26 October 2023

You South Africa

South Africa's best-selling English language magazine covering general interest topics.

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Winning Letter
WOULD you keep you kid out of school simply to let them play and have fun if they’re over the age of six? A mental health day, is how one mom in the US puts it – and, unsurprisingly, others have plenty to say about it. I’d love to know what you think
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A Helping Hand
Homework can be overwhelming, and finding reliable sources to help your child can be exhausting. Fret no more because Homework Handled, brought to you by YOU and Drum, has got you covered. Find up-to-date educational articles, infographics and DIY pr
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In The News
Portugal has celebrated it first royal wedding in decades PORTUGAL’S Duke and Duchess of Braganza, Dom Duarte Pio and Dona Isabel, pulled out all the stops for their daughter’s big day. In the first royal wedding in the European country in a quarter-
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Back With A Bang
THE skintight catsuits, dazzling accessories and raunchy dance moves were 100% Madge. And as she strutted her stuff, belted out her beats and increased the energy, it was hard to believe she was at death’s door just a few months ago. In fact, Madonna
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EDITORIAL TEAM 021-406-4552 you@you.co.za you.co.za EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Charlene Rolls DEPUTY EDITOR Wendy Stelzmann ASSISTANT EDITORS Sandy Cook, Jane Vorster CREATIVE DIRECTOR Anton Sassenberg NEWS EDITOR Shanaaz Prince (news@you.co.za) CONTENT E
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In It To Win It
IS THIS the year the Proteas break their streak of bad luck and bring home the world cup trophy that’s eluded them so far? They certainly weren’t the favourites when the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup began on 5 October in India, but after winning all t
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‘Daddy’s Lying Across The Road’
IT’S the kind of domestic scene that plays itself out in many homes. A young girl keeps busy while her father makes dinner, music playing as he unwinds after a long, hard week. But this scene of familial bliss didn’t end with a sparkling kitchen and
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My Wake-up Call
HE’S not the sort of guy who believes in going to the doctor. As someone who runs a gym, he sees it as his duty to stay in tip-top shape and he’s never had much need for prescriptions and pills. So when the headaches and vomiting started late last ye
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Back In The Spotlight
SHE commanded the screen in Girl, Interrupted and created an enduring fan base as video-game character Lara Croft. Over the years she took a turn as a spy, an assassin and a delicious Disney villain with a few emotional dramas tossed in along the way
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No School Today, Dear
MIND your business was the clear instruction from one mom when she shared a clip of her six-year-old daughter taking a day off school to play outside and go shopping. She knew people were going to criticise her for taking her child out of school for
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For The Love Of Birds
IT’S not a request you hear every day: “Do you have a dead vulture in your fridge you can donate to me?” But specialist wildlife vet Katja Koeppel knew the people from VulPro, an organisation that protects vultures, wouldn’t find it strange at all. K
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There’s Magic In THE AIR
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Here Comes The Sun
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Hello, Summer!
HOLIDAY plans secured and your summer wardrobe sorted? It’s now time to turn your attention to the next item on your get-ready-for-summer agenda: your beauty routine. While the warm season brings with it long sunshine-filled days, the hot and dry or
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Tile In Style
In this yard, cement Moroccan tiles were used to add an exotic aesthetic. Tiles can be added to cement seating or around a braai place to give it new life. Have leftover tiles? Use them to create a feature wall. Tiles are weather-resistant and they c
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The Good Fight
CONFLICT is often seen as a bad thing, but it’s inevitable in any relationship. In fact, it’s natural for there to be conflict when two people with different views and needs are forging a life together. Disagreements aren’t a sign that a relationship
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Thinking Of Renting A Solar Power System?
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 don’t have to pay a fortune to install a solar power system – homeowners can now rent one. It’s more
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Ask Dr Louise
Q I find social media very perplexing and I can’t understand why people need to post about everything they do, say and experience. I also find it strange that other people find it wonderful to read about the lives of others and slavishly follow their
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Your Stars
With plenty of planetary activity currently in your sign, you’re feeling energetic, motivated, and keen to get things going on many levels. Focus on developing your ideas around the 29th, a singular time when your intuition and intelligence combine t
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Chuckles
A couple go for a meal at a Chinese restaurant and order the Chicken Surprise. The waiter brings the meal, served in a pot with a lid. Just as the wife is about to serve herself, the lid rises slightly and she briefly sees two beady little eyes looki
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CHILL Out
Having superpowers is something many kids dream about, but for the teens of Gen V, Prime Video’s spinoff of The Boys, it’s the stuff of nightmares. Like its parent series, Gen V is a biting satire of modern life, this time through the eyes of younger
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Simply Thrilling
By MW CRAVEN HACHETTE As head of the US Marshal’s unit, it was Ben Koenig’s job to hunt down the really bad guys. But six years ago he disappeared and started drifting from town to town. Nobody knows where he is and he wants to keep it that way. But
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Puzzles
Keyword clue: FLOWERING PLANT Keyword clue: TWO DAYS OFF FOR MOST 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 th
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Shine On!
THERE’S no doubt that the sun is something quite incredible, and there is no shortage of staggering facts about it. You may have heard facts like the sun is so big that it would take as many as 1,3 million Earths to fill it, or the sun’s gravity is r
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Scientists Behind Covid-19 Vaccine Win Nobel Prize
EVERY year the Nobel Prize is awarded to people who have done outstanding work in their fields – and this year two scientists whose research led to the development of the Covid-19 vaccine received the prize for physiology or medicine. Hungarian bioch
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Hot, Hot, Hot!
THE sun is the centre of our solar system and the primary source of light and life on Earth. It’s a medium-size star that is 4,5 billion (4 500 million) years old and can continue to burn for another five billion years. Like all stars, it releases a
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Kids’ Games & Activities
1 The words in the list below are all hidden in the grid – horizontally or vertically, backwards or forwards. Find and circle them. 2 Make up a story or draw a picture using as many of the words in the list as you can. It gives shade on the beach Loo
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The Truth Is Out There ...
THE woman with the cornflower-blue highlights and crocheted shawl didn’t look as if she might have had an alien implant stuck inside her since 2007. But then, I suppose that’s exactly what the aliens would want us to believe. And as I will be told mo
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My Life Up In Flames
HIS list of monthly expenses is as long as his arm: food, groceries, petrol, utility bills, childcare and school fees and – the biggest of them all – his bond repayments. But Hennie Fourie spends a big chunk of his salary – nearly R10 000 to be exact
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What A Grip!
HE SLAMS his palm against the table three times to hype himself up. Then he turns his baseball cap backwards on his head, plants his elbow on the table and grabs his opponent’s hand. On one side of the table of this arm-wrestling battle is Australian
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Let Him Be Okay
SHE sits in hospital day after day, hoping and praying her baby boy will makes a full recovery. Becoming a mom again is something Timika Thomas had wanted for years, and her prayers were finally answered in July. But now her baby, who was born premat
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‘What The Hell Is Going On?’
HIS muscular physique saw him terminating his challengers during bodybuilding competitions. A lean, mean, oiled machine, he’d confidently squash any rival with his bulging biceps, thick ropes of veins and abs of steel. But that was then. These days w
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From Basketball To Billions
HE WAS barely out of his teens when he became a basketball superstar and one success after another followed as he got older. It wasn’t long before Michael Jordan cemented his status as one of the world’s greatest athletes. And over time he’s expanded
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Always Backing Our Boys!
EVEN in a sea of green and gold, these two stand out. She’s an exuberant woman in a lime-green scarf with colorful beads around her neck that shake when she laughs, and he’s the guy with the green jacket, flamboyant headgear and a broad smile that co
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That’s Wild!
NEARLY 50 000 entries came in from 95 countries, each trying to capture the theme of humanity’s impact on the environment. And capture it these photographers certainly did – showing how we’re playing a role in the protection and destruction of our pl
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Have YOU Heard
THERE has been persistent gossip about an open marriage and they’ve been fighting rumours that their union was in trouble for years now. So when JADA PINKETT SMITH (52) recently laid bare that she and WILL SMITH (55) have been separated since 2016, h
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5 THINGS We Are Talking ABOUT This WEEK!
The Bear star JEREMY ALLEN WHITE (32) will have to undergo strict alcohol testing to see his children, according to a custody agreement. Jeremy’s wife, ADDISON TIMLIN, filed for divorce back in May. The couple have two daughters, EZER (4) and DOLORES
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Julia Spills The Tea
WHEN KANYE “YE” WEST suddenly started love-bombing actress JULIA FOX in the midst of one his erratic episodes, their relationship was bound to be anything but normal. Now Julia has lifted the lid on the whirlwind affair that looked like a mix of fash
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Jen And Jon Get Raunchy
It’s been almost 17 years since JENNIFER ANISTON did her first nude scene in The Break-Up, but she can still give everyone a run for their money in the hotness department. Jen (54) bared it all again in a recent episode of The Morning Show as news an
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A Little Piece Of Fame
Want to get your hands on AMY WINEHOUSE’s famous wig? Well, it could be yours if you have around R700 000 burning a hole in your pocket. Rock and pop memorabilia are big business these days and now auction house Propstore in London is selling off 200
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Smoking Obamas
LIFE can be a drag when you’re a former first daughter and always in the spotlight. Just ask SASHA and MALIA OBAMA, who were both photographed puffing away in Los Angeles recently. Malia (25), who was caught smoking a joint at a music festival in 201
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A French Affair
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