Innholdsfortegnelse for 20-Apr-17 i You South Africa

I LOVE to cook when I have time but often end up just whipping up whatever’s quick and easy. When I really have lots of free hours I love to bake something yum. (I’m still trying to catch up with my mom, who makes a mean chocolate cake and milk tart!) So no surprise how I felt about our latest brand-extension magazine, YOU Indulge. The cover alone makes me want to dash off to the kitchen to recreate that caramel delight. It’s simply scrumptious and I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to savour it. The magazine doesn’t have only sweet treats, of course – you’ll find brilliant braai recipes, must-make side dishes and main meals that will wow any difficult mother-in-law. If you can’t find a copy in a…

Why don’t the rest of the “leaders” in this country get roasted to the same degree as Helen Zille? There’s only one constitution for all South Africans to abide by! SICK OF IT, CAPE TOWN I have a right to vote and I definitely won’t vote DA! LINDA, DURBANVILLE It didn’t take long for the media to start criticising the young royals’ every move and putting their lives under the microscope (YOU, 30 March). Kate called Duchess Do-little – really? LIZ, SMS To the lady who used a bucket and basin to wash as a child – I live in a flat, I’m 60 and still wash in a basin. I have a bath and shower but can’t use them. BEE, DURBAN I live in Uvongo in KZN and have…

NOT all celebs manage to play the ageing game right and some resort to drastic measures to ward off the wrinkles. You can’t really blame them: a study of 700 films from 2014 by researchers at the University of Southern California in the USA showed not one female actor over 45 had a leading or co-leading role. “The class of women most likely to be marginalised in movies is women 40 to 64 years of age,” the study concluded. Cue plastic surgery and a range of fixer-upper fads that more often than not have disastrous consequences in the long run. PAMELA ANDERSON (49) The world fell in lust with her when she played busty lifeguard CJ Parker in Baywatch in the ’90s. Now she’s starting to look a tad tired,…

‘Seventy-five percent of what you can see is the tumour’ HIS tongue was so swollen he could barely speak. Worried sick and in excruciating pain, Warren Bonn went from one expert to the next, hoping they could help him. But what they told him made him feel even more panic-stricken. There was only one solution, they said. To cut off his tongue at the base and use tissue from his forearm and thigh to make him a new one. Warren was horrified. For two years the 28-year-old from Johannesburg had been searching for answers about what to do about the rare condition he suffers from. It’s called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the tongue (see box far right) and it was the cause of the intense swelling. But most of the…

LIGHT SKIN Dark lipsticks that are highly pigmented suit light skin tones well. If you have this complexion, choose a colour with a raisin shade or undertone. Go for matte textures as they’re more striking and last longer, but satin or shiny textures are just as great as they provide added moisture. MEDIUM SKIN Medium skin has a warm undertone, so dark colours with a brown tinge complement it well. Try gold and other brown hues with the rest of your make-up, such as bronzers and highlighters – they’ll work fabulously with your tone. MEDIUM TO DARK SKIN With a medium to dark skin there’s often a red undertone, so a dark colour with a trace of red suits it best. Use a black liner on the lower and upper…

BLOATING, memory problems, weight gain, depression, heartburn, mood swings, allergies, fatigue, frequent colds, indigestion and joint pain . . . This vast range of symptoms can all be caused by one thing – an imbalance of the bacteria in your gut. They may be small but the microorganisms that live in your gut play a vital role in your health and wellbeing. They help you to digest your food, help your body to metabolise nutrients and support your immune system. Many don’t give their gut bacteria a second thought, but Nuraan Khan from East London in the Eastern Cape learnt just how important it is when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2004. At first Nuraan thought she had a tummy bug. But when her symptoms kept returning every…

1 Who qualifies as a dependant in terms of the Pension Funds Act? A spouse, children and anyone proven to be dependent on the deceased at the time of their death for maintenance or financial support. 2 Why do pension fund trustees search for dependants? To ensure a fair distribution of benefits. For instance when a member divorced and only nominated the new spouse as a beneficiary, the trustees should find out if there are other kids or anyone who could be financially dependent. 3 Does your spouse get half the pension fund benefit if you’re married in community of property? According to section 37c (1) of the Pension Funds Act, death benefits aren’t subject to the law of marriages, which means they don’t form part of the joint estate…

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It’s time to chase your financial goals The Sun is settling into your sign, meaning it’s time to start a new personal year. If you’re a true Taurus, chances are material prosperity tops your wish list for the year ahead. Fortunately go-getting Mars enters your money horoscope this week, pushing you to chase your financial goals. To top it all your planet, Venus, is moving forward again – a good omen for keeping the moneymaking momentum rolling. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 30, 12, 5, 32, 3, 41 FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS IN ESSENCE: TAURUS . . . Is the builder of the Zodiac. Needs someone to hold, somewhere to be and something to have. Reaches their goal – slowly but surely. Believes in the tried and tested. Preserves the status quo. Is motivated…

“I worked really hard and I did everything myself and I took a name that’s my mother’s name. I wanted to be myself.” CATCHY THEME SONG Elle’s song Playing For Keeps is the theme song for the TV show Mob Wives Chicago. It was also used in the trailer for the popular series Mad Men. WHAT’S IN A NAME? She was born Tanner Elle Schneider but decided to use her mom’s maiden name professionally. FAMOUS DAD Her mom, London King, is a model and her dad is actor Rob Schneider. As a youngster Elle (now 27) made her acting debut in her dad’s movie Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. CHART SUCCESS ELLE IS ONLY THE SECOND WOMAN IN 20 YEARS TO TAKE THE TOP SPOT ON THE BILLBOARD ALTERNATIVE SONGS CHART…

WE HUMANS like to compare our achievements by for example setting a Guinness World Record. But in the animal kingdom there are extraordinary skills and characteristics that leave humans in the dust – just think of the super-tall giraffe and the gigantic blue whale, and snakes that move with great speed. We take a closer look at some of them. LARGEST ON LAND The African elephant (Loxodonta) is the largest living land animal. These mammals are often up to 7,5 m long and about 3,3 m tall and weigh up to six tons, although he biggest elephant ever recorded tipped the scales at 12 tons. That’s the combined weight of about 200 average people! Even a newborn elephant calf weighs as much as two average women – about 120 kg.…

NEWS  HOLLYWOOD stars Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Al Pacino, Raquel Welch and Clint Eastwood, artists such as Pablo Picasso, as well as heads of state – Gianni Bozzacchi has photographed them all. ‘I could take whatever photos I wanted of anyone else but not of Elizabeth’ But it was his mesmerising pictures of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton that helped launch his stellar career. For 12 years the Italian travelled with them as their personal photographer and this gave him a unique view of the couple’s intense, unusual and turbulent relationship. ‘MAY 1967. Monte Carlo. I’d met Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Africa, on the set of The Comedians, a mere five months earlier. And now here I was, a guest on their yacht. The moment we docked I found…

SHE wasn’t sure whether to take him seriously. After all, how many people can say a Hollywood superstar has given them their phone number with an open invitation to hook up if they’re ever in town? Nambitha Ben-Mazwi didn’t know what to make of it when Laurence Fishburne told her to give him a call the next time she was in Tinseltown. They’d got on well on the set of TV mini-series Madiba, which was shot in South Africa early last year, but when she made a trip to Los Angeles a few months later she wasn’t sure whether to take him up on his offer. “When an A-lister says you must holler, you don’t take it seriously,” Nambitha says. “I didn’t even know if the number was real or…

Nickey van der Walt should have his selfish head read! Jock is happy and loved by his new adoptive family (YOU, 6 April). Why can this man not see the wrong he’s doing? Jock has his human playmates and could not be happier. Let it go and grow up, Nickey! Now another dog has been adopted as a friend to the parrot! Why not get another parrot? This young man clearly doesn’t understand animals at all. My heart goes out to Jock and the adoptive family. So sad! MOIJA, EMAIL I’ve never felt the need to write a letter in response to an article before, but this takes the cake! I don’t doubt Nickey cares for Zues/Jock, but if he has the best interests of this dog at heart he’d…

‘He just promised everything would be okay’ SHE’S been having sleepless nights, the state of her finances going around and around in her mind. The expenses are piling up: her son’s school fees, the cost of stabling her daughter’s pony, data costs, the utilities bill, the medical aid . . . It’s a never-ending cycle of worry, Amor Vittone says. She’s responsible for everything now and she simply can’t afford it. She alleges shortly after the death of her estranged husband, Joost van der Westhuizen, his brother Pieter told her it was up to her to see to all the bills, and she’s battling – she can barely work after badly injuring her ankle and she feels betrayed and isolated. During Joost’s protracted battle with motor neurone disease (MND) he…

WHEN she was a kid she’d daydream about living a life as glamorous as those of the glossy characters in the soapie The Bold And The Beautiful. Her family were among the first in the village of Mofufutso in North West province to own a TV and she’d spend hours in front of it, spellbound by the mansions and millionaires. “I looked at these successful women and imagined myself as one of them,” she says. But Masego Kwenamore’s taste for the finer things in life led her down a dark path she’s only recently managed to leave. For 15 years she was in the grip of a gambling addiction that destroyed her marriage, saw her racking up more than R300 000 in debt and almost killed her. “The money I…

PERFECT STEAK This is how I like my steak: a prime cut cooked to perfection with minimal preparation then served with a tasty savoury butter. SERVES 4-6 Preparation: 5 min Braaiing: 10-15 min Resting: 10-15 min 2 T-bone or ribeye steaks, each 500-600 g 15 ml (1 T) oil salt and freshly ground pepper savoury butter of your choice (see recipes) 1 Rub the steaks with the oil. Season well with salt and pepper. 2 Braai over extremely hot coals until done to your liking (see braai times). 3 Transfer the steaks to a plate, top each with a slice of savoury butter and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes. Slice and serve with more of the butter if you like. BRAAI TIMES (for individual steaks 2-3 cm thick) Medium…

Model Elena Permino wears a biker jacket the smart way by pairing it with court shoes, a clutch bag and belt in an eye-catching colour. DRESSING UP TIP  Tailored pants should fit perfectly or they can easily make you look untidy Keep your outfit simple when wearing dramatic accessories A model on the ramp at London Fashion Week wears casual takkies with a smart blouse and flowing pants. DRESSING DOWN TIP  A biker jacket worn with a blouse and skinny jeans is the perfect combo Dress up skinny jeans with jewellery and wedges or tone it down with a T-shirt and takkies Add a pop of colour to a casual daytime look by investing in brightly coloured pants American author Derek Blasberg looks neat and sophisticated in a slim-fit suit…

‘There is only one corner in the universe you can be certain of improving and that is your own self’ – NOVELIST ALDOUS HUXLEY I LOVE HIM BUT MY FAMILY DISAPPROVE Q I’m a teenager but I’m old enough to know what love is. I have a very loving family, but they’re not happy about my boyfriend because he’s of a different race. I love him so much but they fail to see any good in him and as soon as he makes a mistake, they lash out at me. I don’t know what to do. It seems as if they hate him just because of the colour of his skin, but I love him and his skin colour doesn’t matter to me. I feel stuck in the middle. I…

1 Clean a scorched iron by ironing a piece of cloth (or paper towel) covered with a few tablespoons of salt. Iron over the salt several times until the marks disappear. Turn off the iron and allow to cool completely then wipe the metal plate with a damp cloth. 2 To clean dusty window blinds take an old sock, dip it in a mixture of one part water to one part vinegar and wrap it around your hand. A pair of braai tongs with cloths soaked in the vinegar mixture wrapped around the claws is another handy option. 3 To clean a soiled mattress take a box of bicarbonate of soda (about 500 g) and add 10 to 20 drops of essential oils to it (lavender, camomile or sandalwood are…

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE ★★★ 2016. 93 min. 13DL. Comedy. R129* Five years after its final season the legendary British sitcom finally gets its own movie. Eddy (Jennifer Saunders, who also wrote the script) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are now in their sixties. Eddy’s PR business is floundering and Patsy is just held together by Botox and make-up, but the two still behave like 20-something party animals. When they spot Kate Moss (playing herself) at a cocktail party, Eddy tries to sign the supermodel as a client – but manages to drown her instead. With a nation outraged, Eddy and Patsy are forced to flee the UK for Cannes in France – where they get into even more trouble. All the old faces are back, including Eddy’s hapless daughter, Saffy…

STILL SEARCHING The singer-songwriter says his latest album, In Search Of Everything, is his most honest so far. “I actually, for the first time in my life, believe I recorded exactly what I was feeling.” John recently revealed he wrote Still Feel Like Your Man for ex-girlfriend Katy Perry. They split in 2014 after a year and half of dating on and off. One line in the song goes, “I still keep your shampoo in my shower, in case you wanna wash your hair.” The single 39-year-old says he longs to settle down and start a family. “I wish there were somebody to throw me a 40th [birthday party]. I want the baby with the protective earphones [by the side of the stage].” THE FAME GAME The winner of seven…

A All ages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parental guidance S Sex V Violence LISTEN TO THIS! SO GOOD ZARA LARSSON The Swedish pop star broke onto the international music scene two years ago with her debut single, Lush Life. Now she’s back with her second album – the first to be released internationally – and by now you might have heard tracks such as Ain’t My Fault and I Would Like. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter makes it clear she’s no one-hit wonder. From tropical house beats to R&B-infused pop tunes, dance tracks and piano ballads, this album has it all as Zara shows her sassy side, singing about being in love and breakups. There are a few misfires but most tracks hit the spot…

Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) – The Fast And The Furious Back in the beginning the villain was none other than the series’ main character, the leader of an illegal street-racing gang whom Paul Walker’s -olice officer character, Brian O’Conner, tries to bring down. Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) – 2 Fast 2 Furious After letting Dom go, Brian is on the run but gets caught. As a -lea deal he offers to take down this notorious Argentine drug lord. Takashi (Brian Tee) – The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift This malicious -rofessional street racer has ties to the Ja-anese criminal outfit Yakuza and faces off against Sean Boswell (Lucas Black). Arturo Braga (John Ortiz) – Fast & Furious He’s a drug lord hell-bent on getting drivers to smuggle contraband across…

DADDY DUTY! Looks like these rugby stars will be running around both on and off the field. While things will be busy at home there’s no doubt these new bundles of joy have their dads wrapped around their little fingers already. 1 BABY JOIA-BELLE Lions rugby player FRANCO MOSTERT and his make-up artist wife, JUAN-RI, welcomed their daughter Joia-Belle at the end of last month. “It’s the biggest privilege and honour,” says Franco (26) about becoming a dad for the first time. “I want to cry from joy, it’s just too big to describe,” Juan-Ri (25) wrote on Instagram when Joia-Belle turned a week old. 2 LITTLE NOAH Springbok and Lions player ELTON JANTJIES (26) sure looks comfortable feeding his son NOAH. But then he’s had a fair amount of…

A PASSION FOR LEARNING FOR the past eight years I’ve dreamt of becoming a teacher. It’s been eight years of struggling to finance my studies and finally, at age 26, I’m in my first year of teaching! I decided to become a teacher because our kids need teachers who are passionate. I want to help mould little humans and help guide them to becoming the amazing human beings they are. Like so many others, I had teachers who just taught, who weren’t in it for the love of teaching. But I studied to be a teacher because I have a passion for it, not because there was no other option open to me. Now finally I’m a student teacher and I’m so excited. But I’m also a little scared as…

THERE was a time when the big five-o seemed positively ancient – never mind 60 or, heaven forbid, 70. It was high time you stocked up on sensible cardies, invested in arch supports for your feet and hauled out the knitting! Well, not anymore – not by a long shot. A growing legion of glamorous grande dames are proving age really is just a number. This lot are rocking their wardrobes and owning the red carpet. And their only middle-age spread is the ability to spread themselves thin and still come out on top: they juggle high-powered careers, marriage, kids and looking after their health. ‘I just want to celebrate my skin tone – and my boob-age’ VIOLA DAVIS (51) Her seemingly perfect complexion and dazzling smile ensure she always…

CLAD in an elegant black Dolce & Gabbana jacket and sporting a glittering diamond on her hand, she exudes a doll-like perfection, her golden-brown hair tumbling over her shoulders as she gazes at the camera with ice-blue eyes. It’s the first official portrait of the new US first lady and will hang in the White House – along with the those of the other women who’ve spent at least four years at the side of their husbands as they lead the free world. Yet – as with most things Trump – Melania’s portrait has caused outrage in the US. This isn’t what a first lady should look like, critics argue. The 46-year-old doesn’t have a single wrinkle! And what’s up with that soft-focus glow? Did the photographer smear Vaseline on…

DISTRICT Six Huis Kombuis is a compilation of not just recipes but memories of life in the old days in the vibrant Cape Town suburb. In the book neighbours, relatives and friends share their favourite dishes, remembering how it was growing up with the bare minimum but ending up with a feast. CHICKEN BREYANI “I remember that as a young girl my cousin Poppie used to do all the cooking for my aunt. They lived close to where we lived in Wicht Street. She taught me how to make this breyani,” Annie Bam says. Preparation: 20 min Cooking: 1 hour 20 min 500 g rice 5 ml (1 t) turmeric 60 ml (¼ c) cooking oil 4-5 onions, sliced 1 kg chicken pieces 3-5 cm fresh ginger, grated 4-5 garlic…

Never say you know a man until you’ve divided an inheritance with him – SWISS POET JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER RETIREMENT FUNDS The trustees of a retirement fund decide how your fund benefits are divided. They have 12 months to find your dependants and decide who’ll receive benefits, even if you’ve nominated beneficiaries. If you’ve nominated beneficiaries it speeds up the process and they’ll be taken into account, but the trustees still have to ensure a fair distribution. Pension benefits aren’t part of a deceased’s estate and are protected against creditor claims. ANNUITIES If you have a living annuity, its residual value can be bequeathed to beneficiaries. It’s not included in the estate or subject to estate tax and executor’s fees. But if you haven’t nominated beneficiaries or your…

SAUCER ALL THE TROUBLE An antique dealer is walking through town one day when he spots a cat drinking milk from a saucer in a shop window. He takes a closer look and is shocked when he notices the saucer is a rare and highly valuable antique. He enters the shop and says to the owner, "Hey, I really like the cat in the window. Would you be willing to sell it to me?" "The cat's not for sale,"the owner replies. The antique dealer thinks quickly. "I'll give you R500 for it," he says. The shop owner agrees to the deal and the antique dealer takes the cat. As he's about to leave the shop he casually says, "Oh, would you mind throwing in that saucer? The cat seems to…

GEMIMI MAY 21 – JUNE 20 Energetic Mars moves into your sign, right up the street of a Gemini who needs a lot of oomph to cope with their busy schedule. It’s a week where you can achieve a lot. But with your planet, Mercury, still moving backwards, it’s imperative to recharge your batteries every so often. Taking frequent breaks won’t only prevent burnout on a physical level, it will also keep you from becoming a nervous wreck. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 3, 26, 37, 2, 44, 29 CANCER JUNE 21 – JULY 21 If you’re a true Cancer, your home and family life is probably your source of joy, a safety net and a top priority. But it’s a week to make time for your friends. Among them you might…

CITY OF FRIENDS By JOANNA TROLLOPE Pan MacMillan Four young women meet at university where they’re the only female students doing an economics degree. They form a friendship that will last a lifetime. Now in their late forties they’re wealthy, stylish and living in dream houses in London. When one of them, Stacey, loses her job after asking for flexitime so she can help care for her mother who has dementia, it sets off a series of events that threaten to unravel the four-way friendship. Each friend has problems of her own to grapple with. Gaby, a high-flying banker and mom of three, has a secret that will devastate Stacey; Beth, a professor, has been dumped by her lesbian lover; and Melissa, a management consultant and single mom, is rattled…

The Bad Things hitmaker is storming the charts with another infectious tune, the Hailee Steinfeld-assisted single At My Best. 1 The American rapper’s 2016 hit Bad Things (with former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello) was his highest charting song to date, peaking at No 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The video has had more than 126 million hits on YouTube. 2 name The Houston is Colson , Texas Baker -born . His artist parents ’s real were missionaries who worked all over the world, including in Germany and Egypt. 3 sixth He started grader listening . The artists to rap who music first as got a him interested in hip-hop were Eminem and DMX. 4 garage As a child band he called was the Dumb lead…

SHE first caught the eye of a model scout when she was just four years old. And as a teen she had people encouraging her to consider a career in front of the cameras or strutting her stuff on the catwalk. But Alexandra Binaris wasn’t interested. The long-legged South African beauty was determined she would first finish school and get a degree. But once she’d achieved these goals Alex decided to give modelling a go – and she hasn’t looked back. Thanks to her striking features and sexy Angelina Jolie pout, her life is now a whirlwind of international travel, runway shows and glamorous photoshoots. The 22-year-old’s passport is filled with stamps from the many countries she’s visited since bursting onto the modelling scene almost a year ago – including…

IT WAS his big moment. He’d been flown to Durban and there, waiting to shake his hand, were President Jacob Zuma and minister of water and sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane. They were eager to meet Moses Mhlwana, who at just 18 years old had helped come up with a genius invention that might help put an end to South Africa’s water woes. But the excitement wasn’t mutual. Moses – who, along with two friends, had just come first out of 500 entries in the youth division of the Hack4Water contest – felt distinctly lukewarm about meeting the politicians. “I wasn’t really excited because they aren’t the kind of people I want to meet,” the teen says bluntly. “I want to meet people like [Facebook trailblazer] Mark Zuckerberg and [Microsoft founder] Bill…

HELEN MIRREN The 71-year-old Oscar winner -lays Magdalene Shaw, mom of Deckard and Owen (Jason Statham and Luke Evans) – and like Charlize Theron, she too is thrilled. In fact, she begged for a -art, Vin Diesel says. “She came u- to me at a -arty last year and said, ‘I want to be in Fast And Furious with you.’ The scri-t was already greenlit but she told the right -erson because a week later she got written in.” SCOTT EASTWOOD The 31-year-old -lays Little Nobody (-rotégé of Kurt Russell’s character, CIA agent Mr Nobody). Scott admits he endured some “healthy hazing” when he joined the cast. “These movies are about family and when a new member enters it’s kind of like a boyfriend meeting his girlfriend’s father.”…

LA FASHION AWARDS Stars gathered at fashion news site the Daily Front Row’s third annual event FATE OF THE FURIOUS PRESS TOUR Leading lady Charlize Theron showed off her flair for fashion in numerous cities while promoting the latest Fast And Furious film in which she plays a criminal mastermind STAR LOOK The actress, who’s the face of Dior’s J’Adore perfume, ruled the red carpet in a chic dress from the label. “It’s a ginormous franchise and I was just stupidly honoured they asked me to be a part of it,” she said. ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS GOLD STAR Actress NICOLE KIDMAN (in Alexander McQueen) supported hubby Keith Urban, who got seven nominations and performed at the Las Vegas event.…