Innholdsfortegnelse for 20 October 2022 i You South Africa

THE GREATEST LOSS Reading your article about the two sisters who shared tragedy and joy with their multiple births (YOU, 6 October) made me want to share my story. I too have gone through the pain of child loss and carry it with me every day. My daughter, Hadassah Esther Maria, was born premature in 2020 at 26 weeks and remained in intensive care for four and a half days and passed away due to complications. Hadassah was my firstborn and she taught me the meaning of love. I never thought I would have to say goodbye to my own baby. It’s something no mother ever wants to go through, but it’s something we as moms of little angels carry with us every day and know that all we can…

R30 MILLION The amount, in rands, a judge has ordered REBEKAH VARDY to pay towards Coleen Rooney’s legal costs following her failed “Wagatha Christie” libel suit. 400 000 The number of homes and businesses in Florida left without power more than a week after Hurricane Ian hit land on 28 September. 10M The amount, in Swedish crowns (R16,3m), won by French author Annie Ernaux who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. SOURCES: THEGUARDIAN.COM, BBC.COM, APNEWS.COM, REUTERS.COM, CNN.COM, NEWS24.COM, NYTIMES.COM, WASHINGTONPOST.COM…

THEIRS is a match made in heaven, they believe – a romance rooted in a previous life when she was a queen and he a pharaoh in ancient Egypt. Their stars are aligned, their thoughts in tune, their chemistry undeniable. Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her fiancé, Durek Verrett, are head-over-heels in love – and if she marries him he’ll become the first black man to wed into a European royal family. But not everyone is mad about this love match. Her parents have serious reservations about Durek, a bisexual, self-proclaimed sixth-generation shaman who counts Gwyneth Paltrow among his clients and has spent time in jail. The king and queen are even said to be considering removing their daughter – a clairvoyant who offers courses in communicating with angels,…

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR AND MY LIFE HAS FALLEN APART Q I always knew I was inclined to be depressed, but there were also times when I felt that I could move the world. I thought that’s how most people felt until I recently hit a very bad low and consulted a psychiatrist about my feelings of hopelessness. He diagnosed me with bipolar 2 mood disorder and I feel as if my life has come crashing down around me. I feel that many people don’t want to be associated with someone who suffers from this psychiatric disorder. How do I deal with this? Miranda, email A The important thing to remember is that bipolar mood disorder can be well controlled as long as you stick to the treatment your…

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. Q&A ■ Q What did the lawyer name his daughter? A Sue. ■ Q Why did the razor cross the face? A To get to the other sideburn. ■ Q Did your hear about the man with a broken left arm and broken left leg? A Don’t worry – he’s alright now. ■ Q What did the duck say when she bought lipstick? A “Put it on my bill.” ■ Q If you have 13 apples and grapes in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have? A Big hands. ■ Q What colour is the wind? A…

HE’S been called The Terminator because of his almost superhuman ability to move around the pitch. Marking him is like going up against a guy with two extra legs, his opponents say – he’s everywhere all at once, darting around the opposition, getting himself into position to score again and again and again. Pundits have described Erling Haaland as the most formidable forward in the world right now and one of the most exciting players the game has seen in a while. It’s no exaggeration. The Norwegian recently made history by scoring hat-tricks in three successive home games for Manchester City. First up was the Crystal Palace clash where the 22-year-old scored three times in his team’s 4-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium. Next up was his much-lauded “perfect hat-trick”…

YOU can’t keep a good girl down sounds like it could be lyrics from one of her multiple mega-hits but it’s more apt to describe her resilience. Because Shania Twain, she of the big-hitting ballads and sultry leopard-print strut, keeps coming back no matter how many times she’s knocked down. Covid-induced pneumonia leaves her worrying for her life? Write a song about it. Lyme disease leaves her voiceless? Get risky surgery to deal with it. Husband cheats on her with her best friend? Fall in love with best friend’s husband, marry him and live a gloriously happy life. Life is for living, the 57-year-old singer believes. And she’s ready to live it to the fullest. Shania is releasing new music for the first time since 2017 and posed half-nude for…

Love a good word search, but hate the strain on your eyes? We’ve got you covered with YOU Jumbo-Print Word Search, a new large-format puzzle magazine designed for ease of enjoyment if you find the usual print size just too small. We’ve curated a selection of our favourite grids from past issues of YOU Word Search. The topics include food, islands, SA forests and trails, cars, movies, music, architecture and a dash of romance. Get your copy in stores now, online at youstore.co.za or contact Johan Terblanche at 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@media24.com to order. 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 Personal stories web@you.co.za Original jokes chuckles@you.co.za Recipes recipes@you.co.za…

AT THE height of his fame he was everywhere – on the Billboard charts, on merchandise that flew off shelves, on the TV screen of almost every home that had a little kid in it. Forbes magazine ranked the oversized purple dinosaur third behind Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey on the world’s list of top earners in 1993, after he amassed an $84-million (then R294m) fortune for the team that created him. To three-year-olds, Barney was the bomb – but for every adoring toddler belting out I Love You, You Love Me there was an adult whose skin was crawling. Barney hatred swept the world and the character with the dopey demeanour, silly giggling and inane exclamations such as “super-dee-duper!” was, to some, evil incarnate. Barney’s rise from pet to…

BROCCOLI, MOZZARELLA & BACON bites MAKES 20–22 BITES / PREPARATION AND BAKING: 30 MINS 200g broccoli rice (see tip below)250ml (1c) grated mozzarella cheese3 eggs, lightly beaten2-3 crispy bacon rashers, finely chopped45ml (3T) coconut flour30ml (2T) grated Parmesan-style cheese or nutritional yeast5ml (1t) dried mixed herbs5ml (1t) garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, finely chopped2,5ml (½t) mustard powder1,25ml (¼t) psyllium husk powder salt and freshly ground pepper Preheat the oven to 190°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. 1 Put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix with a wooden spoon or fork until the mixture can easily be shaped into a ball. 2 Scoop tablespoons of the mixture and roll between your palms into ping-pong-sized balls (add a dusting of coconut flour if the mixture…

YOUR MONEY SORTED 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. INSURANCE fraud is nothing new and people have been submitting false information on claims for ages. Last year, SA life insurers uncovered 4 287 fraudulent claims totalling R787,6 million, according to the Association for Savings & Investment SA (Asisa). To be fair, people sometimes genuinely make mistakes, but fraud is mostly committed deliberately. 1 WHAT IS INSURANCE FRAUD? You’re committing fraud when you withhold information or provide false info to have an insurance claim paid out. It’s not only those who are newly applying for insurance cover who can commit fraud, it’s also existing policyholders, beneficiaries, service providers, third-party claimants and financial advisers. The most…

6 THINGS ABOUT MORFYDD CLARK The Welsh actress (33) plays Galadriel, a fierce Elven warrior in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. 1 She grew up loving JRR Tolkien’s work. “My dad had read The Hobbit to me and I had the audiobooks of all The Lord of the Rings books. I had four fantasy series that sent me to sleep whenever I was stressed about my school exams. “Fantasy’s always kind of been an escape for me, but particularly The Lord of the Rings.” 2 She didn’t know she was playing Galadriel until she arrived in New Zealand in 2019 to film the first season of the series. “I knew that I was playing some sort of elf. But all they said was that they wanted…

I SAT sobbing in front of a psychiatrist. Tears pouring down my face, I recounted the tribulations of the past five years of my marriage, during which my husband had lost all patience with my skew-whiff sense of logic, my neurotic inarticulateness, my misplacing of car keys, last-minute changing of plans and complete inability to follow simple instructions or order anything at all. In this make-or-break session almost a decade ago, I explained that his constant stream of criticism, along with my inner berating voice, had pushed me into a depression. That while my life might’ve spawned the trappings of so-called success – articles written, documentary films made, husband bagged, baby made – I’d always felt that I was on a collision course with “something”; that sooner or later my…

IT’S been four years since she was able to work, run the marathons she so loved, do her makeup or choose her own outfits. Life for Velindie February came to a standstill when what she thought was an ordinary eye infection led to the trauma of her corneas melting. And now, 40 operations later, she’s completely blind, capable only of discerning light and dark through one eye. Velindie can barely move between the rooms of her home in Kleinbosch, Cape Town, without help and relies on her husband, Dale, and parents, Vivi and Lorraine, to do everything for her. Her last hope is a trip to England where a team of specialists at a private eye hospital will hopefully help her to regain some of her sight. The family is…

LOOKS like rapper KANYE ‘YE’ WEST has stirred up the controversy pot yet again. He kicked of his rant-bunctious week when he debuted a new shirt design with the slogan White Lives Matter as part of his new Yeezy collection at a showing at Paris Fashion Week. His design, a parody on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement slogan, has riled up everyone from human rights activists and celebrities to the fashion industry. Ye (45) arrived at his show wearing the shirt and models, including singer Lauryn Hill’s daughter and Bob Marley’s granddaughter Selah Marley, walked the runway in the designs. Conservative commentator Candace Owens proudly posed with the rapper backstage. Following the backlash, Ye doubled down and went on to post that the Black Lives Matter movement was a…

1 THE OBAMAS CELEBRATE 30 th ANNIVERSARY Former US president BARACK OBAMA (61) and his wife, MICHELLE (58), recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They’re still as loved up as ever and both shared pics on social media, with Barack saying Michelle looks ‘exactly the same’. The former first lady posted ‘These last 30 years have been an adventure, and I’m grateful to have you by my side. Here’s to a lifetime together. I love you.’ 2 KATE WALSH ‘SLIPS’ ENGAGEMENT Actress KATE WALSH (54) accidently announced her engagement to Australian farmer ANDREW NIXON (58) during a Private Practice reunion on Instagram Live with former co-star Amy Brenneman. “That’s my fiancé,” Kate said when Andrew walked in during the streaming. To which Amy replied,…

JODIE TURNER-SMITH The White Noise star stole the show with a variety of mesmerising looks at all three events. MORE FAB LOOKS…

NOBEL CHEMISTS MAKE MOLECULES ‘CLICK’ This accomplishment could revolutionise cancer treatment A TRIO of scientists, who have developed a way to “snap molecules together” in order to explore cells, map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases such as cancer more precisely, have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and Karl Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were awarded the prestigious prize for their work, which has been described as “sort of like molecular Lego”. “It’s all about snapping molecules together,” said Johan Åqvist, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, who announced the winners in Stockholm, Sweden. The technology, initially developed by Sharpless (81) at the turn of the millennium, is now used worldwide to learn more about cells and track biological…

CROP IT! Sunny weather calls for cute cropped tops. Style halterneck, bandeau and tank tops with high-waisted jeans to look effortlessly cool. TRENDING BOTTOMS Express yourself in skirts and flared pants. Look out for items with special edits like patterns and embellishments and bring the ’70s back in retro-inspired crochet flared pants. STAR FINISHES Candy-coated hues like lilac and green are trending this summer and add a fun finish to your looks. Get the look VARSITY PREP Get the college cool-girl style with a sporty-chic take on pink and white. Match a varsity jacket with a sporty cropped top, white skirt and sneaker boots for a look that’s edgy and preppy with an everyday ease. EVERYDAY ROCK STAR Black is never basic! Dark neutral looks are still trending this summer…

For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV INVEST IN YOUR KARMA FOR THE FUTURE Even though you’re not the star of the show this week, you can still be the star behind the scenes. This is a charitable time when you should give more than what you can take from others – think of this as investing in your karma for the future. Both the Sun and Venus settle into your sign on the 23rd, changing the scenery as you enter the Scorpio season with a birthday bash to plan. Be sure to set clear goals and intentions for the year ahead. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 33, 45, 15, 43, 22 FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS THE ABC OF SCORPIO A is for ashes – something they’re able…

THE FURIES By JOHN CONNOLLY SIMON & SCHUSTER Murder, vengeance, greed and the supernatural arrive in Portland, Maine, hometown of private investigator Charlie Parker. This, the 20th book in the series, is actually two short novels in one. The Sisters Strange, the first and longest, begins with the murder of a coin collector – killed by stuffing coins down his throat until he suffocated. Among the stolen goods is one very special coin that allegedly holds the power to lengthen the owner’s life. In the second story, Parker comes to the aid of two women. Sarah Sawyer, the widow of a mobster, is being blackmailed by the two crooks who stole her few mementos of her dead daughter. She wants Parker to get it back. Marjorie Thombs thinks her daughter’s…

HE WAS driving a 4-ton forklift over a highway bridge when cars started to pass him illegally despite there being only one lane. At one point he veered too close to the side of the bridge and it started to crumble. Construction worker Loren Schauers tried to jump from the falling machinery but his leg became trapped by the seatbelt. Machine and man plummeted a terrifying 15m down a steep hill and rolled three times before coming to a stop. Loren (20), who’s from Montana in the US, managed to survive – but barely. Then he watched in horror as the massive forklift fell towards him. “I was conscious the whole time,” he told British news service SWNS. “My eyes were wide open and I saw the forklift come down…