Innholdsfortegnelse for 5 December 2024 i You South Africa

HER MOTHER took her to her favourite restaurant to tell her the truth about her paternity. Her father wasn’t the wealthy businessman who’d raised her – he was, in fact, the king of Belgium and she was the product of an 18-year-long affair. Delphine Boël was just 17 when she found out her life had been a lie but initially she wasn’t that angry when her mother, Baroness Sybille de Selys, spilt the beans. After all, Albert wasn’t a stranger. To Delphine he was a familiar face, a cherished family friend who often brought her gifts and flowers. Knowing going public with the truth would cause a scandal, she kept her true identity to herself. But everything changed when Albert cut contact with her after he abdicated the throne in…

LIMONCELLO TIRAMISU SERVES 6 / PREPARATION: 30 MINS / CHILLING: 2 HRS OR OVERNIGHT LIMONCELLO DIP ◗ 70g castor sugar◗ 400ml water◗ zest of 1 lemon◗ 20ml (4t) limoncello CREAM ◗ 500g mascarpone◗ 50g icing sugar◗ 200ml double cream◗ zest and juice of 1 lemon◗ 10ml (2t) limoncello TIRAMISU ◗ 250g lady fingers OR Boudoir biscuits◗ lemon slices, to serve Keep a shallow 20x30cm dish on hand. 1 Limoncello dip In a small saucepan over a low-medium heat, combine the castor sugar, water and lemon zest. Mix well and bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and pour into a shallow bowl. Leave to cool completely, then pour in the limon-cello. Set side. 2 Cream Combine the mascarpone and icing sugar in a large bowl and mix with…

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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’VE divorced and met someone new – now you’re taking the big step of setting up home together with your respective kids and becoming a blended family. Although you may think you and your new partner are on the same page, this kind of family unit can present more financial challenges than you faced before. It can get rather stressful juggling your responsibilities to your new household with your obligations from your past relationship. KEY CHALLENGES When your relationship changes from “mine” to “ours” the key financial challenges often stem from partners having different priorities. On top of this, in a blended family each partner has responsibilities stemming…

NOBEL Prizes are some of the most important and globally recognised awards anyone can win. Winners of these prestigious prizes are called laureates, and they’re honoured for making an important contribution to humanity through their fields of expertise. Alfred Nobel, the man who made these awards possible, also made a notable contribution in his field of study, although it might surprise you to find out exactly what that was. NOBEL’S EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1833. His father, Immanuel, was an engineer and inventor who didn’t have much money during Alfred’s early life. Immanuel and his wife, Andriette, had eight children but only Alfred and his three brothers survived childhood. Science, engineering and a knack for discovering and inventing things had been…

IT’S all eyes on TAYLOR SWIFT when she strides into the stadium to support her American football player boyfriend TRAVIS KELCE at his games for the Kansas City Chiefs. Tay-Tay has cemented her status as WAG-in-Chief with her rock-star fashion and we’re here for it!…

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THE logo may remind you of something – the blue butterfly on a white background is not unlike a certain social media app that once featured a white bird on a blue background. That’s because Bluesky was developed by the same people who brought the world Twitter, back in the day before Elon Musk bought it and turned it into X. And like Twitter and X, Bluesky lets you post posts, follow people, upload pictures and comment on other people’s stuff. But this app wants to be something different – a kinder, gentler online experience in an environment often blighted by hate speech and cruelty. BlueSky was first created in 2021 by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey as a beta version, which means it was available for testing to a select…

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IGNITE THE FIRE ■ What did the lightning say to the fireworks? You stole my thunder. ■ Fireworks have been really popular in 2024. Sales have skyrocketed. ■ As much as I love fireworks there is a problem . . . I just blow through them. ■ I was unfairly dismissed today from my job as a fireworks coordinator. It was bang out of order. ■ A policeman sees two boys, one with batteries, the other with fireworks . . . He charges the first boy and lets the other off. HO-HO-HO HOLIDAY! ■ What ethnicity is Santa? North Poleish ■ Why don’t Chinese people believe in Santa Claus? Because they make the toys. ■ Santa is nearby. I can sense his presents. ■ Why was Santa hacked? Because he…

THRILLERS THE WAITING By MICHAEL CONNELLY Orion Detective Renée Ballard and the LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit make the DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet 20 years ago. As the arrested man is only 23 they join the dots and deduce it must be his father who was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles. Meanwhile, after Ballard’s badge, gun and ID are stolen she’s reluctant to report it as she fears it will give her enemies in the department the ammunition they need to end her career. She goes on a solo mission to recover her belongings…

WE TALK ABOUT Unusual cosmic phenomenon BEAUTIFUL SATURN’S RINGS WILL SOON ‘DISAPPEAR’ Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, but many astronomers consider Saturn to be the most beautiful due to its magnificent rings. Planetary rings are a feature of the larger outer planets Jupiter and Uranus too. However, none have rings as spectacular as Saturn’s. But in March these spectacular rings will “disappear” to anyone observing Saturn from our planet. Fortunately, this will only be temporary – this rare event is an optical illusion related to the orientation and thickness of Saturn’s rings and the planet’s tilt relative to Earth. WHY IT HAPPENS Just like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted or slanted. For half of a Saturn year, in other words one orbit around the Sun (equivalent…

HE WASN’T the obvious choice for the movie – critics thought he was too lean, too young and too inexperienced. Besides, he’d never worked on an action film let alone one of such epic proportions. But Paul Mescal’s powerful performance in Gladiator II is proving the prophets of doom wrong. In Gladiator II – director Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel to the 2000 blockbuster – Paul plays Lucius, the boy heir from the original film that made Russell Crowe a star. Following Maximus’ death, Lucius’ mother sends him away from the Roman Empire to the northern coast of Africa where he builds a life and has a family. Things take a drastic turn when the Roman Empire invades the territory, leading him to become a gladiator at the Colosseum. His sole…

ROYAL FAMILY TURMOIL Prince Haakon addresses stepson’s arrest on rape charges NORWAY’S Crown Prince Haakon has spoken out about his family’s ongoing struggles with his stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, following the 27-year-old’s arrest on charges of rape. Marius, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from a previous relationship, is accused of violating Norway’s criminal code related to engaging in sexual activity with an unconscious person or someone unable to resist. “Marius is facing serious accusations, which the police and the judiciary will deal with. I am convinced they will do a good job,” Prince Haakon told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. This marks Marius’ third recent arrest. In August he was arrested after a physical altercation with a woman he was reportedly dating, and in September he was arrested for breaking the terms of…

WHEN she thinks back to her days as a little girl, one dark memory overwhelms everything – and it’s the kind of thing most people experience only in their nightmares. Mikayla Robbertse was just five years old and she was doing the most normal thing in the world – going to bed. “We lived on a farm in Lephalale [ formerly Ellisras] in Limpopo at the time and I wanted to go to sleep,” she recalls. She had no idea of the horror that awaited in her bed and how it would change her life in a split second. A Mozambique spitting cobra had slithered between her sheets and Mikayla lay down on top of it. The reptile, one of Southern Africa’s most venomous creatures, struck instantly. “The first bite…

HIS readers constantly surprise him. It doesn’t matter where he is – at a wedding, in the supermarket, walking down the street minding his own business, someone will come up to tell him how his novels changed their lives. Sometimes it can get a bit awkward for John van de Ruit, like when people assume he and his much-loved character, schoolboy John “Spud” Milton, are one and the same person. They’ll yell, “Spud! Spud!” and ask him embarrassing questions such as, “Have your balls dropped yet?” But he’s able to take it all with good humour because he knows how lucky he is – there aren’t many South African authors who generate this level of excitement. His series of Spud books, set at an elite KwaZulu-Natal boarding school, smashed local…

HOW DO I KNOW HE’LL BE FAITHFUL? Q This year, for the festive season, my boyfriend is going on holiday to the Cape with his parents while I’m going to KwaZulu-Natal with my family. My boyfriend is very attractive and young (we’re both going to matric next year) and I know he’ll catch the eye of girls on the beach. He tells me he’ll be faithful but we’ve only been dating for six months and I don’t know him well enough to trust him that much. What should I do to ensure that he doesn’t start a holiday romance? Alta, email A Although your boyfriend may be a handsome young man, I’m sure you’re also very special and that he won’t forget you so soon. He might even have the…

For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC A WEEK FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS Expect a comedy of errors this week and hopefully your sense of humour won’t fail you as you simply won’t be able to make up what is currently transpiring. Even though you and your partner/spouse may consider yourselves to be on the same page, chances are that you’re not and that misunderstandings of grand proportions may occur. Travel plans may have to be changed if not abandoned, so try to live life one day at a time. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 10, 15, 46, 47, 40, 11 CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN Money usually makes your world turn, but especially so this week. Some profound truths may be revealed when Venus…

YOU’LL NEED STEP BY STEP 1 Remove the cap from the bottle. The cap should stay closed at first, but later you’ll need to pull it up so it’s open. 2 Glue the cap to the shiny side of the CD. Make sure it fits exactly over the opening in the CD. 3 Fit the balloon over the cap and blow it up through the CD opening. Pinch the neck of the balloon, place it on a table, pull the cap up (to open it), give it a little push and watch the balloon glide across the table. How it works The air flows out of the balloon, creating a cushion that reduces friction between the CD and the table, allowing the balloon to lift slightly and move. Once all…

HE’S THE perpetual Hollywood bachelor, flitting from one relationship to the next, each gorgeous girlfriend as young or younger than the one before. But as Leonardo DiCaprio celebrates turning 50 could there be signs he’s slowing down and finally giving up on looking out for the next hot young thing? There are tentative signs. Leo has been with model Vittoria Ceretti for more than one whole year – practically an aeon in his ooh-there’s-another-shiny-thing world. The Italian model has also broken Leo’s Law and survived his date-no-one-over-25 rule – she turned the ripe old age of 26 in June. Still, no one’s really counting any chickens. This is Leo and Leo, as anyone who has even the vaguest knowledge of him will know, does things his way. His penchant for…

More than a month after One Direction singer LIAM PAYNE (31) tragically fell to his death from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, his loved ones finally got to say their goodbyes. Famous friends and family gathered for a private ceremony in Buckinghamshire outside of London to celebrate Liam’s life. In a touching scene his parents could be seen waiting outside the church for the horse-drawn carriage carrying their son’s casket. En route the carriage passed rose arrangements bearing tributes to some of the things he loved the most in life. One especially poignant floral wreath simply read “Daddy” – a sad reminder of his seven-year-old son, Bear, who now has to face life without him.…