Innholdsfortegnelse for 25-Jul-19 i You South Africa

I’VE tried many times to get into meditation but it’s always been difficult. Time is usually my problem. I’m always rushing to do something or the other and it feels like pure indulgence to just sit still and focus on my breathing and stilling my mind. But after reading Lindsay de Freitas’ story on page 86 I’m giving it another go. I know the benefits are plentiful and I have, on the occasions I’ve tried it, seen a difference in my state of mind. Just this morning I did a 10-minute session and, even though it was short, it put me in a good headspace to prepare for our print deadline today. Even traffic, which would usually be utterly irksome, couldn’t burst my bubble of serenity. I’m going to try…

I was shocked and stunned to see this child hanging out of a car window while I was taking my kids to the movies recently. It was in a traffic jam on a road near a hospital. At least she would’ve been treated quickly had she fallen out and injured herself. But given the smoking going on in the car, I’m not surprised she was trying to keep her head outside. MYRNA, EMAIL ■ South African drivers seem to be the most reckless in the world. It’s shocking to see how many drivers become impatient in traffic jams and break the rules of the road. The road signs and markings are there to be followed. Ignoring them is asking for trouble. Some drivers keep their high-beam lights on even when…

SHE thought nothing of it when she first saw the small black spot on her face. But it got bigger and bigger – two days later it was the size of her hand and it had a putrid smell. What was wrong with her? The diagnosis was far worse than anything she could ever have imagined: an aggressive flesh-eating bacteria was consuming her from the inside out. Doctors had to remove dead skin and tissue during an emergency operation to try to stop the bacteria from spreading. If it succeeded in reaching her organs, they warned, she’d be dead in days. This isn’t the plot of a horror movie. It’s the living hell Madelein Carelse (42), from Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng, has been in for more than a month. She contracted…

GROWING up, he wanted one thing – to have a proper conversation with his parents, hear what they had to say and tell them what was going on in his life. But he couldn’t. Lucky Netshidzati’s parents are hearing-impaired – his dad, Abraham (51), is profoundly deaf and unable to speak while his mom, Selinah (45), is partially deaf and battles to cope in a hearing world. Lucky (26) was frustrated by his inability to communicate with them and resentful at how his beloved parents couldn’t do things for themselves without the help of an interpreter. Yet out of frustration, good things can arise. And in Lucky’s case he’s come up with a potential game-changer for the deaf: a uniquely African system that’s generating plenty of interest from both the…

BILTONG AND ROSEMARY MAC ’N CHEESE SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 35-40 MIN PASTA 50g butter 60ml (¼c) flour 250ml (1c) milk 250ml (1c) cream 5ml (1t) dried rosemary 125ml (½c) biltong powder salt and freshly ground pepper 500g macaroni, cooked 250ml (1c) grated cheddar cheese TO FINISH 100g grated mature cheddar cheese 15ml (1T) coriander seeds, toasted 30ml (2T) fine breadcrumbs biltong slices rosemary sprigs (optional) Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease an oven-proof dish with nonstick spray. 1 Pasta Melt the butter in a saucepan. Turn the heat down and stir in the flour. Add the milk bit by bit, while stirring continuously. 2 Stir in the cream, dried rosemary and biltong powder and simmer slowly until thickened. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. 3 Mix…

JUST as you take steps to protect your skin during colder months, so you need to do the same for your children. Kids have thinner skin than adults, which means extra precautions must be taken to protect their skin from becoming overly sensitive and dry. Bath time What kid doesn’t love a bubble bath? All that sweet-smelling foamy fun as the mirror mists up? But these products may not be the best idea in winter when the perfumes and soaps they contain can harm your little ones’ skin. Firstly, in order for soaps or body washes to give off a scent, there has to be a chemical reaction, and this can sensitise the skin. So if your child’s skin is already dehydrated, avoid scented products. Secondly, soaps that produce a…

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DO I NEED HELP FOR MY DRINKING? Q I don’t drink or crave alcohol on a daily basis but when I go out with friends, which is mainly on weekends, I binge drink then regret it once I’ve sobered up. What bothers me most is that we go out to drink, which means I drive home blind drunk and sometimes don’t even remember how I got there. I’ve seriously considered cutting off my friends completely. I don’t have a single friend who doesn’t drink. I’m 55, have adult kids and am desperate to change my behaviour but I don’t know how to do it. If I cut off my friends I’ll be lonely and miserable, but I’m not strong enough to be around them and not drink. Am I a…

LEO 22 JULY – 22 AUGUST Take time off to relax and enjoy yourself Pleasure-seeking Venus moves into your sign this week, which brings about good tidings for a fun-loving Leo. It’s a time in which pleasure rates above work. Whether you want to hang out with your friends, spend time on a hobby or visit art galleries and theatres, take periodic breaks and enjoy yourself. Should the budget allow, it’s also an opportune time to whisk away the love of your life on a romantic holiday for two. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 44, 36, 20, 49, 7, 11 VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEPT Your planet, Mercury, is in retrograde motion this week, so it’s appropriate to take a step back to reflect on and review your life. Turn your…

DONUT COUNTY Platform: PlayStation 4 A raccoon with a doughnut shop has an app on his phone that allows him to control a hole in the ground. Customers who order doughnuts are greeted by a hole that slowly grows the more things fall into it. This is the basis for the puzzle gameplay in Donut County – and it’s addictive. The game is simple: you start with a small hole that only small things can fall into but as you fill the hole it also grows larger, allowing larger items to be swallowed up. How the game uses this mechanism to create its puzzles is ingenious. Add humour and cute cartoony graphics, and Donut County is the best puzzle game A Allages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity…

7 EP LIL NAS X He said he was gonna ride until he can’t no more, but Lil Nas X keeps galloping on. The rapper has followed his unlikely global smash hit, Old Town Road, with the release of an eight-track EP, titled 7 EP. Six of the tracks are new and the other two are Old Town Road and a remix of the country-rap mash-up. The EP isn’t loaded with new country fusions. Instead the 20-year-old goes out of his way to avoid that, dabbling in hardcore hip-hop, pop, jazz and even rock. “He made it clear he didn’t want to be the Old Town Road guy that only does country music,” producer David Biral told Rolling Stone. “Many people are throwing hate at me think[ing] I’m a one-hit…

YOU’VE probably found ants to be a nuisance around the house or on a picnic but did you know that some ants are dangerous? The bulldog ant (Myrmecia pyriformis) is considered the most dangerous ant in the world. It’s known for its aggressive behaviour and powerful sting. These ants have a strong grip and savage biting behaviour much like a bulldog, hence the name. The venom from its sting could induce a drastic decrease in blood pressure and severe breathing problems in victims who are allergic to ants. In a rare case an adult has died within 15 minutes of being stung. Dogs can also die from kidney failure if stung repeatedly. WHERE ARE THEY FOUND? Bulldog ants live in the coastal regions of Australia and its islands and their…

IT’S only 8am and I’m already feeling flustered. I’ve just returned home from dropping my kids off at school and traffic was a nightmare. As I walk in the door I’m already making mental checklists of everything I need to do today. I’m itching to switch on my computer and start working but I resist the urge. Instead I take off my shoes, sit in a comfortable, sunny spot on my lounge floor and open up the meditation app on my cellphone. Then I close my eyes and spend 10 minutes listening to a soothing voice, encouraging me to relax, breathe and acknowledge my thoughts as they enter my mind but then allow them to slip away. For the past three weeks I’ve been taking time out to meditate twice…

THEY say what does not kill you makes you stronger – and the saying is pretty apt when applied to this legend of the music world. Stevie Wonder has overcome a string of obstacles in his life – including being blind since birth and a near-fatal car crash at age 23 – to become one of the world’s biggest artists. Over the course of five decades he’s sold more than 100 million records, won 25 Grammys – more than any other solo artist – and earned an Oscar for best original song for I Just Called to Say I Love You from the 1984 movie The Woman in Red. He’s also been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and has amassed a $100 million (R1,4 billion) fortune.…

HERE’S just something T about him. Maybe it’s his intense blue eyes or perhaps it’s his chiselled bod, but whatever it is, Kwa­Zulu-Natal hunk Rob Bentele sure has fans of Survivor SA: Island of Secrets glued to their screens. For some he’s the new Wentworth Miller, who played brooding Michael Scofield in the TV series Prison Break, but others insist he looks more like Grey’s Anatomy hottie Jesse Williams (Dr Jackson Avery). The 29-year-old seems bemused by all the attention he’s receiving. “I actually get very shy,” he says with a laugh. “For me, these eyes are normal, I’ve always had them. I honestly don’t see anything special. This is the face I wake up to every morning and look at in the mirror. I didn’t realise it would be…

By rookie standards he’s shot to the top of the pile pretty quickly but is it deserved or just the result of his famous name? For six years BROOKLYN BECKHAM (20) has loved being behind the lens, shooting fashion campaigns for big-name design houses such as Burberry and magazine covers for titles such as Wonderland and Notion. In 2017 he even released his own photography book titled What I See. His latest achievement? Landing a prized internship with renowned British photographer JOHN RANKIN WADDELL – known professionally as Rankin – who hired Brooklyn after being impressed with a photo he took of David Attenborough in Africa while working on the renowned conservationist’s Netflix series Our Planet. But not everyone is as delighted. David and Victoria’s eldest son is being criticised…

‘When I was young I never felt beautiful. I remember watching my mother put her makeup on every morning, basking in the glow of her power to put on her bravest face as the hardworking woman she is’ – LADY GAGA Kanye isn’t the only musician building an empire apart from their day job. LADY GAGA (33) recently announced the launch of her new makeup line, Haus Laboratories. In the brand’s first promotional video Gaga says she knows “the last thing the world needs is another beauty brand . . . but that’s too bad”. The Oscar-winning songwriter’s company will become the first cosmetics brand to be launched by online retail giant Amazon. This means it will have a global reach from the start as Amazon will launch Haus Labs…

“My heart broke. I started to think, again ‘What could I have done better? Was I wrong to stand up?’ Why is it that when women get passionate they’re labelled as emotional, crazy and irrational, but when men do, they’re seen as passionate and strong?” – SERENA WILLIAMS on her controversial US Open loss against Naomi Osaka (now 21) last year in which she was given three code violations. “There was a conscious effort to keep me as this all-American girl – whatever that means. It was very controlled. There was no freedom for me as a human being. It was almost as if being a prisoner” – MARIAH CAREY (49) on her marriage to record executive Tommy Mottola (now 70) at age 23. “I met Pete and it was…

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Before you cheat on your spouse, ask yourself: how would I feel if the same thing were to be done to me? Being a man or woman of integrity is the sweetest gift you can give to yourself and to those around you. NV, WELTEVREDE My son Zaid (14) loves the Laugh a Little section in YOU and always reads it out to me. YOU allows us to bond, laugh, debate and make wonderful memories as mother and son. We appreciate YOU. M WILLIAMS, KRAAIFONTEIN Poor Prince Harry is soon going to be known as “Henpecked Harry” (YOU, 11 July). What Meghan wants, Meghan gets. PAT, DURBAN Poverty is wagging its ugly tail and it’s made worse by the high prices in the shops. It seems manufacturers and retailers can…

Marisa Patzke, the nurse in charge of infection control at Midvaal Private Hospital, says the bacteria Streptococcus anginosus is normally found on human skin and is usually harmless “But sometimes, in certain circumstances, the bacteria can form abscesses, as in Madelein’s case.” The bacteria then causes necrotising fasciitis, which attacks tissue. Patzke explains it could happen to anybody and there’s no link with bad hygiene. “In a case like Madelein’s the abscess had to be tested to establish which bacteria was involved and which antibiotic would be effective,” she adds. If the infection can’t be brought under control, sepsis would develop and the patient would die of organ failure. That’s why it’s so important that the right antibiotic is prescribed in the early stages of the infection, she says.…

THEY’RE bouncy, busy twin girls who love playing with their older brothers and fluffy dog, Baymax – and their proud mom and dad adore them to bits. Many parents would be in a total spin if they were told there was a strong possibility their babies would be born with Down syndrome, but for Rachael and Cody Prescott it really didn’t matter. Although doctors encouraged Rachael (29) to undergo tests to confirm if the unborn twins had the genetic condition, she refused. For her and Cody (32) it made no difference. “We weren’t bothered with the possibility of Down syndrome,” she says. “We knew we’d love our girls either way.” Even when Charlotte and Annette were born in February 2018 and were both diagnosed with trisomy 21, the most common…

TOMATO SOUP The texture of this soup is deliciously creamy, even though there’s not a drop of cream in it. The tomatoes are first roasted to bring out their full flavour. MAKES 2,5 LITRES OF SOUP PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 40-50 MIN 1,2kg Roma tomatoes, halved 1 can (400g) cherry tomatoes 8 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, chopped 1 red pepper, cut into chunks 1 potato, peeled olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper 2 sachets (50g each) tomato paste 1 litre (4c) vegetable stock, made with 2 stock pots 5-10ml (1-2t) cayenne pepper 15ml (1T) brown sugar 30g fresh basil chorizo, sliced (optional) Preheat the oven to 200°C. 1 Put the fresh and canned tomatoes, garlic, onion, red pepper and potato in an ovenproof dish, drizzle a little olive…

1 Consider getting a humidifier for your home as it adds moisture to the air. Heaters and air conditioners make the air dry, causing the skin to dry out as well. 2 Add supplements containing omega-3 to your child’s diet. It’s a fatty acid that isn’t produced in the body but is vital for increasing hydration from the inside. It also protects the skin from environmental damage. 3 Don’t use your own skincare products on your children, unless they’re gentle and colourant- and scent-free. 4 Go for all-natural products. They contain no harsh chemicals and are less likely to irritate the skin. But be cautious of anything with a scent, even if it’s a natural product.…

NO LANGUAGE BARRIER Koos and his wife, Becky, are delighted when their long wait to adopt a baby finally comes to an end. The adoption centre calls and tells them they have a wonderful Russian baby boy. Koos and Becky rush over to the adoption centre to get their new son. On the way home they stop at the local college to enrol for night courses in Russian. After they’ve filled out the forms, the registration clerk says, “I’m curious, whatever possessed you to want to study Russian?” “We’ve just adopted a Russian baby and in a year or so he’ll start to talk,” Becky explains. “We just want to be able to understand him.” ANCIENT HISTORY During religious studies class a visiting school inspector asks little Johnny, “Who broke…

■ Anthony studied engineering before deciding to become an actor. ■ He grew up in New Orleans in the state of Louisiana. “The thing about New Orleans that I love is that no matter who you are, you’re just as important as the guy next to you at the bar.” ■ The actor refers to his career as “a bunch of little flag moments, with Endgame being the pinnacle”. ■ He also stars in an episode of acclaimed Netflix series Black Mirror and is the lead in the upcoming season 2 of Netflix series Altered Carbon. ■ Anthony wed longtime girlfriend Sheletta Chapital in 2014 and they have three children. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, NETFLIX, WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES…

ON THE BASIS OF SEX Biopic. This drama looks at the life of US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) and one of her early cases in which she successfully argued against discrimination based on gender. The film starts by giving us a glimpse into Ruth’s student years and early career, briefly exploring the sexism of the ’60s. The pace picks up as she and lawyer husband Martin (Armie Hammer) take on the case that would help change history. While it doesn’t break any new ground this is worth seeing for the excellent performances and to learn more about Bad-er Ginsburg and her strategic thinking. It’s also a reminder of how much (and little) things have changed over the past 60 years. – BIANCA LAMBRECHTS 2018. 115 MIN.…

CARI MORA By THOMAS HARRIS William Heinemann  Harris created one of the most evil and sadistic killers in literary history. Nobody who’s seen the movie Silence of the Lambs or read the book can ever forget Hannibal Lecter. I for one will always remember him saying, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,” and then making that awful slurping sound. Yikes! That’s why I picked up Cari Mori with great expectations of being shocked and frightened out of my wits, but what a disappointment it turned out to be. There’s no way you can call this a thriller. It tells the fairly lame story of Cari Mora, a young Colombian refugee who was a child soldier for the FARC rebels. She now works as a…

IT IMPROVES FOCUS A study published in the Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioural Neuroscience medical journal a few years ago showed that human resources employees who regularly practised mindfulness meditation stayed focused on a task for longer. These workers also remembered details of their tasks better than their peers who didn’t meditate. IT HELPS MANAGE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY Scientists believe there’s a link between mental illnesses such as depression and ruminative thinking (the compulsive and repeated revisiting of the same thoughts). “It’s likely that the more someone meditates, the less they’re going to be ruminating. And that decrease in rumination might be directly or causally linked to the improved symptoms in depression and anxiety,” says David Vago, research director at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee in the USA. IT…

A world of laughter She’s one of Mzansi’s foremost comics – now the USA is getting a taste of CELESTE NTULI. The comedian flew South Africa’s flag high at the Laugh Factory, a famous Hollywood comedy club, and the recent Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, where she had the audience in stitches. “My material relates to everyone,” Celeste says. “I don’t particularly talk about something that happens to Zulus or South Africans. I talk about black women issues and that’s what the Essence Music Festival is all about.” But it wasn’t all work and no play. Celeste bumped into American comedian GEORGE LOPEZ and singer Kenny Lattimore at the festival (lucky fish!) and made time for a little sightseeing. A new chapter It marked the end of an era…

‘Ladies and gentleman, get to know Maya Hawke – she’s the real thing’ She might not be a household name yet but actress MAYA HAWKE seems destined for stardom. The 21-year-old daughter of ETHAN HAWKE (48) and UMA THURMAN (49) is getting rave reviews for her performance in season 3 of Netflix’s Stranger Things. She plays new character Robin, and while critics are waxing lyrical about her performance, the most glowing praise comes from dear old dad. “Some of you may have missed her in last year’s BBC production of Little Women,” the Stockholm star wrote on Instagram. “Some of you may have missed her work at [prestigious New York performing arts school] Julliard. I know many missed out on numerous high school productions – heck, I even missed a…

I GREW up in a family of five and my step-dad was the best. I didn’t know he wasn’t my biological father until February this year when I turned 28. I’m the youngest and my siblings used to treat me very badly. I just thought it was because they assumed I was my mom’s favourite but then my sister told me I have a different father. When I confronted my mother about it, she didn’t deny it. She told me she was raped and that’s how I was conceived. Emotionally I was so disturbed that it started affecting my work. I approached my stepdad and he too confirmed my mom’s story. Sadly the rapist was never found. I owe everything to my father whom I don’t see as a stepdad.…

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AT THE height of his physical prowess he had the world’s best doctors at his side if he so much as sneezed. He could just say the word and he’d have every medical niggle checked out by medics who were experts in their field. In his final hours he wasn’t so lucky. Apparently the only person at hand to give James Small CPR before he died was a woman working at a Johannesburg sex club – and she could do nothing to save him from the heart attack that killed him. She tried fruitlessly to revive James, says Jerome Safi, owner of The Harem, a sex club in Bedfordview. “She felt a faint pulse and called for other staff members to help her.” Staff at the club, which operates from…

HOUDINI is still probably the greatest illusionist and stuntman ever to have lived and many who came after him have tried to emulate his death-defying feats. But whereas the famous escapologist always survived his perilous performances, others have failed – and the most recent person to lose his dice with death was Indian magician Chanchal Lahiri. India was plunged into mourning when Chanchal failed to pull off his latest Houdini-like stunt. And making things all the more dramatic was the fact a crowd had assembled to see him attempt the impossible. They watched as Chanchal was bound in ropes and chains, then lowered by a crane into the murky depths of West Bengal’s Hooghly river. The aim was, of course, for him to rise from the water free of his…

FINAL LOOK Poloneck R179, Miladys. Dress R159,99, MRP. Tights R260, Falke. Shoes R499, poncho R299 and bag R350, Woolworths. Earrings R180, Lovisa. TIP Wear a turtle- or poloneck and warm tights under your favourite dress. It’s an instant update to your winter wardrobe. For extra warmth, add a poncho, hat and scarf. FINAL LOOK Poloneck R179 and jeggings R259, Miladys. Jersey R179,99, MRP. Puffer jacket R2 499,95, Elements by Billabong. TIP Colour is key when layering. Stick to shades of one or two colours. And keep accessories minimal. FINAL LOOK Poloneck R240, Contempo. Skirt R169,99 and scarf (on bag) R69,99, MRP. Pantihose R140, Falke. Boots R349,95 and sleeveless puffer jacket R149,95, Ackermans. Blazer R550, Woolworths. Sling bag R359, Miladys. TIP Give your blazer an edgier look by wearing a sleeveless…

ABBREVIATIONS beg – begin(ning) c/on(off) – cast on(off) cont – continue dec – decrease(ing) foll(s) – follow(s) (ing) g – garter stitch k – knit N(s) – needle(s) patt – pattern p – purl rem – remain(ing) rep – repeat rnd(s) – round(s) RS - right side st(s) – stitch(es) st st – stocking stitch tog – together WS – wrong side MEASUREMENTS HAT Two sizes, to fit S-M (M-L) Head circumference 52-54 (56-58)cm SNOOD One size Circumference 75cm Depth 34cm MATERIALS Note Two yarns are knitted together to form one strand in these patterns. The hat and snood are both made from Alpaca and Kid Silk, available online from Garn Studio (see credits). For the hat ■ 1 x 50g ball of Drops Alpaca in light pearl grey shade…

WEBSITES are great places to sell things but beware: you can’t put everything up for sale and unethical or illegal selling can land you in trouble. Many people are unsure of what they’re not allowed to sell on reputable online marketing platforms – so here are a few important guidelines. Keep in mind that some products, unless illegal, may be allowed on one site but not another. In general online market platforms have strict policies on what they allow you to sell. SELLING RESTRICTIONS 1 WEAPONS AND DANGEROUS OBJECTS  Anything from pepper spray to paintball guns can be banned and all weapons and related sales are strictly regulated. Even magazines about weapons aren’t allowed on some sites while ads for switchblades, crossbows and stun guns are a no-no. 2…

The former stray, whose messy mane no amount of conditioner can tame, beat off stiff competition at the annual competition held in Petaluma, California, his official biography states. His owner, Yvonne Morones, says she rescued Scamp at the last minute from a Los Angeles animal shelter. “On the way home I knew I’d made the right choice. There we were, two strangers in a car on the way home to a new start . . . It was like he knew he’d found his forever home.” She calls him a Rastafarian dog. “His body hair doesn’t grow and no matter how many trips to the groomer he’s had, he naturally grows grey dreadlocks down his back.” But his particular brand of ugly paired with a happy nature is a winning…

1 On its release the song broke a Spotify record to become the biggest single-day debut of a male-female duet ever. Its other achievements include that the music video for the track racked up 50 million YouTube streams in its first 48 hours, and it reached No 1 on Spotify’s US Chart, iTunes, Apple Music Pop and Apple Music’s Top Videos. 2 The song is written by Mendes, Cabello, English singer-songwriter Charli XCX and Jack Patterson of Swedish pop outfit Clean Bandit. 3 This is the second time Mendes and Cabello have hooked up musically. The previous time was for their 2015 smash hit, I Know What You Did Last Summer. 4 Their steamy chemistry, which is so evident in the song’s music video, seems to have spilt over into…

DIARY OF AN AWESOME FRIENDLY KID By JEFF KINNEY Penguin “It was amazing, it was hilarious, it was much better than Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” – A 10-year-old reader’s verdict of Kinney’s new offering. In this spinoff it’s not Greg Heffley writing the diary entries but rather his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. When Greg finds out about the diary he isn’t impressed that his friend is copying him. So Rowley agrees to change it into a biography focussing only on Greg – with hilarious results. THE WORLD’S WORST TEACHERS By DAVID WALLIAMS HarperCollins Following on from the British author’s hit The World’s Worst Children, come these 10 tales that focus on 10 truly horrendous teachers. Meet Doctor Dread, a flatulent science teacher with terrible hygiene issues; the permanently furious…

CLOUDS sweep across the Overberg mountains and a chilly breeze rustles through the trees lining the pathway leading to a snow-white marquee. Welcome to the mid-winter wedding of one of South Africa’s best-known performers to the blonde beauty who’s captured his heart. Andrew Chaplin (29), one half of the electro music duo Locnville, is waiting outside the marquee, smart in a navy-blue tuxedo by Tiger of Sweden, smiling at guests as they arrive for the intimate ceremony. His wife-to-be, Alyssa Buettgen (32), is inside the main building of the Faraway Estate wedding venue in Villiersdorp, about two hours’ drive from Cape Town, preparing for her big day. Suddenly Brian – the groom’s twin brother, best man and the other half of Locnville – rushes up in a bit of a…

She’s usually swamped by her six kids so it was unusual to see a childless ANGELINA JOLIE (44) strolling through Paris with her godmother, JACQUELINE BISSET (74). It must’ve been fun to catch up – just four years ago the English actress said she didn’t often see her goddaughter and was as “fascinated with her life as everyone else is”. “Unfortunately, I haven’t developed a close relationship with Angelina. I see her rarely, but I’m very admiring of her,” the Here and Now star said during a 2015 interview. “What I find difficult is she’s become so famous. So many people are pulling on her time. I’m a little bit shy and I don’t want to be someone who tries to take advantage of her.” But judging by their mutual…