Innholdsfortegnelse for 02 Dec 2021 i You South Africa

I ALWAYS love to see what our lifestyle team comes up with when they put together our Christmas gift guide. It just makes life so much easier for me because I don’t always have the time to search far and wide. Every year I think I’m going to start shopping early and throughout the year but inevitably I realise at the end of November that I’ve bought maybe one gift. Cue some serious facepalming – then relief when I see a gift guide that can help me get back on track. I think our special interest magazines also make really great gifts – and they won’t break the bank. This year we have two new additions to our already incredibly popular kids and puzzles magazines. Young YOU Did You Know…

Apart from being boring, local soapies are also now trashy, and emotionally upsetting, not to mention shocking! All this at an early time of the day. Better by far to watch Judge Judy and Days of our Lives, or read YOU magazine or a good novel. LINDA, SMS South Africa needs to jack up cycling lanes so more people can use bicycles to go to work and the shops like in the US and Europe. Make SA a bike-friendly country. WENDY, MIDRAND Women’s lives matter! Stop gender-based violence! SHARON, DIEP RIVER Is anyone else as enthralled as I am by the rivalry between Formula 1’s Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton? Great cars, genius drivers. I’m sure there’s no love lost between them off the track. BOB, PIETERMARITZBURG We’ve had endless…

SHE spent eight months in a prison cell before she was sentenced to 25 years for masterminding the killing of her husband – and shortly before she was sentenced, she poured out her heart on several sheets of paper, admitting she’d been behind Leon Brits’ murder and how she would forever regret it. “I made the biggest mistake of my life taking the law into my own hands,” Suretha Brits (31), who entered a plea bargain with the state, writes. “To all my family and most importantly my children, I’m incredibly sorry.” Suretha recently pleaded guilty to the murder of Brits (41), a hotelier and part-time farmer from Pofadder, and was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. Brits’ gruesome death rocked the Northern Cape town and made national headlines –…

The term is used to describe people who stay up late even when they’re tired and need to sleep, but want to do the things they wouldn’t otherwise have time for. “It’s describing when people don’t have much control over their daytime life and schedules, so they delay sleep and their normal bedtimes to have more freedom and free time,” says Dr Michelle Drerup, a director at the Cleveland Clinic. “They do that fully aware that it’s going to have negative consequences.” The phenomenon isn’t new – Dutch researchers led by Professor Floor Kroese at Utrecht University formally identified it in an article published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology in 2014. They termed it “sleep procrastination”. It was defined as “failing to go to bed at the intended time,…

HE’S A man with many irons in the fire – an investor in some of the most profitable businesses in the world, a media tycoon, a sports maven and a doctor making ground-breaking strides in medical science. But for all his achievements, pharmaceutical billionaire Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong has always had one cause close to his heart: to advance healthcare in South Africa – the country where he was born and raised. And now he’s hoping to do just that by producing a potentially game-changing Covid-19 vaccine. His company, ImmunityBio, signed a deal with local vaccine manufacturer BioVac to make a vaccine that can be taken in pill form instead of injection – and which will be able to better fight Covid’s mutating variants. The pill will be able to beat…

IT CAN come as a shock if your parents suddenly fall ill and are unable to handle their finances. This is when you might need to jump in to see what’s going on. Keep in mind that your parents’ approach could be different to yours but not necessarily wrong. This week we share tips on how you can support your elderly parents and avoid potential problems. 1 START THE TALKS EARLY It’s important to know what to do should you need to take over your parents’ finances. Ask them who manages their affairs – whether they have a financial adviser or an attorney, for example. If they own assets such as a house, car, policies or investments, they should have a will. Get an attorney to help draw up a…

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 ■ JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND ★★★ 2012, 94 min, PG, e.tv, 00:00. Sci-fi adventure. A teen and his stepfather decipher a coded signal that seems to have come from his missing grandfather and set out to find him. Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine. ■ BIG STONE GAP ★★★ 2014, 103 min, PG13, e.tv, 01:45. Romantic comedy. During the ’70s in a small American town a self-proclaimed spinster’s life is turned upside down when she learns about a long-buried family secret. Ashley Judd. ■ A CHRISTMAS MISSION ★★★ 2020, 90 min, PG, M-Net, 02:45. Romantic comedy. A designer reluctantly decides she…

FATALE Thriller. Romantic obsession has been the focus of many erotic thrillers, such as Fatal Attraction (1987), Obsessed (2009) and The Boy Next Door (2015), and in Fatale its latest victim is Derrick Tyler (Michael Ealy). He’s a millionaire sports agent with a mansion, luxury cars and a beautiful woman by his side. But his marriage to real-estate agent Tracie (Damaris Lewis) isn’t as perfect as it seems and his eye wanders during a night out in Las Vegas. Seduction comes in the form of Val (Hilary Swank), who regularly comes to Vegas to blow off steam from her stressful job. Derrick gives her a fake name during their night of passion and thinks that’s the last he’ll see of her. But after a break-in at his house, their paths…

APPLES NEVER FALL By LIANE MORIARTY Michael Joseph When Joy Delaney goes missing, all the signs are there that her husband, Stan, must’ve murdered her. The book jumps in time between the present and a few months back when a strange young woman knocked on their door late at night and ended up moving in with them, much to the horror of their four adult kids. So it’s a mystery but also a family saga as the reader gets to know all about Joy and Stan, who both used to be leading lights in Australian tennis, their passionate yet complicated 50-year marriage and their kids, Amy, Logan, Troy and Brooke, who are left wondering if they ever really knew their parents at all. Warning: there will be moments when you’ll…

Lesein Mutunkei (17) from Kenya started a project whereby school soccer teams and clubs undertake to plant 11 trees – one for each team member – for every goal scored in a match. Yash Narayan (17) from the USA developed an app which uses AI to classify garbage so it can easily be sorted. A picture of the garbage is uploaded and the app identifies what can be recycled and what should be tossed in the bin. Fernanda Barros (16) from Brazil started the group Fridays for Future Amazonia, an activist group which aims to protect the Amazon rainforest from further deforestation. Anjali Sharma (17) from Australia filed a court case against her country’s environment minister for wanting to approve a coal mine that would be harmful to the environment.…

IT’S the mid-1950s and in a small park in the Eastern Cape town of Aliwal North two teenagers have eyes only for each other, exchanging promises of everlasting love beneath a star-studded sky. Dirk van der Westhuizen and Estelle Pelser, 16 and 15 at the time, can’t imagine life without each other and the future seems set in stone. But life, as it so often does, intervenes. Barely a year later, Estelle and her parents move to Pretoria and the lovestruck teenagers vow not to let distance separate them, promising to write to each other. And for a while they do. But as the months pass, the flurry of letters slows to a trickle and two years later, Dirk finds out Estelle has met someone else. For most people, that’s…

‘I JUST NEVER DREAMT THAT I’D BE PLAYING A SUPERHERO.NO WAY’ AS SUPERHEROES go she’s pretty kick-ass: she’s super-fast and super-strong, she can defy gravity, run on water and even create cyclones. But one thing sets Makkari apart from her fellow superheroes in Marvel’s latest blockbuster, Eternals: she lives in a world of utter silence. Makkari, a cynical yet kind immortal who has occupied Earth for seven centuries, communicates with her fellows using sign language – which is worlds apart from the comic books in which her character is depicted as a hefty, hearing white man. And the woman who landed the part is pinching herself that she got to bring this version of the character to silver-screen life. “It felt like it was a lifetime of waiting,” Lauren Ridloff,…

THEY’VE been married for more than two decades, which in a place like Hollywood is an achievement in itself. Over the years they’ve weathered many storms, raised a pair of opinionated and talented kids, kept themselves relevant in a dog-eat-dog world and – let’s face it – shared far more about what happens in their bedroom than many of us care to know. In fact, it’s pretty safe to say actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are the biggest oversharers in showbiz. Jada (50) has talked about “getting down and dirty for years” with her husband. Will (53) has talked about their unconventional marriage and how their relationship isn’t monogamous. She’s admitted to having an affair. He’s confessed to being jealous of her relationship with the late rapper Tupac…

THEY had high hopes for their new home – they wanted a sanctuary for the kids, a place where they could ride their bikes freely, play with their friends and spend precious time outdoors. And for the first three weeks after moving into the three-bedroom property in West Village complex in Krugersdorp on the West Rand, they experienced just that. But Willem Coetzee and fiancée Martie Louw’s sense of suburban bliss was shattered when their three kids, Verushka (10), Diwan (8) and Amorey (4), were attacked by a pit bull in the complex. The children had walked to a tuck shop a short distance from their home when the dog launched itself at them. Little Amorey was the most badly injured, suffering more than a dozen bites and had to…

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CHANCES are your food tastes have changed over the years. Perhaps as a teenager you didn’t like olives but now you love them, and while as a 30-something you could order a spicy meal and go straight to sleep afterwards, in your 40s you need to go easy on the chilli to avoid indigestion. So it probably won’t surprise you that what you should be eating to maintain your health also changes as the years go by. IN YOUR 20s It’s the time in your life when you’re most likely to eat out or have lots of takeaways – and chances are caffeine and/or alcohol play a large part in your day. Here are some tips to making better choices. The must-eat . . . OMEGA-3 FATS An estimated 280…

For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC IT’S TIME TO CREATE NEW A BEGINNING The new moon falls in your sign this week and it brings with it an indication that you should focus on creating new beginnings for yourself. It’s the perfect time in which to re-imagine a future for yourself and your family. Nothing practical needs to happen right away, but you’re highly imaginative right now and new solutions to old problems may present themselves. Whatever you wish to do, know that you’ll do what’s best. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 13, 21, 27, 35, 22, 20 CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN  It’s unusual for you to be in such a dreamy mood, but instead of forcing yourself to be more grounded, allow yourself…

1 How many colours are on the SA flag? 2 What is the capital of Malawi? 3 Which provincial team does Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi play for? 4 Which national park is located near Swellendam in the Western Cape? 5 Which animal is depicted on the R100 banknote? SOURCES: THEGUARDIAN.COM, BBC.COM, COLLINSDICTIONARY.COM, MYNEWSDESK.COM MYNEWSDESK.COM, CCPRIZE.ORG, NETWERK24.COM, EDITION.CNN.COM, DOGONEWS.COM, NEWS.YAHOO.COM, PEOPLE.COM…

• It won’t help just to treat the dog or cat – you need to also treat your pet’s environment because that’s where the eggs, larvae and pupae develop. • Use a flea comb on your pet to manually remove fleas, eggs and excrement. Dip the comb in warm, soapy water as this will kill the fleas. • Use a flea-killing powder, spray, dip or shampoo on your pet. You can get this from a vet or pet shop. • Products containing insect growth regulators prevent immature fleas from developing into bloodsucking adult fleas. • Thoroughly vacuum on a regular basis. • Regularly wash your dog’s bed, blankets and favourite snooze spots with warm water. • If there’s an infestation, you might have to get the help of a professional…

WHEN they found out they were pregnant with their second child via IVF they were over the moon – they’d always wanted to be a family of four. But after Daphna and Alexander Cardinale welcomed their new baby, the doubts started to form: was this child really theirs? The little girl didn’t look like either of them and her complexion was far darker than their older child’s. The couple decided to have DNA tests done and the results confirmed their worst fears: the child they were raising wasn’t related to them. An investigation was launched and it emerged the couple’s fertility clinic had swopped their embryo by mistake. Daphna (43) had been carrying a stranger’s child and a week after she gave birth, her biological baby was born to another…

1 CYCLING FOR CHARITY When DAVID HIGGS isn’t hosting My Kitchen Rules SA or running his restaurants, you’ll find him on his bike. The avid cyclist is preparing to tackle the epic 742km Cross Cape Cycle Route across the Western Cape – and it’s all in the name of charity. It isn’t going to be an easy ride, he admits. “We’re in peak season for restaurants and there’s lots of training to be done.” Yet David is determined to give it his all, especially since proceeds will go to the Reach for a Dream Foundation. 2 MPHO POPPS AND HIS MINI-ME DAUGHTER We can’t get over just how much MPHO POPPS’ daughter looks like him! Nine-year-old IMANI is the apple of her father’s eye – the comedian loves…

With the rapid advances being made in technology, millions of people are benefiting from high-tech inventions such as computers, robots and artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and groundbreaking organ transplants. But I feel that modern technology is having a negative impact on our young people, especially children who have cellphones, XBoxes and Play-stations before the age of 10. When we were children we would make our way to a nearby stream and, huffing and puffing, build a wall with the boulders found in the water, thereby creating our very own swimming pool where we’d happily play for hours on end. We’d also climb a nearby mountain, as sure-footed as monkeys, and nervously look for the mystical grave, scaring one another so much that we’d hastily scramble back down. At home we’d…

SHE was always expected to have an over-the-top wedding. This is Paris Hilton after all – the woman once dubbed Barbie in Balenciaga, the ditsy darling of reality TV, the shamelessly hedonistic heiress to a fortune. Money is no object and opulence is her middle name. But even by Paris’ standards, her nuptials were quite something: a three-day extravaganza, including four designer wedding dresses, hundreds of snowy white roses, dozens of celebrities and enough wowness to make even the most jaded jaw drop. Paris waited until she was 40 before walking down the aisle and she was going to make it an occasion to remember. In her own words, she’d had a long list of “hungry tigers” in her past: models, actors, rock stars, trust-fund babies, club rats and douchebags,…

Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark 0044, or email info@drlouise.co.za. I CAN’T GET THIS MAN OUT OF MY MIND Q I’m 40, have been married for 10 years and my relationship with my husband is mediocre but not intolerable. The other day I had coffee with friends and at the coffee shop I saw a man I fell in love with at first sight. I never believed such a thing was possible, but there it is. I can’t get this man out of my mind – something about him just hooked me. I can’t even say he’s incredibly attractive although he’s reasonably good-looking, but there’s no obvious reason for this obsession with him. I mean, I don’t even know him at all! Yet I dream about him, think…

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. ATTHE DOCTOR’S A woman walks into the doctor’s room, but doesn’t like the way he’s looking at her. When he tells her to undress, she asks him to turn out the lights before she disrobed. Then she asks, “Where will I put my clothes?” “Hang them up over here” he replies, “right next to mine.” NEW PERSPECTIVE Sleep is my drug, my bed is my dealer, and my alarm clock is the police. ATTHE BAR A drunken man staggers into a bar demanding a beer. When the bartender informs him he’s not allowed to serve alcohol to drunken patrons, the drunk gets…

TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU Romantic comedy. In this sequel to the hit movie To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018), American high school students Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor) and Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo) are now a cute couple after confessing their feelings in the previous instalment. But then Lara Jean runs into John (Jordan Fisher), one of the boys to whom she wrote a love letter in the first film, and while they spend time together volunteering at a retirement home, she begins to develop feelings for him. Sadly, P.S. I Still Love You doesn’t live up to the original movie and falls into the same trap as many other romcom sequels by creating unnecessary problems for a couple who ended with a…

THEY’RE rather like Australia’s answer to the Brontë sisters. Liane (55), Jaclyn (53) and Nicola Moriarty (40) are all successful authors, which means people often assume there must be some sort of intense sibling rivalry between the trio – yet nothing could be further from the truth, Liane tells us. “The only time it’s frustrating is when we compete for family anecdotes that we want to use in our novels,” the Big Little Lies author jokes. “But it’s wonderful to have family members working in the same industry because we can rely on one another for support, sympathy and advice.” In fact it was Jaclyn who provided Liane with the inspiration for her latest novel, Apples Never Fall. “I asked her to send me a writing prompt. She obligingly texted…

Anni and Ashot Manukyan sued the CHA Fertility Clinic in Los Angeles earlier this year after their son was born to strangers in New York. The Manukyans and the New York couple, as well as a third unnamed couple, had all gone to the centre for IVF and the clinic mixed up their embryos. The New York woman had mistakenly been implanted with an embryo from the Manukyans and an embryo from the third couple, and had given birth to two boys who weren’t related to her or each other. The New York couple were ordered to relinquish custody of both babies. The Manukyans were reunited with their baby and the third couple, who remain anonymous, also got custody of their son.…

Not everyone is as lucky as Ayse and Darrin. Online dating can be a minefield to navigate and you have to keep your wits about you to avoid disappointment or scams. Here are some red flags you shouldn’t ignore: 1 THEY ASK FOR MONEY Romance scams – or Romeo scams as they’re sometimes dubbed – involve a person feigning interest in you before asking for money or some other kind of favour. Often the person will share a hard-luck story to try to get your sympathy. They often use a fake profile on a dating or social media site. 2 THEY GO HEAVY ON THE SWEET TALK This is a big red flag especially when they say “I love you” within days of chatting. They often focus only…