Innholdsfortegnelse for 07 Oct 2021 i You South Africa

WHAT are you reading right now? It’s one of my favourite questions to ask my friends. I read quite widely and it always fascinates me how many wondrous worlds can be created in the pages of a book. I’ve been jumping between fiction and non-fiction in recent months. I’ve learnt about the power of habits and how to cope with the remote work revolution. I got lost in the world of witches and Norse mythology, and I’ve spent time in Regency England with some mean girls. I experienced two friends falling in love and teared up for a woman who resorted to desperate measures when she felt she’d lost everything. I got swept up in a fantasy world in which magic was important to beat evil, but friendship is what…

I can’t understand why Britain has failed to take South Africa off the red travel list when, by all accounts, other countries with worse rates of transmission like Turkey have been moved to amber. Don’t the powers that be realise that real families are being affected in very real ways by this enforced separation? It’s impossible for the average-earning South African to afford the exorbitant quarantine hotel fees let alone find a spare two weeks’ leave to sit in a depressing hotel to wait out the isolation period. I am missing my family so much and have no prospect of seeing them any time soon. I sincerely hope this red list is revisited on a weekly basis and not cast in stone for months at a time. ANGRY, EMAIL ■…

Babies can be infected with Covid- 19 by any carrier, even if the person is asymptomatic, says Dr Shakti Pillay, a neonatal specialist at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. But serious Covid is rare in infants. “If a baby becomes very ill, it’s likely to be due to another cause rather than the coronavirus itself,” she says. “Many babies with Covid will have mild signs or will show no signs of illness. Most babies will recover fully. “Even though infected babies may pass on the virus to others, this risk is very low with excellent infection-control practices.” She emphasises that parents should do everything possible to avoid getting sick – such as wearing masks and making sure they sanitise often. “Parents need to avoid anyone who’s coughing or sneezing.…

TREND 1 SUNNY HUES THE TREND Sunny days are here! Match your wardrobe and make a statement in bright yellows and oranges for a pop of colour this season. Whether you’re lounging at home, hitting the streets or heading for the beach, these eye-catching pieces are sure to brighten up your day. STYLE IT Gold accents work well with sunny hues. Wear gold accessories with warm colours in your wardrobe like yellows and oranges to bring out that sun-kissed summer glow. ACCESSORIES TIP Pair sunny hues with other items in the same colour family and break it with white sandals. TREND 2 WARM-WEATHER KNITS THE TREND Who says knits are only for cool weather? Summer knitwear is one of 2021’s big trends. Mix it up by adding transitional knitwear pieces…

Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark 0044, or email info@drlouise.co.za. HOW CAN I GET HER OUT OF MY HOUSE? Q I’m in the process of divorcing my wife but she and I still live in the same house. I spoke to my attorney and tried to get her to leave as the house belongs to me but she simply ignores all the letters and pretends we’re not divorcing. I’m the primary caregiver of our three-year-old son and I think her attorney has told her to try to take over my role. She prevents me from spending time with him and whenever I try to do something with him, she interferes. She’s pretending to be the “good and nurturing mother”. But before the divorce was on the table, she…

Ask your vet to check for conditions that might make breeding difficult or affect your pet’s health. “If your dog has severe arthritis, for example, she may struggle with carrying a large litter, or if she has had a pelvis fracture she may not be able to give birth naturally. Her age and breeding history should also be taken into account,” ,” De Wet says. Your vet should advise if your pet is genetically a good candidate for breeding, she adds. And your pet should be fully vaccinated and dewormed.…

For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. LIBRA 23 SEPT – 22 OCT YOU’RE SET ON MAKING WAVES You’re usually the one who thrives on creating harmony and peace around you, but with the sun and bossy Mars meeting up in your sign this week, you’re more inclined to make waves. If you have reason to confront someone, you’ll have no excuse not to do so at this time. Your partner is probably first in the line of fire – but be careful that you don’t say things that can’t be unsaid later. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 25, 32 28, 49, 29, 45 SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV Take note of what’s happening behind the scenes and, if you’re true to your Scorpio nature, you won’t be taken by surprise. Chances…

IN CERTIFIED Lover Boy (CLB) the rapper once again takes fans on a journey through his life, mind and heart. For 86 minutes the hip-hop superstar laments the pitfalls of fame and media attention, speaks about losing friends and finding peace, addresses rumours that his songs are penned by ghost-writers and gets honest about his losses in love. Once again he delivers the unflattering emotional honesty that initially set him apart from his peers but this time around it doesn’t seem to have landed the way he’d hoped. Drake explains that this, his sixth release, is about “toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth which is inevitably heartbreaking”. CRITICS THROW SHADE His attempt at admitting his contribution to toxic masculinity doesn’t come with any promises that his behaviour will change. Nor…

1 What is the capital of Canada? 2 In which Asian country did fortune cookies originate? 3 What is a baby hedgehog called? 4 What breed of dog is the animated character Scooby-Doo? 5 True or false: the crown jewels worn by British kings and queens are kept in the Tower of London? SOURCES: KIDSNEWS.COM.AU, SAHISTORY.ORG.ZA, SUNINTERNATIONAL.COM , ITV.COM, BBC.CO.UK, THE-GUARDIAN.COM , DW.COM, NEWS24. COM, GUINESSWORLDRECORDS.COM…

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ASIAN AVO AND SORGHUM SALAD The combination of avocado and sorghum makes this a satisfying and wholesome dish. Leaving it in the fridge for a bit will make it even tastier – but make sure you add the lettuce just before serving. SERVES 4-6 AS A LIGHT MEAL PREPARATION: 15 MIN MARINATING: 30 MIN SALAD 750ml (3c) sorghum, cooked, well drained and cooled 1 cucumber, diced 100g toasted almonds, coarsely chopped or whole (optional) 4 spring onions, chopped 1 red onion, diced 2 avocados, cubed handful of fresh coriander, chopped DRESSING 60ml (¼c) strong rooibos tea 125ml (½c) olive oil juice of 2 lemons or 60ml (¼c) rice wine vinegar 10ml (2t) brown sugar 15ml (1T) fish sauce (optional) 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 5cm fresh ginger, grated 1 red…

INTEREST rates are low at the moment, making it a good time to get a home loan. But even if you’ve spotted a property that’s a bargain, you might not qualify for a bond. We look at pension-backed home loans as an alternative way to finance buying a home, which, like all loans, has its pros and cons. 1 WHAT IS IT? The Pension Funds Act allows you to use the money you’ve saved in your retirement fund as backing for a home loan. The condition is that the loan must be related to housing, for example to buy a plot, build a house or do renovations to your home or for payment or part payment of a home loan. It’s a prerequisite that the retirement fund member must…

GETTING OLDER A recently divorced woman moves back to her hometown, hoping to start over. A few weeks later, while making a dentist appointment, she’s surprised to recognise the dentist’s name as that of a good-looking boy from her high school 20 years ago. However, upon walking into the dentist’s office, she quickly realises he must be someone else. He is bald, has a big beer belly and looks a lot older than her. Just to be sure, though, on her way out she asks him if he went to her high school. “Yes,” he responds, “I graduated in ‘91.” “Oh my gosh!” she says excitedly. “You were in my class.” “Really?” he says. “That’s interesting. What class did you teach?” ULTIMATEINSULT A drunk climbs onto a bar stool and…

■ Their love of beauty suggests they’d make a great art dealer or designer. ■ With love as a theme, they could be a wedding planner or couples counsellor. ■ Their love of socialising makes them an ideal party planner or event organiser. ■ Being a lover of clothing makes them an ideal fashion influencer or blogger. ■ They need to have a beautiful environment with plenty of fresh flowers. ■ They love hospitality, so would be a good hotelier. ■ They could also be an architect or a diplomat.…

SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW Horror. It’s happening again. Grisly murders with victims caught in elaborate and gruesome traps. But the serial killer Jigsaw is long dead, so it must be a copycat. And who it is, is clear from the start – which takes the sting out of this ninth instalment in the Saw series. Veteran police officer Markus Banks (Samuel L Jackson), his son Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and Zeke’s rookie partner, William Schenk (Max Minghella from The Handmaid’s Tale), take charge of the investigation which is increasingly linked to the Banks’ past. From the beginning, Spiral feels like a tongue-in-cheek parody – largely because of Rock, who usually stars in comedies. Even his most serious facial expressions are funny, but the attempted Bad Boys…

LARGE parts of South Africa are still in the grip of one of the worst droughts of the past 100 years. Climatically most of our country is dry and hot, and with irrigation needed to produce 25% to 30% of agricultural products, access to water throughout the year is essential. Dams are one of the age-old ways by which humans ensure consistent access to clean water. Dams improve our lives by supplying us with clean drinking water, generating green electricity and managing and preventing flooding. But dams can also have a negative impact on the environment and change the natural flow of a river. In addition, the construction of dams is costly, to complete a dam takes years and it can have a major impact – negative or positive –…

VOLCANO ERUPTION FORCES EVACUATION At least 5 000 people were forced to leave their homes and flee to safety after hot ash and lava spewed into the air from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Many farms and villages have been destroyed in the popular tourist destination. This is the first time the volcano has erupted in 50 years. Authorities reported that 22 000 tremors were recorded on the group of seven islands, located close to the coast of Morocco, before the eruption.…

‘THE OTHER KIDS KEPT ASKING WHEN MY BABY WAS DUE’ HE year was already stress- T ful with her all-important matric exams looming and the hours she needed to dedicate to studying lying ahead. But 18-year-old Anell van der Walt of Carletonville in Gauteng had to contend with so much more: a serious illness that left her in excruciating pain and made her the target of taunts, heaping distress upon distress. “No, I’m not pregnant,” she had to insist over and over again. But the teasing didn’t stop. It wasn’t a baby that had caused Anell’s belly to swell – it was a giant tumour on one of her ovaries. “The pain was unbearable. I couldn’t lie down properly because the thing was pushing on my insides,” says Anell, who’s…

As someone who is addicted to codebreakers l say well done for YOU’s wonderful Codebreakers magazine. I’m so looking forward to the next one. ZOÉ DAULA, EMAIL I want to thank YOU so very much for your Blockbusters magazine. Without it I think I would have gone off my head! As it is, and with crosswords etc being my favourite pastime, I am OK. YOU magazine is also a favourite of mine. BERYL MANDY, EMAIL I find it interesting that the Proteas women’s cricket team and the Banyana Banyana soccer team perform better than the men but they receive very little coverage on TV. The women Sevens rugby also competed over the 18/19th September period, but only the men’s competitions were shown. Why? INQUISITIVE, EMAIL The first official day of…

THEY ’VE been by each other’s side all their lives – holding their mother’s hands in matching mini denim dresses as tiny tots and sticking close to each other at royal galas, weddings, horseraces and parties as they grew up. So when princesses Beatrice and Eugenie became mothers within seven months of each other, it was easy to imagine their delight. They’d be raising their babies together – Beatrice’s new daughter a just-younger cousin to Eugenie’s son, August. Beatrice (33) was front and centre when her younger sister married Jack Brooksbank in October 2018 and Eugenie (31) returned the favour when her big sis wed Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July last year. Now the “normal” royals, who were each other’s first playmate and remain each other’s greatest protector, will be…

‘DOCTORS CAN SEE THAT HE’S A TROOPER AND A WARRIOR’ HE WAS looking forward to the surgery – in fact, he was quite excited about it. It would mean he’d be free of the backache that had been plaguing him and he’d be able to go hiking with friends, gymming with his brother and gaming with his girlfriend and prepare for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. But things didn’t go as planned for Achmat Hassiem from Strandfontein, Cape Town. Complications from the procedure left the 39-year-old in a coma for weeks and at the time of going to print his family were still waiting for him to wake up. “I just want to help him,” says his mom, Thoraiyah Hassiem (60). “But there’s nothing we can do – this is…

BRILLIANT / EXCELLENT / WORTHWHILE / SO-SO / IF YOU MUST A Allages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parentalguidance S Sex V Violence THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER ■ ONE HIT FROM HOME ★★ 2012, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 00:05. Drama. An injured baseball player who returns home to wallow in his sadness finds a new lease of life as the coach of a college team. Brian Trush, Caitlynn Palmer. ■ WATERCOLOR POSTCARDS ★★★ 2013, 115 min, PG13, e.tv, 01:50. Drama. A woman returns to her hometown from a failed Hollywood career to take care of her ailing mother, only to find herself falling for an eccentric local man. Bailee Madison, Jonathan Banks. ■ ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON ★★ 2019, 111 min, 16, M-Net,…

SHE’S taken down bad guys with Will Smith in Gemini Man and with the superheroines of Birds of Prey, now Mary Elizabeth Winstead gets to headline her own action movie. In Kate, on Netflix, she plays the titular assassin who has been poisoned and has just 24 hours to live, precious time she devotes to finding her killers – with the help of Ani (Miku Martineau), the teenage daughter of one of her victims. Woody Harrelson co-stars as Kate’s handler and father, Varrick. Kate is a character she respected, Mary (36) says. “I never felt like she was badass for the sake of it. She’s quite scary in the movie in large part because she’s highly skilled and highly trained but also she has nothing to lose.” Kate was a…

TAKE YOUR PILLS Documentary. This film is a look at the pervasiveness of prescription stimulants in hyper-competitive and overly medicated modern-day America. It examines the unlimited possibilities stimulants claim to offer, as well as the consequences of self-medicating, as Adderall and other meds for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have become socially acceptable performance-enhancing drugs. The doccie raises several issues about Adderall: its moral and ethical use (specifically in children); how it’s levelling the playing field in the face of privilege and status; and debunking myths and its highly problematic marketing as a cognitive-enhancement drug. This US-centric film doesn’t really provide answers, nor does it spend much time on other drugs such as Ritalin, which is also used in SA schools and universities by young people who want to perform…

This is one of those rare books that you start and know within just a few pages you’re reading something very special. How can you not be intrigued by a young narrator who has an image of an oak tree imprinted on his back as a result of being struck by lightning? Right from the get-go, 12-year-old Silas Bird, the hero of this tale set the American Midwest in the 1860s, is every bit as captivating as Auggie Pullman, the much-loved protagonist from Palacio’s smash-hit Wonder. He’s sensitive and introspective and has this weird ability to see ghosts – which makes him a bit different. But he’s also blessed with courage, intuition, kindness and loyalty which will stand him in good stead as he ventures far from home in search…

THE Guinness World Records 2022 book has been published and the latest edition showcases some of the world’s wackiest and most wonderful records yet. Since 1955, Guinness has been recording fascinating facts, from the man with the longest fingernails to the human who can hold their breath the longest, amazing and intriguing readers across the globe. The idea of recording achievements came about in the 1950s when a man named Sir Hugh Beaver (BELOW) argued with friends about what the fastest game bird in Europe was. There were no records at the time and so to settle the debate, Sir Hugh – with the help of fact-finding twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter – began researching and recording facts and writing them down. The men began by recording facts about…

AT FIRST many people assumed our motivation was political. After the debut of Juluka in 1979 I would spend a lot of time explaining that, initially, it had nothing to do with politics. I didn’t go looking for politics. Politics found me. More than anything, Juluka was a concept. It was saying, there’s a black and a white experience and we’re going to have a conversation between these different styles of music and find a way to make a hybrid music. While we may have been born in the crucible of the apartheid struggle, Juluka’s genesis did not have a political or liberation focus. It came from my own development as someone who loved Zulu music and war-dance culture without conditions. The initial Zulu reaction, much like the white reaction,…

YOU can see she has a thing for leopard print. Or maybe with her animal-print bikini and matching hot pants, Nicole Wilmans was just aiming to show everyone right from the start that she was the queen of the jungle in Survivor SA: Immunity Island. It worked. After wearing her leopard-print uniform for practically 39 days, she was crowned the winner of the eighth season of the reality TV show, which was filmed on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape. But there’s not a spot in sight when the bubbly blonde arrives for our interview – instead she’s dressed in a strapless champagne-coloured dress. Also absent are her casual flip-flops and the messy bun that was a permanent fixture during the series. It’s been a week since she won…