Innholdsfortegnelse for 18 January 2024 i You South Africa

JUST the other day colleagues were scrounging around the office, looking for coins to buy an afternoon pick-me-up snack at the vendor downstairs. Ah, the time of year when, after all the celebrations of the festive season, it feels like there’s a lot more month to go through than money to spend. With a nearly five-week month and still a stretch to go until payday for most, it’s no wonder the first month of the year has become known as “Januworry”. Sadly, hunting around for coins or nervously watching your bank balance with every swipe of your card is relatable to many around this time. On page 18 we chat to some money-wise pros about how to get the best bang for your buck and become a savvy spender when…

HER voice has been lauded for decades, an extraordinary asset that includes a five-octave vocal range and the ability to reach an E6 – an incredibly high note just above the soprano C. She also has the ability to project her voice in all registers, which allows it to pierce through the heaviest accompanying instruments and has seen award after award come her way. Five Grammys, a Golden Globe, several Billboard gongs, numerous American Music Awards . . . the list goes on and on. But Céline Dion’s voice might forever be silenced, lost to a devastating disease that’s trapping her in her body and robbing her of the ability to sing. Fans had hoped there might be some way their idol could overcome her illness and return to the…

A WOMAN giving birth to twins is often regarded as a double blessing, a kind of two-for-the-price-of-one joy. But it’s hardly the sort of thing that makes headlines – unless it’s an occurrence so rare it’s hailed as close to a medical miracle. Only about three in 1 000 women are born with two uteruses and the chances of being pregnant in both at the same time are at least one in a million. But Kelsey Hatcher can add herself to this exclusive club. She found out at the age of 17 she’d been born with uterus didelphys – a congenital anomaly that results in a double uterus – and she knew she had about as much chance of winning the lottery as she did of falling pregnant in both…

ASIAN SALAD SERVES 4 / PREPARATION: 20 MINS / COOKING: ABOUT 7 MINS Brighten a variety of greens with pineapple, avocado, salted nuts and noodles. DRESSING ◗ 80ml (¹/3c) sushi rice wine vinegar◗ 30ml (2T) blueberry balsamic vinegar reduction◗ 60ml (¹/3c) canola oil◗ 15ml (1T) sesame oil (optional)◗ 5ml (1t) soft brown sugar SALAD ◗ 250g soba noodles, wholewheat Chinese noodles or egg noodles◗ 150g green leaves such as watercress, baby spinach and rocket◗ 1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced◗ 1 avocado, cut into strips◗ ½ pineapple, cut into batons◗ 4 handfuls of fresh herbs such as coriander, mint and basil◗ 4 spring onions, sliced◗ large handful of toasted salted nuts (almonds, pecan nuts, cashews, Brazil nuts) 1 Dressing Whisk the ingredients together well. 2 Salad Cook the noodles according to the…

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. YOU may have a life policy, unit trusts and a retirement fund that you’ve been contributing to for years without giving much thought to what will happen to these investments in the event of your death. We asked Louis van Vuren of the Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa to explain what you need to know. 1 RETIREMENT FUNDS ● Pension benefits aren’t part of a deceased’s estate and are protected against creditor claims (people or companies you owe money). ● The trustees of a retirement fund decide how your benefits are divided – even if you have nominated beneficiaries. The trustees have 12 months to…

RESURRECTION WALK By MICHAEL CONNELLY ORION Michael Connelly is back with a new offering. This time the main character is the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, who shares the story with his half-brother, retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch. After freeing a wrongly convicted man, Mickey is inundated with letters from convicted prisoners asking him to look into their cases. He hires Harry as an investigator to go through the letters for any that sound credible. Harry sees red flags in the case of Lucinda Sanz, who was encouraged by her lawyer to plead guilty to killing her ex-husband, a sheriff’s deputy, despite her insistence she didn’t do it. The story is well-plotted, moves at a good pace and the interaction between the brothers is strong and sets things up for them…

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SHE lies on the operating table waiting for doctors to perform the C-section that will allow her to see the baby she’s been longing to meet. But there’s also a deep poignancy to the delivery that everyone is keenly aware of – while new life is about to burst into the room, death lurks there too. Lying next to Claudia Swanepoel and holding her hand is her husband, Johan (32). His body is so riddled with cancer he can’t sit up or stand, yet doctors have gone out of their way to make him part of the birth. Ahead of the delivery, Johan – or Pikkie as he’s affectionately known – has been wheeled into the operating theatre at Louis Leipoldt Hospital in Cape Town so he can support his…

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THE RIGHT REMEDY A pharmacist arrives at work one day and sees a guy standing at the end of an aisle. The man looks in pretty bad shape and is holding onto the shelf. Just then one of the shelf packers walks by so the pharmacist asks him what’s up with the guy. The employee explains that the man came in for a cough but that he didn’t know where the cough medicine was so he gave him a laxative. “You can’t give a laxative for a cough,” the pharmacist shout. “That won’t work!” “Sure it does,” the employee replies. “Look at him, he won’t cough.” IN WRITING ■ Farmers would make great writers. They really know how to work a plot. ■ What happened to the professional writer who…

HEALTHY LUNCHBOXES AHEAD! Don’t think a healthy lunchbox should be expensive or complicated – here are some top lunchbox ideas plus handy, affordable lunchboxes that any kid would appreciate. 1 PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA SANDWICHES: There’s nothing like peanut butter and banana – you’re adding sweet fruit, but less sugar! Use a divided container to separate the sandwich from other snacks and keep it fresh. 2 VEGGIE STICKS WITH A DIP: The more colours of vegetables you include, the more likely your little one is to eat one or more of the options. Fill one section of a divided container with colourful veggie sticks like carrots, cucumber and sweet peppers. In another section, add a side of homemade or store-bought dip made from cottage cheese, hummus or mayo and tomato…

AT THE start of a new year, it’s important to learn how to manage your time correctly. This skill is called time management. If you can learn to organise your time successfully, it can make a big difference to how you study, how well you handle your daily responsibilities and how much time you have for the fun things you want to enjoy. WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT? Children today can be just as busy as adults. Between school, extracurricular activities, homework and studying, it can often feel like you don’t have time to relax and have fun. This can feel overwhelming. If you can learn to manage your time correctly, it can become one of your best skills that can prepare you for success from an early age. You…

ASK Alicia Keys what smell reminds her of her childhood and she doesn’t have to think about it. “Garbage.” I was expecting something more along the lines of “my mom’s home-baked cookies”, but okay. “The smell of New York City garbage is really . . .” she smiles dreamily, “spectacular.” We’re sitting in a chauffeur-driven black Escalade opposite the brutalist tower block Alicia grew up in. The 15-time Grammy winner is wearing double denim – indigo jeans paired with a shirt in a lighter wash – and rose-gold flip-flops she’ll later swap for the lumberjack-style mustard boots lying discarded by her feet. Aside from a flick of eyeliner, she’s makeup-free, but her hair has been sculpted into one of the most elegant up-dos I’ve ever seen: the cornrows leading back…

NAOMI Campbell loves the lyrics, Jay-Z can’t stop bobbing to the beat, Jennifer Hudson tried dancing to it and even Barack Obama is a fan. It seems everyone everywhere is grabbing a bottle of water and pouring it down their backs as they take on the Water Dance Challenge, inspired by the sultry song Water by Tyla, South Africa’s red-hot singer of the moment. No local song has achieved such success in America since jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s Grazing in the Grass 55 years ago – and the Joburg dynamo is only going from strength to strength. She ended the year with a bang when she lit up New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve with a sizzling performance of her sexy hit single. She’s in demand everywhere and…

SHE always claimed she’d follow family tradition and stay on the throne for life – so the announcement that she’d be stepping down came as a shock. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II had worn the crown for 52 years and was Europe’s longest-serving monarch. The chain-smoking, fun, spontaneous and artistic queen was also beloved by her nation, and under her reign the popularity of the royal family had surged. But she was done, she said. She’d given it a lot of thought, especially after having extensive back surgery last February l. “The time takes its toll and the number of ailments increases,” she said. “One cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past. I have decided it is the right time. On 14 January 2024 I will step down…

SHOULD I PUNISH ALL MY KIDS EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE IS GUILTY? Q I am a 45-year-old man and I’ve been divorced since 2016. I have three boys aged 9, 10 and 13. The problem is my teenager. He used to do well at school but in Grade 6 his marks went down and he has now failed his Grade 7 end-of-year exams. I’m very hands-on with education and come from a family of teachers. I’m not a teacher myself, but I help my sons a lot with the little time I do get with them, which is Tuesdays and alternate weekends. My middle son who has just finished Grade 5 gets over 80% for everything. Do I limit the screen time for my 13-year-old? He spends his entire day…

CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN CHANGE IS ON THE WAY You have had to bear the weight of having pitiless Pluto moving through your sign for several years, but that is set to change on the 21st when it finally exits your sign and settles into Aquarius. You may want to have a celebration of sorts, if only to acknowledge that you have survived. The new focal point for you will be money, assets and income, but until then enjoy being a bit frivolous with love diva Venus in your sign. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 10, 38, 47, 20, 3 AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB Expect a degree of intensity, especially around the 20th when powerful Pluto aligns with your sun. Pluto, also known as the planet of…

1 PAULA SUES NIGEL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT Singer PAULA ABDUL is one of a number of women who are suing American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault and battery. Paula (61) claims the assaults happened on several occasions while working alongside Nigel on the popular shows. The lawsuits are being filed under the California Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act which allows sexual abuse cases to be brought forward outside the statute of limitations. 2 HALLE’S LITTLE HALO! After months of speculation about whether she was pregnant, HALLE BAILEY(23) has shared the news that she’s given birth to a baby boy named Halo. The Little Mermaid star and her boyfriend DDG (26) became proud parents in December. “Welcome to the world my…