eighth Grammy – Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989, which was the bestselling album of last year. The tour for this album alone raked in $280 million (R4,2 billion), putting her well on track to be this year’s highest-paid performing artist. But who exactly is Taylor Swift? It depends on who you talk to. To some she’s a talented, savvy…

SITTING on a red couch in his office in Knysna he looks more like a surfer than an innovative entrepreneur and multimillionaire. He’s wearing shorts, takkies and a casual shirt and has tousled curly hair and that telltale surfer’s tan. “We live here for good reason,” 31-year-old Duran de Villiers says of the Southern Cape town he calls home. “It’s a lifestyle you don’t get elsewhere.” But thanks to Duran, Knysna also has something you won’t find elsewhere in the country – the town is home to South Africa’s only manufacturer of drones. His company Steadidrone was launched in 2012, raking in a profit of R14 million within its first 12 months. “We were surprised when we made so much in our first year,” Duran says. “My goal was to…

PAPRIKA BACON AND PEACH SALAD SERVES 4 Preparation: 15 min Cooking: 10 min BACON 15 ml (1 T) smoked or plain paprika 2 ml (½ t) cayenne pepper 1 ml (¼ t) ground cumin 250 g streaky bacon rashers SALAD 4 peaches of your choice 4 baby lettucesOR 1 large lettuce 1 lime or lemon 15 ml (1 T) olive oil freshly groundpepper Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper and grease with nonstick spray. 1 Bacon Mix the spices and sprinkle over the bacon. Mix well, ensuring every rasher is coated all over. 2 Arrange the bacon on the prepared baking sheet and cook in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until crisp and done. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.…

MINI HEXAGONAL PINBOARDS YOU NEED • Paper• Pencil• A3 sheet of 10-mm thick foamcore• Cutting mat• Utility knife or scalpel blade• Felt (1 m makes 11 pinboards)• Scissors• Hot-glue gun• Mounting tape STEP 1 Cut out a hexagonal template. For each pinboard, place it on the foamcore and trace the outline with a pencil. STEP 2 Place the foamcore on the cutting mat and cut out the traced hexagon outline using a utility knife or scalpel blade. STEP 3 Place the cut-out on the felt. Cut around the shape using scissors, leaving a 3 cm space around the edges to fold over. STEP 4 Cut slits into the felt at each corner of the cut-out to create six flaps to fold over the edges. STEP 5 Lay the fabric hexagon down and place the foamcore cutout on top. Apply…

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can’t find them, make them – IRISH PLAYWRIGHT GEORGE BERNARD SHAW DO THE MATHS Don’t just assume your tenants will pay off the bond on your second property. The purchase transaction alone includes transfer and bond-registration costs plus the estate agent’s commission. Make sure you take into account all these costs and other factors before deciding whether an additional property is a good investment. Remember that location is also important so you can resell at a good price. OTHER EXPENSES Ongoing costs usually include maintenance, municipal rates and taxes and building insurance. On a sectional title property there could also be a monthly or annual levy.…

LISTEN TO THIS! AFROBOER & THE GOLDENGOOSE GERALD CLARK This Stellenbosch-based artist just gets better and better. He cut his teeth singing and playing the blues and while his latest album shows his guitar playing in top form his voice has matured into a fine instrument that handles R&B, funk, country and rock with the same authentic feel he brings to the blues. His songwriting also shows him mastering new styles and the production featuring top local musicians is world-class. Check out The Other Side, The Landlord Blues and Sitting In The Sun. Recommended! – WILLEM MÖLLER ANTI (DELUXE EDITION) RIHANNA On her latest album Riri is once again the ultimate rebel, touching on everything from drugs to sex. This is a new sound for the Barbadian star as she…

‘This book is made up of a strange brew of recipes. Some I grew up with, some I picked up along the way and others were devised out of necessity’ MARIANA ESTERHUIZEN MARIANA’S COUNTRY KITCHEN: FOOD THROUGH THE SEASONS By Mariana Esterhuizen Human & Rousseau Esterhuizen is a cook, gardener and food writer who runs Marianas, an award-winning deli and bistro in the Western Cape village of Stanford near Hermanus. In this book she revisits her favourite recipes – some from her childhood, others that are popular offerings on her restaurant menu – but she presents them all seasonally, basing her choices on the ingredients available at various times of the year. “I’m compelled to cook by season” she writes. “The garden prescribes and I have to keep in step…

PISCES: LEISURE AND WELLBEING • Needs a creative outlet for their imagination. • Enjoys a foot spa. • Keeps mobile with flowing activities like yoga and dancing. • Can fall victim to addiction. • Relaxes watching movies or reading poetry. • Is sensitive to and influenced by the atmosphere around them. • Loves an escape . . . to wherever and whatever.…

YOU baked biscuits for her birthday, gave her your last piece of chewing gum and tried sparking up a convo after maths class. But all you got was a thank you, a smile and a nod. Despite pulling out your best friend-making skills, she’s just not into it. Sound familiar? Jessica (14) knows what it’s like – she had a tough time trying to make friends with a girl in the popular clique at school. “I’m really shy, but whenever I try to make conversation it’s like she doesn’t care. It’s like she thinks I’m a loser and then she makes me feel like one.” Here are three questions to ask yourself – plus a recipe for creating and enjoying the real thing with the right people. WHY DO I…

SHE was only a few months into her modelling career when her face graced the cover of fashion magazine Vogue for the first time. And over the next year Alexa Singer was the magazine’s cover girl four more times, her beautiful, blue-green eyes and full lips accentuated with liberal amounts of eyeshadow and lipstick. Sought-after by top fashion photographers in New York and Paris, she appeared on the covers of at least three international magazines a month at the peak of her career in the ’80s. But you wouldn’t believe it if you were to meet her today. The woman sitting opposite me has no airs and graces about her and is reluctant to pose for the camera. These days she prefers to be the one taking the pictures. In…

Get a room, guys! ROB KARDASHIAN (28) and BLAC CHYNA (27) certainly didn’t hold back when leaving a cosmetic laser centre in Beverly Hills, putting on a lusty display in full view of passers-by. According to reports the former reality TV star is said to have lost an impressive 20 kg since hooking up with the curvy model. Blac – who has a three-year-old son, King, with rapper Tyga (26), boyfriend of Rob’s half-sister Kylie Jenner (18) – has hired a chef and an online personal trainer to kick-start Rob’s health regimen.…

KATE MOSS won’t be venturing onto the catwalk anytime soon. The British supermodel was spotted with a leg brace and crutches while out and about in London after suffering a skiing injury to her right leg. Turns out the 42-year-old took a nasty fall that sent her to hospital during a recent holiday in Switzerland with her new boyfriend, photogrpaher Count Nikolai Von Bismarck. The 28-year-old aristocrat, who claims to have drunk cow’s blood for breakfast while working in Ethiopia, once worked for fashion photographer Mario Testino.…

THE THIGH’S THE LIMIT! Showing off their endless legs were: 1 US model Chanel Iman in a simple yet chic asymmetrical top and skirt. 2 Danish model Nina Agdal in a semi-sheer black Alon Livné dress. 3 American model Hannah Davis in a slinky gold gown by Naeem Khan. STAR LOOK LILY ALDRIDGE (red-hot in Alexandre Vauthier) got a kiss from GIGI HADID, who flaunted her figure in a bodysuit by Julien Macdonald.…

ADAGE FOR THE INTERNET AGE OVER the past few months we’ve seen a number of celebrities tumble from their pedestals as a result of their inappropriate or ill-timed comments on social or electronic media. I fail to understand why some politicians, medical doctors, financial commentators, sportsmen and even DJs seem to feel that they need to contribute to current topics on these public platforms. They soon realise social media is no respecter of persons when their public gaffes receive a venomous response from the great number of followers on the various media platforms. Their reaction is usually a rapid removal of the offending article and an apology in response to the expression of public anger. The apology is seldom accepted as genuine and the offender is left to face the…

KANYE WEST Who can forget that embarrassing moment at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye stormed the stage while Taylor was collecting the award for Best Female Video to tell everyone he thought Beyoncé would have been a more worthy winner. This set the stage for an ongoing feud between him and Taylor. Last month Kanye released a new song, Famous, in which he refers to Taylor, claiming he “made that b*tch famous”. And during a recent appearance on American comedy show Saturday Night Live he was recorded backstage referring to her as a “fake ass” (see page 108). KATY PERRY They used to be friends – but no longer. Apparently things turned nasty when Katy (31) poached a bunch of Taylor’s dancers. Taylor opened up about this…

JUST after midday on 20 April 1999 Sue Klebold’s world was shattered by a single phone call. She was at work at a community college in downtown Denver, Colorado, when her husband, Tom, called in an agitated state to say there had been reports of a shooting at Columbine High School and told her to turn on the TV. Her first thought was that her 17-year-old son, Dylan, who was a learner at the school, was in danger. But then the sickening truth emerged – Dylan was one of the gunmen. He and his friend Eric Harris (18) had cold-bloodedly shot and killed 13 people and injured 24 before turning the guns on themselves. In an instant Sue was no longer an ordinary middle-class working mom. She was now the…

FACE To make dark lips work, you need a minimal look on the rest of your face. Strong eyebrows help to balance the lip colour. Fill in your eyebrows with strokes using a brow pencil. This adds colour while keeping the brows looking natural. For your cheeks we recommend a deep bronzer. It contours naturally, and gives your skin a sun-kissed radiance. Apply it on the cheekbones and forehead above your brows. LIPS You need to be precise when applying dark lipstick as it outlines your lips clearly and mistakes are more obvious in a dark shade. It’s also advisable to use a lipliner beforehand to prevent feathering. EYES Gold tones add sparkle to the eyes. The best way to show off gold is to thicken your lashes with mascara…

YOU often feel bloated after meals, your stomach swells and you frequently experience stomachache and wind. Visits to the toilet can be a challenge. If you’re familiar with these symptoms you might be suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – and you’re not alone. An estimated one in five people has the condition, although they’re not always aware of it. To complicate matters the cause, symptoms and experience of IBS can vary from person to person. The symptoms of Pippa Erasmus* (36) from Cape Town follow the most common pattern. “It started in my early teens” she says. “I would wake up in the morning with a flat stomach and during the course of the day my stomach would swell until I felt bloated. I would go to sleep with…

IN THE critically acclaimed Room she plays a young woman who’s kidnapped and kept in a small room for seven years. The movie, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, is based on the bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue and tells the story of Joy “Ma” New-some, the son she has while held captive and their adjustment to normal life after their escape. Brie, who’s also a musician, won Golden Globe and Bafta awards for best actress for the role and is in the running for the best actress Oscar. How did you feel about taking on this role? Excited? Intimidated? All of those things. I think you have to have the combination of intimidation and excitement in order to sign on to something. It has to feel a little like you’re in…

UPSTANDING A teacher is talking to her class about the importance of self-esteem. “If there’s anyone here who thinks they are stupid, please stand up,” she says, not expecting anyone to do so. She’s surprised to see one kid get up. “Why did you stand up?” she asks. “Well, Miss,” he replies, “I didn’t want to leave you standing up by yourself.” ANNE SCOTT NO RUSH On a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town a guy starts chatting to the passenger seated next to him. “I’ve got a great policeman joke,” he says. “Would you like to hear it?” “Well,” the other guy says, “I should let you know first that I’m a policeman.” “That’s okay, I’ll tell it really slowly.” I’LL TAKE THAT A man is reading his newspaper…

“I was never going to be perfect enough for an industry that defines perfection from the outside in.And that’s okay.” SHE looks at herself in the mirror, seeing her curvaceous body draped in a blue dress reflected back at her. “Back fat, I see you popping over my bra today,” she says to her reflection. “But that’s all right. I’m going to choose to love you. “And thick thighs, you’re just so sexy you just can’t stop rubbing each other. That’s all right – I’m gonna keep you. “And cellulite, I haven’t forgotten about you. I’m going to choose to love you even though you want to take over my whole bottom half. You’re a part of me. I love you.” These aren’t the kind of words you’d usually hear…