Innholdsfortegnelse for 19-Dec-19 i You South Africa

WHAT a fabulous early Christmas gift: waking up to a news alert that Zozi Tunzi, our gorgeous Miss South Africa, had been crowned Miss Universe. And this in a week in which we were plunged back into darkness courtesy of Eishkom, South African Airways was once again being bailed out to the tune of millions – and Jacob Zuma was apparently in a Cuban hospital being treated for “complications related to poisoning” and was too ill to testify before the Zondo commission! So good news was very much needed – and Zozi delivered it, beating the best of the beautiful bunch to take the glittering crown. On page 10 we speak to family and friends about this delightful young woman, who’ll be flying the SA flag high in New York…

When your son manages to persuade his mom to buy YOU magazine because it has Siya Kolisi and the Springboks on the cover . . . SEAN MILLIGAN, YOU FACEBOOK The 5 December issue of YOU was packed with interesting articles, recipes for home-baked goods and extra blockbusters. I particularly enjoyed the article about Melinda Gates, but the cherry on the cake was the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Thank you for keeping us up to date with all the news. Wishing you all a wonderful, restful break. JOEY FARRELL, EMAIL Thank you so much for the amazing and hilarious photographs of the animals in the wild (YOU, 5 December). I just adore Harry Walker’s “Oh My!” Please keep up the wonderful work YOU produces. ROSE GRIMANIS, HERMANUS I shed a…

‘WE DON’T want her to be known as that victim at the post office – there’s so much more to her than that.” These are the words of Nomangwane Mrwetyana, the grieving mother of the young woman who became the unwitting face of the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa. But to Nomangwane and her family, Uyinene wasn’t the raped and slain University of Cape Town (UCT) student whose brutal death in August triggered countrywide protests and made headlines around the world. To them she was Nene, Uyi Uyi – the sparkling girl who could light up a room with her megawatt smile. Now her mom, dad Mabhele, a civil engineer, and brother Esona (21) are preparing for their first Christmas without their little girl and baby sister. “You…

Whether you’re renting out your property while you go on holiday or just planning to lock up and go, you need to take steps to protect yourself in case something goes wrong. Many people mistakenly believe their regular insurance is sufficient if they’re renting out their property only for short periods. Others may not have looked at their policy requirements in years which means if there’s a burglary or fire they could discover there’s a heap of stuff their insurance won’t cover. It’s easy to adjust your insurance – all it takes is one phone call. This handy checklist will ensure you don’t come home to any nasty surprises. TO-DO LIST IF YOU RENT OUT YOUR PROPERTY ● HOME CONTENTS AND BUILDING COVER Check your policy documents for any stipulations…

CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN Growth, change and success are in the air The sun moves into your sign this week, signalling the beginning of a new personal year, quite possibly a year filled with opportunities for growth, change and success. Your birthday is around the corner, so you may want to make arrangements for a celebration. It’s a great opportunity to get a respite from responsibilities and let your hair down a bit, whether you get the family together or invite your friends for a party. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 27, 41, 5, 18, 31, 14 AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB Pleasure-seeking Venus moves into your sign, which makes for a time to put work and obligations on the back burner and have some fun. You could fill…

THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR Romantic drama. A chance encounter leads to Natasha (Grown-ish’s Yara Shahidi) and Daniel (Charles Melton from Riverdale) spending an unforgettable day together in New York. But their head-in-the-clouds attraction is tempered by Natasha’s family’s deportation to Jamaica and Daniel being caught between pleasing his parents and following his passion. They seem to be a mismatch, but the film – based on the teen novel by Nicola Yoon – explores the impact we have not just to change lives, but sometimes even to save one. Shahidi and Melton are sweet and sincere together but the story’s reliance on fate and one too many too-good-to-be-true coincidences leaves this star a bit burnt out in the end. – MAXINE PETERS 2019. 100 MIN. 13LPSV. ALSO ON DVD.…

EACH animal is a distinctive rainbow of shades. At a glance, the colourful menagerie of beasts appears to be made of playdough or plastic, but on closer inspection their hides are revealed to be a familiar rubbery texture. Artist Davis Ndungu’s creations feel a lot like a flip-flop – because that’s what they’re made of: discarded rubber sandals. He recycles around 7 000 flip-flops a year to create about 2 000 sculptures. For the past 10 years Davis (42) has been recycling old beach sandals and turning them into eye-catching sculptures, ranging from giraffes and warthogs to penguins and rhinos. He’s now also started to make furniture from them, for sale on his online shop and at the bustling Watershed market at the Victoria &Albert Waterfront in Cape Town. What…

Did you know a hippo can hold its breath underwater for five minutes? YOU Did You Know? No 4 is here with this and other fascinating facts and colourful pictures for inquisitive kids. This issue has 46 awesome topics. Explore the animal kingdom, find out about the human body, build your own erupting volcano and more! Pick up a copy in stores, order it online at youstore.co.za or contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or at johan.terblanche@media24. com and have it delivered to your door.…

1 ROOIBOS AND ROSEMARY LEG OF LAMB WITH GREMOLATA RICE This recipe requires little effort and ensures a deliciously tender result. SERVES 6-8 PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: 2½ HOURS LEG OF LAMB 2 onions, peeled and quartered 2 carrots, roughly chopped 2 bay leaves 2kg leg of lamb, including bone and shank 2,5ml (½t) each ground coriander and cumin salt and pepper 6 garlic cloves, peeled and halved 4 fresh rosemary sprigs, broken into smaller pieces juice of 1 lemon 500ml (2c) strong rooibos tea + extra if needed RICE 500ml (2c) basmati rice handful of fresh parsley, chopped grated zest of 1 lemon Preheat the oven to 150°C. Keep a large, deep oven-proof dish or roasting pan with a lid handy. 1 Leg of lamb Arrange the onions, carrots…

ANGELS YOU’LL NEED ■ A4 paper ■ 20mm wooden beads ■ String ■ Glue gun & glue sticks ■ Scissors STEP 1 Cut the paper across the width into a strip 8cm deep (wings) and a rectangle 15cm deep (body). Make concertina folds across the width of both. STEP 2 Fold the body in half. Wrap string (±30cm) around its centre and tie a knot. Glue together the edges of the paper facing each other. STEP 3 Glue the wings to the body with their centres lining up, and knot the string at the top. Thread the string through the bead (head). STEP 4 Glue the head to the centre of the wings. Tie a loop in the string. Spread out the folds and glue the edges of the wings…

KRIS JENNER regrets divorcing Robert Kardashian. “But then there wouldn’t have been Kendall and Kylie [her daughters from her second marriage], so that’s the way I look at it.” JENNIFER GREY regrets her infamous nose job. “I went in a celebrity and came out anonymous . . . I’ll always be this once-famous actress nobody recognises . . . because of a nose job.” BRAD PITT regrets his role in the movie The Devil’s Own. In 1997 he referred to the project as “the most irresponsible bit of filmmaking – if you can even call it that – I’ve ever seen.” MILEY CYRUS regrets the music video for her hit Wrecking Ball. “Swinging around naked on a wrecking ball lives forever. I’m never living that down. I’ll always be the…

THURSDAY ■ ASTRONAUT: THE LAST PUSH ★★★ 2012, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 22:00. Sci-fi drama. After the first mission to Jupiter goes wrong, an astronaut must undertake the three-year journey back to Earth alone. Lance Henriksen. ■ UNIVERSAL SQUADRONS ★★ 2011, 84 min, 16, e.tv, 00:40. Action. A retired soldier with amnesia tries to recover his memory while evading his former squad, who’ve been sent to kill him. Christian Kane, Riley Smith. ■ SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GOURMET GHOST ★★★ 2018, 77 min, A, M-Net, 04:40. Animated comedy. A team of amateur sleuths investigate the haunting of a historic inn that’s been converted into a restaurant. FRIDAY ■ BEETHOVEN’S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE ★★ 2011, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Fantasy comedy. The seventh movie in the series. A Saint Bernard dog must…

THE ESSENCE OF CAPRICORN ■ When they have an ambition they’re disciplined and efficient. ■ They can be pessimistic and see the cup as half-empty. ■ They’re masters of self-control and are cautious and responsible. ■ Their tendency to grumble is their shortcoming. ■ As professionals they quickly climb the ladder of success. ■ They can be austere and take life too seriously. ■ A down-to-earth Capricorn is practical and realistic.…

AGES 3-7 PUMPKIN FINDS HER QUEEN By BIANCA FLANDERS Lapa “Pumpkin had a secret, Something that made her sad . . . Pumpkin didn’t like her hair. She thought her curls were bad.” A touching story about how a little girl named Pumpkin Pie overcomes her hang-up about her hair. IT’S JAMELA By NIKI DALY Tafelberg For 20 years Daly’s plucky heroine has been entertaining South African kids with her adventures. Now all these amusing tales have been compiled into a single anthology. From saving her chicken from becoming the Christmas meal to coming up with a bright plan to decorate her school shoes, there’s never a dull moment when Jamela is around. GEORGE FINDS A FRIEND By CLAIRE TUCKER Reach Publishers Gorgeous George is a loveable Friesian horse who…

HELLO?” The voice at the other end was hushed, similar to Jeanne’s. “Anyone there?” “Yes. May I speak with Jeanne Kerr?” I crossed my fingers. “Who’s asking?” the voice cracked. “It’s Regina Louise. I think we may have meta...” “I don’t believe so,” the stranger interrupted, her voice turning defensive. “Did you . . .” The line went dead. “. . . ever work at the Edgar Children’s shelter?” I’d wished to ask. This latest Jeanne joined the long list of crossed-off Jeannes I’d scribbled on a well-thumbed notepad in pencil, pen and crayon. The last time I saw the Jeanne I was looking for was in 1977. I was 15 years old, standing in a juvenile courtroom in front of a crook-necked microphone, my right hand raised, prepared to…

IMPOSSIBLE isn’t a word in her vocabulary – and the gurgling baby on her lap is living proof of that. Christel van Eeden (37) has been to hell and back – but along with the unstinting support of her husband, Jacques (39), she’s finally realised her dream of becoming a mom. Six-month-old Alé is their miracle baby, a happy little soul with the most infectious smile. The odds were heavily stacked against Christel. She was 21 when she and her sister, Thalita (now 39), were in a car crash while visiting their mom in Leeudoringstad, North West. Christel broke her back and now, 16 years later, she remains a paraplegic. She recalls the terror she felt when the minibus they were travelling in started spinning on a dirt road. Then…

SHE’S the poster girl for teenage angst, the voice of Generation Z. With her raw, unfiltered lyrics, dream-like voice and weirdly gothic good looks she’s as relatable as they come. Best of all, Billie Eilish is gloriously, unashamedly herself and if she leaves you feeling uncomfortable, look the other way. She has plenty of people who appreciate her – just ask her 44 million Instagram followers. Since bursting onto the music scene three years ago, the teen has broken one record after the other and it seems there’s no stopping her. She’s up for no fewer than six Grammy Awards and is the youngest artist ever to be nominated in four of the most prestigious categories: record of the year, song of the year, album of the year and best…

Kerry Washington (42) “Save the Last Dance was my second movie, and we had a per diem [daily rate]. I couldn’t believe somebody was handing me cash and I literally used to hide it under my mattress for the whole movie,” the Django Unchained star recalls. “I put myself on a tight budget and at the end of it I used all the cash from the three months and bought my first laptop.” Nicole Kidman (52) “I bought my mom and dad a washing machine,” the Big Little Lies star says. “Later on I bought some boots for myself that were like, the coolest boots I’d ever seen in my life.” Brad Pitt (56) “When I received my first pay cheque from my now-known day job [as a chicken mascot…

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I've worked at numerous private schools, and each time I’ve encountered the worst kind of bullying: teachers bullying other teachers, teachers bullying young children because they don’t like their parents or, the worst, the executive head of the school bullying you because he doesn’t like you. I've personally been bullied by a receptionist to the point where she got physical with me. When I complained I was told I was unfit for work. No wonder so many people suffer from depression. Who do we turn to if our bosses don’t want to help? Seems nowadays you have to bully to get to the top. It’s a sad world we live and work in. I’m sure I’m not the only teacher who feels this way or who’s been in this position.…

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FOR the most part you’re happy with your life. But sometimes, when the bills pile up, you find yourself wishing you’d accepted that job offer in another city. And while you love your husband, when the two of you are fighting you can’t help wondering whether life would’ve been easier if you’d stayed with that sweet boyfriend you had back in your twenties. ‘Regret can be very powerful in self-reflection if it’s part of a process’ According to research done in 2011, the most common regrets are about relationships, including lost loves and unfulfilled romances, as well as financial decisions, parenting mistakes, missed educational opportunities and family arguments. Another US study found people more often regret things they didn’t do rather than what they did – sometimes even when it…

I’VE MESSED UP MY LIFE BADLY Q My life is in a mess. Firstly, at work, I’ve allowed myself to be influenced by a co-worker into developing a very bad attitude (doing only what’s necessary) and as a result I’ve lost an important promotion. As for my private life, I’ve been having extramarital affairs – not because I don’t love my wife but simply because I wanted some excitement in my life. My wife has now found out about it and wants to divorce me. Thirdly, I’ve somehow developed very bad habits when it comes to money. I’ve been spending more than I earn so have got into debt. I never thought I’d mess things up so badly as I had great dreams for myself. How do I get out…

‘I just want to work hard, be happy with myself as a human being, be supportive of other artists, write music I care about and never, ever write a song for radio’– Tones & I SIMPLE START Two years ago Australian hitmaker Tones & I (aka Toni Watson) decided to quit her retail job, buy a minivan and follow her dreams to be a performer. “I pretty much bought a van and took two weeks’ annual leave because I wasn’t 100% sure anything would work. On the first night of busking a guy walked past and he was like, ‘Here’s my card.’ A month later, I was like ‘What have I got to lose’?” Fast forward to 2019 – that guy is now her manager and her song Dance Monkey…

TRIPLE FRONTIER Action. A team of grizzled ex-special forces soldiers team up to rob a drug baron of a huge pile of cash stashed in his jungle mansion. This glossy thriller boasts a macho and suitably square-jawed cast, including Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac (The Last Jedi), Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) and Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones’ Oberyn Mar-tell) – all of whom give solid performances. It’s gorgeously shot and quite compelling, but the movie’s attempts at examining the inner workings of its characters – unappreciated patriots-turned-self-righteous criminals – doesn’t quite work. 2019. 125 MIN. 16. A Allages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parentalguidance S Sex V Violence…

SHE’S still haunted by her classmates’ cruel taunts. They called her ugly and told her she looked like she’d been splattered with mud. One of her nicknames was Dalmatian – all because of the dark spots that covered her skin. Marika Nagy was born with congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN), a rare genetic condition that resulted in about 60% of her skin being covered in birthmarks. Her childhood in Bremen, Germany, was hellish. By the time she was a teenager the years of bullying had left her with such deep emotional scars she needed six years of therapy to help her cope. But now the 22-year-old is having the last laugh by using the once-embarrassing skin condition as the foundation of a successful modelling career. The ginger-haired beauty recently landed a…

IT’S a rivalry for the ages, a clash of titans whose athletic abilities verge on superhuman. Now Lionel Messi (32) has edged into the lead against his arch-rival, Cristiano Ronaldo (34), after winning a record sixth Ballon d’Or – breaking their tie. We look at the men battling to be known as the greatest footballers of all time. LIONEL MESSI ON HIS RECORD BALLON D’OR WIN “I am very lucky; I am blessed,” the Argentine star said at the glitzy ceremony in Paris earlier this month. “As my wife said, ‘You must never stop dreaming but always work to improve and continue to enjoy the game’.” Ronaldo was up for the award too but had to make do with third place after Dutch star Virgil van Dijk took second.…

Roxy and Addy rock leg warmers and leotards SUCH AN INSPIRATION! She’s so determined to get back to 70kg by her 40th birthday in April that ZOLEKA MANDELA sometimes gets up at 4am because it’s the only time she can fit a workout into her day! SLAY QUEEN If there’s one thing you can count on in life it’s that TV presenter and entrepreneur BONANG MATHEBA is always going to look like a million bucks! CUTEST COUPLE If you need to believe in love again, have a look at model STEFFI VAN WYK-BRINK and actor CLINT BRINK’s pages. “The crayon to my paper, the ink to my brush,” Steffi says of her hubby. FACE ON FLEEK As half of Mafikizolo, not only is NHLANHLA NCIZA an amazing singer, she’s also…