Innholdsfortegnelse for 18 Feb 2021 i You South Africa

HOW often have you tackled the challenge of learning something new as an adult? I was thinking about things I’ve tried in recent years as I read the feature on page 86 in which author Tom Vanderbilt speaks about being an adult learner. Learning how to do yoga remains one of the biggest gifts I could’ve given myself, even if I laugh every time I have to use my hands to manually move my legs for a lunge. Studying a business course was daunting but ultimately satisfying (although there were plenty of tears along the way). Getting my head around a MacBook after a lifelong love affair with Windows is still a trial. And my efforts to master meditation is, well, let’s just say I’m at the most beginner of…

People who can’t handle their alcohol and cause havoc at hospitals should all be given a two-year suspended sentence. That will stop them drinking and causing havoc again. PENSIONER, SMS I so admire and respect Dr Imtiaz Sooliman and his team from Gift of the Givers. I think Dr Sooliman deserves to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Thank you for making the lives of patients, doctors and nurses better here in the Eastern Cape. JAY, SMS Strength does not come from independence but from inner peace. FH, SMS I had a parrot named Enza that flew away, then one day I opened the window and in-flu-enza. COLIN, SMS I saw a picture of Police Day in China. Can’t we have a Nurses’ Day and Teachers’ Day and Police Day here…

FINALLY! After weeks of holiday – and a lockdown that made an already long break feel even longer for frazzled parents and guardians – the school gates are finally re-opening. But this year parents have much more on their minds than covering books and figuring out how to iron those pesky labels onto clothing. Covid-19 has put a whole new spin on things. It may make life easier for many working parents having their kids back at school but many worry about how safe it’s going to be, especially because the variant of the strain that brought everything to a grinding halt last year is 50% more infectious. Then there are the other concerns. How are kids going to catch up after missing so much work? And what if they’re…

‘It was bliss. The most beautiful year of my life – one I could spend with the most beautiful person’ FOR many couples it sounds like hard work: being stuck with one another day in and day out while a deadly virus wreaks havoc on the world. But this doesn’t apply in Tim Tebow’s case. “It was bliss,” he exclaims. “The most beautiful year of my life – one I could spend with the most beautiful person in the universe.” Demi-Leigh smiles shyly at her husband’s glowing tribute. The South African beauty queen and the hunky American baseball player recently celebrated their first wedding anniversary – and it’s clear they’re as crazy about each other as they were when they became an item in 2018 during Demi’s Miss Universe reign.…

BEETROOT SOUP Scrumptious best describes this soup. SERVES 4-6 PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 20-30 MIN. 1,2kg beetroot (8-10 large beets), peeled and sliced into quarters 1 small butternut, peeled and cubed 2 cinnamon sticks 1L (4c) chicken stock 250ml (1c) freshly squeezed orange juice 500ml (2c) plain yoghurt 5ml (1t) freshly grated nutmeg salt and freshly ground black pepper chopped fresh mint and olive oil to garnish 1 Heat the beetroot, butternut, cinnamon, chicken stock and orange juice over low heat, then simmer until the veggies are soft. 2 Remove from the heat, take out the cinnamon and use a stick blender or food processor to blend the veggies. 3 Stir in the yoghurt and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper. 4 Chill in the fridge 5 To serve Sprinkle…

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PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MARCH Let others know when you need time to yourself With the Sun settling into your sign this week, you have a birthday coming up shortly even though you may not be in the mood for celebrations. An undercurrent between yourself and your spouse or partner seems to be a source of bother, but rest assured: even that will soon start to reverse itself. If you need to spend some more time by yourself, say so instead of letting people guess what it is you need and desire. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 39, 10, 28, 6, 24 ARIES 21 MARCH – 19 APRIL  A wrong in a friendship can be righted this week, provided you’re humble enough to apologise if that’s what’s needed. With Venus…

THURSDAY ■ DRAGON BLADE ★★★ 2015, 127 min, 16V, e.tv, 00:00. Action adventure. The Chinese commander of a fortress on the Silk Road agrees to help the younger brother and rival of the Roman emperor as well as the general protecting him from the emperor’s pursuing army. Jackie Chan. ■ ANACONDA 3: OFFSPRING ★ 2008, 91 min, 16, e.tv, 01:50. Horror. A billionaire hires a mercenary to capture a dangerous snake as its venom could cure a deadly disease. David Hasselhoff. ■ PROXIMITY ★★★ 2020, 119 min, PG, M-Net, 02:35. Sci-fi drama. A young Nasa scientist tries to prove to his colleagues that he was abducted by aliens. Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan. ■ THE ROAD HOME FOR CHRISTMAS ★★★ 2019, 84 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Romantic drama. After finding themselves…

■ KJ Apa’s other passion is music – he started playing the guitar at 11 and spent his free time in high school performing with reggae and jazz bands. Some of his favourite bands include the Eagles, The Smashing Pumpkins and Eddie Van Halen. ■ The actor is obsessed with tattoos. Some of his ink includes the words “Omnia Vincit Amor” – Latin for love conquers all; a bumblebee on his forearm, which his mom and grandmother also have; and two Samoan designs on his shoulders representing his heritage.…

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM Comedy. Golden Globe nominee Sacha Baron Cohen resurrects renowned Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev in this follow-up to his 2006 hit movie, Borat. This time the reporter is sent back to America with a gift for “McDonald Trump”, a leader revered by the Kazakh government, in order to curry favour with the US. Things go awry, and Borat is forced to come up with plan B, which is to gift his teen daughter, Tutar (newcomer Maria Bakalova) to “America’s Most Famous Ladies’ Man,” (now former) vice president Mike Pence. Where Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was provocative and outrageous as it pulled back the curtain on America’s prejudices, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit…

MADE WITH LOVE & PLANTS By TAMMY FRY Penguin Random House Whether you’re keen to add more vegetarian or vegan dishes to your repertoire or are wanting to go the whole hog and ditch meat entirely, this book will provide you with plenty of inspiration. Compiled by local vegan guru Tammy Fry, whose family developed the popular Fry’s vegetarian food range, it features loads of practical, easy-to-prepare recipes. From chickpea omelettes to the most delicious-looking baby marrow fritters (which I’ll definitely be making) and a scrumptious-looking potato salad made with coconut “bacon” – there are lots of innovative dishes that will have even the most committed carnivore begging for seconds. HUMANS By BRANDON STANTON Macmillan The creator of Humans of New York broadens his focus, travelling to more than 40…

ON 1 February President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the sale of alcohol would be allowed again. Alcohol sales had been banned since 28 December, when the president announced stricter measures to control the spread of Covid-19. The purpose of the booze ban was to relieve pressure on hospital emergency rooms and staff. The announcement in December was the third ban since the first lockdown in March last year. Altogether, alcohol sales have been banned for 20 weeks since then. Many people were unhappy with the ban because of the damage to our economy and the impact on the alcohol and hospitality industries. Some regulating bodies even took the government to court in an effort to get the ban lifted. The massive loss in income in these sectors – alcohol manufacturing,…

MYANMAR’S LEADER CAPTURED IN MILITARY COUP AUNG SAN SUU KYI, the leader of Myanmar, is in custody after she and other senior politicians were arrested by the military during a coup (using force or violence to take power in a country). For months there’s been tension between her ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), and the main opposition, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), which is supported by the military. After the NLD announced that it won the national election in November, the USDP insisted the poll hadn’t been free and fair and that there should be a re-election. The military warned of a coup if the country’s electoral committee didn’t investigate the allegations of election fraud.…

IT’S the month of love, the month of roses and whispering sweet nothings and staring into each other’s eyes over a romantic candlelit dinner. Right? Well, yes, for some. But for others, the quest to find the one is a little more complicated – and if your search has seen you lose faith in Cupid, abandon Tinder and sigh with exasperation at your matchmaking auntie’s list of suggested suitors, it might be time to give science a go. Helen Thomson, an award-winning British science author, has written a new book, This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help, in which she offers practical advice to boost your performance in the game of love. Check out her practical tips and tricks and you too could soon lose your…

“Horrible distortions of reality” – that’s how shock rocker MARILYN MANSON dismissed the jaw-dropping sexual, emotional and physical abuse allegations that have been levelled against him recently. Following an Instagram post from his ex-fiancée, West-world actress EVAN RACHEL WOOD (33), which names and shames the artist, several victims have come forward with details of the abuse they allegedly experienced at the hands of Manson (52) over the years. The fallout has been swift. He’s been dropped from his record label and talent management after the claims of abuse, grooming, submission and him even having a “rape room” came to light. “My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners,” he said in a post. The artist has promoted an outlandish persona on and off the stage since the…

Rooster, iqhude, umqhagi, haan – that’s just a sample of the words in our great new magazine YOU Learn 4 Languages. It’s a wonderful tool for learning new words. Little kids can learn what objects are in their mother tongues, while older kids (and curious adults) can learn how to say everyday words in other languages – English, isiXhosa, isi-Zulu and Afrikaans. Get your copy in stores now or on www.magzter.com. You can also order at youstore. co.za or contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@media24.com to have it delivered.…

■ For 2021, the department of basic education is developing teaching plans that will address teaching overload. The annual teaching plans released to schools will cover fundamental and core topics, and unnecessary content will be removed. Learning losses incurred in 2020 are to be recovered over a three-year period. The plan for what this recovery entails is yet to be announced. ■ The first few days of schooling in 2021 will be dedicated to revision and consolidation of concepts from the previous grades. This will be done by the new teachers based on the gaps identified by the colleagues from lower grades. ■ June exams for Grades 4-11 will be replaced by controlled tests set by the schools themselves. For Grade 12s, the June examination has been removed as part…

■ More of us are opting for home treatments to stay safe and minimise possible exposure to coronavirus. Ideally you should have some experience with being waxed professionally before you try it yourself, says beauty technician Samantha Khoza. “Read the instructions on your waxing product carefully and follow them to the letter. Don’t try to do anything differently because this might cause you to make mistakes,” she adds. ■ Make sure the area you want to wax is clean and free of cuts or irritations. Don’t wax if you notice any skin flare-ups. ■ Compress the area you’ve just waxed with an ice pack to cool down the skin and apply a soothing cream afterwards. ■ Don’t be tempted to apply hair-removal cream to or shave the area you’ve just…

HE SAYS HE LOVES ME AND HIS MISTRESS Q My husband and I are about to get divorced. He doesn’t really want to get divorced as he says he really loves me but he also has a mistress. He says our sex-life was never very good and he’s trying to persuade me to allow him to keep his mistress while he stays with me and our children so that all his needs can be met. I love my husband very much and am considering giving in as I will miss him and so will the kids. I wasn’t even aware that we had a sex problem until he told me that he no longer finds me attractive because I’m in my late 40s and he only finds younger women attractive.…

ESSENCE OF PISCES ■ They’re sensitive souls with a knack for reading others’ emotions ■ They have a great fantasy life and they love to daydream ■ Music and dance moves them emotionally ■ Pisces let’s their rich imagination work for them ■ They thrive when they’re compassionate ■ They flounder when they want to be rescued ■ Their motto in life is: go with the flow.…

THE Year of the Ox is one of great possibility, opportunity and progress but also one requiring effort and discipline. Hard work and persistence will deliver and, coming after the traumas of 2020, the process of recovery can now begin. It won’t be easy but we must hold on to our resolve that there are better times ahead. According to Chinese astrology each year is associated with an animal sign, occurring in a 12-year cycle. To find your sign, look up the animal ruling the year of your birth. Each Chinese year begins in late January or early February. To find out which sign you were born under, go to thechinesezodiac.org/what-chinesesign-am-i. RAT 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 With charm, style and a friendly manner, Rats get on…

‘I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears’ – ADELE LOOKING BACK The British singer – who’s been on a musical break since 2017 after a strenuous tour and vocal cord damage – sent fans wild when she posted a throwback snap of her 21 album on Instagram to celebrate its 10-year anniversary last month. “Well I never! Happy 10 years, old friend! It’s crazy how little I remember of what it was like and how I felt a decade ago. But Thank You from the bottom of my heart for letting us into your lives and letting me be a soundtrack to some of it,” she wrote alongside a series of some of her iconic looks from the album’s artwork. Of course fans were quick to…

1〉 The main court of the Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne is named after which former Aussie player? 2〉 Which Asian capital city used to be called Peking? 3〉 To which African country does this flag belong? 4〉 Pho is the traditional dish of which country? 5〉 What is the only flying mammal? SOURCES: THEGUARDIAN.COM, EDITION.CNN. COM, BBC.COM, NETWERK24.COM, TVNZ.CO.NZ, BLOOMBERG.COM, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, SI.EDU, COLLINSDICTIONARY.COM, TIMESLIVE. CO.ZA, BHEKISISA.ORG, BBC.COM, NETWERK24. COM, NEWS24.COM…

“A WOMAN’S public role is to sit beside her husband, be silent and be sure her hat is on straight,” former US first lady Bess Truman once said. But there was another side to Bess, wife of Harry S Truman. Behind the scenes she was nicknamed The Boss and wrote many of her husband’s speeches during his White House years between 1945 and 1953. Anecdotes like this run through Every Eye is Upon Me, a new exhibition of first-lady portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, which tracks the development of the role from the early 19th century to the present. “I was struck by how many of these women were smarter than their husbands but because of women’s secondary position, they had to attach themselves to a…

I have to be honest. Until the other day I hadn’t read a YOU magazine in 10 years! Back then I’d scrape up the rands and cents to buy it. Yes, yes, I know I feel terrible about it. No excuses. But let me tell you something. Even though it has been 10 years, I have to admit that reading through YOU recently made me regret not buying it for so many years. I mean where do I begin? The stories, the puzzles, the education pages, the gossip section at the back, the recipes . . . I mean, it’s phenomenal. Well done, YOU, for keeping up with the times and being different. Your hard work and determination in entertaining your readers are amazing. Keep up the good work. HAPPY…

A PICKET-FENCE suburban lifestyle was never something she aspired to – give her a plane and a mission to a far-flung country and she’d be there, usually with her six kids in tow. But the pandemic has put a spanner in the works and Angelina Jolie is finding herself in the same position as the rest of us: stuck at home. No travel. No holidays. Home-schooling. Finding ways to entertain the kids. And for Angie, who seemed to spend more time in airports than anywhere else, it’s been tough. “I was never good at sitting still,” the actress and director tells British Vogue magazine in a new interview. “Even though I wanted to have many children and be a mom, I always imagined it kind of like [renowned British primatologist]…

FOR months following that tragic day they cried themselves to sleep every night, tortured by the loss of their two beautiful boys. But even in their darkest hours they’d try to comfort each other, telling themselves there would be light in their lives again. And now there is – a gorgeous little girl to ease the ache in their hearts and fill their home with activity and laughter again. “Alexandra is very special to me,” Johan Porter says. “She’s her daddy’s queen. I’d do anything for her.” Johan and his wife, Carmen, call their 10-month-old daughter their Covid baby because she was born in the midst of the pandemic. But she’s a lot more than that: she’s the child they’ve been blessed with after unimaginable loss. The Porters, who emigrated…

HIS name is synonymous with Amazon, the online shopping behemoth that has made him one of the wealthiest and most influential people in the world. But all good things must come to an end – and Jeff Bezos is taking a step down from the top job to do other things dear to his heart. Like exploring outer space. If he has his way, his space travel company, Blue Origin, will “get millions of people living and working in space”. And when you have a guy as determined – and rich – as this one with an idea, it may well come to fruition. After all, Jeff (57) started Amazon as an online bookshop from his garage in 1994 and built it into a $1,7 trillion (R25,5tn) mega-company that employs…

IT MIGHT be a daunting prospect, especially on tender spots such as the bikini area, but waxing gives amazing results. Yet, as a beginner, you might be anxious about doing it for the first time. There are various hair removal options such as shaving or depilatory creams that aren’t as painful, but the results won’t be nearly as good as waxing. If you've never been to a salon for waxing you might feel a little intimidated. Will it hurt? Will I be embarrassed? All perfectly natural concerns. So where should you go, and what should you look out for? We spoke to Samantha Khoza, a consultant and technician at The Treat by Gen Beauty Salon in Randburg, Gauteng, to give us the lowdown on what to expect when waxing for…

THE FLORAL SPREAD A great alternative to putting all your flowers in one vase is spreading the bunch across several vases or glass jars. Here we used a mix of secondhand glass bottles and new vases to display pennygum, chelone, chrysanthemum green button and white lace flower. The single green vase draws the eye and complements the colour of the foliage. THE VEGGIE VASE Including fruit and vegetables from the garden or kitchen creates a colourful and interesting arrangement. We used pears, lemons, cabbage and green and purple kale among the syncarpha canescens, leucadendron and lisianthus flowers. TIP When using a vase with a wide opening, make a grid across the top with sticky tape. It’ll help keep all the flowers upright and in place. THE EXPOSED BULB Whether you…

IN OUR country the most popular way to purchase a car is via an instalment sale contract, but more and more people are opting to lease the cars they drive. A lease contract can turn out to be more affordable than paying off the same car. But before you make a decision, you have to understand how it works. 1 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEASE AND AN INSTALMENT AGREEMENT Basically, at the end of an instalment agreement the car will belong to you, while with leasing you pay to borrow the car for a period and then give it back. Cars are mostly sold on the basis of an instalment sale agreement. As the buyer you get a loan from the bank for the full purchase price of the car…

WRONG MAN Man: Did you hear about the famous artist who was arrested last night? Friend: No, I haven’t. What happened? Man: They’ll release him today – they discovered he’s been framed. ENOUGH’S ENOUGH Two guys are out drinking when one of them falls off his bar stool and lies motionless on the floor. “One good thing about Thabo,” his buddy says to the bartender, “He knows when to stop.” BANK ACCOUNT Mother decides 10-year-old Katlego should get something “practical” for her birthday. “Suppose we open a savings account for you?” she suggests to Katlego’s delight. When they get to the bank, Mom says, “It’s your account, so you fill out the application form.” Katlego is doing fine until she comes to the space for “Name of your former bank”.…

SPECTRAL Sci-fi action. You could easily have overlooked this low-budget movie in Netflix’s huge catalogue, but for sci-fi fans it offers great visuals and an interesting premise. As a war film that pits the protagonists against an unseen supernatural force during civil unrest in Moldova, it dives straight into the action, asking you to just accept that these characters are leaders in their respective fields, and it’s in this area that the film loses points. James Badge Dale (Iron Man 3) struggles to convince as the scientist recruited to figure out what’s going on, and his conclusions come out of nowhere. Emily Mortimer (Mary Poppins Returns) as a CIA agent fails to make an impression as the only female character. But it’s during the fast-paced battle scenes that the film…

HOW TO RAISE AN ELEPHANT By ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Little, Brown Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi are back for another round of cases to solve at The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. For starters, part-time detective Charlie borrows Mme Ramotswe’s little white van for a mysterious errand, returning it with an odd smell and some damage to the tailgate. Mme Ramotswe goes to consult her friend Mme Potokwani, who runs the Orphan Farm outside Gaborone where advice is always given over a cup of rooibos tea and a generous slice of homemade fruitcake. The solution requires Precious’ husband, Mr JLB Matekoni, and an alarming late-night journey. Meanwhile, Mme Ramotswe’s cousin comes to her for help regarding a relative who needs money for a hip operation. But something seems fishy. As…

FIRST CORONAVIRUS VACCINES ARRIVE IN SA The first consignment of vaccines against the coronavirus arrived in SA early this month. It was the first batch of a total of 1,5 million doses the government has bought from India. This particular vaccine was developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University in England. Before it can be administered, the vaccine must be tested to check its integrity (that it wasn’t somehow damaged during transport). The first phase of the vaccination programme will be targeted at healthcare workers because they’re most at risk of contracting Covid-19. This vaccine is administered in two doses, so the first batch will be enough to vaccinate 750 000 people.…

HOW TO SAY IT: kow-uh-li-shn A coalition is a government made up of representatives from two or more political parties. A coalition usually forms when none of the parties are able to get a majority vote. Parties then decide to work together so their votes can be counted together, thereby creating a majority. Smaller parties can also form a coalition to ensure a large party can’t make all the decisions. The word is also used to refer to different groups who work together temporarily towards a common goal. BY THE NUMBERS 5 The number of minutes it takes to charge a newly developed electric-car battery. It was developed by Israeli company StoreDot but the charging infrastructure needs to be adapted before the battery can be distributed. StoreDot hopes it can…

HIS LITTLE girl is prancing around in a tutu and a tiara and his baby is snuggled in the crook of his arm, fast asleep. Cheslin Kolbe may be better known as a lightning-fast winger who’ll go down in the annals of history for scoring a try that helped South Africa win the 2019 Rugby World Cup – but here at home, it’s all about the kids. Cheslin and his wife, Layla, became parents for a second time when they welcomed little Mila Skye in November and they’ve been adapting to being a family of four at their home in France. The lockdown has been a blessing in disguise, the pair say. Life slowed down and they used the time to get to know Mila and help Kylah (3) accept…

Who wore it best? A match made in fashion heaven! Although these celebrities were caught wearing the same outfits, they certainly rocked their own vibes Tumi talks about body positivity Despite a difficult 2020 and the Covid pandemic not nearly being a thing of the past, actress and comedian TUMI MORAKE (39) is embracing it all – and that includes the extra kilos that came along with the recent challenges. The relatable star recently penned an open letter to herself on Instagram about maintaining her self-esteem while she’s regained a lot of the weight she so famously shed in the past. We caught up with her to hear about her journey, and her new perspective on health. What motivates you? My current motivation is my mental well-being and not weight…