Innholdsfortegnelse for 29 January 2026 i You South Africa

A WHILE ago it was impossible to think how Graham Dickason could ever go on with his life after the most terrible tragedy imaginable imploded his world overnight. When the news broke that his first wife, Lauren, was being charged for the murder of their three little daughters in New Zealand, it shocked everyone. The Dickasons both worked as doctors before they emigrated from South Africa, and they were loving, caring parents, but a series of challenges caused Lauren’s breakdown shortly after their arrival in their new home. When Graham returned to South Africa, it was as a broken man – without his wife, and with only the ashes of his three children. And yet he found the strength to start working again – and finally met someone who made…

IF IT weren’t for the fact he was so dreadful it would almost be tragic – a lonely former prince taking solo rides in the bleak mid-winter on the back of one of the few creatures who can still bear to be near him: his horse. And the animal, of course, knows no better. If it did, it too might not want anything to do with him – this disgraced and blinkered man who has heaped so much shame on his family even his daughters want little to do with him anymore. But saddle up his steed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor does with regularity, taking it for long outings across Windsor Great Park – although these frigid fields won’t be his stamping ground for much longer. In a matter of weeks, the…

AFTER 38 years of heartache, frustration and uncertainty she wept tears of relief when the judge delivered his verdict. Two of the men who killed her brother during the dark days of apartheid had finally been found guilty of his murder and Alegria Nyoka could hardly believe the decades of waiting and praying for justice were over. Her brother Caiphus Nyoka, a student activist and member of the Congress of South African Students, was gunned down in cold blood on 24 August 1987 during a pre-dawn raid at the family’s home in Daveyton on the East Rand. The 23-year-old was shot 12 times while wearing only his underpants and his body was loaded into a hearse and driven away, leaving his family devastated and too terrified to intervene. For more…

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AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB COSMIC SPOTLIGHT ENHANCES YOUR VOICE You’ve been centre stage in the cosmos for a few weeks, and the pattern continues this week with five planets moving through your sign. Of particular interest is the conjunction of Venus and Mercury on the 29th, which bodes well for communication, ideas and cementing relationships. At this time, you have the gift of the gab, so promote your ideas vigorously. See what transpires at the full moon on the 2nd as a date of fruition. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 22, 32, 39, 42, 33, 24 PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MAR This week calls for quiet reflection and discovering what truly matters to you. Your partner might have opinions, but now is the perfect time to connect with your…

BOOK OF THE WEEK WE SOLVE MURDERS By RICHARD OSMANViking Amy Wheeler is a real adrenaline junkie. She's a private security officer and is currently on a remote island keeping the world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. It’s supposed to be an easy job, but things get complicated when an assassin comes calling, not for Rosie, but for Amy. They flee to escape the clutches of the person intent on murdering her – a shadowy figure named François Loubet, a big money smuggler who uses influencers for fake advertisement jobs to carry his money across the world. And then he kills them. Amy needs help. The only person she can trust is her father-in-law, Steve Wheeler. Steve is a retired cop, addicted to pub quizzes and still grieving his dead wife…

IMAGINE climbing into a huge basket and floating upwards so gently you barely notice it. Hot-air balloons don’t have engines or wings – just warm air, a big, colourful balloon above your head and the wind to carry you along. Let’s find out how these “sky bubbles” work, where they came from and why flying in one is so cool. PARACHUTE VALVE A special flap opens by itself to let hot air out, which helps the balloon slow down as it goes up or starts going down. RISING Have you ever heard the statement “hot air rises”? Hot-air balloons use this scientific principle to fly. Burners, attached to propane gas tanks, heat the air. That hot air is then caught inside the balloon and weighs less than the cold air…

GIVE him a piece a strip of toilet paper or scrap of wood and he’ll set it alight – not to destroy it but to transform it into something truly magical. Instead of a paintbrush, Sphesihle Hlatshwayo uses flames to create breathtaking works of art. “Fire has always been my language,” he says. The walls of his room in the house in Daveyton in Gauteng, where he lives with his gran, mother and 11-year-old brother, are jam-packed with his creations, including a stunning portrait of jazz legend Hugh Masekela, which the 20-year-old artist crafted using nothing more than a piece of ordinary kitchen towel and the smoke from a candle. For his portrait of Varang from Avatar: Fire and Ash, Sphesihle opted for a different approach, choosing wood as his…

THE wheelchair is always there, and the challenges are constant. Some days her whole body aches, other days her muscles are so weak that her body simply refuses to cooperate with anything she wants it to do. It would have been easy for Takunda Muchuweni to give up and just say, ‘This isn’t fair, I can’t do this’. And few would have blamed her. Many teenagers faced with what she’s had to deal with – a body that doesn’t work, a rare condition that keeps dragging her down, classmates moving forward while she’s stuck in bed fighting yet another chest infection – might have thrown in the towel ages ago. But not Takunda. Her body might not play along but her mind is as sharp as a razor – and…

The eighth issue of YOU Codebreakers is jam-packed with puzzle fun, including crypto quotes where the aim is to decipher something said by a famous person using the clue provided and your wits. There’s also a delightful mix of codebreaker grids for those who are new to the game as well as those who are skilled at cracking these puzzles. Get your copy in stores now, order it online at youstore.co.za or contact Johan Terblanche on 021-406-4962 or johan.terblanche@media24.com and have it delivered. 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…

IT’S the end of October, one of the most beautiful months in the Western Cape, and nearly 1 000 riders are lining up for the first stage of the Wines-2Whales cycling race. The route will take them more than 60km from the Benguela Cove estate outside Grabouw and back again, over mountain paths and past fields dotted with colourful blankets of spring flowers. Each team is registered under a name – and among them is one called The Bold and The Blonde. It’s the name Dr Graham Dickason and his new wife Marlene have given themselves. They’ve been married for seven months, having wed in March 2025, three months after his divorce from his first wife, Lauren, went through. By that time Graham had been to hell and back. Lauren…

AT ITS worst, it was terrible – 12L of Coke and two loaves of white bread every day, plus junk food. Lots and lots of junk food. On their way to McDonald’s they’d stop off at KFC for a snack for the road, and when they felt like something sweet in the evening they’d tuck into chocolates – a whole bag of Quality Street each. By September 2024, Dawid Lombard of Winnie Mandela ( formerly Brandfort) in the Free State was in bad shape. He weighed just under 300kg, had high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, inflammation and sleep apnoea. “The list goes on,” Dawid (39) says. “I thought every night might be my last.” His wife Rose-Mari (37) wasn’t doing well either – she weighed 140kg and had many…

ALL MY RESERVES ARE DEPLETED AND I FEAR I AM ABOUT TO CRASH! Q I feel like I’m at breaking point. As a human resources manager, I navigated our company through Covid’s challenges and endless personnel problems. Then I had to put down my beloved pet due to illness. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and breast reconstruction. The hormone therapy I’m receiving to prevent cancer recurrence has eliminated my sexual libido, and my marriage is suffering terribly. I thought I was coping with everything until yesterday when my manager gave me a formal warning about my work performance. I’ve completely lost hope and feel like I’ll never be my capable self again. I have no energy, sleep terribly, feel unmotivated…

IT WAS meant to be the best of times – a visit to her homeland with her husband and three kids to celebrate Christmas and herald the new year surrounded by the warmth of family and friends. Instead, the holidays will forever be tainted by tragedy for renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Only two of her children would make it back to their home in the US alive – and the writer is now grappling with a loss she believes could’ve been avoided. On 6 January, Nkanu Nnamdi, one of Chimamanda’s 21-month-old twin sons, died at Euracare Hospital in Lagos after what seemed like a simple cold escalated into a serious infection. The toddler was stabilised at the Atlantis Pediatric Hospital in the Nigerian capital and scheduled to be…

HE’S known for his big hair, wicked wit and unforgettable stage personas, and now comedian Marc Lottering is back, taking Cape Town by storm with his fourth musical comedy, Colleen the Cashier, currently playing at the Baxter Theatre. “I created the character more than 20 years ago, along with some of my other alter egos including Aunty Merle the housewife,” he tells YOU. “Now I thought it was time for Colleen to get her own musical.” Produced by his husband Anwar McKay (49), the musical sees Marc (58) as Colleen getting swept up in a supermarket romance when she falls for the shelf-packer, Randall, played by Carlo Daniels. But their love is not plain sailing in the fast-paced world of retail. “I consider myself fortunate to still be running around…

t – teaspoon/s T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s Grilled CALAMARI SALAD with YOGHURT and OUZO DRESSING SERVES 4 / PREPARATION: 20 MINS / COOKING: 10 MINS (PLUS MARINATING) CALAMARI ◗ 1,2kg baby calamari (200g each), cleaned with hoods and tentacles separated◗ 60ml (¼c) extra virgin olive oil◗ 30ml (2T) oregano leaves, finely chopped◗ 3 oxheart tomatoes, cut into 3cm pieces 80g ( c) mixed◗ Greek olives◗ 60ml (¼c) small basil leaves◗ pita bread and pickled peppers to serve YOGHURT AND OUZO DRESSING ◗ 15ml (1T) extra virgin olive oil◗ 15ml (1T) ouzo◗ 70g (¼c) Greek-style yoghurt ◗ juice of 1 small lemon 1 Calamari Halve the calamari hoods lengthways. Place oil and oregano in a small bowl, season to taste and stir to combine. Place the calamari hoods and tentacles…

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. SO-CALLED grey divorces used to be almost unheard of, but they’ve become more common in recent years with more couples 60 and older choosing to split after retirement. There are various reasons for this decision. Some retirees, for example, feel more secure seeking independence due to having personal savings or a pension, while others prefer to wait for their kids to leave home before filing for divorce. But a separation in this phase of life can have substantial financial implications for both the individuals involved and their children. 1 PENSION DIVISION BEFORE AND AFTER RETIREMENT While South African law tries to ensure that pension funds are divided fairly…

DIVINE CONFIDENCE A kindergarten teacher was observing the children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s artwork. As she got to Little Johnny who was working diligently, she asked what his drawing was. Little Johnny replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.” Without missing a beat, or looking up from his drawing Little Johnny replied, “They will in a minute.” GROAN ZONE ■ Bacon and eggs walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve breakfast here.” ■ I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey. But then I turned myself around. ■ Do old refrigerators ever die? No, they just lose their cool. ■ My wife asked her doctor if she…

IT WAS a move few saw coming. He had only three years of managerial experience under his belt and he’d never coached a Premier League team – let alone one of the big six. But here he is: Liam Rosenior is now in charge of Chelsea following the abrupt departure of Enzo Maresca, who stepped down after butting heads with the club’s hierarchy and a disastrous run that saw the Blues manage just one victory in their last seven league games. Rosenior, who has stints with Hull City and French side RC Strasbourg to his name, has become Chelsea’s sixth coach in six years – and as always when a new boss comes in, there’s big pressure to perform. The 41-year-old – the second black mentor at Stamford Bridge after…

1 ZOE ON TOP She’s got the Oscar, she’s got the Golden Globe and now ZOE SALDAÑA has also become the highest-grossing actor of all time. According to box-office site The Numbers, the success of Zoe’s latest movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, has brought the total income of all her movies at the box office to more than $15 billion (R240bn). She’s starred in the three highest-grossing movies of all time – Avatar (2009), Avengers: End Game and Avatar: The Way of Water. Zoe (47) dethroned Scarlett Johansson (41) who came in second with $14bn (R224bn). 2 IT’S NOT ME! REESE WITHERSPOON is the latest celebrity to speak out and warn fans about scammers catfishing unwitting fans by impersonating her. Reese (49) posted a video on social media in a…