Innholdsfortegnelse for 12 Aug 2021 i You South Africa

I was in Polokwane when the looting and destruction started in KZN and Gauteng. I was worried sick when I saw the unrest in Soweto because my five-year-old son was there, visiting his uncle in Protea Glen. When I heard that the Protea Glen Mall had been ransacked to the last item, my worries became fear. I immediately called my brother to find out about the situation. He told me that there were no places to buy bread and that they also didn’t have enough groceries to cook decent food. Then my brother put his phone on loudspeaker for my child to talk to me. On hearing my voice, my son started crying, asking me to fetch him. He said he was very hungry. I knew then how painful it…

IT CAME like a bolt from the blue. Surely it couldn’t be true – he looked so fit and healthy. And he was only 47, a man in the prime of his life. Tragically, it was true. Shona Ferguson, who’d cut his creative teeth in various soapies and gone all the way to become a leading light in the SA entertainment industry, was gone. Covid-19 had claimed yet another life. Shona, a strapping figure of a man with abundant tattoos and a smile that could melt hearts, spent three weeks in Johannesburg’s Netcare Milpark Hospital as his loved ones hoped and prayed he’d pull through. But his condition deteriorated and family spokesperson Thato Matuka says Shona was transferred to intensive care where he spent about a week before he lost…

PANTS & SKIRTS Get a leg up in these must-have printed bottoms. Go bold with contrasting prints and base colours, then colour-block base hues like green and red or red and blue for cohesion. TOPS & SHIRTS Make a statement with bold printed shirts and tops that are ideal for mixing and matching. Pair the rest of your outfit with contrasting prints then add solid-coloured accessories and layered items, like polo necks, to finish off this vibrant look. DRESSES Let the print of your dress be the statement-maker – think vibrant colour and bold print in one piece. Match it with solid-coloured jackets and accessories or add multiple prints in the same colour story. JACKETS & KIMONOS Take a fashionable risk by wearing contrasting prints and patterns in the same…

Send suggestions for topics and requests for info to yourmoney@you.co.za. We may answer your questions in this column but won’t reply personally. AFTER the recent unrest and looting caused severe damage to businesses in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, many people were left wondering what happens if their private property or personal belongings are damaged during such an act. If you have Sasria cover, you’ll be eligible for compensation. Q WHAT IS SASRIA? A The South African Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria) is the only insurer that covers everyone and every business in SA against risks posed by strikes, terrorism, riots, unrest and looting. It’s a state-owned entity reporting directly to national treasury. Last year, Sasria paid out R991 million in claims. Q DO I NEED TO APPLY FOR SASRIA COVER, OR…

THURSDAY ■ PSYCH 2: LASSIE COME HOME ★★★★ 2020, 89 min, PG, M-Net, 02:45. Crime comedy. Based on the series Psych. A fake psychic and his partner return to their hometown to help the police chief, who’s in hospital after suffering a stroke and seems to be seeing supernatural occurrences. James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill. ■ MAGIC ARCH ★★ 2020, 82 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Animated fantasy. A young dolphin discovers a magical arch that makes wishes come true. Voices: Stephen Thomas Ochsner, Daniil Medvedev. FRIDAY ■ A LITTLE GAME ★★★ 2014, 92 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Drama. A lonely 10-year-old girl strikes up an unlikely friendship with a grumpy old chess champion. F Murray Abraham, Ralph Macchio. ■ DRAGONS FOREVER ★★★★ 1988, 102 min, PG13V, SABC1, 21:00. Action comedy.…

YOUNG ROCK SEASON 1 Described as “The Wonder Years meets Everyone Hates Chris”, this sitcom tells the story of wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s formative years. Each of the 11 episodes alternates between his childhood growing up in Hawaii as the son of pro-wrestler Rocky Johnson (Joseph Lee Anderson), his high school years in Pennsylvania and his time at university as an American football player in Miami. These plots are framed by a story set in 2032 when Johnson is running for US president. This gives him the chance to parody his larger-than-life persona as well as actors-turned-politicians – his campaign slogan is “Just hang on, I’m coming” and he’s embarked on a countrywide “no muss, no fuss” tour to show he can still identify with ordinary Americans. The casting…

Billboard released its list of the highest-earning musicians of 2020/21 and it was the ever-popular Swiftie who clinched top spot. With concerts and tours cancelled worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, the collective earnings of the top earners was $387 million (about R5,4 billion), noticeably down from $969m (R14,05bn) in 2019. Most of the artists’ revenue last year came from royalties – sales, streaming and publishing. 1 Taylor Swift – $23,8m (R333,2m) 2 Post Malone – $23,2m (R324,8m) 3 Celine Dion – $17,5m (R245m) 4 The Eagles – $16,3m (R228,2m) 5 Billie Eilish – $14,7m (R205,8m) 6 Drake – $14,2m (R198,8m) 7 Queen – $13,2m (R184,8m) 8 The Beatles – $12,9m (R180,6m) 9 YoungBoy Never Broke Again – $11,9m (R166,6m) 10 Lil Baby – $11,7m (R163,8m)…

1 In which South African province would you find the town Bela-Bela? 2 True or false: Purple is one of the five colours of the Olympic rings? 3 Which beans are the key ingredient in chocolate? 4 The London Eye is a giant . . .? 5 On which continent is the ancient Inca site Machu Picchu? SOURCES: BBC.COM, EURONEWS.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, KIDS.BRITANNICA.COM, LIVESCIENCE.COM, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM , BBC.CO.UK, GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG , BUSINESSTECH.CO.ZA, MG.CO.ZA, PMG.ORG.ZA…

EVEN in a tournament that delivers plenty of shocks and upsets, this was quite something. The best gymnast of all time, a pint-sized powerhouse of a woman who could perform feats like no other, was pulling out. No, she wasn’t sick. No, she hadn’t injured herself. The pressure had simply become too much. And Simone Biles found herself making headlines not for the sheer incredulity of what she can do but because she simply couldn’t go on any longer. The 24-year-old star of Team USA had seemed off from the start. She wobbled a bit on the beam during the team competition and failed to nail her landing. Nothing major, but for Biles it was odd. She was at the top of her game and she went into Tokyo 2020…

HANDRÉ & MARISE POLLARD Living abroad during the pandemic has been challenging for Handré (27) and Marise (26). The couple, who wed in 2017, live in Montpellier, France, where Handré plays for the city’s team. “The language barrier makes it difficult, which is why we’ve started to learn French,” Marise says. Luckily, she’s also made friends with the wives of other Springboks playing in France. DUANE & EZEL VERMEULEN They’ve been together for 16 years and married for eight, so it was tough when Duane (35) moved to Pretoria to play for the Bulls. Ezel (36) stayed with their sons, Anru (7) and Zian (4), in Cape Town where she runs a dance school. “People think it’s glamorous to be in the sporting industry, but few know the sacrifices we…

2002 Wayne romps with three prostitutes. Wayne, who reportedly started visiting prostitutes at the age of 16, paid £140 to sleep with Charlotte Glover, then 21, and left her with an autograph as a souvenir. A month later, he had sex with Gina McCarrick, then 37, at a brothel in Liverpool and a few months later with a 48-year-old grandmother known as “Auld Slapper”. The scandal surfaced in July 2004, devastating Coleen, who claims she’s stayed true to her childhood sweetheart. 2010 Wayne cheats with Jennifer Thompson Coleen managed to overlook Wayne’s past with sex workers and the pair tied the knot in 2008. But in September 2010, British tabloids revealed that Wayne had been having secret hotel sessions with high-end hooker Jenny while Coleen was pregnant with their first…

When we were born, our wise parents did not rush to consult Chinese or Russian or American newspapers to find out the possible adverse side-effects of the “new” polio or measles vaccines. They trusted the medical science on these matters and proceeded to do the right thing and have us vaccinated as soon as possible. Otherwise, half of the popuation today might possibly be moving around in wheelchairs, afflicted by polio. If you choose not to be vaccinated against Covid-19, that’s your right, but please lock yourself up in a very remote far-away place, so as not to infect others. Beforehand, please ensure that your eligible young children get vaccinated. They have no say and no rights. It is amazing how we blindly “trust” technical science and we bring into…

It would be a grave injustice to those who strive to defeat the Covid-19 plague, if our nation does not nominate [medical scientist] Dr Faith Koopa for the Nobel Prize for medicine. Her groundbreaking diagnostic test that can detect and give accurate results has the potential to reverse the course and contain the trajectory of this biological intruder. FAROUK ARAIE, BENONI Thanks so much for my recent blockbuster prize. It really brightened up a miserable Cape winter day when it was delivered by a charming courier. ROSALIE KLEYNHANS, SMS Anyone else out there piled on the weight over lock-down? I gaze sadly at all my jeans in the cupboard and have taken to living in elasticated joggers. Winter makes it even harder. Ah well, bottoms up! ABBY, SMS It doesn’t…

THE first anniversary of a loved one’s death is often a difficult time – memories flood back and the longing and heartache become even more overwhelming. Cape Town mom Ronel Vermaak knew the one-year mark of her daughter’s death would be tough – but she was determined to turn it into something more than a time of sad reflection. She wanted to celebrate the life of her precious child by both honouring her and hopefully providing hope and comfort to others. Ronel (51) spent two months hand-painting stones with her daughter Amorei’s favourite motivational quotes before embarking on a 400km trip, during which she laid the stones in places her “sunshine girl” treasured. The aim was to touch the lives of strangers who would pick up the stones – just…

NATURAL & FLORAL Mixing similar floral prints is an easy, laid-back take on the mixed-motif trend. Wear similar colour palettes with varying florals and bring them together with natural tones like tan and brown, then add gold accessories. TIP  Prints with the same base colour make matching motifs easier, then you can colour-block with accessories. AZTEC & FLORAL An easy classic mix of Aztec and floral print is a natural combo and perfect for any occasion. Finish the look with printed accessories in natural tones to bind the motif. TIP  When adding patterned accessories to a contrasting print mix, it’s best to keep the colours neutral. CHAIN PRINT & FLORAL Keep it relaxed and cool in this mix of floral and chain print that’s casual but not too laid-back. This…

Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. AT THE HOSPITAL ■ Patient: Doctor, doctor, come quickly! I think my wife’s appendix is going to burst. Doctor: That can’t possibly be right. I removed her appendix two years ago. People can’t have two appendixes! Patient: Yes, but you can have a second wife. ■ An overworked father is visiting a hospital where his teenage son is about to have an operation. Watching the doctor’s every move, he asks, “What’s that?” The doctor explains, “This is an anaesthetic. After he gets this, he won’t know a thing.” “Save your time, Doc,” the man says. “He doesn’t know anything now.” INSULTS 101…

MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE Adventure. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated short story collection The Jungle Book, this adaptation by actor and director Andy Serkis is darker and more faithful to the source material than the Disney versions. Mowgli (Rohan Chand) is a human orphan raised by wolves in the jungles of India. Under the guidance of Baloo the bear (Andy Serkis) and Bagheera the panther (Christian Bale), he learns the often harsh law of the jungle. Mowgli is accepted by all but one animal and must face not only the fearsome tiger Shere Khan (Benedict Cumberbatch), but also his own human origins. Although Mowgli was in development first, it was overshadowed by Disney’s 2016 live-action remake of the studio’s beloved 1967 animated film The Jungle Book and was ultimately…

REMEMBERINGS By SINÉAD O’CONNOR Sandycove There was no ghost writer involved in the production of this memoir – it’s all O’Connor but although the Irish singer can definitely write, there’s one major impediment standing in the way of her telling her story: her recollection of most of her life is hazy because she’s smoked so much weed over the years. Which explains why most of the chapters don’t extend past more than two pages, but it’s enough to provide a very readable account of her life. It reads like the script of a blockbuster movie: girl overcomes the trauma of an abusive childhood to win a record deal that results in her becoming household name. But the problem was record bosses wanted her to be a meek and mild starlet,…

39 The age of Michael Moore, the first American patient to receive a prosthetic heart during an implant carried out at Duke University in the USA. A shortage of organ donors sparked an idea by French medical technology company Carmat to develop the artificial heart to help save the patient’s life after he experienced heart failure. 150 000 The estimated number of jobs affected by the recent violence and looting in the country. Several businesses in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng suffered severe damage. 2032 Brisbane in Australia has been announced as the host of the 2032 Olympic Games. The Aussies hosted the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 2000 Games in Sydney. The International Olympic Committee chooses the host city at least seven years before the event takes place.…

DITCH DIGITAL ZOOM Zooming in nearly always produces inferior results because it compromises the resolution of the image. Rather move closer to maintain image quality. OUTDOORS IS BEST Smartphones prefer natural light to indoor light due to their small sensors. As well as brightness and darkness, lighting also sets the mood, so always try to use natural light. BECOME A PHOTO EDITOR Get to know your phone’s built-in picture editor or use more advanced apps such as Adobe Lightroom or Photo-shop to crop and touch up your pics and add effects. TRY A TRIPOD If you’re serious about taking seriously good pics, invest in a tripod to avoid the dreaded camera shake. This also allows you to use other techniques such as time-lapse and long exposures. TRY THE VOLUME-UP BUTTON…

SILVER, snowy, salt and pepper. Call it what you like, different shades of grey have long been associated with ageing – but it took a global pandemic and the fact we couldn’t leave our homes during lockdown to turn the idea around. Grey is no longer only for pensioners. A chic set of the glamorous and groomed are now saying a resounding nay to dyeing their locks and yay to embracing their natural streaks of silver. Grombré, as the trend is called, has become a global movement for women – and a few men – who are revolutionising the way we treat our hair. The official grombré Instagram page boasts more than 230 000 followers and each post either tells the story of someone’s journey in choosing to go grey,…

THIS year’s South African Music Awards may have been pared down because of the pandemic but that didn’t stop TV presenter and dancer BONTLE MODISELLE from pulling out all the stops. The Sama host stole the show with four outfit changes, each more striking than the next. Here’s our pick of the best looks of the night STYLE WINNERS…

Prison Break’s WENTWORTH MILLER has revealed he received an autism diagnosis a year ago, and he’s sharing his feelings about it with the world. “This fall [autumn] marks 1 year since I received my informal autism diagnosis. Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed by a formal diagnosis,” the 49-year-old actor wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. “Let’s just say it was a shock. But not a surprise.” The condition related to brain development is most commonly known to affect a person’s social skills, relationships and communication, and is usually diagnosed in early childhood. Although Wenty didn’t elaborate what prompted him to seek diagnosis, he hinted that for years he was aware that he was a bit different to the people around him. But already he knows that being autistic is nothing…

JUST a few months ago, someone asked me when I thought people like us (youngish, healthy, no comorbidities) would get the Covid-19 jab. Probably only early next year, was my gloomy response. Yet here I am, writing this a day after I received the first of two Pfizer doses. I am terrified of needles yet I couldn’t have been happier to be vaccinated by Ongeziwe Nalisile (with me in the picture). I haven’t had any side-effects other than feeling tired and having a sore arm for a little while. Every time I raised my left arm it was a constant reminder that I’ve received the jab that could be the difference between life and death. It’s hard to believe that nearly 200 million people around the world have had Covid…

MY, HOW they’ve grown. It seems like just the other day they were babes in their famous parents’ arms. But look at them now! The offspring of some of the biggest names in celebville are growing up fast, carving their own paths and discovering their own identities. This was driven home recently when Hazel Moder, Julia Roberts’ seldom-seen daughter, made her red-carpet debut alongside her dad, Danny Moder, at the Cannes Film Festival. The 16-year-old looked gorgeous in a lacy white shirtdress and black patent leather Mary Janes on the arm of her cinematographer father, who was promoting his new film, Flag Day, which Sean Penn directs and stars in. Hazel had a minor role along with her twin, Phinnaeus, and younger brother, Henry (14), in her mom’s 2016 movie…

IT WAS just what the country needed. Fragile after devastating unrest, reeling in the grip of a pandemic that just won’t let go, South Africans were desperate for some good news. And Tatjana Schoenmaker gave us that in spades. As most of the country slumbered in the early hours of Friday 30 July, the 24-year-old breaststroke maestro torpedoed her way to gold in the 200m and smashed a world record to boot. “It’s indescribable,” an emotional Schoenmaker said as the clutched her gold medal. She was the favourite to win the 200m but a few days earlier she also won silver in the 100m, a race she wasn’t even expected to feature in. Afterwards she reflected on what her silver might mean to SA. “Hopefully, this brings the country closer…

THAI GREEN CURRY SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: 30-35 MIN GREEN CURRY PASTE 4 garlic cloves, bruised 5cm fresh ginger, peeled 2 jalapeño chillies, chopped 2 spring onions, chopped 2 generous handfuls fresh coriander 5ml (1t) each ground coriander and cumin 15ml (1T) water TO FINISH 30ml (2T) oil 4-6 chicken breast fillets, cubed 4 spring onions, chopped 125ml (½c) chicken stock 1 can (400g) coconut cream 5ml (1t) fish sauce juice of 1 lime 150–250g green beans, stems removed TO SERVE  extra chilli (optional) 1 Green curry paste Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until a smooth paste is formed. 2 To finish Heat the oil in a pot and fry the chicken until golden brown. Remove and set aside. 3 Add the spring onion to…

OILS have become a hot beauty trend. From cleansing oils to oil serums, there’s just about one for every skin type. Here’s what you need to know. CLEANSING OILS Oils for cleansing might seem done, the surfactants and another a radical concept. After all, isn’t ingredient called an emulsifier the whole point of cleansing to combine the oils and make it rid your skin of excess oil? Well, possible for them to be rinsed thinkagain.Notonlycanthe offwithwater. right oil act as an astringent, Cleansing oils are suitable for but it can help to stabilise and all skin types and can be used as regulate your natural skin oil, makeup removers, followed up orsebum. withatraditionalfacewashif Traditional cleansers contain preferred. There are just a few surfactants,elementsthat thingstonote: remove things such as dirt, Dry…

I’M JUST WAITING FOR THE DAY I CAN TELL HER TO LEAVE Q My wife and I had a rocky marriage from the beginning and when the first lockdown came we had a difficult time. We don’t have anything to say to each other as we simply don’t have anything in common. I’m a Christian and she doesn’t believe in God so when I pray at night she tends to mock me. I can’t bear being with her anymore because nothing I do is good enough for her – no matter how hard I’ve worked to save our business during this time, which thankfully I managed to do. But all she does it eat, sleep, watch her TV programmes and criticise. How do I tolerate her until this pandemic is…

LEO 22 JULY – 22 AUG WORK OUT A ROUTINE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER Glamorous Leo loves to catch the limelight, but this week it’s all about going back to the daily grind and figuring out how to manage your duties and responsibilities more effectively. Eliminating irritations should be your focus, and getting yourself and those around you into a smoother routine will make life feel more streamlined all round. This means sticking to a plan – whether it involves exercise, diet, or making your budget work. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 39, 12, 22, 18, 45, 36 VIRGO 23 AUG – 22 SEPT You have an opportunity to make amends in a close relationship. With love diva Venus still in your sign, you can proceed with self-confidence. Forgiveness usually starts with…

‘I DON’T WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR DANCE MONKEY UNTIL I DIE. IT WAS ONE SONG I WROTE’ FROM BUSKER TO GLOBAL STAR The singer’s real name is Toni Watson and she hails from Melbourne, Australia. As a kid she realised she had a talent for singing when her relatives would praise her vocals at family gatherings. She started uploading songs to You-Tube when she was 16 and a year later – when she began busking on the streets of Byron Bay, the seaside town favoured by many stars – she was discovered by music lawyer Jackson Walkden-Brown, who introduced her to a management company, kicking off her career. DANCE MONKEY FAME She wrote the 2019 global hit after a tough night of busking where she performed for six hours…

NORWAY METEOR LIGHTS UP SKY Video footage captured by the Norwegian Meteor Network shows that a massive fireball entered the Earth’s atmosphere last month. The meteor crashed with a loud bang as it landed in a forest near the capital city, Oslo. Meteors are small pieces of rock that travel through outer space at high speed. Once they enter our planet’s atmosphere, they burn up, causing a streak of light in the sky. Eyewitnesses were stunned by a bright flash of light as the space rock, travelling at 16km/second, lit up the night sky. Experts will now carry out research at the landing site to establish the meteor’s size and composition. RUSSIA SIBERIAN WILDFIRES Forest fires have swept through Russia’s Siberian region. The area has experienced extremely hot and dry…

FRANCE isn’t a betting country, but when Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni decided to get married in 2008, after a two-month courtship, many people were already starting to guess the likely divorce date. These two, the siren supermodel and the twice-married “President Bling-Bling” – a nickname given to him by the press due to his fondness for Rolex watches, gold-rimmed aviator sunglasses and hobnobbing with moguls – were publicity hounds, the perceived wisdom went. She loved power, he loved young women. It would never last. “She’ll drop him if he loses in 2012,” a politician friend told me knowingly (Republican Sarkozy ending up losing the presidential election to his Socialist opponent François Hollande denying him a second term in office). “His roving eye will find someone else the minute she’s…

WAYNE ROONEY has lived half his life in the spotlight thanks to his immense talent – but his private life has a way of overshadowing his achievements on the pitch. The beleaguered soccer star’s name is once again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Earlier this month Wayne – who has sons Kai (11), Klay (8), Kit (5) and Cass (3) with wife COLEEN (35) – made a formal complaint of blackmail after several pictures emerged of him asleep in a hotel room with three 21-year-old women. An insider says the women involved were shocked to discover that the 35-year-old football manager had allegedly made a police complaint. “They had a really good night and said Wayne and his friends were lovely,” a friend of the women claims.…