Innholdsfortegnelse for 21 Oct 2021 i You South Africa

NO TO BREEDING ANIMALS Your article on breeding animals (YOU, 7 October) was irresponsible. Breeding dogs and cats is a massive problem. You don’t even need to be an animal lover to know this. The countless animals waiting in cages at shelters and rescues for the day they’ll go to their forever home springs to mind immediately. So does the fact that many organisations are unable to keep animals in their care indefinitely, so many animals who aren’t lucky enough to have a family pick them will be put down. Breeding dogs and cats might seem like a good idea, because who doesn’t want a cute and cuddly puppy or kitten, right? But once those babies have been brought into the world, and you realise there are already so many…

THEY might have gone the way of many couples once their moment on the music and soccer stages had come and gone. Sure, Posh was pretty. Yes, Becks was sexy. But were they really that much hotter than many of the other twosomes basking in the they’re-so-hot-right-now spotlight? Perhaps not. But Victoria and David Beckham had something many other couples didn’t: a burning desire to stay relevant, make it big in the world and rake in the bucks. In other words, the will to have the world at their feet. And for a quarter of a century they pretty much did. Together they became Brand Beckham and forged ahead fearlessly, venturing into everything from high-class fashion to top-drawer whisky, mingling with royalty, making friends in all the right places and…

HE’S one of South Africa’s most famous icons – a hero of the liberation struggle, a rule-breaker, a charmer of note, a family man, a leader, a man of God. Blessed with irrepressible exuberance, a smile that launched a thousand cartoons and a heart of gold, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is a national treasure. So it was only fitting that the Arch was honoured at a special thanksgiving ceremony at Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral to celebrate his recent 90th birthday. Seated in a wheelchair in the front row next to his wife, Leah (87), he beamed and clapped as 150 guests serenaded him with a lively rendition of Happy Birthday. As Tutu enters his 10th decade, we look at pictures of a life lived to the fullest. FAMILY MAN…

SLOW-ROASTED CHICKEN TAGINE WITH DATES AND FRESH MINT Morocco is famous for its stews named after the tagines (pots with conical lids) in which they’re cooked. We made ours in a lidded casserole but use a tagine if you have one. SERVES 4-6 PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 1½ HOURS CHICKEN 6-8 chicken pieces salt and freshly ground pepper 5ml (1t) each cumin seeds, ground coriander, ground ginger and smoked paprika 2,5ml (½t) each ground cinnamon and turmeric 15ml (1T) olive oil 1 onion, sliced 6 garlic cloves, bruised 1 red chilli, finely chopped 1 can (410g) chopped tomatoes 500ml (2c) chicken stock 6 dried apricots, chopped 1 can (410g) chickpeas, drained TO SERVE 6 dates, finely chopped 30ml (2T) each chopped fresh parsley and coriander Preheat the oven to 180°C.…

BODY SHAPERS Slim down your midsection with comfortable body-shaping camisoles that draw in your waist and define your bust. They’re great at giving you a smoothing base for a shirt or dress. 1 V-neck shaper vests R290 for 2, Truworths 2 Tummy control vest from R159, Miladys 3 Mesh cupped bodysuit R499, Woolworths 4 Bodysuit shaper R349, Woolworths 5 Shaper camisole from R220, Woolworths 6 Seamless tank shaper R79,95, Ackermans 7 Seamless cami shaper R79,95, Ackermans 8 Shaper tanks R299 for 2, Woolworths TIP  Make sure the shaper’s bustline lines up with that of your outfit. The shaper shouldn’t show under your clothes – it’s meant to be an invisible, comfortable shaper after all. BOTTOM SHAPERS Put a little pep in your step with the help of these long-legged body-shaper…

1 SHOW OFF Glass jars makes ideal vessels for freshly cut (or faux!) flowers. Because they’re clear and don’t have a lot of detail, using plain jars makes a floral display stand out. Decorate the jars with colourful string or ribbon according to your preferred colour scheme and décor style. 2 GLOW UP Give glass jars an instant glam look with metallic spray paint. Simply use tape or pliable stencils to create y our desired effect. 3 JUST A LICK OF PAINT Got leftover paint or paint samples? Use it to colour the insides of glass jars. Pour any waterproof paint such as acrylic or chalk paint into a clean, dry jar. Swirl the jar to coat the inside with a thin layer of paint then leave to…

REVOLVING credit gives you a loan amount you can spend when and how you want. Many of us are familiar with it in the form of credit cards and overdrafts, but access facilities are becoming an increasingly popular form of revolving credit. Here’s more on how an access facility works, what you should be wary of and how to use it effectively. HOW IT WORKS An access facility is credit you can access and repay repeatedly as you need it. For example, if you have an access facility of R200 000 and you use R50 000 one month, the remaining R150 000 is available for when you need it. If you pay back R20 000, you’ll have R170 000 available to you. You don’t have to reapply for the credit…

BIG STEP In Dune, which is set in the far-flung future year of 10 191, Timothée Chalamet (25) plays Paul Atreides, the heir to House Caladan, the royal family assigned by the emperor of the universe to govern the planet Arrakis aka Dune. The planet is the only source of “spice mélange”, which is used for instantaneous interstellar travel and as a drug that provides a glimpse into the future. Timothée had long wanted to work with director Denis Villeneuve and started plotting to be part of the film as soon as he knew from blogs that Villeneuve was involved, he told Empire magazine. “When I was fortunate enough to go to many of the awards-related events, I got to meet Denis a couple of times, and already had it…

WORKING BACKWARDS: INSIGHTS, STORIES AND SECRETS FROM INSIDE AMAZON BY COLIN BRYAR AND BILL CARR ST MARTIN’S PRESS Amazon is a fascinating company – in just a few years it revolutionised the way people shop online and established itself as one of the world’s biggest digital players. This book looks at the key principles that helped owner Jeff Bezos accelerate growth to turn it into the behemoth it is today. The authors – two former Amazon executives – outline the leadership rules everyone has to live by, with no exceptions. This relentless focus on the principles helped them to scale the business rapidly in a short time. The book is a mixture of insights and practical advice that can be used by people who run their own companies or are…

8 The age of stargazer NICOLE OLIVEIRA DE LIMA SEMIÃO, who discovered seven asteroids and has been named the world’s youngest astronomer. The young Brazilian recently took part in an asteroid hunt with Nasa’s International Astronomical Search Collaboration, an organisation that provides data on space and acknowledges original astronomical discoveries made by regular “citizen scientists”. $7 billion The amount of money Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost after the social-media platform, along with WhatsApp and Instagram, stopped working for around six hours on Monday, 4 October – that’s around R104 billion! 10-15 minutes The amount of time, according to professors from Yale University, one should spend in the sun to get the daily recommended amount of vitamin D. The nutrient is important for supporting a healthy immune system and helps to…

‘YOUR TIGER IS GOING TO JUMP OVER THE WALL’ WHEN she saw the big cat staring at her over her neighbour’s fence, she thought she must bedreaming. Impala Park is a middle-class area in Boksburg, Gauteng, filled with tree-lined streets and suburban homes. It’s the last place you’d expect to find tigers – yet this is exactly what Dari Viljoen* found herself looking at. Dari, who runs a crèche next door, couldn’t believe her eyes. “I saw the head move and realised I was looking at the real thing,” she says. She immediately approached the neighbour, Anneline Kruger, to enquire about the animals. “I said to her, ‘I’ve got a problem – I saw your tiger and I’ve got a school running in the back. Your tiger is going to…

4 Number of Pooh books written by AA Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh was followed by The House at Pooh Corner, Now We are Six and When We Were Very Young. 50 Languages into which the Pooh books have been translated, including Afrikaans, Yiddish and Latin. The Latin translation, published in 1969, is the only Latin book to earn a spot on The New York Times Best Seller list. $6billion(R90m) Money earned from Pooh-related merchandise annually by the Walt Disney Company, which bought licensing rights to the characters in 1961 and dropped the hyphens from the bear’s name. But Disney does not have rights to the original books. Winnie-the-Pooh is the third-bestselling franchise in the world, after Disney’s Disney Princess and Star Wars brands. 32 000 Print run of the first edition of…

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Fans of SABC2’s 7de Laan had all but given up hope of seeing Connie van der Lecq (QUINNE BROWN HUFFMAN) and André Vosloo (MARCUS MULLER ) walk down the aisle – but now the popular couple have tied the knot in spectacular style! Theirs was a tempestuous relationship from day one, with Connie faking a pregnancy and André being sent to jail for abuse and rape. And behind the scenes their big day was no different. For the first time since the show’s debut in 2000, the production team travelled from Sisani Studios in Joburg to a beach in Cape Town to film a wedding. The shoot was fraught with challenges, with the logistics of making it look like a real wedding causing many a headache for the team. Following…

Their four-year marriage may have ended 15 years ago but it seems the drama between CHARLIE SHEEN and DENISE RICHARDS is nowhere near over. A court in Los Angeles recently ruled that Charlie (56) no longer has to pay Denise (50) child support for their two daughters, teenagers Sami (17) and Lola (16). Denise, who was working outside the state of California at the time, wasn’t present during the court ruling and was never told about the court date, according to an insider. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was taken completely by surprise by Charlie, the source adds. “She was blindsided. Now he’s manipulating the situation,” the source alleges. Charlie’s attorney Gregory Pedrick argued in court that his client has already had full custody of Sami and Lola…

BY NOW you’ll have seen many of the wonderful special-interest magazines we publish – they’re often featured in the box on the far right of this page. Over the years we’ve created several must-haves – magazines that focus on food, advice, educational and fun content for kids, and puzzles, puzzles, puzzles. They’re always packed with information and entertainment. We have a few new offerings on shelf now, including the excellent How To Lose Weight magazine, which is packed with great recipes and tips as well as insights into the emotional side of eating too much. A new addition to the YOU stable is a special-interest publication covering all aspects of CBD. It’s a huge new trend and products are popping up in stores across SA. Yet there’s still so much…

Tim Edwards, father of the teenager Joshua Edwards who died in a tragic shooting incident in Centurion, lodged 12 complaints with the Press Ombud. The deputy press ombudsman, Herman Scholtz, found that YOU made four factual errors in the article published in the 29 April 2021 edition, which was also published online on 26 April this year. YOU erroneously stated that Joshua was 17 at the time of the incident. Joshua was in fact 16 when he died on 5 January this year in the parental home of a school friend. Furthermore, YOU erroneously reported that Joshua’s mother, Julie, had said that she and her husband, Tim, and their daughter had started sleeping in the same bed after the shock of their son’s death. The quote should have read that…

WHEN it comes to our crowning glory we tend to focus just on our hair – its length, style, split ends and dryness, for example. What we often forget is that many hair problems stem from poor scalp health. A healthy scalp is the foundation for a healthy crop of hair. Imagine trying to grow crops or flowers on soil that is full of weeds and pests. Even though the plants may grow, they won’t be the healthiest. The same analogy applies to your scalp. Sometimes the products we use cause scalp and hair issues. Harsh ingredients in products may be causing problems, and it’s important to avoid them. “Sulphates strip away natural oils in your hair and remove dead skin cells, which make the scalp dry and prone to…

SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV IGNORE THE URGE TO SPEND IMPULSIVELY Your two co-rulers, Mars and Pluto, square up to each other this week, suggesting that intensity is currently the key word. Be watchful of that tendency to brood over something – as a Scorpio you’re probably plotting and planning revenge of some kind. If you can work your way through this phenomenon without losing your cool, you would have come a long way in exercising self-control. Give your partner credit where credit is due. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 11, 26, 44, 25, 43, 2 SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC  There’s a major difference between having genuine empathy for another person and falling for a sob story to awaken one’s guilt. Be mindful to distinguish between these two –…

STARED at the others nervously, I waiting. Sweat ran down my forehead as I heard the disembodied voice blast over the speakers. “In a moment,” it began, “the competitors will participate in the first task. Remember –” He was cut off by the crowd’s cheers. I turned my attention to the screen which displayed the thousand or so people watching a screen that would soon be switched on. “Quiet!” the voice yelled, and immediately, there was absolute silence. “Remember: the one who wins this takes a seat at the Magicians’ Council – a truly high and rare opportunity.” The crowd burst into cheers again and this time the voice didn’t stop them. I was oblivious to the task itself. All I knew was that it was complex. A high level…

SHE was just 11 months old when doctors gave her parents the news: Russell and Zelda Mycroft were told their youngest daughter, Chaeli, had cerebral palsy. This meant that for her entire life she would struggle to move and would have to use a wheelchair and be reliant on others to help her do simple things such as brush her teeth. Many would have grown up seeing all of this as a burden, yet from a young age Chaeli was taught to embrace her disability as a unique opportunity to do things differently. And something the 27-year-old from Cape Town definitely hasn’t allowed it to do is to stop her from following her dreams. In 2015 she became the first female quadriplegic to summit Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in…

A good 30 years ago I was a young housewife and it was laundry day. While busy with other chores in the house, I became aware of the fact that the sun had disappeared and the sky was darkening ominously. It was obvious that we were in for a truly terrible thunderstorm and I still had the week’s bedding hanging outside. When I got to the washing line, big fat drops of rain started plopping on my head as I hastily dragged bundles of sheets off the line. The next minute an earsplitting bolt of lightning, accompanied by frightening thunder, flashed right by me and everything went dark “Oh my goodness, I’ve literally been struck by lightning,” I thought. But reason prevailed and I discovered that I’d simply pulled the…

Curious about CBD and wondering if it will work for you? In this brand new magazine, YOU Advice: ABC of CBD, we give you a rundown on this new wellness trend. We cover what it is, how it works and everything else you need to know about this supplement. There’s a guide to choosing products, how to spot fakes, how to find the best dosage for you, plus plenty of advice, celeb and real-life stories and so much more. Get your copies in stores now. You can also order online at youstore.co.za or contact Johan Terblanche at 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@media24.com. See your writing or news tips in print! Here are the email addresses you need for submitting material for publication. News ideas news@you.co.za Fiction stories@you.co.za Personal stories web@you.co.za Original jokes…

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■ Keep everything in balance Use only as much product as you need, wash your hair only when you must and be mindful of your scalp when styling your hair or applying any other hair treatment. ■ Use products suitable for your scalp and hair needs Your scalp, like skin elsewhere on your body, has its own needs. So, pay attention to your choice of products and stick to the ones that work for you. ■ Switch to hypoallergenic and fragrance-free products if prone to sensitivity Scented products exacerbate irritation, so try using non-fragranced ones for a calmer and balanced scalp.…

I WANT A MAN WHO’S NOT THREATENED BY ME I’m a professional woman aged 35 who always wanted to have a good career and my own house and car. I wanted to be able to look after myself financially because too many women seem to depend on men. The problem is that although I’ve now realised my dream of being independent and self-reliant, I’ve suddenly woken up to the fact that most women my age are married and that the men who are available usually have baggage from failed marriages or traumatic relationships. I’m sick of dating guys who want to cry on my shoulder about their ex-wives and ex-girlfriends. I want someone who is independent, emotionally balanced and financially stable and who wants to have a partner rather than…

TRIP OF A LIFETIME A travel agent sees an old couple peering into his shop and admiring the posters of glamorous destinations around the world. The agent has had a good week and feels generous. He calls them into his shop and says, “I know that on your pension you could never hope to have an exotic holiday, so I’m sending you to a fabulous resort at my expense, and I won’t take no for an answer.” He takes them inside and asks his assistant to write two flight tickets and book a room in a five-star hotel. Thrilled, the couple gladly accept and are off! About a month later, the little lady comes in to the travel agency. “And how did you like your holiday?” the agent asks eagerly.…

CLOUD CUCKOO LAND BY ANTHONY DOERR 4TH ESTATE It’s 2020. And there’s a deranged youth who’s ready to blow up the public library while another of the main characters, pensioner Zeno, is upstairs running little kids through a final dress rehearsal of a Greek play. The boy with the bomb believes he’s making the world a better place. Aethon – on whose life the translated Greek play, Cloud Cuckoo Land, is based – is a fool willing to give up his human nature to fly up to the sky and live in a magical kingdom. And Zeno is a gay man who’s lived his entire life in the closet. Their three stories unfold parallel with the stories of three other characters in two different epochs. In the future is a…

KWAZULU-NATAL The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Amafa and Research Institute is the province’s official heritage authority and is funded by the KZN provincial government. The institute manages several heritage projects, including the battlefields at Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, the Border Cave terrain (where evidence of prehistoric humans have been found) and the KwaZulu Cultural History Museum. There are more than 300 heritage sites in KZN. Here are a few examples: ■ uMgungundlovu, capital of the Zulu king Dingane (1795-1840), was built south of the White Umfolozi River in 1829. Today there’s a multimedia centre and heritage park, which includes the graves of several Zulu kings. Nearby, there’s also a memorial to the Voortrekker leader Piet Retief (1780-1838) and his men who were killed on Dingane’s orders. ■ The Umbilo Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam…

■ The winners of each category are known as laureates and they each receive a gold medal, a diploma and a monetary reward. ■ Winners take home around 10 million Swedish krona, which is about R16 million. ■ For physics, chemistry and medicine, a Nobel committee of five people is put together. They are either professors or top researchers and are responsible for idenitifying the nominees and shortlisting them. ■ They then vote on each discovery or invention to decide who the overall winner will be. ■ Every three years, new committee members are appointed to choose winners. ■ Last year’s laureates were announced during a digital ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year’s winners will receive their medals in their home countries in December, the organisation says.…

1 Which tree grows from acorns? 2 The saxophone belongs to which family of instruments? 3 True or false: in Brazil, people speak Brazilian? 4 How many toes do cats have on their front paws? 5 How many sides does an octagon have? SOURCES: SYDNEYOPERAHOUSE.COM, THECULTURETRIP.COM, NEWSFORKIDS.NET, VICE.COM, BBC.CO.UK, THEGUARDIAN.COM, VOCABULARY.COM, FIRSTPOST.COM, BUSINESSINSIDER.CO.ZA, RESBANK.CO.ZA, NEWS24.COM, INVESTOPEDIA.COM…

HE’S just six months younger than Queen Elizabeth yet he doesn’t look a day older than he did when the world first fell in love with him – proof that a lifestyle including pots of honey and plenty of feel-good fun with your friends works. Winnie-the-Pooh, the beloved bear in AA Milne’s famous books, is celebrating his 95th birthday this month. And to commemorate a milestone year, Pooh and his trusty sidekicks – Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore and Christopher Robin – went to visit the queen, bearing gifts of honey and a bunch of 95 balloons. It was an animated visit in the truest sense of the word: an illustrated celebration of the lives of two of the most famous nonagenarians in history. The queen and Pooh go way back –…

While BRITNEY SPEARS continues to celebrate her conservatorship victory, which saw her father suspended from the ongoing legal arrangement, her sons are all grown up. The pair recently appeared in photos on Instagram. The 39-year-old singer previously said that her sons, Sean Preston (16) and Jayden James (15) whom she shares with ex Kevin Federline (43), don’t particularly like being in the public eye. They did pose, however, for their father’s close pal, Eddie Morales, a CEO of an entertainment company. About K-Fed, who also appears in the carousel of images and clips, Eddie wrote: “Now the world will see how much of a great #dad he is! [sic]” ‘My kids are very private but I’ll tell you they’re both extremely talented’– BRITNEY SPEARS…