Innholdsfortegnelse for 28 Jan 2021 i You South Africa

IF WE were allowed to be having many dinner parties, I’m sure the topic of vaccines would have dominated discussions. Of course, the irony of not being able to have those dinner parties until we’ve had the vaccines isn’t lost on me. I’ve been fascinated by how the discussions have been unfolding on social media. There’s a great deal of misinformation and ignorance around vaccines if those conversations are anything to go by. I’m astounded by how many people believe – then share – incorrect facts and fake news. I know it’s scary when you think about the speed at which the Covid-19 vaccine was developed – but the truth is, it isn’t actually that fast. Scientists and doctors have been working on the research for years now without attaching…

The morning dawned with a special treat for me: a newcomer to the birdbath with distinctive longitudinal gold streaks on its wide, long-splayed tail. A stunning sight! FERN,SMS Instead of patrolling empty beaches, send the police and army to help in hospitals. WENDY, MIDRAND I was eight and remember standing for hours with my mom and sister on the route which the royal family were going to follow in Johannesburg. The young soldier standing right in front of me passed out from the heat. After what seemed like forever, the royals passed by. I remember the porcelain complexions of the princesses. I’m 82 now. What a privilege to have experienced this special event. DAWN SWANEPOEL, EMAIL Dear low-life husband, men would do anything to have me as their wife, yet…

HE DOESN’T have many positive things to say about 2020. Like many people in show business, the pandemic robbed actor David Butler of work, and his income all but dried up. He was forced to move in with one of his daughters and become a dependant on her medical aid – and in the three months’ waiting period before he could claim benefits, he was tossed another curveball: lung cancer. And it had already spread to his brain. David, who has a long list of acting credits, including roles in Generations, The Game, Soul City, Snitch, Room 9 and Jozi-H, is clinging to the hope that aggressive treatment will work. But he knows the road ahead is strewn with potholes – and battling a life-threatening illness when a pandemic is…

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB Satisfaction and joy prevail as you show generosity Now is the time to feel happy and content, especially with the joining of the Sun and generous Jupiter in your sign this week. Show your true community spirit and extend this kindness to those who are especially in need. Be aware, though, that the cosmic scribe, Mercury, moves backwards in your sign as well and you wouldn’t want your words to be misread or misinterpreted. Double-check your facts or figures. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 52, 37, 14, 12, 24, 33 PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MARCH Be mindful that you aren’t responding to a situation in an unconscious manner, as that will be pure reaction without thought. You also don’t want to be involved in anything…

DEADLY CROSS By JAMES PATTERSON Century When Kay Willingham is found half naked in her idling convertible behind a private school in Washington DC, it creates a stir. For with the ex-wife of the vice-president is the principal of the school and he’s also in a very compromising position. Both have been shot dead. Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney investigate the shocking double homicide and discover that gorgeous socialite Kay had lots of enemies. Meanwhile Alex’s wife, Bree, is investigating a series of kidnappings. Could there be a connection between the two cases? I’ve always maintained that Patterson does some of his best work when writing solo, as is the case with the Cross books. Deadly Cross is number 28 in the series and is as good,…

HOWTOSAYIT: an-vl An anvil is a heavy iron block with a flat surface on which another metal item is struck to temper (shape) it. In the old days, anvils were used by blacksmiths to make things like weapons and tools. One of three tiny bones in the human ear is called the anvil because it resembles the shape of this blacksmith’s tool. The medical term for the bone is the incus, which is the Latin word for anvil. BY THE NUMBERS 8 The number of years it took Regina Valkenborgh of Britain to take a unique long-exposure picture (when a lens is exposed to light for a long time) of the sun’s journey across the sky. As an art student, Regina made a crude camera out of a beer…

MICHELANGELO di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect and poet andisregardedasone of the greatest artists of all time. He lived and worked during the late Renaissance period, when a main focus of art was the realistic depiction of the human body. TIMELINE 1475 Michelangelo is born on 6 March in Caprese, near the city of Florence, Italy. He grows up in Florence. 1489-1492 He studies classical sculpture in the palace gardens of the Republic of Florence’s mighty ruler, Lorenzo de’ Medici, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. Here he’s exposed to some of the very best artists of his time. 1498-1499  Michelangelo creates the Pietà in Rome. A pietà is a Christian artwork depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus after the crucifixion – usually…

WHETHER you were a fan of One Direction or not, it’s hard to deny that the guy who fronted the boy band is a cutie. Those dishevelled locks, that cheeky smile, those adorable dimples – little wonder this photogenic fella has been dubbed “the internet’s boyfriend”. Millions of young girls have been swooning over Harry Styles since he first burst onto the scene on the UK’s The X Factor when he was a teenager a decade ago. Now he’s hot stuff and a big success. Fashion, film, music – the 26-year-old seems to have the proverbial Midas touch. His legions of loyal fans call themselves Stylers – but there’s one thing these fervent followers don’t like: when Harry the Hottie falls in love. Latest case in point: actress Olivia Wilde,…

STILL GOING STRONG Veteran actress Sigourney Weaver frolicked in the waves with her husband of 36 years, stage director Jim Simpson, during a Los Angeles beach day. SLIMMED DOWN SIMON Earlier this month X-Factor judge Simon Cowell made time for a weights workout and showed off his toned torso on a yacht off the coast of Barbados. GOT IT FROM HER MAMA Demi Moore’s actress daughter, Scout Willis, looked amazing in a red one-piece swimsuit while hitting the beach in Malibu, California. FAMILY AFFAIR Amy Schumer channelled her inner surfer girl in a wetsuit while enjoying a day at the beach with husband Chris Fischer and son Gene David on the island of St Barts.…

Did you know there’s a salamander that can replace part of its brain or that an anaconda can grow almost as long as two minibus taxis? These are just two of the cool facts you and your kids will love in YOU Did You Know? Animals. This new magazine focuses on sea life, reptiles and amphibians. There are so many interesting things to find out about whales, dolphins, seahorses, polar bears, frogs and more! Get your copy in store now, online at youstore.co.za or you can contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or johan. terblanche@media24.com to have it delivered to your door.…

It’s vital to stay calm if you’re attacked by bees, says Professor Hannelie Human, an entomologist from the University of Pretoria. “Don’t make any wild movements or wave your arms around to try and chase them off,” she says. Instead, try to gently move away from the bees while covering your mouth and nose with a cloth. “Bees are usually attracted by carbon dioxide,” Human explains. While jumping into a swimming pool can help, it’s unlikely you’ll escape the bees, she warns. “Bees will stick around above the water and will sting you every time you come up. Instead try to move in a straight line to a house or shelter.” You should also not remove the stings. “That way, more poison is released. Instead scrape off the stings with…

RAVE. Mad. The devil’s child. These are just some of the reactions I get from friends and acquaintances when they hear I’ve signed up to be a guinea pig for a vaccine against Covid-19. But I feel I have no choice. I have to do something. During the hard lockdown, I volunteered with the Ladles of Love organisation, making sandwiches three times a week for hungry schoolchildren. Yet I also had a burning desire to do something that would make a long-term difference in the battle against this terrible disease. Then I heard about a call for volunteers in a vaccine trial and I decided, “This is it.” I want to help prove vaccines are safe and save lives. I want to be on the cusp of history, to help…

Improved sleep ■ You may experience more rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep, as alcohol reduces this restorative sleep stage where the body repairs cells and dreams occur. ■ Better sleep quality because after a night of binge-drinking, the body is usually woken by a shot of adrenaline and cortisol, interfering with the natural sleep cycle. Weight loss ■ Drinking reduces the body’s ability to burn fat, accelerates appetite and hinders your ability to make healthy food choices. ■ Alcohol also has little nutritional value and is high in kilojoules.…

I FEEL INADEQUATE AS A FATHER Q Our Christmas holiday used to be the highlight of the year for me, my wife and our two kids. We usually go camping in a caravan at the seaside – excited even about the hustle and bustle to get everything ready for our trip, and we’d have the time of our lives. This year we had to stay at home as both my wife and I had to take salary cuts due to the pandemic. I also had to sell the caravan because of our current financial situation. We simply couldn’t afford a holiday or lavish Christmas gifts for our children because we were barely making ends meet. We spent time with the kids over the festive season but I feel so guilty…

“I think people say your 30s are your best years . . . I feel like my career is just starting.”– THE WEEKND 1 AFTER HOURS SUCCESS After Hours, the 30-year-old’s fourth album and the follow-up to 2016’s Star-boy, has been praised as his best work yet. Hailed as a visual and lyrical masterpiece, it became one of the biggest-selling albums in the US last year, and won several awards, including favourite R&B/Soul album at the American Music Awards (Amas). He released it last March, saying, “Fans had been waiting for the album, and I felt like I had to deliver it.” 2 BLINDING LIGHTS Blinding Lights, After Hours’ biggest hit, broke records throughout 2020, becoming the longest running Top 10 hit in US chart history and the…

THE matchbox houses stood like rows of rainbow-coloured umbrellas on a deserted beach. The fragrance of spices and curries filled the air. The houses were so close that if you smashed a stink bomb in your kitchen, the rotten smell would travel like lightning next door, bringing out all and sundry. The ladies wore saris and were addressed as aunties. Everyone and anyone was your aunty. It was almost evening and the moon shone brightly, savouring the camaraderie of this carefree community in Durban. The young boys were on the narrow street, still playing soccer. When cars passed they slowed down so the youth hastily dispersed in all directions. The three little friends were busy playing house with their dolls and cooking make-believe food on their toy stoves. The eldest…

■ Install an ad blocker such as AdGuard, which is available for Windows, Android and iOS. Once activated it will block all banners as well as those pesky tailored ads that pop up in the sidebar of web browsers. ■ Fine-tune your Facebook privacy settings to control what information the network shares with its advertisers. This will cut back on targeted advertising. ■ You can also set your ad preferences to block Facebook from harvesting your search history from other external sites. So if you’re searching for a new kettle at an online store, you won’t see ads for the same product cropping up in your Facebook feed.…

AS A kid, home was a two-bedroom, single-storey dwelling overlooking Soweto’s bustling Vilakazi Street – the house he lived in with his beloved grandmother, Nomalizo, and a place that will forever occupy a special corner of his heart. But oh, how Trevor Noah has expanded his horizons – quite literally. Now that he’s bought a gobsmacking mansion in the uber-upmarket Los Angeles neighbourhood of Bel-Air, his view is of the rugged Santa Monica mountains in one direction and the blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean in the other. The cost? A mere $27,5 million (R420m). But now that our Trev earns an estimated $28m (R424m) a year as host of The Daily Show, he can afford it. The new home has been making waves overseas – the Los Angeles Times…

■ TAO RUSPOLI (45) Olivia was married to the filmmaker, who’s an Italian count, from 2003 to 2011. ■ RYAN GOSLING (40) Soon after her split from Tao, she and hunky Ryan were spotted on a brunch date in February 2011 and apparently enjoyed a brief fling. ■ JASON SUDEIKIS (45) They got together in November 2011 after meeting at a Saturday Night Live wrap party and got engaged in January 2013. They welcomed son Otis in 2014 and daughter Daisy in 2016.…

She’s used to donning designer gear but KAIRO FORBES was happy to swop her branded clothing for a school uniform when she started Grade 1. “Big school,” proud papa AKA captioned this snap. After struggling to home-school her kids during lockdown last year, Kelly Khumalo heaved a sigh of relief when daughter THINGO started school. “The beginning of a very bright and highly blessed future,” Kelly says. Feels like just yesterday we were introduced to Ntando Kunene’s son, OYINKOSI – now he’s all grown up and enjoying nursery school. Ntando says her little boy was confused when they dropped him on the first day, “but he didn’t cry”. JACKY CARPEDE , who found fame in the all-girl group Jamali is thrilled THABISO (17) is in Grade 12 now. “I’m a…

THE 34-year-old’s sex-life recently came under intense scrutiny after anonymous Instagram account House of Effie shared a series of domineering, violent and explicit messages in which Armie describes his rape and cannibalism fantasies. The messages allegedly date back to 2016 and some are as recent as February 2020 when the Rebecca star was still married to TV presenter ELIZABETH CHAMBERS (38). House of Effie claims at least five women were engaged in affairs with the actor – and that each woman was led to believe she was the only one. After the screenshots began circulating on Twitter, fans questioned whether House of Effie might have faked the messages – something the account holder has denied. But a recently resurfaced 2013 interview, in which Armie discusses his sexual preferences with Playboy…

Wow, can I relate to the letter from Michele who wrote in about her grumpy mom and dad (YOU Say, 7 January)! I know what she’s getting at about her parents’ relationship as my hubby of 52 years and I are exactly the same – all the arguing, disagreements, nitpicking and putdowns. It’s all very sad! But I think it’s more than just ageing. Maybe deafness, dementia, depression and Alzheimer’s? My sister always said, “Ageing isn’t for sissies.” ARLENE CHAPERON, SHARONLEA ■ I could relate to Michele’s letter. My husband and I get on pretty well most of the time, but being together 24/7 now that we’re both working from home can get a bit much. We’ve learnt to appreciate long silences, just sitting together listening to the birds. The…

YOU’VE got to hand it to Victoria Beckham: she never quite lets us forget about her, does she? Just when she’s the last thing on anyone’s mind, up she pops to say, “Hey, remember me? I’m still here! And I’ve still got stuff to say!” Posh is pushing herself front and centre again, reminding a world in crisis that she’s still evolving and she’s still a force to be reckoned with. And who did she choose to tell this to? None other than British Vogue, the fashion bible she’s regularly graced the glossy pages of in all her pouting prettiness. This time she reverted to a trick she’s tried before: writing a letter to herself. She did it five years ago, when she crafted a missive to her teenage self,…

SHE dubbed him her Mr Wonderful and he was widely regarded as the love of her life: the man who captured her heart and made her happy. British-Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan gave Princess Diana the attention and affection she so craved after her years of bitterness with Prince Charles. But for the doctor, it was an impossible, unsustainable relationship. He was a private man, she the most famous woman in the world. They split up not long before her death in 1997, and she started seeing Dodi Fayed – who died with her in a Paris tunnel in August of that year. For years, Hasnat (62) maintained a dignified silence about his love affair with Diana, refusing to cash in on tell-all books or divulge secrets of his time…

IT’S Murphy’s law – the Christmas season has left you flat broke and suddenly you get hit by some unexpected expense. Out of the blue your car starts haemorrhaging oil or your dog injures their paw and needs surgery. It’s in situations like these that many people turn to payday loans. They’re easy to obtain and seem like the perfect solution when you need just a bit of extra cash to tide you over till your next salary. But the reality is they’re not the risk-free, low-cost option many believe them to be. WHAT’S A PAYDAY LOAN? It’s an unsecured short-term loan. ■ Short-term simply means the loan has to be paid back soon by a predetermined date of, normally, between one to three weeks. ■ Unsecured means the money…

THURSDAY ■ S.W.A.T. ★★★ 2003, 117 min, 13VL, e.tv, 00:00. Action. A veteran Swat officer and his team try to prevent a high-profile criminal from escaping. Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell. ■ THE SINGLES WARD ★★★ 2002, 102 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:10. Romantic comedy. A divorced stand-up comic has lost faith in his Mormon beliefs. Will Swenson, Connie Young. ■ HUMOR ME ★★★ 2017, 93 min, 16, M-Net, 03:00. Comedy. A playwright must move into his father’s retirement village. Jemaine Clement. ■ HARVEST LOVE ★★★ 2017, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Romantic comedy. An overworked doctor returns to her family farm to reconnect with her estranged son. Jen Lilley, Ryan Paevey. FRIDAY ■ THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS ★★★ 2016, 87 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Animated comedy. A terrier’s quiet…

THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH By EDDIE JAKU Macmillan In 1938, 18-year-old Eddie Jaku was alone at his parents’ home in Leipzig, Germany, when 10 Nazis kicked down the door. He was one of many Jews rounded up on what became known as the Night of Broken Glass. For the next seven years Eddie faced unimaginable horror in German concentration camps. When he finally walked free he was so grateful to be alive that he made himself a promise: he swore that he’d live every day with a smile on his face. Now at age 100, he considers himself to be “the happiest man on Earth” and is sharing his wisdom in this inspirational memoir and a TED talk that’s been watched by thousands. Life can be beautiful if you…

WESTERN art refers to styles of painting, sculpture and buildings that were first created in Europe. This art tradition owes much to the Ancient Greeks, whose works were seen as the ideal model of what art should be. The ancient Romans so admired Greek art that they copied much of it. The ideas of Ancient Greece continue to have an influence on Western culture today. In the Middle Ages, art was mostly based on Bible stories and was meant to send moral messages. By then, art had lost the naturalism of the Greeks. After the Middle Ages, Renaissance artists were inspired anew by the art of the Ancient Greeks, bringing about a “rebirth” in Western art. ANTIQUITY The Ancient Greeks are still renowned for the perfection they pursued in their…

RESEARCHERS have found two wild giraffes that are about half the size of the average adult giraffe. The two giraffes – one in Uganda and another in Namibia – have unusually short legs, making them look a little like a mash-up between a giraffe and a horse. After comparing the two animals’ proportions with other giraffes, the researchers reached the conclusion that for some reason their skeletons had developed abnormally, leading to a condition known as dwarfism. Dwarfism isn’t uncommon among people and domesticated animals, but not often seen in wild animals. 2,7M THE HEIGHT OF THE TWO DWARF GIRAFFES 5M THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF AN ADULT GIRAFFE…

1〉 At which hospital did SA heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard perform the world’s first successful heart transplant in 1967? 2〉 In which country is Loch Ness, the lake with its notorious monster? 3〉 Which country is the original home of enchiladas, a spicy dish? 4〉 To which Asian country does this flag belong? 5〉 Where in your body will you find the hammer, anvil (see Word of the Week) and stirrup? SOURCES: BBC.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, EDITION.CNN.COM , ALJAZEERA.COM, COLLINSDICTIONARY.COM , NEWS24.COM, LIVESCIENCE.COM, KAROO-SOUTHAFRICA.COM, SAHISTORY.COM, WISDEN.COM, REUTERS.COM…

In South Africa alone more than 20 million people use the messaging app every day so it might not be as easy to move from WhatsApp to another service. Also, rival apps come with their own problems. People who switched to Telegraph, for example, were stunned to discover that their location was automatically shared (unless they switched it off in settings). This meant they were suddenly being exposed to community groups advertising some rather sordid activities – from escorts to drugs and pornography. But if you do want to give other options a go, try these. SIGNAL What it is An app with end-to-end messaging encryption used by 20 million people worldwide Good for The only thing Signal collects is your number, so it’s considered the best messaging app for…

SURE, the president is an important person. But as any animal lover will tell you, the real ruler of the roost in any home is the family pet – even if that home is the White House. Presidents and their pets have always been a feature of recent White House life, with the exception of Donald Trump who kept no animals while he was in charge. And it’s not just dogs and cats – horses, lizards, raccoons and even a pygmy hippo have taken up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. Joe Biden brings back the tradition of having animals at the world-famous property when he, wife Jill, and their two German shepherds, Champ and Major, move in. Champ’s name was chosen by Joe’s grandchildren and holds sentimental value…

■ KIKO MIZUHARA (30) He was romantically linked to the Japanese-American model in 2019. ■ CAMILLE ROWE (31) Harry and the French-American model dated for a year in 2017, and their break-up in 2018 “had a big impact” on the singer, according to Tom Hull, who helped produced Harry’s hit, Watermelon Sugar. ■ KENDALL JENNER (25) Talk about on-off history. Harry and Kendall got together in 2013, called it quits in 2014, resumed their romance in 2015 and finally parted ways in 2016. ■ NICOLE SCHERZINGER (42) Insiders say the pair had a dalliance in 2013 and got together again briefly in 2015. ■ TAYLOR SWIFT (31) They enjoyed a romance from 2012 to 2013. ■ CAROLINE FLACK (41) Harry was just 17 when he embarked on a romance with…

No, you’re not seeing double. The resemblance between DJ BLACK COFFEE and his son, ESONA, is uncanny! They’re built the same, have the same complexion and father and son even have the same impeccable taste in fashion. The popular DJ has been spending a lot of time bonding with Esona, who turned 21 last year. Recently, Black Coffee took a break from his busy schedule to go on safari with his eldest so they could hang out and “have good and uncomfortable conversations about who we are and what we are trying to be”, he says. But it wasn’t all work and no play – the guys posed up a storm between all the serious talks. Despite having his son when he was just 23 years old, the hit producer…

Irish actor GABRIEL BYRNE says he once contacted the teacher he accused of molesting him as a young boy – and the man had no recollection of who he was. In his recently released memoir, Walking with Ghosts, the 70-year-old writes that during a confrontational phone call in 2002, his alleged abuser couldn’t recall who he was and even thanked him for getting in touch. “I wanted in those last seconds to call him a c**t and say that even though I don’t believe in hell, I hope he does because I want him to be terrified and burn forever,” the War of the Worlds actor writes. “But I said nothing. Some part of me didn’t want to hurt an old man with a kindly voice stuck in a retirement…

‘I adore her. I wouldn’t have done the movie without her’ ‘Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you were’ YES, it’s true – the girls are back in town. It’s been confirmed that Sex and the City stars SARAH JESSICA PARKER, CYNTHIA NIXON and KRISTIN DAVIS are reuniting for a 10-episode revival series. But conspicuously absent is KIM CATTRALL. And with the announcement of the series, SJP and Kim’s ongoing feud has once again hit the headlines. We decided to take a stroll down memory lane to see all the times they’ve clashed since SATC debuted in 1998. Timeline of taunts and tears . . . DECEMBER 2004 While rift rumours plagued the show throughout its six-season run, things came to light in 2004 as…

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE spoke for the first time about the baby boy he and wife JESSICA BIEL welcomed last year. The couple, who married in 2012 and share five-year-old son Silas, had not revealed they were expecting or when the baby arrived. “His name is Phineas, and he’s awesome and so cute, and nobody’s sleeping,” Justin (39) recently told Ellen DeGeneres. “But we’re thrilled. We’re thrilled and couldn’t be happier. Very grateful.” When Ellen asked how different it is to be parenting two kids instead of one, he quipped, “We don’t see each other anymore. Sort of like, ‘You go get that one, I’ll get this one!’” It’s been a tough few months for the couple in the wake of Justin’s hand-holding scandal with Palmer co-star ALISHA WAINWRIGHT (31) in November…