Innholdsfortegnelse for 21 September 2023 i You South Africa

I’VE always been a big fan of birthdays and September is packed with them. My mom, my nephew, two of my dearest friends and my darling sister all celebrate their birthdays this month. I’m never going to be a birthday grinch no matter how old I get. Take the time to celebrate another year on this planet because, wow, what a gift – that’s my feeling on the subject. And no matter how many wrinkles or grey hairs make an appearance over the years, I’m not changing my stance. For me it’s not about gifts or cake – although I don’t mind that sweet treat – it’s the fact that this day is all about celebrating life and it means so much to me when people remember it without a…

SUMMER days are almost upon us, which means it’s nearly time to step out in this season’s hottest sandal styles. However, after months of stuffing your feet into socks, boots and tights, chances are they aren’t looking their best. Think cracked heels, brittle nails and dryness, which can leave you feeling very self-conscious. The good news is there’s a host of quick and easy tweaks that you can incorporate into your daily routine that will have your feet looking great for those heels, slides and flip-flops. Buff away No amount of foot cream will cut it if there’s hard, dry skin lingering around your heels and toes – and buffing them away is a great solution. Start by using a good-quality foot file or pumice stone to remove hard skin…

SHOULD I WAIT FOR THEIR MARRIAGE TO FALL APART? Q I am 38 and I got divorced a year ago. My husband fell in love with his secretary and is now married to her. From the very start she laid a trap for my husband when she began working for him. She is blonde, very sexy and 10 years younger than me. She made a point of being there for him always and making a big fuss of him while I was working and struggling to raise our four-year-old son. I am sure that I did not always look as glamorous to him as she did. It is easy to be a mistress but much more complex to be a wife. Without any thought for his family, she broke up…

LIBRA 23 SEPT – 22 OCT IT’S TIME TO START PLANNING YOUR PARTY As the Sun settles into your sign on the 23rd, you’re reminded that you have a birthday celebration to plan. With energetic Mars still moving through your sign, you seem to have enough energy and drive to do this all by your dynamic self. Your partner seems to be in a generous mood, so where they may have complained in the past that you’re breaking the bank, you can test the boundaries to see what you can and can’t spend. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 22, 31, 39, 49, 32, 23 SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV As your birthday approaches, it’s time to start winding down. Self-reflection and introspection are needed if you want to end this year…

DID YOU KNOW? Winger Bryan Habana (2004-2017) has scored the most tries for the Springboks: 67. Fullback Percy Montgomery (1997-2008) has scored the most points: 893.…

IT ALL began in lock-down when she was stuck at home and her creative juices started to flow. Meg Ryan hadn’t done much in the movie world for eight years so this was pretty major – not only was she writing the movie, but she would star in it and direct it too. And the result is being hailed as a big comeback for one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars. The movie is What Happens Later, a romantic romp starring Meg and David Duchovny as old flames who are reunited at a snowed-in airport 20 years after they split up. They spend the night reliving their past and discovering their affections and annoyances. It sounds like a return to form for Meg, but the new film, based on the play…

From the top of the head to the tip of the toes, we take young readers on an incredible journey and explain how the bones, muscles, blood, organs and senses work. Packed with interesting infographics and illustrations, YOU The Human Body is informative and great for school projects. It’s a fun way of looking at the intricate processes that keep us alive. Get your copy in stores now or online at youstore.co.za. You can also order a copy by emailing johan.terblanche@media24.com or call 021-406-4962 and have it delivered straight to your door. 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…

THE day was meant to be one of celebration. Andile Matomela was proud of his girlfriend after her brave battle to learn to walk and talk again and he wanted to do something that would make her smile. It had been a few rough months for Saffron Shaw. She suffered a stroke in October last year that led to emergency surgery in which a portion of her skull was removed. The surgery was followed by a complicated procedure where a 3D-printed model was attached to her head to replace the piece of bone that had been removed. Then she had to follow an extensive rehab and therapy programme just to help her regain basic functions like walking and talking. By August, Saffron had made steady progress and Andile (27) wanted…

CHEESE-STUFFED PULL-APART BREAD MAKES 1 LARGE LOAF / PREPARATION: 10 MINS / COOKING: 40 MINS This is a clever and simple trick to take a store-bought loaf to the next level. It’s a crowd-pleaser every time. Use your favourite cheese and change up the herbs to whatever you have on hand. › 1 large fresh or day-old sourdough loaf (or wood-fired ciabatta) › 200g roughly grated mature cheddar (or your choice of cheese) › handful fresh Italian parsley or thyme, finely chopped (optional) › salt and pepper › 125g (½c) butter, melted Preheat the oven to 200°C and keep a baking tray handy. 1 Using a sharp bread knife, slice the bread diagonally in two directions to create diamond shapes, but don’t cut all the way through to the bottom.…

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. DO YOU need help with your tax return? Not everyone’s taxable income is complicated, but even regular salary earners sometimes want the help of a tax practitioner to correctly complete their tax return or to help them be more tax-efficient. Tax practitioners’ services vary, as do their fees and qualifications. Here are a few questions to ask that can help you choose a good one. 1 WHERE ARE YOU REGISTERED? Whether the person you’re using is a chartered accountant or another kind of tax practitioner, they need to be registered. According to the Tax Administration Act, it’s a criminal offence for a person to…

1 5 THINGS ABOUT JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL TIMOTHY OLYPHANT returns as US Marshal Raylan Givens in this new Justified series. Now living in Miami with his teenage daughter, Raylan ends up in Detroit in pursuit of Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent outlaw who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and aims to do so again. 1 Based on stories by Elmore Leonard, Justified originally ran from 2010 to 2015. Unlike most other US cop series, this one is set in Kentucky and what makes it special are the performances by Timothy as the cowboy-hat-wearing US marshal and Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder, the local crime boss and Raylan’s former friend. The first six seasons of Justified are on Disney+. 2 Justified’s strength…

THERE’S no missing her as she rolls up in her shiny new Mercedes-Benz. It’s still a novelty for her to zip through Joburg traffic in the luxury car she was awarded when she was unveiled as the very first winner of The Masked Singer South Africa. And Holly Rey can now finally drive her prize without fear of anyone finding out. She had to keep secret the fact it was her inside the colourful lollipop costume – and it was really tough not to tell anyone, Holly says. It became tricky later on in the competition as family, friends and fans started asking her if she was Lollipop. “A lot of people felt that they knew it was me, but weren’t 100% sure because I was so good at lying,”…

BEYONCÉ’S FAMOUS BEYHIVE HER Renaissance tour has been attended by many celebs since it started in May, but Beyoncé’s birthday concert has been the most star-studded event yet. The R&B singer celebrated her 42nd birthday in concert at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and guests included the Kardashians, Lizzo and Chris Rock. “My heart is full. I’m so thankful. I’m thankful to be alive, I’m thankful to be on this stage. I’m thankful to be able to provide a safe space for all of you,” Beyoncé said in her speech. THE QUEEN OF SOUL Singer Diana Ross gave a special performance at the concert. Wearing a floor-length black sequinned dress, the soul legend performed her 1976 hit Love Hangover before later leading the crowd of 60 000 people in…

WHEN DRAKE goes to work it’s a case of another day another D cup – and he’s loving it! Why? Well, thanks to his devoted female fans the rapper is building up quite the bra collection. The Hotline Bling singer, who is currently on his It’s All a Blur tour, showed off his collection on Instagram. He also posted a video on Instagram Stories of his team members offloading the lacy goods from a big box. In July the 36-year-old Canadian star lamented the lack of lingerie being thrown at him at his show in Montreal, Canada. “I would just like to say, before I go on to this next song, this is the first stage where I don’t have no bras, and I’m deeply disappointed. If you got a…

PRINCE HARRY’S RHINO BOOST British royal part of rewilding project THE prince’s conservation charity plans to release 2 000 endangered white rhinos into the wild after recently purchasing the largest rhino breeding farm in the world. The 7 800-hectare South African rhino farm, Platinum Rhino Conservation Project, was previously owned by businessman John Hume (81), who put it up for auction for $10 million (R180m) earlier this year as he’d run out of savings to keep it going. After failing to receive any bids, conservation NGO African Parks, which is backed by billionaire benefactors and headed by PRINCE HARRY, stepped in to help. The NGO purchased the farm in a private deal that will see them releasing the animals into the wild over the next 10 years. The nonprofit is…

AS IS often the case in high-profile splits, no one saw it coming. Everything shimmered and shone on the surface – they were super successful, devoted parents and seemingly very much in love. They glowed on the red carpet, she tall and striking with legs for days, he edgy and handsome with his groomed eyebrows and designer stubble. Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas seemed to be making it work, sharing childcare duties while making their way in the world. But the Game of Thrones star and the Jonas brother are no more. “Irretrievably broken” is what Joe called the marriage in his divorce filing – and you don’t get more final than that. A finite line has been drawn under what appeared to be a fairytale union of the cool…

HE WAS a brilliant entrepreneur who had the uncanny knack of knowing what his customers wanted – sometimes long before they even knew it – and was willing to do whatever it took to give it to them. This attitude allowed Raymond Ackerman to build a supermarket kingdom and it’s why news that the 92-year-old Pick n Pay founder had died peacefully at his home in Cape Town triggered such a flood of affectionate tributes. “Raymond Ackerman was an outstanding business leader and entrepreneur who placed people first,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said in reaction to the news. “We mourn with the Ackerman family as they bid farewell to a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather whose name resounded in millions of households around the country.” It’s been more than a decade…

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DO-GOODER BILL A man walks out into the street and manages to get a taxi just driving past. “Perfect timing,” the cabbie says. “You’re just like Bill.” “Who?” the passenger asks. “Bill Smith,” the cabbie explains. “A guy who did everything right. Like my coming along when you needed a cab. It would have happened like that to Bill, every time.” “Nah,” the man says to the cabbie. “There are always a few clouds over everybody.” “Not Bill,” the cabbie continues. “Bill was a terrific athlete. He could have gone on the pro tour in tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star.” “So Bill was really something, huh?” the passenger asks. “Oh, yeah,” the cabbie says. “Bill had…

THE LEOPARD IN THE LALA By ASHLING McCARTHY Pinetown Printers Nonhle Ngubane is happy in her new role at The Last Outpost Lodge in Zululand. She’s the community liaison officer, working towards teaching and including the local people in the conservation of the animals and environment. Her friends, Thomas McKenzie and Senzo Mdletshe, are involved in combating the ever-increasing poaching of rhino horns, made worse by the involvement of unscrupulous people and corrupt officials. But rhinos aren’t the only animals at risk – leopards are also being targeted. Their skins have been symbol of royalty and power throughout Africa for many generations. They are also worn as ceremonial dress by the Shembe Church followers. Farmers are threatening the leopard population and so are unprincipled hunters who offer illegal leopard hunts…

Equal pay in tennis WE TALK ABOUT THE recent US Open tournament marks the 50th anniversary of the organisation’s decision to offer equal pay to men and women. The resolution came after American tennis legend BILLIE JEAN KING won the 1972 US Open and spoke out against the unfair way prize money was distributed between male and female winners. GIRL POWER Billie Jean was paid $10 000 (then about R7 800) for winning the women’s tournament while the men’s winner, Romania’s Ilie Nastase, earned more than double – $25 000 (then about R19 500). Thanks to her efforts both male and female champions earned $25 000 (then about R30 000) each at the US Open the following year. Billie Jean’s bravery also paved the way for tennis champ VENUS WILLIAMS…

THEIR clothes are chic, their hair stylish, their eyewear on point – and when the camera starts clicking, their slow, fluid movements make it look like they were born for the spotlight. Videos of Chang Wan-ji (86) and his wife, Hsu Hsiu-e (87), have become a sensation on social media – and it’s all thanks to their grandson, Reef Chang, and clothing abandoned at the laundromat they own in Taiwan. Over the years there have been customers who failed to collect items they dropped off and the couple felt unable to throw anything away. So the items lay around gathering dust – until the pandemic arrived in 2020 and Reef (31) started thinking of ways to alleviate his grandparents’ boredom. He dressed the couple in the forgotten clothes, styled them…

SHE was just 15 years old when she reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. She became the youngest player ranked in the top 100 in the Women’s Tennis Association. And she was the youngest finalist in 20 years in the French Open. Yet there were still doubts about Coco Gauff. Her critics questioned whether she’d live up to her potential and if she really was the prodigy she appeared to be. But now she’s shown definitively that she’s a rising star to watch, generating the kind of hype last seen with a young Serena Williams’ early days on the tennis court. Coco (19) now has her first Grand Slam under her belt, beating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 at the US Open. She also succeeded Serena…

Fashion, fun and laughter were the order of the night as nominees, guests and fans gathered on the purple carpet at the DStv Content Creator Awards in association with Samsung Galaxy. Hosted at the Galleria in Sandton, the epic evening saw famous faces and locals step out in style to celebrate the best of the best in South African content creation.…