Innholdsfortegnelse for 10-Mar-16 i You South Africa

I’M DUE to retire soon and I can’t emphasise enough how important it is to start investing in policies from a young age. Believe me, I would never have thought of it myself, but my mother worked for a financial institution and drummed it into my head from the day I started working. And an ex-boyfriend’s father was the financial head of a bank and he too dished out many words of wisdom regarding my future and how I needed to shore up funds for retirement. When you’re young you just don’t think that far in advance – all I wanted to do was spend my money on travel and having fun. Retirement? That was light years away. Well it isn’t light years away any more and I’m so glad…

WHEN she spoke to her mother for the first time in almost seven years, Lorinda Theron just came out and said it: “Mom, I never want to talk about rooibos again.” The tea had brought her family fame and fortune, but it had also torn them apart. And Lorinda knew it was time to heal the rift she’d started in 2005 when she turned her back on Annique, the cosmetics company founded by her mom, Annekie. It’s less than a week after her mom’s death when we chat to Lorinda (49) and her siblings, Henk (64) and Marius Theron (63) and Suzette Ferreira (51). Annekie, who’d single-handedly built rooibos tea into an international business empire, died in her sleep on 22 February at the age of 86. THEY’RE all grateful…

R AMEN is a traditional Japanese noodle soup. It consists of a fragrant broth with noodles to which meat (often pork), poultry and/or fish is added, along with vegetables and Asian spices. We’ve provided recipes for a versatile broth and crispy pork belly, and on the next page are four recipes for ramen to which you can add pork and/or another main ingredient such as chicken, biltong and vegetables. ASIAN BROTH The basis of Japanese noodle bowls is an Asian broth traditionally made with pork or chicken bones. This short-cut is packed with flavour and equally delicious. MAKES 1,5 LITRES (enough for 6 noodle bowls) Preparation: 10 min Cooking: 30 min 15 ml (1 T) butter 15 ml (1 T) oil 1 bunch spring onions, chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed…

CELEBRITY TIP “Make-up artist Linda Cantello taught me this tip: if you make a mistake with your mascara, dip a cotton bud into some foundation to remove it and conceal at the same time” – Emma Watson MAKE-UP KIT • For a more vivid colour lightly dampen your blush brush before blush or bronzer application. • Use a foundation brush instead of a make-up sponge as the brush uses less; the sponge tends to soak up more product. • Place a spoon over your eyelid when applying mascara to prevent marks. LIPS Is your lipstick looking untidy? Clean and sharpen it by going around the lip area with a make-up sponge that has a little concealer on it. FOUNDATION When applying foundation start from the inside of your face (from…

A COMPANY director once deliberately spilled tea in his lap so others in the boardroom wouldn’t notice he’d wet himself. A woman says she can’t play with her child for fear of wetting herself. Another says incontinence has severely affected her sex-life. British actress Julie Walters (65) recently revealed she suffers from the problem, and reality TV matriarch Kris Jenner (60), a mother of six, had to consult a doctor for a leaking bladder while on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. But perhaps it’s the candour of Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet (40) that will go furthest towards making this problem less taboo. “I can’t jump on trampolines anymore; I wet myself,” The Dressmaker star said on Britain’s The Graham Norton Show. “It’s bloody awful, especially if you’re wearing a skirt.…

SURVIVOR The Anaconda hitmaker was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Saint James in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. She was raised by her grandmother before joining her parents in Queens, New York in the US, at the age of five. She grew up in a troubled home – her father, Robert, was an abusive drug addict who once tried to kill her mother, Carol, by setting their house on fire. “We moved so many times when I was a kid. We were always running away from him. Whenever we got a new house he’d find us” Nicki (33) says. She made up alter egos and read books as a way of escaping her parents’ constant fighting. “In all the books I read there were big houses and they had…

LET YOU KNOW – SKETCHY BONGO & SHEKHINAH They first teamed up for the hit Back To The Beach; now producer-of-the-moment Sketchy Bongo and fellow Durbanite singer Shekhinah collaborate on another track that’s sure to be a favourite on play-lists countrywide. This tune has dance anthem written all over it. Shekhinah is one talented artist – we can’t wait to hear what she has in store for her debut album! MODERN SOUL – JAMES BLAKE Electronica, R&B, pop and soul all rolled into one single? Yes, please! James Blake has been quiet since his 2014 EP, 200 Press; now the 27-year-old Londoner returns to his soulful self with a new jam about being at a crossroads in his life and it’s all about introspection – how he sees himself and…

PISCES 19 FEBRUARY – 20 MARCH Be careful of falling in love with love The love goddess, Venus, moves into your sign this week – meaning you’ll probably don your rose-tinted glasses when it comes to matters of the heart. Be mindful of your tendency to idealise your partner. If you can sidestep the dangers of falling in love with love, it could be a magical time romantically. As it is, with the cosmic Lady Luck still smiling on your love horoscope, potential lovers should be in no short supply. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 24, 15, 6, 36, 40, 46 ARIES MAR 21 – APR 19 This week you might feel unheard and unseen, which may be difficult for an Aries who likes to be in the thick of things. But…

He doesn’t smoke or drink and says he makes “real” music. ‘I’m innovative at all times. I want to set the bar and make it difficult to imitate me.’ MUSICAL DREAMS He left school at 14 to work in a known record shop in Paris where famous DJs and producers hang out. He started doing some deejaying and four years later opened a concert for rapper Snoop Dogg. ARABIC INFLUENCE Th ear-old was born in Paris, France. His parents were originally from former French colony Algeria and his Arabic background was the inspiration behind Get Low. INFLUENTIAL STAR He’s rolling in cash and was rated as one of the most influential music stars under 30 by Forbes magazine. GAGA MAGIC ONE OF HIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS WAS PRODUCING LADY GAGA’S…

FROM Biblical times until the 19th century the practice of buying and selling people like possessions was commonplace and slavery in general wasn’t frowned upon. European slave traders conducted a profitable trade with some African leaders, who sold them slaves. Slavery wasn’t seen as immoral and was a feature of life in the early days at the Cape. The slaves were treated as possessions by their owners and forced to work. They-could be punished mercilessly for doing anything regarded as wrong. If slaves had children they too were regarded as slaves and the property of the slave owner. TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE When Europeans started shipping Africans who’d been sold to them as slaves to the new Portuguese and Spanish colonies in the Americas from the 15th century onwards, a transatlantic…

It might sound like a good idea to create a fake girlfriend but the psychological damage will outweigh the benefits, counselling psychologist Charissa Bloomberg says. “With our lives being so busy it’s tempting to get a fake girlfriend. We get pressured from various people to have a relationship and it can be an easy escape. “It might thus start out being harmless but it’s not healthy to create an imaginary girlfriend. “Apart from the immediate gratification of getting people to stop bothering you, there are no longterm benefits.” The mere fact someone is desperate enough to get a fake girlfriend is an indication of low self-esteem, Bloomberg says. “You might want to do it just to get your parents or friends off your case but it almost always comes from…

SHE’S no newcomer to Hollywood. In the past 20 years she’s appeared in no fewer than 45 movies and TV series. Trainwreck, The Gambler . . . you name it. But Brie Larson is finally a household name – and for good reason. Her role as an abducted woman who’s held for seven years as a sex slave in a soundproof garden shed in the drama Room has made her a star overnight. She’s received a string of awards and it’s no wonder they’re calling her “the next Jennifer Lawrence”. Brie (26) recently beat The Hunger Games’ superstar and other established stars such as Cate Blanchett (46) when she won the Oscar for best actress. These days Brie is appearing on the covers of magazines all over the world, designers…

Her baby shower was all about understated elegance with a touch of pink. Yes, JO-ANN STRAUSS is expecting a baby girl! The Top Billing presenter and former Miss SA’s closest friends and family treated her to a girl’s-only baby shower on a rooftop in Cape Town. The shower was hosted by Jo-Ann’s childhood friend Gillian Adams and event coordinators Kraak, and proved to be a wonderful experience for the pregnant star. “My friends surprised me with so many special gifts but their presence was the most important. Some flew in from Gauteng to celebrate with me!” The glamorous mom-to-be is expecting her second child with husband Michael Held later this month and admits she’s been craving “ slap tjips” and mango atchar – the same things she…

Wow, ADAM LEVINE (36) certainly didn’t hold back on his latest inking! The Voice judge and Maroon 5 frontman recently showed off his finished back tattoo on Instagram. What started out as a simple image of a mermaid is now an intricate mythical landscape covering almost the whole of the Sugar singer’s back. I features crashing waves, a lost ship, swallows and a skull. The design is by Adam’s favourite artist, Bryan Randolph from Spider Murphy’s Tattoo in San Rafael, California.…

• BOBBY BROWN (47) is set to become a dad for the seventh time! It will be the third child for the My Prerogative singer and his wife Alicia Etheredge, who welcomed a daughter, Bodhi, seven months ago. She was born just a few days before Bobby’s daughter with the late Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina, died aged 22. Bobby also has three kids from previous relationships. • HARRY STYLES stinks – really! On-off girlfriend, model Kendall Jenner (20), recently revealed on her family’s reality show that she asked the One Direction hottie “to shower more” and use a “little deodorant”. And she’s not the only one pinching her nose. Ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift once claimed she couldn’t bring herself to kiss the 22-year-old Brit when they were dating because he had…

‘She did nothing wrong – he was being a brat like most kids do in public’ THE transformation from loveable child to terrible tantrum-thrower is something any mom of a young kid can relate to. In an instant your precious darling turns into one of those little monsters – and you become one of those moms. It’s hard to imagine what was going through Charlize Theron’s mind when her son, Jackson, had a bit of a strop recently. The four-year-old was clearly not in the mood for whatever his mom was telling him to do and hit the ground to show his displeasure. The Oscar-winner reportedly fetched Jackson from his dance class in California early, which could have led to the meltdown. She was seen trying to get a hold…

SWEET POTATO SALAD WITH CARAMELISED ONION SERVES 4 Preparation: 15 min Cooking: 25-30 min SWEET POTATOES 4 medium sweet potatoes, cut into wedges salt and pepper 30 ml (2 T) olive oil ONION 15 ml (1 T) butter 15 ml (1 T) olive oil 1 large onion, sliced 15 ml (1 T) brown sugar salt and pepper DRESSING 60 ml (¼ c) olive oil 30 ml (1 T) apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar 15 ml (1 T) honey 1 ml (¼ t) ground cumin 30 ml (2 T) sesame seeds, toasted salt and pepper SALAD 150 g mixed lettuce 750 ml (3 c) cooked brown rice Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil and grease with nonstick spray. 1 Sweet potatoes Spread…

‘To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved’– SCOTTISH AUTHOR GEORGE MACDONALD ANGER TURNS HIM INTO ANOTHER PERSON Q My husband and I have been married for seven years and are both in our forties. He was physically and emotionally abused by his stepfather, and his own father disowned him. As a result he has serious anger issues. He physically and emotionally abused his first wife, which led to his divorce. He started abusing me shortly after we married, saying the meanest, ugliest things to me and also smacking me around. We separated but after three months I went back to him as I was unemployed and our daughter was three months old at the time. He’s tried to change and be a better husband. Now when he…

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON 2015. 142 min. 16DLNP. Biopic. R119* Long before Ice Cube was the grumpy foil to comedians in films such as 21 and 22 Jump Street, the Ride Along movies and family fare such as Are We There Yet?, he was the voice of rage in NWA, the seminal hip-hop group that brought gangsta rap to the mainstream. Straight Outta Compton charts the formation of the outfit in the mid-’80s, from a bunch of friends performing in nightclubs to a supergroup that would go on to achieve global fame and notoriety. Their music chronicled the experiences of marginalised black youth in urban America with lyrics that were frequently profane and laced with violence but with an undercurrent of poetic defiance. The film focuses on the relationships of the…

NOTHING BEATS TIME WITH MOM WHILE standing at the sink in my kitchen, scraping the dishes from the Mock Pasta Puttanesca dinner (YOU, 18 February) I’d prepared with my four children, I was struck by a realisation that of all the gifts a mother can give her children the greatest is time – uninterrupted, focused, one-on-one time. There’s nothing better than spending time together in the kitchen, using leisure time creatively and learning basic cooking and baking skills at the same time. It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary. One day it will be those little memories of happy times spent together that will give children the courage to go on. So much better to spend time with your children than to spend time trying to…

Children having tantrums are familiar sights among parents with young kids and you shouldn’t worry if your child occasionally loses of control, experts say. “Tantrums provide the perfect opportunity to start teaching problem-solving skills to your children” says Anel Annandale, a child and educational psychologist of Cape Town. You need to find a balance between boosting your child’s confidence and setting appropriate boundaries, she adds. “It may result in a range of negative outcomes if things go too far in either direction” Many parents struggle to deal with the embarrassment when their child behaves badly in public and feel frustrated when they don’t know what the tantrum is about. “Tantrums usually develop at appropriate stages, between the ages of one and three, and are usually tied to children developing language…

‘You can’t put a price on the contribution of President Mugabe’ THE picture says it all – the man in charge and his power-hungry wife gorging on one of the many cakes made for his 92nd birthday. It just so happened to be in one of the most drought-stricken parts of Zimbabwe where hundreds live in desperate poverty. The presidential pair, decked out in their finery and dripping with jewellery, can’t seem to get the confectionery into their mouths fast enough as those gathered watch. And as usual Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest reigning head of state, had no qualms about more than $1 million (R15,5 million) being spent on his party while so many Zimbabweans live in dire circumstances. Schoolchildren, politicians and visiting dignitaries were all on hand to see…

WHEN he was growing up there was one thing he wanted more than anything else: a TV set. It really bugged Laduma Ngxokolo that he was virtually the only kid in his neighbourhood who didn’t have a TV in his home – so was over the moon when his mother took him to a second-hand store one day and told him they could buy one. But within minutes of entering the shop his mom had a change of heart. A knitting machine caught her eye and she decided to buy that instead. “It was the worst day of my life,” Laduma (29) recalls. “We went home with this ugly machine and without the TV.” But now older and wiser, he’s grateful to his late mom, Lindelwa. That purchase marked the…

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NEED more hanging space? You don’t have to splurge on a new cupboard – make a clothes rail using strong leather straps. YOU NEED • 25 mm x 1,2 m oak dowel • Two 38,1 mm x 1,3 m leather strips • Staple gun • Hammer • Brass press-stud kit • Screw hooks STEP 1 Lay the 1,2-m dowel on a flat surface. Take one strip of leather, with the smooth side facing up, and create a loop around one end of the dowel. STEP 2 Staple the loop in place using a staple gun and slide the dowel out of the loop. Use a hammer to press the back staples in place if the thickness of the leather didn’t allow the staple to close. STEP 3 Take one spiky…

Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age; sometimes age just shows up all by itself – AMERICAN CARTOONIST TOM WILSON LIVING ANNUITY You can choose the underlying investments and the withdrawal rate but the income you receive isn’t guaranteed. Your income comes from the investment’s returns. If it’s too little the underlying investments are sold so additional money can be made available to you as an income. You can annually draw an income ranging from 2,5 percent to 17,5 percent of your capital, Deane Moore of Just Retirement South Africa says. You can later switch to a guaranteed annuity. ENHANCED ANNUITY An enhanced annuity also offers a guaranteed income for the rest of your life. But it’s aimed at people whose health and lifestyle can shorten their life expectation, for instance…

LISTEN TO THIS! THIS IS ACTING SIA The publicity-shy Australian singer-songwriter’s seventh album has one thing in common with previous offering 1 000 Forms Of Fear – you won’t skip a single track! If you enjoyed the raw honesty and beautiful, haunting lyrics on that album you’ll be more than happy with her latest outing, even though it has less of a personal feel than the album that spawned hits Chandelier, Big Girls Cry and Elastic Heart. There’s a good balance between power ballads (Unstoppable), up-tempo tracks (Move Your Body) and more introspective tunes (Bird Set Free). These songs,written for other artists,were rejected by the likes of Adele and Rihanna.In this case rejection is a good thing–Sia’s voice does each one justice.…

‘I’ve learnt not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers’ – John Grisham ROGUE LAWYER By JOHN GRISHAM Hodder & Stoughton Sebastian Rudd isn’t your typical lawyer. He wears his long hair in a ponytail. His office is a customised cargo van equipped with fridge, couch, table, bulletproof windows and guns. Rudd frequently gets death threats because he takes the cases no other lawyer wants: defending the drug addict accused of murdering two little girls, a dangerous crime lord on death row, the cage fighter who bludgeoned the referee to death and a homeowner who shot at a SWAT team when they mistakenly invaded his home. The book is divided into six parts. One gets the impression they could have been written initially as separate tales. They examine Rudd’s…

SNOW FAR SO GOOD On a bitterly cold winter morning a husband and wife in Dublin are listening to the news on the radio while eating breakfast. They hear the announcer say, “We’re going to have eight to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street so the snow ploughs can get through” So the wife goes out and moves her car. A week later they’re again eating breakfast when the radio announcer says, “We’re expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street so the snow ploughs can get through” So the wife again goes out and moves her car. The next week they’re having breakfast when they hear…

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NOW in its sixth year, Vodacom’s unique Change The World programme gives power to skilled professionals who work to advance nonprofit organisations (NPOs) by sharing their skills. WHAT IS IT? This initiative enables trained professionals to make a contribution to society and help their communities grow. The programme gives them a platform to bring about a better, more caring society by volunteering their skills to an NPO of their choice for 12 months. The volunteers are paid a salary for 12 months for their services to the NPO. Through this initiative Vodacom aims to help improve skills levels at NPOs in various sectors such as finance, digital, marketing and project management. The Vodacom Change The World Programme prides itself on giving volunteers a platform to use their skills in an…

SIX months ago not many people knew his name – now everyone is talking about Gianni Infantino. Is he the man who’s going to save world soccer? Does he have what it takes to reform world soccer governing body Fifa, to root out corruption and turn it into an organisation that fans and soccer stars can respect again? From being an anonymous penpusher working behind the scenes in European soccer, the low-key Swiss man has rocketed into one of the most powerful jobs in world sport, replacing Sepp Blatter as the president of Fifa. And it seems nobody is more surprised by his meteoric rise than Infantino (45) himself. When his name was called out he couldn’t hide his amazement as he struggled to hold back his tears. When candidates…

BONANG MATHEBA The gorgeous Queen B, who co-hosted the Metro FM Music Awards with DJ Mo Flava, wowed in no fewer than six outfits, but the show-stopper was definitely this black and gold metallic gown by Lebanese couturier Charbel Karam. Her second gown (ABOVE) was a blush-toned tassel dress by Yousef Aljasmi. NOMZAMO & MAPS Actress Nomzamo Mbatha lit up the black carpet in a white Orapeleng Modutle dress with Wanita Ka Ngcobo accessories. She was on the arm of Maps Maponyane, who looked dapper in a Tiger Of Sweden suit. THANDO THABETHE The Generations actress, stunning in a Quiteria & George design, thrilled fans when she stopped to take a selfie. LORNA MASEKO The Top Billing presenter showed off her ballerina's body in a low-cut yellow and black Quiteria…

PATRICK DEMPSEY (50) and his estranged wife, JILLIAN FINK, have certainly avoided any middle-age spread! The Grey’s Anatomy star and the 40-something make-up artist, who are giving their 16-year marriage another go after Jillian filed for divorce last year, showed off their fit beach bods while holidaying on the Caribbean island of St Barts with their kids, daughter TALULA (14) and twin sons, SULLIVAN and Darby (9). “For the past year, Patrick and Jillian have been working on getting to where they are right now. The divorce made Patrick miserable. It was definitely a wake-up call,” a source reveals, adding the star is keen to renew their wedding vows but his wife wants “to take things slow”. Jillian reportedly wanted a divorce because Patrick, who stars in the upcoming Bridget…

Dr Luke’s 1st response on Twitter Kesha on Instagram EVER since her bitter battle with Sony and a music producer she alleges raped her came to light, there’s been an outpouring of love for KESHA. After a judge dismissed the Tik Tok singer’s application to be released from her contract with Sony and Dr Luke - who she claims drugged and sexually assaulted her and subjected her to a decade of verbal and emotional abuse - fans and singers alike have been rallying around her, using the hashtag #FreeKesha. On Instagram Lady Gaga shared a photo of herself hugging the 28-year-old, who recently admitted her “eyes are swollen” from all the messages of support. But it seems Kesha won’t be defeated, as she took to Facebook with a strongly worded…

Yikes – KELLY CLARKSON (33) looked ready to pop on a trip with daughter River Rose (20 months) to Disneyland recently. Clearly dressed for comfort, the Second Hand Heart singer’s black dungarees highlighted her growing bump. Kelly, who’s married to talent manager Brandon Black-stock (39), is due to give birth any day now to her second child, a boy. The first American Idol winner, who recently returned to the show as a guest judge, has branched out from singing, revealing she’s penned a children’s book called River Rose And The Magic Lullaby.…