Innholdsfortegnelse for 28-Jun-18 i You South Africa

Jason Rohde’s lover, Jolene Alterskye, knew the man was married yet she embarked on a sexual relationship with him (YOU, 14 June). She seemed bent on destroying the marriage so the two of them could be together. When the trial is over she’ll just walk away and get on with her life. But wait. They say what goes around comes around. Hopefully the wheel turns quickly and she gets to pay her dues. JW, PORT ELIZABETH I don’t believe Jason Rohde killed his wife and I’m sceptical of therapists. They say what makes their cash-cow clients look good and what their clients believe. I’ve seen it many times in my work. Every woman says she wants the truth but when she gets it she can’t handle it. Real life isn’t…

Kate may have grown up in the upper reaches of British society and so been more prepared for royal married life, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t given any guidance by the queen. Reports claim the monarch wanted to be as approachable as possible, determined not to repeat the mistakes she’d made with Princess Diana. “She’s making a huge effort with Kate,” a source said at the time. “Kate’s progress as Duchess of Cambridge is being managed with care.” Even though Kate had been part of the fold for a while, dating Prince William on and off for years before they met at the altar, there was still a need for grooming, royal writer Geoffrey Levy says. “Nothing too drastic, just lengthening her hemlines a touch here and there and…

‘She managed to jump from the train and landed on stones on the track’ SHE’D been travelling to work and back by train for 15 years and considered herself a savvy commuter. She kept an eye on her belongings, watched out for potential pickpockets and thugs, and had her office on speed-dial to warn them when trains were delayed – as they often were. So when Leigh Jansen of Southfield, Cape Town, found herself in a carriage with just one other woman as the train took off early one winter morning in May, she breathed a sigh of relief. For once the train was on time and she didn’t have to worry about dodgy characters. Little did she know the horror that awaited her. Leigh, a 42-year-old single mom of…

1 Cleanse your skin as usual using warm water. Use gentle circular motions and pat your skin dry when you’re done. 2 If you use toner, apply it now. A toner tightens pores and removes any remaining dirt. 3 Next apply the serum using the tips of your fingers. 4 Apply moisturiser to seal the serum in. 5 Apply sunscreen if your day moisturiser doesn’t contain it. 6 Remember to wait until each layer has settled on the skin (30 seconds to a minute) before proceeding with the next step. This should be your daily routine no matter the weather or occasion.…

What’s the best alternative if you want some sweetness? There are two categories to choose from: nutritive sweeteners (which contain kilojoules) and non-nutritive sweeteners (kilojoule-free). While things such as honey and maple syrup are considered more natural, they aren’t necessarily healthier, says Hamish van Wyk, registered dietician and diabetes educator at the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Johannesburg. “Sugars are sugars.” “Sugar alcohols such as xylitol, mannitol, sorbitol and isomalt are slightly lower in kilojoules,” De Araujo says. “But it’s minimal, so this isn’t very helpful when it comes to weight loss and disease prevention. One teaspoon of xylitol contains 65kJ whereas one teaspoon of sugar contains 80kJ.” Non-nutritive sweeteners (artificial sweeteners) such as stevia, saccharin, aspartame and sucralose are helpful in weight loss and weight maintenance as they…

SICK LEAVE If your employee is off sick for more than two days running or gets sick often – more than three times in two months – you may request a doctor’s letter before you pay the person for those days. Full-time employees are allowed one day’s sick leave for every 26 days worked in the first six months of employment. In a 36-month period (in other words three years), they’re allowed the number of sick days equivalent to how many days they would’ve worked in six calendar weeks. Someone who works for you only one day a week is also entitled to sick leave but it needs to accumulate – for every 17 days worked the person is entitled to one day’s paid sick leave. FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY LEAVE An…

Meet Minzi, a mini Pomeranian with a prosthetic leg who’s living life to the full! The three-year-old, who weighs just 1,3kg, has become an Instagram darling after her owners created an account for her to show there’s life and happiness after adversity. Minzi’s leg broke when she was dropped at four months. It then had to be amputated due to a botched job by doctors, say her owners, Sandra Drolshagen and Andre Padecken, who live in Germany. As struggling students they had to shell out €600 (about R9 000) for the prosthetic leg. But it was worth it as she can now happily run around with her animal housemates, Aisha, Lia, Monty and Cora, who also feature on her MissyMinzi account. Minzi and the other dogs keep their nearly 100…

CANCER 21 JUN – 21 JUL Your finances might worry you this week If you’re a true Cancer, chances are it’s a matter of family first. This is however a time when your own needs should take highest priority. You might require time by yourself to dwell on the past, or perhaps you’d like to focus on a career goal. You could also have a need to nourish body, mind and soul. Try to delegate domestic chores, put responsibilities and duties on the backburner and be a bit selfish – in a healthy way. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 5, 47, 22, 39, 13, 44 LEO 22 JUL – 22 AUG Networking Mercury moves into your sign this week, which means you should feel quite at home mixing and mingling with other…

Mindy’s view of the world is reflected in these quotes from her three nonfiction books – Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Questions I Ask When I Want to Talk About Myself and Why Not Me? “I’ll leave you with one last piece of advice, which is: if you’ve got it, flaunt it. And if you don’t got it? Flaunt it. ’Cause what are we even doing here if we’re not flaunting it?” “Being called fat isn’t like being called stupid or unfunny, which is the worst thing you could ever say to me.” “Chubby people can never truly pull off ethereal, the same way skinny people can never be jolly.” “The truth is, if I were going to lose weight successfully I’d have to think about what I eat…

INGRID GOES WEST Comedy drama. Ingrid Thorburn ( Legion’s Aubrey Plaza) is a somewhat unstable young woman prone to equating passing interactions on social media with meaningful friendships. After taking a liking to Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) – an Instagramfamous “influencer” – she moves to Los Angeles in a bid to befriend the socialite. This pleasantly surprising dark comedy’s commentary on the influence of social media veers towards the absurd and over-the-top. But first-time director Matt Spicer ultimately avoids a sanctimonious cautionary tale by creating a fairly relatable narrative from the perspective of the stalker. With great performances from the cast – which includes O’Shea Jackson Jnr and Avengers: Infinity War’s Pom Klementieff – and beautiful sets captured in the hues of Instagram filters, this is a worthwhile and relevant…

WITH his tatty vest and baggy shorts hanging more loosely off his lean frame by the day and a fine sheen of sweat on his dirt-smeared brow, he was almost unrecognisable. Were it not for his oddly well-groomed beard and glossy head of hair, the handsome young doctor would have looked nothing like the dapper TV host of SABC3 talk show Mela that fans know so well. But with the hardships of Survivor South Africa: Philippines behind him, Tevin Naidu (25) is back to his suave old self when we meet him at the Multichoice offices in Randburg, Johannesburg, soon after he was booted off the show. His departure came as a major upset. Fans were blindsided when Tevin – who became known as “the puppet master”, “the godfather” and…

It’s been a difficult few months for WWE stars JOHN CENA and NIKKI BELLA, who split earlier this year, just weeks before they were due to marry. Reports at the time suggested the reason for the split was John (41) didn’t want kids, while Nikki (34) had her heart set on becoming a mom. But the Blockers actor has since changed his tune. In a recently aired scene from Nikki’s reality show Total Bellas, the former couple reunited for a romantic dinner and John declared, “I wanna marry you – and marriage especially is about sacrifice. And I’ll make that sacrifice for you. I’ll give you a child”. When Nikki looked shocked, John told her he was “willing to have surgery”, implying that the WWE star would need to have…

It’s hard to work out what’s going on with these two! Just weeks after model HAILEY BALDWIN said she and JUSTIN BIEBER were “better as friends”, the pair were seen looking all loved up while out on a stroll in New York. “I met him when I was really young and he was one of my best friends,” the daughter of The Usual Suspects star Stephen Baldwin (52) had said previously. “At a certain point that turned into something else, but that just happens when you’re 18, 19. It was what it was,” she explained. The 21-year-old added that they “didn’t speak for quite some time and there was a lot of weirdness that went on” after they broke up. “But it brought both of us to the realisation that…

When the American Film Institute recently honoured GEORGE CLOONEY, many of his former co-stars had kind words for the 57-year-old actor – but few were as grateful as his former ER co-star JULIANNA MARGULIES. “Honestly, I owe my career to George Clooney,” the 52-year-old actress told talk-show host Seth Meyers, explaining that her character, nurse Carol Hathaway, had died in the pilot episode of the show and she was about to move on to something else. “I was about to sign on to a not-very-good sitcom because I needed a job,” the actress recalled. “He [George] called me out of the blue, kind of put his neck out on the line for me and said, ‘I heard that your character tested well. And if I were you I wouldn’t take…

MY SOCIAL life is currently being ruled by the World Cup football fixtures. Dinner is at whatever time there isn’t a match and we’re not scheduling any weekend plans that clash with important games – or any games, really. Yes, football fever has properly gripped our household and my husband has that glassy-eyed look shared by every soccer fan (there’s a reason it’s the shortened version of the word fanatic). He knows the name of practically every player and has an assortment of interesting facts about them, their teams and the countries for which they play. Although I sometimes pretend I do, I don’t mind that he’s basically glued to the screen until the World Cup ends. I hope to use some of the interesting facts in our story on…

This is my toy Pom, Pokka, enjoying our Monday tradition of reading YOU together! Thanks for the best magazine ever! MICHELLE NOWERS, EAST LONDON What beautiful photos and write-ups YOU did for the royal wedding (YOU, 31 May). We’re pensioners and can’t afford the mag but when we saw the cover we couldn’t resist. We weren’t disappointed. CLIVE & DANIELLE, EMAIL TV off. Radio off. Listening to the most welcome sound of all: rain! MOXIE, SMS Well done on your Father’s Day gift ideas (YOU, 14 June) and for the pricing in the R100s instead of R1 000s. Kids and moms don’t have that kind of money. GRATEFUL, SMS Have to agree with Baffled’s letter that booze is the true baddie (YOU Say, 7 June). Never have we seen abuse…

The queen and Meghan may come from completely different worlds, but as they chatted and laughed their way through their Cheshire appearances, it was clear a real friendship is blooming between the women. The unlikely pair actually have plenty in common – which might be why the queen is already so comfortable with the Los Angeles-born feminist. CHARITY AND HELPING PEOPLE Meghan’s passion for charity would certainly be a point of admiration for the queen, who has her hands full as the patron of more than 600 charitable organisations. The royal family are already keen to highlight Meghan’s passion for helping people, with her charitable past given pride of place on the palace website. “From a young age the duchess had a keen awareness of social issues and actively participated…

70 carriages are lost each month in Cape Town due to vandalism. Damage to signals and cable theft is reported every day. R25 000 is being offered as a reward payable by Metrorail for information leading to a conviction of vandals or perpetrators of violence. 62% of Metrorail trains were on time countrywide between 1 April and 31 December last year. 100 people have been arrested by Metrorail this month after a crackdown on vandals and those in possession of drugs. R12,56 billion has been budgeted by Prasa to upgrade carriages and ailing infrastructure this year. 2 million passengers are transported by Metrorail every day. 60 minutes – the average length of delays across all lines in Cape Town this year. 50 years – the age of many Metrorail train…

HEARTY CHICKEN AND VEGGIE SOUP SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 1½ HOURS 15ml (1T) oil 2 celery stalks (with leaves), chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 30ml (2T) Thai red curry paste 250g dried soup mix 1 litre (4c) chicken stock 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks 3 chicken breast fillets, sliced dash of lemon juice salt and freshly ground pepper TO FINISH handful of fresh coriander, chopped 2 red chillies, finely chopped 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan and stir-fry the celery, onion and garlic until fragrant. Add the curry paste and stir-fry for a minute. 2 Add the soup mix and cover with water. Cook over medium heat for about an hour or until the soup mix…

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SHE SAYS SHE’S IN LOVE WITH ME Q Yesterday I went to lunch with a girlfriend. We’ve been friends for several years and are both attractive women who tend to turn heads when we enter a room. I recently got engaged and met up with her to ask her to be my bridesmaid. However she declined and I was so shocked I couldn’t just leave it there – I had to know what her reason was for saying no. She told me she was in love with me herself and had always dreamt of us getting together. I was flabbergasted. I’ve never thought of her in that way, even when we had sleepovers occasionally. I don’t want to lose her as a friend and I really don’t know how to…

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NO WELL FINE “I got a compliment on my driving today,” a blonde tells her friend. “There was a note on my windscreen that said, ‘Parking fine.’ ” GOING DOWN How do you drown a submarine full of blondes? Knock on the door. NO PRESSURE An elderly man is in hospital awaiting an operation to be performed by his son, a renowned surgeon. Just before he’s put under, the old-timer asks to speak to his son. “Don’t be nervous, my boy,” he says. “Just do your best and remember, if it doesn’t go well and something should happen to me . . . your mother would have to come and live with you and your wife.” GETTING THERE My ex-wife still misses me. But her aim is steadily improving. DECKED…

THE public broadcaster announced he was back and the internet went into meltdown. They’d won, his fans said – all that pressure they’d put on the powers that be had worked and their favourite sports presenter was back on air. It’s been nearly a year of radio silence for veteran TV and radio personality Robert Marawa, who was fired from Metro FM in July 2017. The decision was taken due to behind-the-scenes in-fighting: three weeks before his axing Robert (45) had refused to return to his sports show in solidarity with his producer, Beverly Maphangwa, whom he believed had been unfairly suspended after playing clips on air that included commentary from pay channel SuperSport. After a public spat, the SABC took Robert off-air. But now he’s back. In a candid…

SHE’S GOT THIS! Pre-parenthood jitters? What are those? She’s just become a mom for the first time but former Miss South Africa TATUM KESHWAR (34) is as relaxed as they come. “It’ll all come naturally,” says the model and former beauty queen, who recently gave birth to her child with businessman hubby WARREN WHEATLEY. “I trust my instincts and know I’ll be more than fine.” Little CHRISTIAN JAMES was born on 15 June – just in time for Father’s Day – and she and Warren are over the moon. “There’s no gift more special that we could bestow on one another than a heart that exists outside of your body,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of the newborn sleeping on her chest and Warren asleep beside them. “Happy…

Actress JENNIFER LAWRENCE (27) recently told talk-show host Andy Cohen that her gal pal Amy Schumer (37) had some harsh words for her after her split from Mother! director Darren Aronofsky (49) late last year. “I told her [Amy] and I was really sad,” the Oscar winner said. “The next day I got a bouquet of flowers delivered and there was a note that says, ‘I’m so sorry to hear you’re gonna die alone. Love, Amy’.” Seems the comedian has been proved wrong pretty quickly, though! The Red Sparrow star was recently spotted out with her new beau, COOKE MARONEY (33), a New York art dealer and gallery director. Sources say they met through mutual friends and have been together since late May. “They looked very comfortable,” an onlooker says.…

When fashion news site The Catwalk Italia recently asked its 1,4 million Instagram followers to rate their favourite SELENA GOMEZ look it got more than it had bargained for. Instagrammers were shocked when fashion designer STEFANO GABBANA, of Dolce & Gabbana, added his two cents’ worth to the comments, cattily labelling the singer “so ugly” – despite the fact that the look Selena is sporting in the far right of the image is the D&G dress she wore to the Oscars in 2011. Needless to say Selena’s millions of online fans immediately backed her up, and singer Miley Cyrus (25) even leapt into the fray with some colourful language to support her pal. What others said…

‘She didn’t beg him to hold on – this would only have prolonged his pain’ A DOULA FOR THE DYING EIGHT years ago the husband of a dear friend in England was given four months to live and sent home with opiates. Instead they followed a combination of holistic and medical treatments and Peter simply thrived. Sadly in March this year Peter decided it was enough – he was tired and he felt it was time to go. So my friend became a doula (much like a birth doula). She understood that when Peter was ready he’d leave in peace. She didn’t beg him to hold on – this would only have prolonged his pain. She simply enjoyed his presence and let go of any fear. She respected that if…

FORGET cosy nights in with her husband at their new country bolthole in Oxfordshire or loved-up sessions in front of the TV at their city pad in Kensington Palace’s recently renovated Nottingham Cottage. After a super-short, super-secret honeymoon abroad with Prince Harry, Meghan has spent her first weeks as a newlywed hard at work, thrust into the life of a full-time royal with breathless speed. But it’s not hard to see why the powers that be in The Firm were keen to get the Duchess of Sussex show up and running – people just can’t get enough of her. Cries of “Meghan! Meghan! Duchess!” hit fever pitch at her recent official outing in Cheshire, even though she had a far more senior royal at her side. But Queen Elizabeth (92)…

If push comes to shove, parents can take away privileges such as pocket money or cellphones. But tough love doesn’t involve shaming or belittling your child or kicking her out of the house, says Professor Christiaan Bezuidenhout of the department of social work and criminology at the University of Pretoria. It’s about unapologetically being the parent figure and setting firm boundaries. If you see things go sideways, consider getting a close family member to talk to your child, or take her to a psychologist. Also communicate your concerns to the boyfriend’s parents. Don’t go in guns blazing – simply ask if you can have a meeting, then discuss your concerns in a calm, rational way. The more people are aware of the problem, the safer your child will be.…

LIEZIE Mulder, who owns Île de Païn with partner Markus Fäbinger, has just published her second cookbook, Anytime, filled with yummy, healthy favourites. Try these deliciously wholesome recipes. t – teaspoon/s T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s HEAVENLY HANOI CHICKEN SALAD The varied ingredients add a range of flavours yet this recipe stays in the Asian taste palette. SERVES 6 MARINATING: 2 HOURS PREPARATION: 30 MIN COOKING: 20–30 MIN (8 MIN A KEBAB) MARINADE 60ml (¼c) fresh lemon juice 125ml (½c) olive oil 5ml (1t) chopped garlic 3 thyme sprigs 2,5ml (½t) salt pinch of pepper 6 (about 130g each) free-range chicken breasts CARAMEL SAUCE 250ml (1c) brown sugar 15ml (1T) fish sauce 375ml (1½c) chicken stock 1,2ml (¼t) chopped chilli 2,5ml (½t) lemon juice 10ml (2t) grated ginger 7ml…

These serums contain active ingredients that boost what the skin needs to make it appear younger. Most anti-ageing serums target fines lines, dark marks, dehydration and sagging skin. Daily moisturisers and night creams hydrate the top layer of the skin but don’t penetrate it to deliver dramatic results. Serums, on the other hand, penetrate the skin and work from the inside out. Another great thing about these serums is that they’re good value for money. You need only a few drops at a time.…

IT’S not easy to give up the sweet stuff. It’s in practically everything we eat and life is pretty bland without it, isn’t it? But sugar is coming under increasing criticism on the health front. “Added sugar is probably the single worst ingredient in the modern diet,” says Paula Galvão, founder and CEO of Eden Life Wellness Clinic in Sandton, Johannesburg. “It interferes with hormones that regulate hunger and satiety [the sense of being full], harms your metabolism and leads to increased fat storage.” So how to go about cutting back on sugar? We asked experts for tips. ACCEPT THAT IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE There are no easy fixes – it will take discipline. One of the most important things to do when making a change to your eating…

THERE are many reasons to have a contract with your domestic helper or gardener. Firstly, it’s a legal requirement. The basic conditions of employment acts requires employers to enter into a written contract with domestic staff such as housekeepers, gardeners, nannies and care workers. The only instance when a contract isn’t required is if the person works fewer than 24 hours a month. Secondly, the labour sector is strictly regulated. A contract ensures you treat your employees fairly and that they provide the service you pay for. CONTRACTS MADE EASY A contract doesn’t have to be a hassle. Download an example from the department of labour’s website (labour.gov.za) and use it to draw up your own contract. It must contain the following information: ▶ Addresses and personal information (full names…

INDIAN HERITAGE She was born Vera Mindy Chokalingam to immigrant parents in the USA and was the first Indian-American to have her own network TV show, The Mindy Kaling Project. It ran for six seasons and many of the storylines were loosely based on her mother, Swati Chokalingam, who – like the lead character – was an obstetrician/gynaecologist. Her mom was “such a pillar, such a rock in my family”, Mindy says. She was devastated when Swati was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year. She moved back home to be with her mom, who died eight months later. GIRL POWER The 39-year-old actress says she feels lucky to have been involved in the projects she’s done in the past two years. “Looking at A Wrinkle in Time, looking…

PITCH PERFECT 3 Musical comedy. With the eight members of a capella singers The Bellas having finished college, the group is over. But they miss singing together – so Beca (Anna Kendrick), Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), Chloe (Brittany Snow) and the others reunite to perform at an event with former Bella Emily (True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld). The gig falls through, so they enter a competition that could lead to a chance to work with DJ Khaled . . . Pitch Perfect followers will love to hear their heroes sing again, and the music in this super-slick production is as entertaining as ever. But while the cast, and Kendrick and Wilson in particular, deliver the goods, the plot doesn’t really convince and you get the feeling this franchise has run its…

I’VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU By MARY HIGGINS CLARK Simon & Schuster This is one of those books you can read in a single night – a simple crime, a multitude of suspects, and police determined to bring the killer to justice. Yet there’s still enough intrigue to keep the reader interested and turning the pages. When 18-year-old Kerry Dow-ling is found dead at the bottom of the family pool, her parents and sister have more questions than answers. As many popular kids tend to do, the teenager had a party while her parents were away. Yet while dozens of friends attended, no one saw the murder. Could the killer be her boyfriend, whom she’d had a screaming match with on the night of the get-together? Or her odd…