Innholdsfortegnelse for 6 February 2025 i You South Africa

I WENT to see A Complete Unknown the other day and was chatting to a young guy before the movie started while my husband was getting the popcorn. “What have you come to see?” he asked. “The Bob Dylan movie,” I said. “What’s it about?” he asked. “Bob Dylan,” I said. “Who?” he asked. I was stunned – especially after I asked him what he was coming to see and he replied, “the Timothée Chalamet movie”. He’d come to see the film because he was a fan of “Timmy” (see page 90), not because he knew anything about Bob. I told a few friends about this interaction afterwards and they said several young people they knew had never heard of Bob – or they had but had no idea how…

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ON OUR RADAR 1 CAPTAIN AMERICA RETURNS IN BRAVE NEW WORLD STAR-SPANGLED MAN ANTHONY MACKIE is back as Sam Wilson, formerly The Falcon, and now Captain America in the first of this year’s trio of Marvel movies. It will be followed by Thunderbolts* in May and Fantastic Four: First Steps in July. On the small screen, Daredevil returns in Born Again, streaming in March and, after a six-year absence from the big screen, the Avengers will assemble for Doomsday, which starts shooting in London in March for a mid-2026 cinema release. In Brave New World, directed by Nigerian-born American filmmaker Julius Onah, Sam investigates a global conspiracy orchestrated by a shadowy mastermind while facing newly elected US president Thaddeus Ross (HARRISON FORD, replacing the late William Hurt) who is pushing…

ONE OF the most important keys to success in maths is making sure you have a solid understanding of the basic concepts and terms. If you grasp these and practise often you can achieve great success. This week, we focus on these important concepts: multiples, factors, prime numbers and prime factors. Work through this and complete each exercise so that you can really master the concepts. MULTIPLES Multiples are numbers that can be divided exactly by a given number. If we count in 2s, then you list all the multiples of 2. Multiples of 2 are: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, . . . If you count in 5s, then you list all the multiples of 5. Multiples of 5 are: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,…

FOUR years ago, Caroline Darian thought she had a normal life. She was in her early 40s, she had a home in the Paris area, a job as a communications manager, a husband who worked for a TV breakfast show and a six-year-old son. She got on well with her parents, who had retired to the picturesque village of Mazan in Provence in the south of France, to a house with pastel-blue shutters where they would all often spend long summers together in the garden under the mulberry tree and splashing in the pool – with barbecues and music, dinner and board games on the patio and country bike rides with her dad. Caroline remembers the exact moment this all shattered. It was 8.25pm according to the clock on her…

BARREN desert landscapes, the sun baking down on dunes, clouds of dust billowing across an unforgiving world, hours behind the wheel carving a path out of terrain even camels fear to tread. This is the reality of the Dakar Rally, one of the world’s toughest races – and an event Giniel de Villiers knows all too well. He’s done it for two decades, pitting himself against the elements as the thrill of adrenaline and the love of adventure course through his veins. The endurance race, with the distance varying depending on each year’s route, was originally called the Paris-Dakar Rally, running from the French to the Senegalese capital. Then it moved to South America and in recent years it’s been held in Saudi Arabia, although it retains the name Dakar.…

IT ISN’T easy getting hold of this guy. He wants to chat, that isn’t the issue – it’s pinning him down that’s so hard. But then there’s a lot going on in Kwena Maphaka’s life. He plays for the Paarl Royals in the Betway SA20 and there are so many games on the go it seems like cricket’s constantly on the TV. And in a season where young stars are on the rise, this kid is shining bright along with the best of them. The 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler made history recently when he became the youngest Protea to make his Test debut, stepping out for the New Year’s Test against Pakistan at Newlands and taking the wickets of Babar Azam, Khurram Shahzad and captain Shan Masood to cement his…

THE LIFE-altering impact of dementia is scary. The memory loss, cognitive decline and behavioural changes that come with it are challenging for those who develop it as well as for their loved ones. So if there’s anything you can do to lower your risk of developing this neurological condition, you should do it – and it turns out midlife is a good time to do so. When it comes to dementia, midlife is a key period of potential intervention, according to a new scientific paper. Researchers at University College Cork highlight how this “previously understudied period of life” is crucial in predicting the future of our cognitive health. Exactly why this stage of life is so pivotal is still a matter of speculation, says Sebastian Allard, one of the paper’s…

WE TALK ABOUT Dragonfly heading to Saturn NASA is making great strides with one of its most exciting projects yet. If all goes as planned, its groundbreaking Dragonfly exploration craft will launch towards Titan – Saturn’s largest moon – in July 2028. A few weeks ago, Nasa awarded SpaceX the contract to launch the car-sized rotorcraft, which is similar to a helicopter or large drone, both of which are equipped with rotors. Dragonfly, designed and built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory for Nasa, is expected to start its journey to Titan in just over three and a half years, riding atop a powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. If everything goes according to plan, it will reach the mysterious moon by 2034, after a six-year journey covering an average distance…

PEOPLE, places, animals, landscapes – the photographers who entered the recent Travel Photographer of the Year awards travelled far and wide to bring a range of images to pore over. The competition is run by photographers for photographers and is open to amateurs and professionals. The only criterion is that the pictures must tell a story. PREGNANT PAUSE Piper Mackay, US The striking image of a Mucubal woman standing in the stark landscape of southern Angola saw Piper winning the overall prize. American-born Piper, who lives in Kenya, has been capturing Africa’s beauty since 2004. “So many images seen today are over-saturated, over-processed and even AI-generated,” says Chris Coe, founder of the competition. “A ‘less-is-more’ approach is often far more effective and Piper’s images illustrate this.” ‘MY PHILOSOPHY HAS ALWAYS…

PLAYING someone famous always requires a lot – you have to learn about their lives, replicate their mannerisms, emulate their voice, walk like them, get inside their head. So when director James Mangold was looking for someone to bring Bob Dylan to the big screen in the biopic A Complete Unknown, he needed someone who could act well, looked young, had the cool factor and possessed the potential to sing the songs of one of music’s biggest icons. That person turned out to be Timothée Chalamet. James knew Timmy, as he calls him, was right for the role before he even agreed to do it. “He has acting chops bar none,” says James, who also wrote and produced the film. “And I thought he could sing but he surprised me…

BILLY’S MELTDOWN COUNTRY singer BILLY RAY CYRUS has had one tough year, fraught with a bitter divorce, family fallouts and a flailing career comeback. And after his disastrous performance at the recent US presidential inauguration celebrations, fans and family are also starting to fear for his mental and physical wellbeing. During his performance at Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball, Billy Ray (63) suffered technical difficulties, but it was his bizarre ranting in front of the crowd that caused concern. He took to the stage alone to sing his hits Old Town Road and Achy Breaky Heart when his technical support abruptly shut down. “Is anyone back there? Can someone turn my guitar back on? We’re gonna sing a little bit more,” he said on stage. “Y’all want me to sing more,…

THE SHAFT of the abandoned mine descends more than 1 000m into the ground. Looking into the gaping wound drilled years ago to extract minerals you can see nothing – just the ominous, all-consuming darkness. But if you were there just a few weeks ago you might have heard voices echoing from the shaft, coming from hundreds of illegal miners trapped in the disused Buffelsfontein Gold Mine shaft 11 just outside Stilfontein in the North West. The operation to rescue the miners, who were trapped in deplorable conditions, made headlines around the world – and leading the operation to bring them to the surface was Mannas Fourie (48), executive director of Mines Rescue Services. “These aren’t conditions you’d want to find yourself in,” he tells YOU. “You only have your…

SHE MOVES effortlessly across the room, bopping her head to the music as she carries out complex routines with graceful movements of her long slender arms. Dance is Lebohang Motlengoa’s way of showing the world her disability doesn’t limit her – and her feisty attitude and natural talent are earning her quite a following. The 29-year-old regularly shares videos of her dances on TikTok and Facebook and has become something of a celebrity in her community in Soweto. Lebohang welcomes us warmly into her home, where she moves around easily on her hands and does chores as efficiently as any able-bodied person. “For other people not having legs might seem like a limitation,” she says. “But it’s actually not.” The mom of one has a wheelchair but she uses it…

WE’VE all been there – following a routine faithfully, only to feel like our skin isn’t responding in the way we’d hoped. Whether you’re dealing with breakouts, dryness or flaking, it’s frustrating when your regimen doesn’t deliver the results you want. Here are seven common skin problems along with tips on what to do about them. 1 INCREASED DRYNESS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE Your skin feels tight, flaky or rough, even after moisturising. WHY IT HAPPENS Dryness can result from using products that strip moisture, especially harsh cleansers or exfoliants. Sometimes too many active ingredients in your routine (like acids or retinol) can disrupt the skin’s natural moisture barrier. SOLUTION Opt for products infused with hyaluronic acid, glycerine or ceramides as these help retain moisture. TRY THESE 2 DULL COMPLEXION…

> SPIRAL Keyword clue: TENTS BY THE SEA 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 Golf stick2 Lip lotion3 Coffee holders4 Boutique or bakery, eg5 Reply of the accused6 Silviculturist’s tool (pl)7 Harmonise8 Stylish9 Part of a sleeve10 Bug on a dog11 Matured12 Connect the . . .13 Ponzi scheme, eg14 Humongous (prefix)15 . . . Wintour (fashion editor)16 Swedish pop group > SUDOKU These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in…

IT WAS supposed to be one of the most beautiful months of their lives. Their son, Thylen, was celebrating his sixth birthday and starting his first day of big school and they were also expecting the arrival of their second child, a blessing all the more precious after the heartbreak of a miscarriage in 2023. Thys (32) and Junëtt Smit (35) from Virginia in the Free State couldn’t wait to meet their “rainbow baby”, as they called it. “We were excited about the little things, like choosing a name,” Thys says. “We lovingly unpacked the bedding, set up the medicine cabinet and sorted through the cherished items from our firstborn that we’d kept. “Junëtt explained so beautifully to Thylen that he was going to be a big brother and that…

AS royal visits go it was pretty low-key. The Princess Royal quietly visited SA last week on a whirlwind trip during which she unveiled the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) new memorial in Cape Town, and visited the South African Riding for the Disabled Association (SARDA). As president of the global Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), the royal visited the SARDA centre in the Mother City to witness first-hand the therapeutic effects of horse-riding for persons living with disabilities. She handed out rosettes to children and marvelled at how the centre had grown since her last visit 30 years ago. For her appearance to unveil the new memorial, which for the first time honours the contribution of black South African military labourers in the First World War, she wore…