Innholdsfortegnelse for 23 February 2023 i You South Africa

THE world got to know AKA as an arrogant young man – brilliant but brash at almost every turn. He was unapologetic about his talent and his burning ambition in a way that won him millions of fans at home and abroad. But to his family and friends who knew him best there wasn’t just the hip-hop persona who often made headlines for the wrong reasons. There was also a man who deeply loved his little daughter, a friend who was often quite funny and a mentor who guided with great advice. To his loved ones, he was Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, not just AKA, and his murder has left an unimaginable hole in their hearts. The musician was just 35 years old when he was gunned down in a brutal…

ARMS a blacksmith would be proud of. A butt you could bounce a R5 coin off. Thighs that send cellulite packing before it can get a pucker in. There are many ways to describe the physical attributes Madonna has been displaying in the 40 years she’s been on the scene. And good for her – the queen of pop works hard at her age-defying body and she’s reaped the benefits. Many middle-aged women would love to have what she has if it didn’t require so much hard work. As actress Meryl Streep once mused, “I always remember what [actress] Catherine Deneuve said: ‘After a certain age, you can have your face or you can have your ass, it’s one or the other.’ I’ve chosen my face and I’ll sit on…

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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. THE law states that parents, whether married or not, must contribute financially to the care and development of their children. But what exactly must be paid for, who must pay and can it be changed or disputed? 1 WHO MUST PAY? Both parents. Maintenance isn’t voluntary or a favour the parents are doing their children – it’s the parents’ legal obligation. Legal guardians and biological grandparents can also be required by law to pay. If the parents can’t afford maintenance, the grandparents might be asked to pay. The maintenance money must be paid every month on the date determined by the court. If the…

ON OUR RADAR 1 GIVE HER FLOWERS! There’s nothing like a big break-up to fuel musical greatness and MILEY CYRUS is proof of this. The pop star is riding high right now thanks to her latest track, Flowers, a self-love anthem inspired by her split from her ex-husband, Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth. On its release in January, it shot to No 1 worldwide and became the most-streamed song in a single week in Spotify history. “She can buy her own Flowers and break her own records,” Spotify wrote on Twitter during the song’s release week. The 30-year-old songbird expressed her gratitude on the ’Gram, saying, “This song is dedicated to my fans and the steadfast self-love I wish for each of you. Forever grateful, Miley.” It’s the first single…

‘INSECTS are the most successful group of organisms in the history of life,” writes a lecturer at the University of Bergen. This is quite a sweeping statement! But if we consider that about 80% of the world’s species are insects – more than 900 000 kinds – it does seem likely. Insects are found in abundance in all parts of the world. But what is it about them that makes them so successful? One of the main reasons is their ability to fly. Let’s find out more. WHEN DID INSECTS BEGIN TO FLY? Of all invertebrates (animals without backbones) on Earth, insects are the only group that have evolved wings and flight. These winged insects belong to the subclass Pterygota (meaning “winged”) and account for 99,9% of all insects. Included…

FOR most of her life, by most of the world, Pamela Anderson has been judged. Barely 22 when she first appeared on the cover of Playboy, she became a global household name in 1992 by sprinting in slow motion across the California sand in a red bathing suit. The Baywatch star’s whirlwind wedding to Mötley Crüe rock star Tommy Lee three years later, on a Mexican beach just four days after they started dating, secured her notoriety as the iconic blonde bombshell wild child of her time. She wore a white bikini; her maid of honour was a stranger she’d met at a nightclub the night before; she didn’t even know her new husband’s surname. When the newlyweds’ safe was stolen from their home less than a year later, and…

“You can be there for someone but you also need to hold people accountable for their actions”– ELIZABETH CHAMBERS ARMIE HOPING FOR A COMEBACK T WO years after facing accusations of sexual assault, ARMIE HAMMER (36) is giving his side of the story – and in the process hopes to make a Hollywood comeback. In an interview with news site Air Mail, the disgraced actor now claims he’s been the victim of cancel culture and that the women accusing him consented to taking part in sadomasochistic acts. Several ex-girlfriends came forward in 2020 claiming to have been sexually assaulted by Armie and messages were leaked in which he discussed explicit fantasies of cannibalism. “Every single thing was discussed beforehand,” he said. “I have never thrust this on someone unexpectedly. Never.”…

WHEN REESE WITHERSPOON (46) and ASHTON KUTCHER (45) recently promoted their new romcom, they looked more like foreign dignitaries than romantic leads. The duo play love interests in Your Place or Mine, but fans were left baffled by their lack of chemistry on the red carpet. It got so bad that Ashton’s wife, MILA KUNIS (39), messaged them both telling them that they look “so awkward”. “She texted Reese and I together and she’s like, ‘Guys, you gotta act like you like each other’,” Ashton revealed in an interview on the podcast Chicks in the Office. Ashton went on to explain that he didn’t want to spark any romance rumours so he decided to rather keep his hands to himself. “Here’s the thing, if I put my arm around her…

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AT FIRST people thought it was a hoax – something cooked up in the craziness of the internet, a wild rumour someone had run with and others had simply latched onto. It couldn’t be true. AKA brazenly gunned down on a busy street? It sounded too far-fetched, too Biggie and Tupac, too much like something that would happen in America or the movies. But it was true. It had happened. And even South Africans numbed by a never-ending stream of crime, violence and murder were horrified. CCTV footage of the shootings, which claimed the life of the rapper and his friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, showed the incident in shocking detail. AKA died instantly, bleeding from his head on the pavement outside the restaurant on Durban’s trendy Florida Road…

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THE DOUBLE LIFE OF DAISY HEMMINGS By JOANNA NADIN Mantle It’s 1988 and 17-year-old Jason wants more from life than small-town poverty in Cornwall and an abusive drunk for a father. When a group of posh 20-somethings come to stay for a beach holiday, he gets a glimpse of his dream life. The circle of friends revolves around twins Bea and Daisy. It’s Daisy with her enthusiasm and magical touch that he ends up worshipping – but by the end of summer one of the group will be dead. Thirty years later Daisy Hemmings is a famous actress on the brink of retirement. She decides it’s time to publish her autobiography and chooses James Tate to write it. He’s a ghostwriter and a rather good one. But is he really…

WHEN the world first got to know Sam Smith it was all multi-octave melancholy and heartbreaking ballads. Tearjerkers like Stay With Me and Lay Me Down cemented the singer as a fresh-faced talent to pay attention to. Much has changed for Sam since then, but not the fact that people are paying attention. At the recent Grammy Awards, Sam, who uses the pronouns they/them, put on a headline-grabbing performance with transgender German artist Kim Petras for their track Unholy. It signaled a marked difference from the soulful crooner who once had many a brokenhearted singleton singing along to their tracks. Sam, clad in red satin, Lycra and high heels with a top hat featuring devil horns, put on a raunchy display that involved cages, whips and grinding against Kim. This…

1 RIRI SHOWS OFF SECOND BABY BUMP RIHANNA (34) blew fans away in more ways than one with her show-stopping Super Bowl 2023 half-time performance. The singer revealed that she’s expecting her second child with rapper ASAP ROCKY (34) when she debuted her bump on stage. The couple welcomed their first son in May 2022. The excited dad could be seen in the audience supporting his baby mama. With two babies under two years old, we might have to wait just a little longer for that new album. 2 IS MEGAN FOX DONE WITH MGK? Just as quickly as their romance ignited, it seems to have fizzled out. MEGAN FOX (36) hinted on Instagram that she’s split from rapper MACHINE GUN KELLY (32). She deleted pictures of them together…

SONA OUTRAGE Anger over state of emergency announcement PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a state of emergency during the recent State of the Nation Address sparked concerns that government would impose restrictions that infringe on citizens’ rights, similar to those put into place during the state of emergency introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The association Business Leadership SA says government should limit the use of extra power it’s granted itself purely to address the loadshed-ding crisis, and pointed out concerns over potential financial corruption linked to tenders. The president plans to bring in the auditor-general to guard against the abuse of funds. Ramaphosa’s announcement on the appointment of an electricity minister has also drawn widespread criticism from opposition parties. “We really don’t need a minister of electricity,” IFP…

HE’S wildly successful and ridiculously rich, he’s a Hollywood heavy hitter, he’s dated some of the most beautiful women in the world and he’s married to Jennifer Lopez. Any way you look at it, Ben Affleck should be the happiest man on Earth. He’s one of the lucky ones, a golden guy who doesn’t have to get bogged down in the woes of regular mortals. He’ll never have to fret about running out of money in January or book a budget bed and breakfast for a holiday he didn’t need to save up for. He’ll never have to rent a tux for a fancy do and he’ll never have to worry about who to take to that do either. He’s Mr Jennifer Lopez and that alone should make it impossible…

LOADSHEDDING starts in 55 minutes. Every time our cellphones ping with that notification we sink a little deeper into despair. We’ve been shed every day this year, there’s no end in sight – and when winter arrives, the misery will be magnified. The electricity crisis was top of the agenda during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address. A minister of electricity will be appointed, he said, and a state of disaster has been declared that gives government additional powers to respond to the issue and cut red tape when it comes to emergency procurement procedures. Loadshedding will end, Ramaphosa vowed – but South Africans are sceptical. We’ve been promised so much and seen so little delivered. Which is exactly why the city of Cape Town is taking the…

Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark, 0044 or email info@drlouise.co.za. HOW DO I GET MYSELF OUT OF THIS MESS? Q I’ve stepped into a terrible trap and don’t know how to get out of it. My boyfriend has a very charismatic friend who has charmed and chased me from the moment my boyfriend introduced us. I told him I’m not interested as my boyfriend is much more responsible and well-off, whereas he is a chancer and risk-taker. But he persuaded me to have an affair, promising he would never tell my boyfriend. I agreed on condition that he keeps his word. I don’t know how I could have been so stupid because, of course, he told my boyfriend when I wanted to end the affair as my boyfriend…

For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. PISCES 19 FEBRUARY – 20 MARCH MONEY MATTERS REQUIRE YOUR ATTENTION Right now, it’s money that makes your world go round. Whether you have it in abundance or lack it, it requires your attention. Spending money to fill a hole in your soul isn’t likely to achieve much, except it might just put you further into debt. Now is perhaps the time in which to re-appreciate what you have instead of focusing on what you don’t have. Also, family matters may raise tempers around the 28th, especially if there’s an existing conflict. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 5, 24, 33, 43, 27, 11 ARIES 21 MARCH – 19 APRIL You’re in a generous mood around the 23rd, especially towards your family. Even though you’re an impulsive…