Innholdsfortegnelse for 20-Oct-16 i You South Africa

YOU readers aren’t shy to tell us how you feel. In the few months I’ve been in the hot seat I’ve received criticism and praise – and often both in the same email. This is true for both the printed magazine and the content we publish on our website, you.co.za. A recent story published on the site had many of you talking. In it, a masters’ student at Wits University writes about how the bubble in which her white friends and family live makes it difficult for them to understand the experience of the students protesting for free education. It’s a piece that made many uncomfortable. Many were angry. Many were outraged. How dare she, people commented on our Face-book page. But for many others it was an eyeopener. They…

YOU has just made my day. We’ve been having such a run of bad luck lately, then today I was told I’d won a book in a competition I entered. Thank you all SO much. EXCITED, SMS Good for you, Laura-Lee (YOU Say, 6 October)! We’ve been feeding wild birds for years and get so much pleasure from watching and listening to them. They have no need for possessions, yet are happy, give so much joy and never complain – an example humans could surely learn from. MIKE, CAPE TOWN These are my grandchildren, MacKenzie and Noah, in Stockholm, Sweden, proudly wearing hoodies I knitted from a pattern in YOU. Best present, knitted with love. PHILIPA MYBURG, EMAIL In 1952 I was at Addington School in Durban, like Barbara Maude…

THE real deal. Smart. Cool under pressure. The future face of South African cricket. All this and more is being said about the latest talent to head onto the pitch for the Proteas – and he’s only 20 years old. Andile Phehlukwayo has had fans and critics singing his praises since showing what he’s made of in the one-day international (ODI) series against Australia. He belongs to that sought-after breed of all- rounders. Nifty with the bat and zippy with the ball, he could effectively do the job of two players if he carries on this way. Andile took four wickets for 44 balls in the opening ODI – then helped David Miller achieve the seemingly impossible in the third match. The game was going the Aussies’ way; they posted…

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WALLS KINGS OF LEON The US rockers are back, three years after the release of their previous outing, Mechanical Bull. This is the title track from their brand-new seventh album – a stripped-down, folky tune that will hit all the right notes with their millions of fans around the globe. Walls is said to be an acronym for We Are Like Love Songs. The new album was produced by Markus Dravs (Coldplay, Mumford & Sons) – we can’t wait to hear it! MAKE YOU LOVE ME TiMO ODV FT RYKI Two talented SA musos team up and the result is an infectious club-banger sure to storm the charts – it’s already making waves on the local Shazam list. By now you’ve heard Ryki’s infectious hit Please Try, while TiMO ODV’s…

QUICKIES I really don’t like my new school. The teacher doesn’t know a thing – all she does is ask questions! The dust is so thick on the floor the cockroaches are going round on stilts. His wife is bow-legged and he has knock-knees. When they stand together they spell the word “ox”. I enjoyed the ballet but I don’t understand why they all dance on their toes. Shouldn’t they just get taller dancers? Talk-show host: The day after I did my first TV show a million TV sets were sold. And the people who couldn’t sell theirs threw them out. RIDDLES What does Delaware? A New Jersey. Why does the book want to collaborate with the police? Because it wants to work undercover. Which four letters scare a thief?…

KATE BROZIN (12) This Cape Town girl prefers baking to cooking and is the queen of cupcakes. Her hobbies are drawing, painting and crafts. Show highlight: Visiting great places around the Western Cape. TSHEGO MALAPISANE (12) Lives in the Western Cape and is crazy about cooking at home, especially making desserts. She’s a talented singer. Show highlight: The food, the fun, the people. MILA SMITH (11) A Cape Town resident who’s passionate about food. She also writes songs and loves singing. Show highlight: All the cooking on set and getting to meet the most amazing people. MAX VAN ROOYEN (13) Max, who’s already appeared in a number of ads, loves cooking wood-fired pizza for his family. Show highlight: Cooking was difficult for him but his bros Asemahle (Ace) and Siya…

THE IMPORTANCE OF WASHING YOUR HANDS Okay, now we know all about good hygiene, but did you know clean hands are definitely the most important thing of all? Your hands are busy all day long – you touch your face with them, wipe your nose, eat, and touch other people and objects such as dirty money and door handles. Did you know there could be entire colonies of germs on your and your friends’ hands? We can’t see them, but they can make you ill and you could pass them on to those around you. Wash your hands before you eat and especially after you’ve used the toilet. Do it properly – use soap and water and wash thoroughly for about 30 seconds to get rid of nasty germs such…

LIEZEL’S TRAVEL ALBUM TV presenter LIEZEL VAN DER WESTHUIZEN (35) couldn’t wait to share her holiday snaps with us after returning from Europe with boyfriend MIKE FANNIN (40). During their 10-day trip the couple visited Italy, taking in the Vatican in Rome and the Doge’s Palace in Venice, and the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. As a special treat they splashed out with a stay at the Belmond Hotel Cipriani, the swanky Venice hotel that actor George Clooney booked out for him and his wedding guests in the run-up to his nuptials in 2014. “There have been so many highlights,” Liezel says. “It was our first visit to Venice, Rome and Munich.” We asked her to share her top travel tips. Liezel and boyfriend Mike explored beautiful Europe together, visiting Rome…

I sympathise with the thousands of desperate learners who see a university education as the first step out of poverty. They’re right to seek to improve their lot. But amid all the shouting and teargas, citizens are asking questions, the first and foremost being: who’s going to pay for this? Yes, the government should prioritise higher education and help poorer students. But what about the financial backbone of the universities – the full-fee-paying parents? If I was one of them and I could comfortably afford my children’s varsity fees, would I want to send them to a South African university when these institutions are plummeting down world rankings and the threat of physical harm is a reality? No, I wouldn’t. I’d make a plan to send them to study overseas.…

I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body-shaming that occurs daily under the guise of ‘journalism’ FOR years she was the one everyone felt rather sorry for – the one-time wife of the hottest movie star on the planet tossed aside when he fell for his luscious-lipped co-star with whom he went on to have a string of kids as she battled on, childless and alone. While Brad Pitt was snapped in exotic locations around the world with Angelina Jolie and the growing Brangie bunch, Jennifer Aniston retreated to her Malibu pad to lick her wounds and get on with things as best she could. It’s safe to say it was a bleak time for Hollywood’s golden girl next door. The tabloid gossip was relentless: Brad left her because…

CHICKEN WITH LEEK AND PEPPER CREAM SERVES 4 Preparation: 10 min Cooking: 30 min 4-6 chicken breast fillets salt and freshly ground pepper 30 ml (2 T) olive oil 100 g whole baby leeks OR 3 large leeks, sliced 4 garlic cloves, chopped 15 ml (1 T) green peppercorns, roughly chopped 250 ml (1 c) cream Preheat the oven to 200 °C. 1 Season the chicken well with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a nonstick pan and fry the chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides. Arrange on a baking sheet and roast for 10-15 minutes or until done. 2 Fry the leeks in the same pan for a few minutes until almost done and still bright green. Remove and set aside. 3 Fry the garlic…

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Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have you’ll never, ever have enough – MEDIA MOGUL OPRAH WINFREY WHAT THEY ARE Personal loans are a major reason why South Africans have too much debt. They’re popular because the money is quickly and easily available. They’re unsecured loans, which means you don’t have to provide security in the form of an asset, such as property – but the interest rate is sky-high. Financial service providers offer various deals but you can usually get loans up to R200 000, to be paid back over a period of 60 months. INTEREST AND FEES In terms of the National Credit Act the maximum interest rate on unsecured loans is the repo rate…

Rapper alter ego revealed “I’m secretly a rapper,” Lupita told Entertainment Tonight. She recently posted a short black-and-white music video in celebration of reaching three million followers on Instagram. “Mexican born, Kenya runnin’ through my veins, dark chocolate, plus I keep a sharp mane. Don’t do critics, if you’re hating, please save it,” she raps in the hilarious clip. She got it from her mother! “My mother taught me that there are more valuable ways to achieve beauty than just through external features. She was focused on compassion and respect, and those are the things that ended up tr anslating to me as beauty,” says Lupita of her mom, Dorothy, who manages the African Cancer Foundation. Activist “This year I got to go back home to Kenya! And I got…

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CHANGE OF COURSE Unlike her three sisters – Dayna (17), Eryn (16) and Shayla (11) – who all sing, Ashlinn was more drawn to acting. But after tagging along with Dayna to a singing lesson she knew entertaining was what she wanted to do. WITH FREEDOM COMES RESPONSIBILITY She switched to home-schooling when she turned 16 to focus on her career, but having all that freedom wasn’t easy, she says. So she worked out a schedule that allowed her to balance schoolwork and music. DETERMINED It’s been almost two years since she started out, and seeing other people she admires carve their path in the industry has made her more determined to be successful. “I turned that pressure into a motivation and driving force.” DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? At one…

Actress Cate Blanchett was pure perfection at the London Film Festival in an ivory and black gown from Gucci’s Spring 2017 collection. The X Factor’s Nicole Scherzinger (right) appeared a little tipsy as Lauren Silverman, Simon Cowell’s girlfriend, helped her out of a restaurant after Simon’s 57th birthday bash in London. Zac Efron was backstage to support his old High School Musical co-stars Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel, who star in their new Broadway musical Holiday Inn. Singer Ellie Goulding brings her trademark energy (and Doc Martens) to a show in Brisbane, Australia. Reality star Kylie Jenner debuted her new “rose gold hair” on Instagram. Victoria Beckham, who said this year that she “can’t do heels any more”, attends the Social Good Summit in New York. With her on stage…

A TIME TO COME TOGETHER LAST week Wednesday while I was driving to pick up my little brother from school I saw a familiar elderly blind woman walking with her service dog. I thought to myself that she’s truly an amazing person to be able to get through her everyday life with only her dog to help. I didn’t know her name; we’d never spoken. We were just strangers living in the same neighbourhood. Friday came and, with it, shocking news. This wonderful woman had been murdered in her home the previous night, all for some silly household appliances. I can’t for the life of me understand how people could be so cowardly and cruel. It’s a sad realisation when you see just how dangerous our neighbourhoods are becoming. But…

IT SHOULD have been an idyllic family holiday on one of the most beautiful islands in the Indian Ocean. The children were all looking forward to it: 17-year-old Mundolene wanted to swim with the dolphins, lie under the palm trees on the silver sands and eat seafood. Her younger brothers wanted to swim in the hotel pools, take a trip on a deep-sea boat and snorkel among the tropical fish in the aquamarine water. Mike Vosloo was aware of tension between Mundolene and her stepmom, Marietjie, but he hoped they’d put aside their differences – and at first it seemed they were all going to relax and enjoy themselves. Mike (46), who works in the mining industry in the Congo, had been saving for the holiday in Mauritius for a…

1998 – 2005 Brad and Jennifer meet in 1998 and are married in a private ceremony in Malibu on 29 July 2000. They announce their separation in January 2005. 2006 Jen dates actor Vince Vaughn for a year. They split amid rumours Vince hated the media attention. 2007 She has a brief fling with British model and actor Paul Sculfor. 2008 – 2009 She has an on-off romance with singer-songwriter John Mayer. Mayer (now 39) said their eight-year age gap was a factor in their split. 2009 Rumours abound of flings with actors Bradley Cooper and Aaron Eckhart. 2011 She starts dating Justin Theroux. They become engaged a year later.…

WE LOVE to bake Christmas cakes, puddings and other treats – but why do it the fussy, old-fashioned way when you can use a premix? Our easy fruit premix keeps it classic yet simple – you can use the same mix in all four Christmas recipes we feature here. Start baking now as the cakes and puddings need to develop their flavour over time – snugly wrap them in aluminium foil and add a tot of brandy every week (or every two weeks for the squares). CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CAKE MAKES 1 MEDIUM RING CAKE Preparation: 20 min Baking: 1-1½ hours 1 quantity premix 250 g unsalted butter 500 ml (2 c) brandy 15 ml (1 T) honey 4 eggs zest of 1 lemon TOPPING 200 g icing sugar 30-45 ml…

‘All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them’ – AMERICAN FILMMAKER WALT DISNEY HOW DO I KEEP HIM FROM JOINING ME? Q I persuaded my husband to let me go off to work on a luxury liner for two years. I told him I’d always wanted to see the world and meet glamorous people. I’ve now been working for this company for a few months and have fallen in love with one of the crew members. We’re having a wonderful, passionate affair. But now my husband has told me he wants to visit me on the ship for a few days, which is allowed by the company now and then. How do I prevent him from joining me? I don’t want him here and…

BRILLIANT EXCELLENT WORTHWHILE SO-SO IF YOU MUST A All ages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parental guidance S Sex V Violence LISTEN TO THIS! A MOON SHAPED POOL RADIOHEAD I love Radiohead but I have a friend who can’t stand the British band, even when I play him classic tracks like Creep and Just. Sadly after listening to their ninth album I’m beginning to see his point. Most of these 11 tracks sound like the gnashing of teeth – loud, banal and lacking in structure. A few songs are bearable – the kind of dreamy, dark ballads they’re best known for. Burn The Witch is a great Radiohead tune, with singer Thom Yorke on top form, while Ful Stop might even win my friend…

THE JUNGLE BOOK 2016. 102 min. 7-9PG V. Adventure. R145* A remake is seldom as good as the original movie, especially if it also makes the leap from traditional animation to a blend of live action and computer graphics. But with this new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic book you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Young man-cub Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is being brought up by wolves and his mentor, the black panther Bagheera (voiced by Ben Kingsley). When the vicious tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) comes after him and threatens his “family”, Mowgli decides to seek out his own kind to keep the pack safe. But instead of leaving the jungle he ends up with the lovable bear Baloo (Bill Murray) – until the power-hungry giant ape King Louie (Christopher…

YUMMY food that’s easy to make, served with a large dollop of hilarity – that’s Cookabout, the new Disney game show hosted by 22-year-old chef Kirsten Mohamed (LEFT) and her sidekick, sous chef Mthunzi Ntoyi (30). The cooktestants have to source their ingredients fresh from the farm or sea and learn to eat healthily. There are no winners or losers, but each week two contestants face off for the coveted Silver Spoon. Here’s more on the hosts and participants of this fun show. Q&A WITH KIRSTEN She grew up in Alan Manor, Joburg, and fell in love with performing after starting ballet at the age of seven. Kirsten studied performance, writing and directing at Wits University. In her spare time she loves reading and writing but you’ll usually find her…

Each hamper includes a Trolls keyring, wig, bag, cap, furry notebook, yo-yo, wristband and stress toy. SMS the word TROLLS, the answer to the question and your name and daytime delivery address to 33150* by 5 pm on Thursday 27 October. QUESTION Which Troll is the happiest ever born? *EACH SMS COSTS R1,50. YOU MUST BE THE REGISTERED USER OF THE CELLPHONE OR HAVE THE OWNER’S PERMISSION TO USE IT TO ENTER THE COMPETITION. THE SPONSOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING PRIZES TO THE WINNERS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.…

FOR months she kept putting it off. She knew she should go back for that vital checkup but she just couldn’t do it. It was too much too soon. The last time she’d visited the hospital she’d left in tears, heartbroken and inconsolable. But with the cancer cloud still hanging over her head, Jené Kotze was well aware she couldn’t postpone her medical examination any longer. On a recent Thursday afternoon she took a deep breath and walked into the Netcare Clinton Hospital in Alberton, Gauteng. As she approached the oncology department she felt her heart growing heavier. This was the place where the love of her life lost his own cancer battle about a year ago – only two days after he’d accepted her marriage proposal while lying in…