Innholdsfortegnelse for 6/4/2020 i You South Africa

THE rain has been pelting away relentlessly all day – winter is well and truly here in the Mother City. It made me think of all the panic and preparations put in place by the City of Cape Town as the dreaded Day Zero loomed not that long ago and how we managed to escape that particular disaster. Now here we are again, with Cape Town the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis. There’s panic and preparations once again – but this time there’s no escaping what’s to come. It’s hard to predict what the next few weeks will bring but there’s no doubt it will be tough. Healthcare services are preparing for ICU beds to be filled with alarming speed as more people return to work. And there’s no telling…

Alcohol restrictions have greatly increased the abuse of women and children so don’t always blame alcohol. The only good news is the road deaths are lower. JUST SAYING, SMS I’m so sick of the gloom and doom dished up on TV. All you see over and over are nose and mouth swabs being taken. Give us a break. There must be some good news out there. DEE, PIETERMARITZBURG Thanks for the best magazine in South Africa and a million thanks for spoiling us with extra puzzles. It’s greatly appreciated and has sure helped me pass the time. What a thoughtful idea! MARLENE, EDENVALE Just as the department of health distributes free condoms in public places, it should also manufacture and distribute free masks to poor people. The money spent on…

Keep it simple Opt for a plain mask in black, white or beige, or brighten up your look with a pop of colour. MASKS WITH TIES ELASTIC-BAND MASKS CHOOSE THE RIGHT MASK FOR YOU ■ Masks with ties work best for wider faces as they’re easily adjustable. ■ Masks with elastic bands suit a narrower face as they tend to squash the ears of those with wider faces into an uncomfortable position. ■ Buffs (a tube of lightweight, stretchy material) can also be used to cover your mouth, neck and nose. They also keep you warm and are perfect for running and outdoor activities. ■ Face shields make it easier to communicate, especially with those who are hard of hearing, as your mouth is visible. ■ A scarf mask is…

IT’S an effective way to lose weight, lowers your risk of heart disease, slows ageing and helps you sleep better. The basic idea is simple: you eat only during a specified meal window and fast the rest of the time. But is intermittent fasting really everything it’s cracked up to be? It’s been so beneficial for IT specialist Clint Abrahams that he’s still doing it after starting almost two years ago. “The weight loss and extra energy are obviously great but the results on my general well-being are unprecedented,” says the 32-year-old Capetonian, who’s lost 22kg since starting the popular eating plan in 2018. “I’m happier.” Intermittent fasting has curbed Clint’s craving for junk food, fizzy drinks and alcohol. “At first, my discipline sucked. I’d eat a lot of bad…

LOCKDOWN LEFT ME DISGUSTED WITH HIM Q About three years ago I noticed that my husband and I were just living for the kids and there wasn’t much left of our relationship as a couple. But during lockdown I’ve realised he actually disgusts me now. When he goes to work, he’s neat, clean and smells good. But at home he doesn’t shave or put on decent clothes and even refuses to bath regularly. It’s just too much for me being stuck with a smelly, revolting individual for weeks on end. I’ve spoken to him many times about his hygiene but he simply says he feels relaxed like this at home and we’ll just have to grin and bear it. There are no words for just how revolting it is to…

THURSDAY ■ WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS ★★ 2016, 107 min, PG13, e.tv, 23:45. Thriller. A couple’s surrogate becomes obsessed with the father-to-be. Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall. ■ THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE ★★ 2018, 86 min, 16, M-Net, 02:50. Horror. While working the graveyard shift in a hospital morgue, a former cop must process the body of a young woman who died during an attempted exorcism. Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon. ■ FULL COUNT ★★★ 2019, 110 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:13. Sport drama. A man tries to make it as a professional baseball player but fails and must return to his hometown, only to find himself being accused of murder. John Paul Kakos, Jason London. FRIDAY ■ DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL ★★ 2017, 91 min, PG, e.tv,…

MIXING THINGS UP The South African actress plays Persephone “Sephy” Hadley in the BBC drama Noughts + Crosses, based on the novel of the same name by Malorie Blackman. The show is set in an alternate universe where black people (crosses) are the dominant class in society and white people (noughts) are the underclass. It’s forbidden for noughts and crosses to mix, but when Sephy falls for her housekeeper’s son Callum (Jack Rowan), a nought, they find their lives and their views on society turned upside down. “Prior to reading Malorie’s books I’d never heard of a world where Africans were the ruling class,” says Masali (23). “It was unique and made me feel warm inside, to imagine a world where this could be a possibility.” HOMEGROWN TALENT Masali grew…

HIS DARK MATERIALS SEASON 1 Lyra (Logan’s Dafne Keen) is an orphan girl who sets off to search for her kidnapped friend, uncovers a plot involving stolen children, and ends up on a quest that takes her through parallel worlds. This captivating fantasy saga is based on the novels by Philip Pullman. It’s set in a fantastical version of Earth where humans are accompanied by animal manifestations of their souls called daemons and society is ruled by a strict religious body, the Magisterium. Season 1 consists of eight episodes and co-stars Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns), Ruth Wilson (Luther) and James Mc-Avoy. – DENNIS CAVERNELIS…

THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT By HILARY MANTEL Fourth Estate  At the opening of the final part of Hilary Mantel’s magnificent trilogy, our hero Thomas Cromwell is breezily heading off to breakfast scarcely before the blood has dried after the beheading of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife. It’s 1536 and Cromwell is at the height of his powers, having risen from a lowly blacksmith’s son to the king’s right-hand man. But his enemies are gathering and a chill wind blows throughout this novel as Cromwell has intimations of his fall from grace. Following the death of Jane Seymour, the main job at hand is to secure a new wife for Henry – Anne of Cleves. But Cromwell must also redeem Henry’s daughter Mary in her father’s eyes, which leads…

THE OTHER PEOPLE By CJ TUDOR Ballantine Books  Driving home, Gabe Forman gets stuck behind a rusty old car which is adorned with stickers such as “Honk if you’re horny” and “Don’t follow me, I’m lost”. Then he sees a little girl’s face in the rear window. She mouths one word: “Daddy.” It’s his five-year-old daughter, Izzy. He tries to follow the car, but loses sight of it. When he arrives home, he walks into a crime scene – his wife, Jenny, and Izzy have been murdered, the police tell him. Three years later, Gabe spends his days and nights travelling up and down the motorway, searching for the car that took Izzy. He refuses to give up hope that his daughter is still alive. His desperate search eventually leads…

INTERNATIONAL Medicinal plants can be found all over – in the veld, in your garden, high in the mountains or near the ocean. Many of the plants we consume have medicinal properties. CRANBERRIES There are two species: the North American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and the European cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Cranberries help prevent and treat infections in the urinary tract. For many years, people believed this was an old wives’ tale but studies eventually proved the berries’ effectiveness. Certain chemicals in the cranberry prevent bacteria from attaching to the bladder and urinary tract. WILLOW For centuries, people used the leaves or bark of the willow tree (genus Salix) to treat pain, fever and flu. In 1763 English clergyman Edward Stone succeeded in identifying the active ingredient, salicin, in the bark. In…

29 MAY 1953 Hillary and Norgay summit Everest Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalayan mountain range between Nepal and Tibet. At 8 848m above sea level, it’s the highest peak in the world. It’s a particularly challenging mountain to climb, as it’s steep, with many deep crevices and cliffs, and avalanches are a real danger. On top of that, the air is thin at that altitude, meaning there’s less oxygen in the air – which makes breathing difficult. That’s why it was such big news when the first people reached the summit in 1953 – after many failed attempts in the preceding years. New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese guide, Tenzing Norgay, were part of a large, well-organised British expedition. It took the group of mountaineers a…

AT FIRST it was a novelty. Lockdown meant no more getting dressed up, tackling traffic or settling down in your office that’s either too hot or too cold. Working from home meant you could slouch around on the sofa in your pyjamas while getting your work done faster. But fast forward a few weeks and your back aches, you’re irritable because you’re constantly being interrupted by family members and it looks as if this work from home (WFH) business is going to continue for the foreseeable future as the pandemic is going nowhere. It’s time to get serious about setting up a healthy workspace. Here’s what you need to know. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Ideally you need a dedicated room to work in, preferably one you can close the door on…

BELLE BARBU Belle was a newborn when her family were falsely informed she had a heart condition. Her parents, who lived in Romania, were struggling financially and couldn’t afford to see a specialist, so they blindly trusted the doctor who told them to leave Belle behind in hospital so she could undergo treatment. Days later, they were told she’d died. But the truth was Belle had been kidnapped and a large sum of money was paid for her adoption in the US. For 25 years she lived in Washington County, Utah, before friends encouraged her to take a DNA test. The results traced her heritage back to India, Israel and parts of Europe, which didn’t gel with her supposed American roots. She reached out to Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), a…

‘Jandre had the positive pregnancy test wrapped up for me to open’ “We’ve been busy as a bee and now there are three!” announced excited dad-to-be VINCENT KOCH (30) on Instagram. The Springbok and wife JANDRE (27), who celebrate their third wedding anniversary this month, are expecting a baby in October. The couple are in SA now but have been based in London where the tighthead prop plays for Saracens. We chatted to Vincent about the exciting news. How did you find out you’re going to be a dad? Jandre woke me up with breakfast in bed and had the positive pregnancy test wrapped up for me to open. It was such an incredible surprise and we both shed happy tears. This is our first child and we’re excited to…

‘Neither one of us did anything to each other. She’s always been honest with me’– BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN It’s been a bumpy ride since they met on the set of Hope & Faith back in 2004, and now BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN has revealed his decade-long marriage to MEGAN FOX is over. “We’ve had an amazing relationship. I’ll always love her,” the BH90210 actor confirmed in an episode of his podcast. “I know she’ll always love me and I know, as a family, what we’ve built is really cool and really special.” Although Brian (46) claims they just grew apart, there are rumours linking Megan (34) to musician MACHINE GUN KELLY (real name Colson Baker). Brian says Megan and the 30-year-old rapper were shooting an action film last year when she…

There’s no running away from the law – even in the midst of a global pandemic. Last year, TV star LORI LOUGHLIN (55) and her fashion designer husband MOSSIMO GIANNULLI (56) were exposed for their involvement in the college admissions bribery scandal. The couple recently pleaded guilty to conspiring with a college counsellor to get their daughters, OLIVIA JADE and ISABELLA, into the University of Southern California. It’s quite a back-pedal on their part – the couple initially maintained their innocence and refused any deal for over a year. “I think they made a calculated assessment that the risks were just too great to bring the case to trial,” said former federal prosecutor Bradley Simon. They appeared before a judge via video conference where the actress and her husband pleaded…

BRADLEY COOPER – rocking his daughter Lea’s pink Alice band – walks hand in hand with her while enjoying time together in NYC. Baby Banks all smiles with mama HILARY DUFF out on a grocery run this week. OLIVIA WILDE and daughter Daisy all dressed up in her tutu, out for a stroll in the LA sun. Quarantine crew! Ana de Armas stepped out with partner BEN AFFLECK after meeting his kids – Seraphina (11), Violet (14) and Samuel (8) – and the family pooch.…

Cooking for a family of two without wasting ingredients can be a problem, but with YOU Cook for Two it’s as easy as pie! We supply weekly menus specifically developed so there’s no wasted food. And the dishes are so good: how about pulled pork tortillas, lamb potjie or butter chicken? You’ll also find a handy shopping list for each week to save you time, effort and money on your next grocery run. There are also recipes for freezer-friendly bulk cooking so you’ll have a quick meal at hand. Get your copy in stores now.…

Between waking up and 12pm Drink plenty of water and other kilojoule-free drinks such as black tea or coffee 12pm Have your first meal, ensuring you get plenty of nutrients by eating whole foods 4pm Have a small meal or snack with the focus on healthy, nutritious foods By 8pm Have your last meal, keeping in mind that this is the meal that will have to see you through your upcoming 16-hour fast 8pm to bedtime Begin your fast, staying hydrated with water and other kilojoule-free drinks if desired…

IN UNCERTAIN times it pays to have insurance. Since lockdown began, insurers have experienced an increase in calls from policyholders. Some people are worried about what will happen if they can no longer afford their monthly premiums. Yet despite the pressure on finances, more clients are taking out extra cover in light of the pandemic, says Schalk Malan, head of BrightRock insurance. We look at six of the most common concerns raised by policyholders 1 CAN I CLAIM AND APPLY FOR COVER DURING LOCKDOWN? Yes, life insurance is considered an essential service. You can claim or apply directly on the insurance company’s website, telephonically or via a financial adviser. When you apply for a policy, medical tests are often required. Insurers are postponing these requirements because doctors and nurses currently…

GEMINI 21 MAY – 20 JUNE Have fun and let your creative juices flow  You should feel quite at ease expressing yourself, especially creatively, as the Sun is in your sign right now. It’s an opportune time in which to try out new artistic projects or get back to ones that have fallen by the wayside. Try your hand at playing a musical instrument, write something, design a website or start painting. Let your creative juices flow, whether to have fun, keep boredom at bay, or even as an added income stream. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 43, 25, 45, 5, 21, 47 CANCER 21 JUNE – 21 JULY Actions are driven by innate traits, which is something that’s emphasised at the moment. Your strengths will have positive spin-offs, but you’ll have…

■ The series was filmed in Cape Town and London and also stars UK grime rapper Stormzy, who describes the show as “groundbreaking”. ■ The novel Noughts + Crosses by Malorie Blackman is part of the English language syllabus in UK high schools. ■ Masali missed home more than she thought she would after leaving to study acting. “I’d always thought, ‘After high school I’m going to go to the USA and I’m gonna love it!’ But I was so homesick. I had to go back to Cape Town. Being at home feeds my soul.”…

8 The number of years fans have been waiting for British author Mantel to complete The Mirror & the Light, the final book in the trilogy. 5 The number of copies in millions of the first two books that have been sold around the world. 30 The number of languages in which the books have been published. 2,7 How many seconds pass between each time a copy of the book is sold. 2004 The number of pages that readers would need to get through to complete all three novels in the series. 2005 The year that Mantel started work on the first instalment, Wolf Hall. 2 The number of Booker Prizes that Mantel has won – one for each of the preceding books in the series. Many are predicting that…

HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT: IHN-SEN-TIV An incentive is something that motivates or encourages you to do something. If your mom promises you more screen time if you’ve done all your chores, then screen time is the incentive. If there’s no reward or consequence to an action, someone might say there’s no incentive to do it. The word’s origin is Latin, but the original word is quite different from the way we use it today: “incinere” is the Latin word that means “to sing” and “incentivus” means striking up or setting the tune.…

I must be one of the few who’s actually enjoying lockdown! No, I don’t need the white coats to come and take me away. I’m a 73-year-old pensioner who’s enjoying the quiet. No cars going up and down the road. At the top of the street there’s a school standing empty, so that adds to the quiet. No planes flying overhead, and so on. I’ve done more baking, cleaning and knitting than I’ve managed in years. Having always been a voracious reader I have a huge pile of books that I’m wading through. After the first week I noticed I felt more relaxed than I had in years, then I realised it was because it was quiet. My husband has been building his models and been on Facebook. I think…

HE’S always been the stoic one – serious, sombre and somewhat in the background as the spotlight shines brightly on his wife and kids. Yet every so often there are glimpses of a warm, loving man, especially when his young brood are about. There’s been a hug for George here, a cuddle for Charlotte there and a look of love for little Louis as he discovers something new to share. But mostly Prince William has maintained his stiff upper lip in public – until now. The Duke of Cambridge opens up in a new documentary, Football, Prince William and our Mental Health, sharing some of his most personal revelations yet. Parenthood is “one of the most amazing moments of life – but also one of the scariest,” he says in…

THE ULTIMATE BEEF BURGER SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 15 MIN PATTIES 15ml (1T) extra-virgin olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 500g beef mince 1 egg, lightly whisked 160ml (²/3c) fresh breadcrumbs 15ml (1T) Worcestershire sauce salt and freshly ground black pepper TO FINISH 4 slices cheddar cheese 4 hamburger buns, cut open 30ml (2T) butter 4 small butter lettuce leaves 250ml (1c) tomato relish or chilli jam 4 dill pickles, sliced 2 small tomatoes, sliced 1 Patties Heat some of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook the onions until golden and caramelised (about 15 minutes) while stirring continuously. Allow to cool. 2 Combine the mince, cooked onion, egg, breadcrumbs and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.…

CHOOSING DINING CHAIRS Ensure the chairs can slide under the table when not in use to save space. This will also make it easier to bring the chairs closer to the table when they’re in use. Allow for ample arm movement between each chair so you and your guests don’t feel cramped. Use a mix of dining chairs around one table. You can team armchairs, benches or even stools at your dining table for an eclectic look. Ensure they have at least one common element such as colour, type of wood or style. Wooden chairs work well in a rustic setting with other wooden pieces, and metal chairs are great for a more modern, industrial look. Upholstered chairs are all about luxury and comfort and can be reupholstered as your…

There are several different methods, with the three most popular being the 16/8 method, alternate day fasting, and the 5:2 method. The 16/8 method involves fasting every day for 16 hours with an eating window of 8 hours. “For example, you could have your first meal at 12pm and your last meal by 8pm,” Dr Scott says. During your eating window you can fit in two or three meals, Dr Gautam says. “Meals should be healthy and not junk food,” she adds. “Alternate day fasting is where you have a normal eating day followed by a 25% energy intake or fast day,” Dr Scott explains. The 5:2 method involves eating normally for five days a week and restricting intake to 2 000 to 2 500 kilojoules for two days. The…

GOOD QUESTIONS ■ If the black box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn’t the whole airplane made out of the same stuff? ■ If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? ■ I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. ■ If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working? ■ Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? PICTURE GALLERY Sam’s class is on an outing to their local police station, and they see pictures of SA’s 10 most wanted men tacked onto a bulletin board. On the way out of the police station Sam says to the officer,…

GEMINI ON SOCIAL MEDIA ■ They think of social media as their lifeline. ■ Their favourite activity is being on social media anytime and anywhere. ■ They’re probably juggling a couple of devices at once. ■ They enjoy reading blogs, tweets and articles on a variety of topics. ■ They like to use multiple social media platforms. ■ News and gossip grab their attention. ■ When it comes to internet dating, they date several people at once.…

PETALS FOR ARMOUR HAYLEY WILLIAMS The flame-haired front-woman for Grammy-winning pop-punk band Paramore shows a new, softer side on her first solo album. In essence it’s about her emotional journey with the band she’s been in since her teens, as well as her own personal heartaches, including her failed marriage to singer-producer Chad Gilbert. In essence the 31-year-old is being strong by being vulnerable, and this stripped-bare album is her therapy. Have a listen – you won’t be sorry.…

Desperate for something to read but don’t feel like having to venture out to a shopping mall? Popular fast-food delivery service Uber Eats is partnering with Exclusive Books to bring books to your door. If you go to the Uber Eats site or app, you’ll find 120 books sourced from Exclusive’s top sellers across various genres, including adult fiction, non-fiction, business, cookery, lifestyle, inspiration and children’s books. So if lockdown is getting you down, why not treat yourself to a good book and a takeaway? Books are delivered within an hour. Delivery costs between R15 and R30.…

501 The number of kilograms weightlifter Hafthor Bjornsson, from Iceland, recently lifted to set a new world record for deadlifting. Hafthor, who played Gregor Clegane, aka The Mountain, in the TV series Game Of Thrones, set the record in a gym in Iceland. The previous record was 500kg. Deadlifting is when you bend forward, pick up the weight, then come back up, and hold the weight for a moment at hip height. 308km/h That’s how fast a 19-year-old man was traveling on a highway in Ontario, Canada, before police managed to pull him over. The speed limit in the area is 110km/h. He was charged with reckless driving and taking part in an illegal street race. Canadian police say street racing is on the increase as the roads are so…

HE KICKED off the song with a feral cry, pounding his piano and singing in a high, frenetic voice that seemed to be permanently on the edge of hysteria. It was 1955 and with his first hit, Tutti Frutti, Little Richard made other early rockers such as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley sound decidedly tame. The American legend’s importance in the history of pop music is impossible to overstate. When he was placed eighth on a list of the greatest performers ever by music magazine Rolling Stone, all of the seven ranked above him had been heavily influenced by him. To Paul McCartney, he was simply “the king of rock ’n roll”. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones said appearing on stage with him in 1963 was the greatest moment…

SHE was one half of TV’smost famous friendship, the pair who brought us the concept of “my person”. When she said goodbye we wept as we danced it out with her and her bestie, and we wondered if Grey’s Anatomy would ever be the same again. The love for Cristina Yang endured long after Sandra Oh left the hit show – and she knew it wouldn’t be easy to shake the beloved character she’d played for nearly a decade. It’s why the actress spent four years waiting for the perfect project to materialise – she knew she had to top the gifted surgeon she’d portrayed with such skill. Sure, there was a lead role in a low-budget movie here and a supporting role in a comedy there. But nothing came…

‘The minute I started watching it I fell in love, and I knew it was what I wanted to do’ SITTING on the floor of her granny’s living room, nine-year-old Simone Johnson was transfixed by the action playing out on the TV in front of her. Men with glistening, bulging biceps and legs like tree trunks fashioned from muscle were grappling and flinging each other around a wrestling ring as people cheered. This, Simone decided, was what she wanted to do. And now, a decade later, she’s been signed by WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and WWE NXT. Spending afternoons at grandma’s house watching DVDs of old WWE matches might not be the first choice of pastime for many young girls, but Simone is practically WWE royalty. Her father is Dwayne…

‘Together, they’re getting through the pandemic the best they can’– SIA Eccentric Australian singer SIA recently surprised fans in a radio interview when she revealed she’d adopted two sons last year. The youngsters, 18 at the time but now both 19, were about to age out of the US foster-care system last year when the singer stepped in. “They’ve had extremely traumatic lives. I was able to adopt them and give them the resources to deal with their trauma and any therapy for their problems,” she says. The 44-year-old, who describes herself as “newly rich” and celebrates 10 years of sobriety this year, has always been open about wanting kids. “It means I can make a lot of people’s dreams come true, which is the best feeling ever, especially now…

Looks like Oscar winner JOAQUIN PHOENIX (45) and girlfriend ROONEY MARA (35) are expecting their first child together. The pair are fiercely protective of their privacy. They’ve been self-isolating in their home in Los Angeles and were last seen together in public at the Oscars in February. They’re yet to confirm the news, but sources reckon Rooney could be as far along as six months after she was spotted out wearing clothes to hide her growing bump.…