Innholdsfortegnelse for 23 May 2024 i You South Africa

IT GAVE throwback vibes to their tour of South Africa in October and November 2019. Harry and Meghan smiling and dancing with the people, accepting gifts, making speeches, basking in the adoration of the crowds . . . A true royal tour, in other words, except of course, it wasn’t. The Sussexes’ three-day visit to Nigeria had no royal protection, no palace-organised itinerary, no requirements of doing it for the good of The Firm. Instead they embarked on a journey of philanthropy and goodwill aimed at championing causes close to their heart as well as the African nation. Their trip saw them visiting charities their Archewell Foundation supports, focusing on mental health and promoting the prince’s Invictus Games, which Nigeria hopes to host in the future. It also had many…

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WHY did the rate of self-harm among teen girls triple between 2010 and 2020? Why has the rate of depression among young people doubled since 2008? Why does anxiety seem to be the defining mental illness of young people today? These are the questions US social psychologist Jonathan Haidt wanted to answer, and his research has led to his new book The Anxious Generation and a crusade to get parents to understand the extent to which smartphones and the internet are disrupting childhood development. Two things have happened that have put kids today at more risk of mental illness than ever before, Haidt says. The first is that since the 1990s parents have been overprotecting their children, not giving them enough independence to explore and experience the real world. The…

WE TALK ABOUT Earth’s ‘second moon’ BET you didn’t know that asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa is like Earth’s cosmic buddy, travelling around the sun in a similar path to our planet’s. Some even refer to it as Earth’s “second moon”. And now scientists may have discovered where it came from. According to new research published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the asteroid might actually be a piece that broke off from the moon a long time ago, making it a very special space rock. It likely detached between one and 10 million years ago when a giant asteroid struck the satellite – in other words, our “second moon” probably came from our first. Discovered in 2016, Kamo’oalewa is a Hawaiian word meaning “oscillating celestial fragment”. The word oscillating refers to something…

JOINING a running club in Dubai was initially a way for her to socialise and meet new people – little did she realise this step towards settling into her adopted country would ignite a remarkable career in long-distance running. Gerda Steyn is now celebrated as an ultramarathon queen, having won the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon five times in a row. “There’s the adage that a task seems impossible until it’s done. I think my wins show aspiring athletes that it is possible,” she says. Gerda not only secured victory at this year’s Two Oceans but also surpassed the record she set in 2023 by two minutes. She’d been planning to break her record since flying across the finish line last year, putting in hours of hard work and training to…

IMAGES from the scene resemble an earthquake in faraway countries: clouds of dust billowing into the sky, piles of rubble and twisted iron lying scattered across the landscape, and weary rescue teams weaving through the wreckage in a desperate search for life. Yet this disaster happened right here at home, in the centre of the pretty Garden Route town of George – and the magnitude of the tragedy left the nation stunned. At the time of going to print, 32 people had perished, 12 were in hospital and 20 were still unaccounted for. The community has rallied together in the wake of the tragedy, with volunteers and local businesses providing support to rescue teams and those affected by the collapse. While families awaited updates, a man played Amazing Grace and…

HE CHARGES down the field with the ball clutched under one arm, dodging players left, right and centre until he’s finally tackled from behind and brought down. As spectators either groan or cheer he scrambles up and rushes back to help his team defend their territory. It’s a scene common across South Africa – young boys getting stuck into the game of rugby, giving their all at every match. But one thing puts this little guy in a league of his own: both his legs have been amputated just below the knees. There’s been a buzz around eight-year-old Grayton Rhode after a video circulated of his recent debut for the under-9 team at Stockwell Primary School, near Ashton in the Western Cape. The sight of Grayton running on his stumps…

SPIRAL Keyword clue: BIRD Starting with clue No 1, fill in the grid in a clockwise direction with four-letter words working your way to the centre of the spiral puzzle. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next. If you have correctly filled in the grid there should be a seven-letter keyword reading across from clue No 8. 1 Basmati, eg2 Hurricane centres3 Taking a long time4 Sudden fancy5 Soften (ice cream)6 Japanese sock worn with sandals7 Wading bird8 Religious faction9 Violent criminal10 Re: spiral (comb form)11 Composer’s masterwork12 Breath of relief13 Leg joints14 Comfortable and cosy15 Snatch16 Rupert or Pooh, eg SUDOKU These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that the same number appears…

THE Sargasso Sea is a unique part of the North Atlantic Ocean. It’s different from other seas because it doesn’t have any land around it. Instead, it is surrounded by ocean currents that create invisible borders right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Think of it as a big, watery island surrounded by moving currents rather than by beaches. The island of Bermuda is in the Sargasso Sea. Many tourists and divers go there to explore this magical part of our planet. SARGASSUM SEAWEED The Sea gets its name from sargassum weed, yellow-brown seaweed clumps that float in large patches on the sea. The weed branches are intertwined and form carpets that provide shelter for trillions of plankton cells, as well as small creatures such as seahorses and baby…

FEVERISH, achy, zero energy, a throat like you’ve swallowed razorblades, a lingering cough, even tummy issues . . . The flu doing the rounds is no joke and if we haven’t had it ourselves yet we’re bound to know someone who has. It left Jaimie Davids, a 28-year-old teacher from Cape Town, flattened for days. “I had this heavy feeling in my head and I was coughing a lot,” she says. “As a teacher I’m used to coughing a lot because of all the talking I do, but this was something else. I’ve never had flu like this before.” Jacques Watermeyer (54) from Jeffreys Bay can relate. “I was down for more than a week,” he says. “I found it extremely difficult to breathe and that’s the thing that gets…

IT’S 2 o’clock on a Friday afternoon and he’s looking forward to knocking off a bit earlier than usual – although “knocking off early” hardly means he’s skiving off. For Sy Mamabolo, early means around 6pm and considering he’s been up since 4am, it’s a 14-hour day few would have the stamina for. But when you’re the chief electoral officer of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and a general election is coming your way with the speed of a runaway train, you have to put the hours in. It is indeed a huge task, he admits. As head of the IEC – the permanent body created by the constitution to manage free and fair elections at all government levels – it’s his job to make sure things go smoothly. Nearly…

NOTHING screams a new look quite like a hair update. Luckily, there’s a host of new hairstyles just waiting to be discovered. From chic and choppy short ’dos to cool boho braids, now is the ideal time to go big and bold and test out the most coveted looks working their way down the runways and onto the streets. SHORT HAIR Thinking of doing the big chop? There’s nothing quite as satisfying as snipping away excess layers and swopping long hair for something that feels freer and lightweight. Luckily short hair also happens to be very on trend. From perfect pixies to shaggy cuts, there’s something for all hair types and textures. THE SHORT SHAG Inspired by the choppy cuts of the ’70s, with a ’90s grunge edge, the short…

ON OUR RADAR 1 ALL ABOUT … FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA The fifth of the Mad Max movies tells the story of Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road. Fury Road, which was shot in SA, Namibia and Australia, was a box office hit and is considered one of the greatest action films made. It received 10 Oscar nominations and won six. In the new movie, a young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of the Biker Horde led by Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Travelling through the Wasteland they come across Immortan Joe’s Citadel, and as the warlords battle, Furiosa must survive and find her way home. IN GEORGE WE TRUST Anya received a key…

EARTH consists of massive areas of land and an even larger mass of water. The areas of land – Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, North and South America – are called continents. Only 29% of Earth’s total surface area is land. The remaining 71% consists of a global ocean which is divided by region into five oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern (Antarctic) Ocean. Each ocean is unique and, as we will see, they all have a significant impact on our life on this planet. WHY ARE OCEANS IMPORTANT? Oceans contain 97% of Earth’s water and make up the main component of its hydrosphere. The hydrosphere is all the water on Earth’s surface – the water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. It also includes water in the…

IN A sheltered life based largely at a desk, I have managed to avoid any sort of scenario in which head-butting seemed like a good move. Now I’m being asked to do it with conviction. And it feels so weird that I’m struggling not to laugh. The stakes are high. I’ve been taken hostage by captors unknown and am being frogmarched towards an uncertain fate. As a menacing man approaches, I kick him in the stomach. And so begins the fight choreography that I’ve been trying to memorise. I turn to the baddie to my left and – WHAM! – toss her to the floor. Now I turn to the right and – BOSH! – I swing my head at Nikita Mitchell, a 34-year-old former dancer, who was recently Margot…

FOR 24 years they’ve held the record for being the largest hairy family in the world and it’s brought them a measure of fame. Documentaries have been made about them, shows have been constructed around them, thousands of strangers have had their pictures taken with them and they’ve landed up in the Guinness World Records book year after year. Scientists have also studied them, analysing the gene that makes them look the way they do. They have the rare condition known as generalised hypertrichosis, which causes excessive hair growth and is also known as werewolf syndrome. The family is a phenomenon – and although the attention has brought them some benefits it’s also caused pain. Jesús “Chuy” Aceves, the 50-year-old head of the family, has led a difficult life almost…

OH BABY! Something’s cooking in the Bieber household AFTER weeks of speculation, JUSTIN and HAILEY BIEBER have finally spilled the beans. There’s a baby on the way and the couple debuted the news with a clip and images on their Instagram accounts. The announcement had fans in a frenzy as rumours had been rife that she might be expecting after she was seen wearing mostly loose-fitting clothes. A representative for Hailey (27) confirmed she’s just over six months pregnant. The footage was filmed in Hawaii, where the couple, donning Yves Saint Laurent, also renewed their marriage vows in a ceremony officiated by their pastor, Judah Smith. The mom-to-be is seen wearing an off-shoulder, flowy white lace dress. Justin (30) sported a baseball hat with a fuzzy bomber jacket. A few…