Innholdsfortegnelse for 19 Aug 2021 i You South Africa

SOME weeks it feels as if the blows just keep coming. There’s so much loss and grief in the world. “There should be a new term for the emotional and mental fallout of this relentless bad news,” came a message from assistant editor Wendy Stelzmann when we heard of yet another colleague who’d lost loved ones to Covid-19. “I’ve heard people talk about it being like PTSD. But it’s not ‘post’. It should be called OTSD because it’s Ongoing Traumatic Stress.” I think Wendy is on to something. We’re all just trying to cope with the stress of life right now and some days are very, very hard. I’d love to hear what you do when you feel like the negative things are threatening to overwhelm you. Do you turn…

Lauren Moss, a counselling psychologist from Sandton, shares tips on what to say when talking about vaccination. ■ A family member wants to visit you but they haven’t been jabbed and you feel uncomfortable about it. Don’t say: “You can’t visit me if you haven’t been vaccinated.” Do say: “I would love to have you visit but to protect my own health, I have decided not to socialise in my home with people who aren’t vaccinated.” You can suggest meeting up in an outdoor venue where everyone wears a mask and practises social distancing. ■ A close friend is undecided about getting the vaccine. Don’t say: “Just get it or you’ll be sorry.” Do say: “I’m worried that the effects of Covid could be really serious, so if you aren’t…

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■ Doing 100 sit-ups is not the key to better abs. It’s better to vary your crunches with other abdominal exercises and perform a maximum of 15 to 20 reps for each. ■ Slow, steady exercise isn’t the best way to get thin. Yes, it burns the highest percentage of fat, but working harder burns more kilojoules overall. ■ No pain doesn’t mean no gain. If exercise hurts when you do it, you’re doing something wrong. A little ache the next day, however, is fine. ■ It’s worth exercising for less than 30 minutes. Short bursts count – in fact, because you’re likely to work harder in a short session, they can be better for you. ■ Muscle won’t turn to fat if you don’t exercise. It can’t – they…

KIDDIES’ CORNER ■ Question: What word has the most letters in it? Answer: Mailbox. ■ Question: What did the pen say to the pencil? Answer: So, what’s your point? ■ Question: How do you email a fish? Answer: Get it online. ■ Question: Why should you carry cookies in each hand? Answer: For balanced meals. ■ Question: What did the cannibal chef name his son? Answer: Stew. ■ Question: Why are pirates not allowed to compete in the Olympics? Answer: They only want the silver and gold. DESERT CODE A traveller becomes lost in the desert. Realising his only chance for survival is to find civilisation, he starts walking. Time passes and he becomes thirsty and feels faint. Reduced to crawling, he is on the verge of passing out when…

THURSDAY ■ IRRESISTIBLE ★★★ 2020, 101 min, 16, M-Net, 02:45. Comedy drama. Hoping to get the US state of Wisconsin to vote for the Democratic Party, a political strategist helps an army veteran run for mayor of a small, conservative town. Then a rival from the Republican Party shows up to stop him. Steve Carell. ■ 100% WOLF ★★★ 2020, 96 min, PG, M-Net, 04:25. Animated fantasy. A boy who comes from a long line of werewolves is shocked to find out that he turns into a were-poodle instead. FRIDAY ■ THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB ★★★ 1995, 94 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Comedy. During the school holidays a group of teenage girls decide to open a daycare centre for children. Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Leigh Cook. ■ KING OF BEGGARS ★★★ 1992,…

RIM OF THE WORLD Sci-fi adventure. When tech-savvy nerd Alex (Jack Gore from Billions) is sent to summer camp, he’s taken out of his comfort zone in more ways than one. Between insensitive camp counsellors and trying to fit in, it’s a struggle from the start. When an alien invasion threatens Earth, Alex teams up with other camp outcasts ZhenZhen (Miya Cech) and Dariush (Benjamin Flores Jnr) to complete the most ambitious mission any 13-year-old has ever attempted: saving the world! Along the way each of these unlikely heroes comes to terms with their issues and through over-the-top and ridiculous situations learns the value of friendship. Directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, The Babysitter), the movie struggles to find its niche as the tone is predominantly adult in nature (profanities, innuendo),…

GOLD-DIGGERS SOUND By Leon Bridges  Soulful R’n B singer Leon Bridges’ new album is named for the place it was recorded, a hotel and bar-cum-studio in Hollywood where he hosted a Grammy party. He enjoyed the space so much he spent the next two years recording his fourth studio album there. It’s silky smooth, grownup music, R’n B tempered with Afrobeats, country and jazz. Passionate and personal, the stand-out tracks are Magnolias, Motorbike and Don’t Worry. Fans of the Coming Home singer’s earlier work will not be let down.…

When Robyn Fenty, known to the world as RIHANNA, launched Fenty Beauty in 2017, she aimed to create a shade-inclusive cosmetics company that made “women everywhere (feel) included.” A perhaps unintended consequence: the beauty line has helped her enter one of the world’s most exclusive ranks: billionaire status. Rihanna (33) is now worth $1,7 billion (R24,6bn), making her the wealthiest female musician in the world and second only to Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer. But it’s not her music that’s made her so wealthy. In fact, it’s been five years since the Barbados-native dropped her last album, 2016’s Anti. Instead, the bulk of her fortune comes from her 50% stake in Fenty Beauty, believed to be worth $1,4bn (R20,3bn). Much of the rest lies in her 30% stake…

I’ve watched a lot of the Olympics and was so disappointed to see how far behind our teams and individuals are. It’s such a pity as sport really is so important for young people. It builds character but they also need rewards for their hard work. Come on SA, let’s become proud again. SPORTS FAN, SMS I was thrilled to hear about Andrew Merryweather’s eventual settlement after 15 years of struggles (YOU, 29 July). I met him years ago when he worked at the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town. He’s such a lovely, positive person. Good luck to him. ANNE, EMAIL In the story about mental health by Kim Arendse (YOU, 24 June) there’s a line that reads “In their day, older people say, they used to just…

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WHAT YOU NEED Tools ■ 60cm string ■ fabric marker ■ scissors ■ ruler ■ sewing machine ■ overlocker (optional) Materials ■ fabric of your choice (2 x 1m² pieces and enough for the edge), ours is from Lula Fabrics ■ fabric for the piping (or shop-bought piping) ■ 1m zip STEP 1 Fold the big pieces of fabric in half then in quarter to form a square. Tie the string around the fabric marker. Hold the string on the bottom corner of the fabric then draw a quarter circle. Cut on this mark. STEP 2 Use the circle you cut in step 1 to trace to the second piece of fabric and cut out. STEP 3 Measure then cut the fabric for the edge in 22cm strips. STEP 4…

I FEEL AS IF I’M LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE Q Life has been very difficult for me for the past two years. When lockdown happened, my husband told me he doesn’t see his way clear to spending lockdown with me and that he had in fact been having an affair for quite a long time and wanted a divorce. So, after the initial lock-down ended we got divorced. Since then I have lost three loved ones to this awful virus. Both my parents died because of Covid-related complications and last month I also lost my best friend to Covid. I’m working from home and don’t even have the pleasure of seeing my co-workers regularly. I feel as if I am stranded on a desert island, as if all the people…

After watching a reality TV show where the contestants do amazing physical feats, Sue says to her buddy, Mike, “I’m pretty amazing too. I can jump higher than this house.” “Wow! I bet you R5 you can’t,” he replies. So the two shake on it and go outside so Sue can prove her point. Crouching down, Sue jumps as high as she can into the air . . . but hardly goes half a metre off the ground. “Ha!” Mike says, laughing. “You didn’t jump higher than the house.” “Of course, I did,” Sue says. “The house didn’t jump at all.”…

DC SUPERHERO GIRLS: TEEN POWER Platform: Nintendo Switch Based on the TV series of the same name, DC Superhero Girls: Teen Power is unlike most other spin-off games – it’s actually pretty good. The developers also seem to know exactly who the audience is and cater to them with a lot of features. You get to play as some of your favourites from the show, including Batgirl, Supergirl and Wondergirl. The voice acting is spot on, and the lead characters feel ripped straight from the cartoon. Combat is simple but fun and the animation is great. The game does get a bit repetitive, but fans will find that switching characters can ease this slightly, plus there’s always all the extra things to do in Metropolis – such as shopping, posting…

IT FELT like such a letdown: she’d poured her heart into writing her new novel, An Island, and yet after months on the shelves it had probably sold fewer than 100 copies. But late last month something happened to make the whole world aware of Karen Jennings’ labour or love: it was chosen for the Booker Prize longlist. This means the South African is going up against 12 other authors, including big names like Kazuo Ishiguro, in one of the world’s most prestigious literary contests. “There’s no way of speaking of my feelings that’s not clichéd,” Karen tells us from São Paulo in Brazil where she lives. “I was struck dumb. I couldn’t believe it. I felt sick. It came as such a shock that I haven’t really been able…

ATHLETES of all ages battled it out at the Tokyo Olympic Games. While there’s no specific minimum age limit for anyone to take part in the Games, each international sports federation has rules for specific sports. For example, competitors must be 18 or older to participate in boxing, while gymnasts need to be 16 or older. Skateboarding, which was added as an Olympic sport after the Rio Olympics in 2016, has no age limit. This year’s Games went ahead with strict pandemic protocols in place – no parents or family members were allowed to travel to Tokyo with the young Olympians. Though they didn’t have anyone cheering them on, many rising stars caught the world’s attention with their talent, dedication and skills in several sports. DID YOU KNOW? Dimitrios Loundras…

1 What do you call a group of zebras? 2 Which country does the glockenspiel come from? 3 If you suffer from arachnophobia, what are you scared of? 4 Which record-breaking waterfall would you find in Venezuela? 5 True or false: cars are a popular mode of transport in Greenland? SOURCES: KIDS.BRITTANICA.COM, REUTERS.COM, FRANCE24.COM, DW.COM, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM, NYTIMES.COM, NEWS24.COM, VOCABULARY.COM, OLYMPICS.COM…

IT’S been a staple from day one and you’d battle to find puzzle fans as dedicated to their craft as those who buy YOU every week. These committed crossword fanatics have remained constant for the more than 30 years of YOU’s existence, no matter what changes the magazine has gone through. Puzzles have been a part of YOU’s DNA from the very beginning, says Linda Pietersen, who was part of the founding team. Linda started off as a copy coordinator in 1987 when the magazine launched and rose through the ranks to become editor from 2010 to 2016. The baffling brainteasers were an instant hit, Linda says. Back then, readers would fill in the magazine puzzle pages, then tear out and send them to the head office in Cape Town.…

Miss SA 2020 runner-up THATO MOSEHLE is flying SA’s flag high as she competes in the Miss Supranational pageant in Poland. Thato, the first person under the official Miss SA Organisation banner to enter the pageant, is vying with beauty queens from 80 countries for the crown. Here’s what you we know about the glamour girl. 5 She stays in shape by working out three times a week. Her regime includes Pilates as well as electrical muscle stimulation (EMS). 4 The University of the Free State graduate and medical doctor completed her internship at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg in March. “The internship was tough, especially in a pandemic, but I did it,” she proudly says. 3 Thato recently launched #Chooseday talks with Dr Thato, an online health show…

JACK BROOKSBANK, the otherwise low-key husband of PRINCESS EUGENIE, has been dominating headlines recently. Earlier this month, the 35-year-old brand ambassador was pictured partying on a boat with three bikini-clad women in Capri just five months after his wife gave birth to their son, August. The photos went viral and prompted salacious speculation, with one headline reading: “Good luck explaining these photographs to Eugenie, Jack!” But apparently there’s more to the situation than meets the eye. One of the women photographed alongside Jack wants to set the record straight. Jack was on the Italian island ahead of the Unicef Summer Gala, which he attended for Casamigos tequila. A source claims Eugenie hadn’t joined him on the trip because he was “there to work at the ball”. But royal watchers were…

‘After 20 years, we did it’ – JOHN CORBETT 2020 was such a stinker of a year that these long-time lovers decided there was only one way to redeem it: by finally getting married after nearly two decades together. Appearing on a recent episode of US talk show The Talk, JOHN CORBETT (60) revealed how he and BO DEREK (64) tied the knot in an intimate ceremony last December. With all the doom and gloom that came with the pandemic last year, the couple decided to give it a positive spin by getting married. “We didn’t want 2020 to be that thing that everybody looks back at and hated,” the Sex and the City actor said. “We thought, let’s get one good thing around it and did it around Christmas.”…

In May last year our country was in total lockdown and I wasn’t able to celebrate my 80th birthday. Instead I was gifted by my two daughters a year’s subscription of my favourite magazine – YOU! I was delighted and grateful to be able to receive the weekly magazine, knowing how the pandemic was affecting not only me but everyone. Now more than a year later, with the pandemic still affecting us all, and Covid causing so much sadness to those who have lost loved ones, we were put on level 4. Lo and behold, and to my surprise, I found a copy of YOU in my postbox. Delighted I texted my daughter in Pretoria. Her answer to my question was, “Thought that an early Christmas present to save you…

YOU Cook for Two is perfect if you have a tendency to over-cater for you and your partner. This recipe magazine makes no-waste small-scale cooking a breeze with weekly menus specifically developed so there’s no food to throw away. Enjoy tasty dishes such as Greek-style chops with olive and mint potato salad, apple chutney pork steaks with mash, honey chicken with coleslaw, beer and beef pies and so many more. There are also recipes for freezer-friendly bulk cooking so you’ll have a quick meal at hand for those especially busy days. Order yours online at youstore.co.za or through Johan Terblanche at 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@ media24.com. You can also buy a digital version at magzter.com. See your writing or news tips in print! Here are the email addresses you need for…

12 Age of Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza. She lost her opening match but is the youngest table tennis player at the Olympics ever – and the youngest Olympian in any sport since 1992. 62 Age of eight-time Olympian Andrew Hoy, who became Australia’s oldest Olympic medallist when he won a silver medal as part of the equestrian event team. 66 Age of Australian grandmother and equestrian Mary Hanna. She was the oldest competitor in Tokyo. 17 Number of sports in which Team SA competed, out of the 33 sports on offer at the Games this year. 185 Number of athletes in the SA squad, the largest contingent the country has sent to the Olympics – beating Rio’s squad of 137 in 2016. 3 Medals won by Team SA…

CURRY AND COCONUT PORK KEBABS SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 10 MIN MARINATE: 1 HOUR COOKING: 25 MIN If you prefer a meat dish with a bite, these Tabasco-flavoured kebabs will tick all the boxes. 400ml (1¾c) coconut milk 45ml (3T) soy sauce 5-10ml (1-2t) Tabasco sauce 15ml (1T) brown sugar 5ml (1t) salt 2,5ml (½t) ground white pepper 5ml (1t) masala 150ml (10T) condensed milk, cold 1kg pork leg or shoulder meat, cut into 3-cm cubes 12 rashers streaky bacon 30ml (2T) lemon and fennel salt (see recipe, right) 1 In a saucepan, bring the coconut milk, soy sauce, Tabasco, sugar, salt, pepper and masala to the boil. Cook for 10 minutes for the flavours to develop. 2 Remove from the heat, pour into a glass bowl and add the cold…

IN MARCH this year, credit bureaus had the records of 27,5 million credit active South Africans, but unfortunately they also had on record more than 10 million accounts in arrears. In addition more than 25 000 disputes were lodged with credit bureaus regarding potentially faulty information appearing on credit records. Here’s a useful list of credit terms to help you navigate more easily around any accounts, debt letters or credit information you may receive. GARNISHEE ORDERS This is issued by a magistrate’s court to a third party for payment in part or in full of the amount a debtor owes. For example, if a debtor is required by a court order to pay R6 000 a month to his ex-wife for maintenance but fails to do so, his ex-wife can…

SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV  Try not to argue or fight with your friends this week, but rather turn a mentally charged constellation into critical debate and discussion. Though your work life and your home life seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, both can benefit from a positive spin-off which may involve a bit of travel. Your partner is seemingly quite content with a recent home arrangement you’ve both committed to. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 18, 31, 39, 5, 25, 45 SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC  You’re by nature a traveller and lockdown may severely have cramped your desire to see other places and cultures. The generous aspect between the Sun and your ruling planet, Jupiter, suggests that you’re in the right frame of mind to…

R2 920 The price of the world’s most expensive French fries. Called the “Creme de la Creme Pommes Frites”, they are on sale at New York restaurant Serendipity 3. The fried potatoes are served on a crystal plate topped with truffle and pecorino cheese from Italy and sprinkled with 23-carat edible gold. 24 The age of South African champion TATJANA SCHOENMAKER, who bagged the gold medal in the 200m breaststroke in a time of 2:18:95 seconds. She’s the first South African woman since Penny Heyns at the 1996 Olympics to win gold in swimming. 90% More than 90% of Bhutan’s adult population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Because the country is believed to have very few doctors and nurses, the achievement has been hailed a “success story”. Bhutan has been…

YOU Blockbusters was first published in 2011. Since then the number of editions a year has increased to three. In November the team usually publishes a double issue, which means more than 280 puzzles. “We introduced our first double issue in 2019 and readers loved it so much we did the same thing in 2020, and will be working on the next double issue again later this year,” says Natalie Cavernelis, YOU puzzles copy editor. “We add more of all the puzzles we usually have in the magazine and a few other sections too that we know our readers will like, for example logic puzzles and anagram word searches, which have been popular.”…

‘I’M NOT UNDER THE PRETENCE I LOOK LIKE BRAD PITT. BUT I UNDERSTAND BEAUTY IS BEYOND THAT’ THE day his life changed began uneventfully enough. It was a warm day, the sun rising high in a cloudless sky – the perfect weather for a little boy to play outside. Which is exactly what two-year-old Joshua Reyes was doing. But as the day wore on and the temperature soared, the toddler went in search of water to cool down. He grabbed what he thought was a bottle of water and poured the liquid over his head and down his neck, then tossed it aside. “But when I threw the bottle away, it hit a gas water heater and exploded,” he says. The bottle contained a flammable liquid and little Joshua was…

He’s a former TV presenter, a producer, public speaker, a trained medical doctor and an all-round family man. Now, MICHAEL MOL has launched his very own online Christian-based streaming platform called Truth TV, but he says he certainly hasn’t forgotten his roots. Michael tells YOU he’s grateful to the SABC for giving him his big break on the popular magazine and lifestyle show Top Billing back in 2008. Michael took time out of his busy schedule to reflect on his career with the SABC, which this month celebrates 85 years of broadcasting. What was the best part of your job? Travelling the world and sharing my experiences in an authentic, fun and aspirational way. I have an insatiable thirst for adrenaline, and have sky-dived out of a hot-air balloon, run…

A spokesperson for Her Serene Highness PRINCESS CHARLENE OF MONACO has slammed reports that the former SA Olympian has no intention of returning to her family in Monaco. “The speculation is 100% false,” the spokesperson told YOU exclusively. The 43-year-old wife of PRINCE ALBERT has been forced to remain in South Africa since May after developing chronic ear problems – often suffered by former watersport athletes. Yet speculation has been mounting that there’s trouble in Charlene and Albert’s marriage. French publication Paris Match quotes an insider as saying the princess’ excuse was “sounding very thin”. “Patients with serious problems are flown to other parts of the world all the time,” the source says. Another source told the magazine: “The princess has, for the time being, in reality, no intention of…

MATT DAMON is one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, with a clean-cut reputation for being an all-round nice guy. However, the Downsizing actor is facing backlash after revealing that he stopped using the homophobic “F-slur” only months ago. In a chat with The Sunday Times, the 50-year-old explained how he apparently ended his use of the homophobic “F-slur” after he used it around the dinner table and one of his daughters wrote him a “very long, beautiful treatise”. Naturally, the internet had thoughts. One commenter tweeted: “If Matt Damon is using homophobic slurs at the dinner table in 2021, you can’t tell me he’s not using racist slurs too. Bet.” “My favourite thing about this Matt Damon thing is he told on himself. This didn’t leak, he literally told…

SUICIDE SQUAD PREMIERE 1 Actress Storm Reid (who plays Tyla) in Prada at the event in New York. Her braid measured 4,8m! 2 In the Heights star Leslie Grace in Roberto Cavalli 3 Jolt’s Kate Beckinsale in Rasario 4 Actress Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) in Chanel 5 Let You Love Me singer Rita Ora in Azzi & Osta FREE GUY PREMIERE 6 The Rhythm Section star Blake Lively in Prabal Gurung 7 US model Camille Kostek in Marc Bouwer at the event in New York. AFTERMATH PREMIERE The film’s star Ashley Greene (in Berta) at the event in Los Angeles.…