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R400! WINNING LETTER YOUNG & CARING vring in her walker as well. As I drew abreast, I asked them their names: Berné and Caylin, two angels. I told them they would be blessed for taking time out of their day to help an oldie. I walked on another dozen steps when a small dark car stopped and the kind driver offered me a lift home with my heavy bags. This angel was called André. Blessings abound. Who says that young folk nowadays are only concerned about themselves and having a good time? Not I! Today, just after noon, as I trudged wearily home from the shops, I saw ahead of me a very frail old lady struggling slowly along on her walker towards me. Along comes an applegreen saloon car and stops in front of her. Out hops a young couple to chat with her. They proceed to ease her into their vehicle before manoeu- O NE of my guilty pleasures is watching way too many organising videos. If it’s a fridge or pantry restock with all those fancy glass and acrylic organising containers or even videos about organising your luggage in packing cubes – consider me sold! Aesthetic appeal aside, I’ve also found this to be an effective relaxation mechanism for me. It’s one of the ways I unwind and find a sense of calm, especially after a long and busy day. Which is why I was so fascinated to read the articles on the benefits of decluttering your life and your space in our great new standalone publication, YOU Simplify. This special-interest magazine looks at various ways to simplify your life across all aspects. It’s more than just decluttering your space – it’s about streamlining your mind, managing stress and fostering balance in health and wellbeing, particularly during life’s challenging moments. Put together by our deputy editor, Wendy Stelzmann, and members of our editorial team, YOU Simplify is both informative and engaging and provides practical ways for how you can transform your life, making it not only more rewarding but simpler too. Grab a copy at youstore.co.za or on shelves now. Businessman Peet Viljoen and his wife, Real Housewives star Mel, say they don’t think about the fact that they’re rich and famous. spot on the cast of the international Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip spin-off. Tammy realised Mel was in the States and seized the opportunity to target the couple again, Mel says. “She’s riding on our tail. When she saw we were shooting these Hollywood vibes she wanted to jump on the bandwagon.” He’s up for the fight, Peet says. “If someone comes looking for trouble with me, you’ll come second. I don’t care who you are. Winning is all I know.” They have no intention of lying low now they’re in the news again – and today they’ve invited YOU into their home to share a slice of their lives. Peet starts making coffee in a “very, very expensive” machine and he doesn’t grind any old beans. “This is Blue Mountain,” he says. “Mel brought it from Jamaica.” Mel hovers as the steam from the machine lingers, running a brush through her hair, her nails – tipped with real diamonds – on full display. Peet looks at her with pride and love. Peet and Mel Viljoen aren’t going to let threats deter them from their fabulous life U BY NADINE RAMONGANE PICTURES: LUBABALO LESOLLE BRING IT ON, TAMMY! H E STANDS at the top of his driveway looking like something from a men’s fashion magazine: designer stubble, red Adidas X Gucci tracksuit and sneakers, Rolex on his wrist – and don’t even think of asking if it’s the real deal. Peet Viljoen doesn’t do fake. “If you can’t afford a Rolex, don’t wear a watch,” he says. For him it’s all about the shine and the house he lives in with his wife, Mel. It’s behind high walls in the exclusive Woodhill Estate in the east of Pretoria, a glamorous mansion with glass and marble and the finest furnishings and fittings. Each night they lay their heads on top-quality pillow slips and sleep with a clear conscience. Nothing keeps them awake – especially not the accusations being levelled at them by the boss of the Tammy Taylor nail empire. Tammy has doubled down on her long-standing beef with the couple, claiming in a recent viral video that they were illegally selling her products and had opened franchises using her business’ name and forged her signature. Tammy, who lives in America, also said she was being threatened, harassed and stalked by the couple. She claims they stole her identity and wants $100 million from them. “It’s not going to happen,” Peet (55) says. The Viljoens say the trademark BELOW: Peet with his “very, very expensive” coffee machine. belongs to them and they established it after entering into a business agreement with Tammy. They believe Tammy’s latest allegations arose after Mel (38), who appeared in The Real Housewives of Pretoria, was in Los Angeles recently because of a new gig with the Real Housewives franchise: a NTIL recently you’d have found a Ferrari in the garage, but for “safety reasons” the Viljoens decided to be content with only a Mercedes G Wagon and an old Range Rover. “The problem with shiny things is you get targeted,” Peet says. “If you stop at a traffic light, everyone rushes towards you.” Across the room is a grey couch big enough for 10 people. He easily paid R700 000 for it, Peet says. One of the strange things about being rich is you sometimes forget how well-off you are, he informs us. “I have friends who are really rich – I mean real billionaires. Helicopters, buildings, planes. You FERN, EMAIL ‘I CAN’T BREAK. THAT’S MY SPECIAL SKILL’ only realise you’re rich or poor when you start comparing yourself with those people. Neither Mel or I ever stop to think we’re famous or rich.” But Mel interjects. “Can I just say, Peet has always been rich. He’s been driving Ferraris since he was 29. It’s not a new thing.” The status of their wealth is one of the reasons they’ve welcomed us into their world: to put paid to rumours that ran rampant on social media that they’re lying about their success. “We actually don’t want to show these things to people because you don’t brag about your stuff. Period,” Mel says. “But I had to put the fake news to bed. Peet has always been rich.” Peet joins in eagerly. “I bought my first Ferrari when I was 30 – a brand-new Ferrari Modena 360 Spider. I also had a house on Plett’s main beach by then.” Mel says people who haven’t reached their heights don’t understand how they got there. “Someone who doesn’t drive a Ferrari doesn’t get it. Peet’s vice is making money. He likes success.” Peet started out as a property lawyer and likes talking about those early days. “As an article clerk I achieved more than my boss,” he says. “I started my own practice at 28. Within three years, I’d handled the most mortgages of any other single practitioner in the country. “Everything I’ve ever done is big – I’m fearless. My personal philosophy is ‘I do what I say and I say what I do’. If I say I’m going to sue you, then I will. I’d never take on a case if I’m not sure I’m going to win.” Which is why Tammy doesn’t stand a chance, he says – although he doesn’t LEFT: Mel and Peet pose in front of their Mercedes G-Class at their two-storey mansion in Pretoria. RIGHT: The couple say their wealth isn’t a new thing and they’ve earned every cent. US businesswoman Tammy Taylor says the Viljoens do not have the right to use her name. want to talk too much about her anymore, but rather about people in general. Mel, on the other hand, knows all about hard work. “I have photos of me driving from salon to salon, even before this brand was in South Africa. I’d demonstrate nails to people and spend hours on the road.” B UT just look at them now. “To this day, you can only get nails like this from us or in Russia,” Peet says. “These nails of Mel’s, she can dip them in curry and wipe them clean. Nobody here has the product. “We’re also the first people in the world to put real diamonds in nails. We sold the most expensive set ever, a quarter of a million rand. And people ask if we make money!” There have been stories about Peet’s dodgy business dealings and 15 years ago he was accused of unlawfully transferring land in Johannesburg, a case that was eventually settled. “Every complaint ever made against Peet Viljoen has been proven wrong,” he says. “I can’t break. That’s my special skill.” “Peet is really tough,” Mel says, gazing fondly at her husband.Then she disappears and returns a few moments later with a tray full of KFC. “Here you go,” she says. “I’m so hungry.” She lifts a Zinger wing with her R300 000 diamond-encrusted nails and tucks in. With a flash of his Rolex, Peet joins in and tucks into the feast. S Tammy Taylor says in a statement that the Viljoens don’t have the right to use the trademark Tammy Taylor or to grant sublicences. “Beware of anyone fraudulently selling Tammy Taylor franchises in South Africa and beware of counterfeit products.” 12 13 FLAUNTING IT How vulgar and narcissistic Peet and Mel Viljoen are with their “Look at us, we’re rich, we’re better than you, we can do and have anything we want” attitude. The truly wealthy have class and keep a low profile. Look at the Oppenheimers or the Motsepes. They give back to the community by creating educational trusts and support charities. They don’t squander their wealth on diamondtipped nails and rub less fortunate peoples’ noses in the fact they are rich. Maybe the Viljoens should ask, at the end of each day, “What have we done today to make the world a better place”? If the answer is “nothing”, this highlights what shallow individuals they are. Thanks for a great mag. ANNA, EMAIL S Peet and Mel Viljoen are despicable. There are people starving in our country and the world and they flaunt and brag about their wealth. W, MIDRAND YOU subscribes to the SA Press Code, committing us to journalism that’s true, accurate, fair and balanced. If you feel we don’t comply, call the Press Ombudsman on 011-484-3612 or email pressombudsman@ombudsman.org.za. FIND US HERE 4 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za • SO LONG HARRY Now that Harry has declared he wants to be an American, England can say “cheers YOUmagazineSA YouMagazine TALK TO US Got something to get off your chest? We’d love to hear from you. Letters and SMSes should be no longer than 200 words. Opinions expressed here aren’t necessarily those of YOU’s editorial team. We can’t undertake to reply to all letters. The sender of the winning letter receives R400. Email letters@you.co.za SMS 36489 and good riddance”. He can stop trying to sue the government and security people as being an American does not afford any security in another country. He will be able to come and go as an ordinary visitor, thereby getting his “normal” life – which he keeps crying is what they want. Meghan can carry on doing her jam-making to help the finances. Oh, what a lovely comedown for them. At least we won’t have to read or listen to their gripes about all and everything and how done by they are. Live in the States if you can stay there after your visa issue has been investigated because England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales certainly don’t want you. MRS BALDWIN, EMAIL NO ECO-ANXIETY HERE I first encountered the phrase “eco-anxiety” about five years ago, when catching my breath after a long plane trip and my sister, Lucy, asked if I felt any eco-anxiety about the flight’s carbon footprint. I thought about it briefly, before answering no. I felt a bit smug because I believed then, and still believe now, that the biggest threat to the planet is population growth, so I decided to have my tubes tied at a young age. Also, I’ve been a vegetarian for years and I drive a very fuel-efficient car. I do my bit. A weakness for books and magazines means I support tree-planting charities and ocean clean-ups to make my reading addiction as carbon neutral as possible. I also pass books and magazines on to charity shops and old-age homes. No, I didn’t feel anxiety, but it did make youmagazinesa youmagazinetv
MAGICAL MOMS In this month of Mother’s Day, it’s nice to cherish our moms again, honour the memories of a mother, and celebrate our own motherhood. A mother’s love is peace. It does not need to be acquired nor does it need to be earned. Raising children is a lot like rowing together in a flat-bottomed boat. It is not always easy. A mother’s relationship with her child begins when she first meets that fresh bundle. Raising that bundle requires a lot of energy, wisdom and patience. And just when we think the hardest part is over, we have to release our chicks that we raised with so much love and care to fly into the world. My heart overflows with gratitude for the privilege of motherhood and the privilege of being able to hold my children in my arms. Three things are necessary for successful motherhood. The unbreakable basket of our specially woven love, our waterproof example and the greatness to let our children loose between the reeds of life, so that they can live their own humanity. LYNETTE STRYDOM, GQEBERHA S Mothers-in-law generally have a noto- me feel grateful to have been young when I didn’t worry about melting ice caps. Growing up in the seventies we were bombarded with images of starving children in Africa, not starving polar bears and depleted Amazon forests and weather disasters. We were too busy playing outside. I’m definitely grateful for my tech-free childhood. I still believe there’s hope for the planet when I hear of populations declining, when I see collective actions making a rious reputation as critical and interfering people. Their judgement and criticism, no matter how small, can cut and leave deep wounds that will damage a marriage for a lifetime. Fortunately my mother-in-law is a complete delight. Carol is in her eighties now, a smallish woman but make no mistake, she’s a packet of dynamite. Fools and snobs get nowhere with her. But her flip-side is a marvel to behold. When she considers you well-mannered, down-to-earth and likeable she will move mountains to assist you. Carol has a great sense of humour and her laughter never fails to uplift the spirit. Very early on it was her belief never to interfere in our marriage. If she and her late husband did not feel welcome, they would stay away. But being such wonderful people how could I not fling my doors open to them? My children love their gran. When they were born I told my mother-in-law they also belong to her. “Treat them as you would your own children.” That’s where the close bond was formed. Today I consider myself very fortunate and happy to have Carol Smith as my mother-in-law. COLIN JANTJIES, EMAIL difference from the decline in plastic bottles to more people recycling, when people write to MPs demanding change, and when I hear of companies moving from greenwashing to sustainable practices. Everyone can be a force for change. Choose hope over despair. Choose action over apathy. Don’t let eco-anxiety paralyse you. If we all take action, seek support, and connect with others, we can all navigate climate change anxiety and contribute positively to environmental efforts. AMANDA RENWICK, EMAIL IN BRIEF Pretty please can’t they bring back 7de Laan? DOREEN LOOT, SMS It’s people like the mom blogger Heather Step (YOU, 11 January) who bore people to tears with pictures of their children. They are your children and no one else’s. The world is not in the slight- est bit interested. Then people wonder why dark web sickos publish depravity. This whole social media story is causing all the rottenness today. FED UP, SMS Let us bow our heads for a few minutes and pray for peace in the world and a speedy recovery for those who are facing serious health problems. ALBERTO CAPELLUTO, SMS Always remember you are never too old to fall in love again. Remove toxic people from your life to make room for someone better. PIXIE MAHARAJ, EMAIL ADVICE LESS STRESS | LESS STUFF | MORE BALANCE ● OVERWHELMED BY LIFE? What you can do to start feeling better today ● HOW TO STOP THE NOISE ◗ Stay sane on the internet ◗ Don’t let your phone rule your life ◗ Banish email overload ● A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY Five-minute workouts to make you fit and strong ● FROM CHAOS TO CALM 30 clever ways to declutter your home ● TAKE A DEEP BREATH Top tips to beat anxiety and find your joy ● GO BACK TO BASICS How simplifying your diet can transform your health SOUTH AFRICA R85 (VAT included) NAMIBIA N$85 24003 6 009880 525768 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF Did you know that clutter in your home can affect your mental health? So can relationships without boundaries, constant anxiety, a jampacked schedule and living with too much digital noise. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and want to slow down, this new magazine is for you. From tips on how to declutter to expert advice on finding peace and balance, YOU Simplify is your go-to guide for living a more focused, intentional and joyful life. 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 you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 5
What’s happening in IN THE NEWS MELANIA LAUNCHES JEWELLERY LINE Former US first lady sells Mother’s Day necklaces W HILE Donald Trump has been playing courtroom chess in an effort to scrub his slate clean, his wife, Melania, has been busy crafting her own empire, one piece of jewellery at a time. The former first lady has launched a jewellery line ahead of Mother’s Day, hawking a $245 (R4 655) “Love & Gratitude” necklace. It features a flower pendant made of gold vermeil (sterling silver with a solid gold plate) and can include a custom engraving – at an additional cost, of course. The idea behind the jewellery, she said in a statement, was to “express immense gratitude and honour all mothers.” Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Melania and later as Trump’s White House press secretary, isn’t convinced. She says the former first lady’s launch of a jewellery line as her husband’s criminal trial kicked off is “not a very good look.” “I try not to laugh at the thought that she would be raising money for his de fence,” Grisham says. The former US president’s first criminal trial is currently underway in New York City. He’s charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records and has denied all the charges. Princess Marie of Denmark is outraged that her children no longer have royal titles. ROYALS NOT HAPPY OVER TITLE REMOVAL Princess Marie criticises former Danish queen PRINCESS Marie of Denmark has shared her feelings about Queen Margrethe’s decision to strip her children of their royal titles, expressing dis satisfaction with how it was handled. Two years ago the queen, who has since abdicated, removed the prince/princess titles from Prince Joachim’s four chil dren, her grandchil dren, with the inten tion of freeing them from the constraints of royal duties. Princess Marie, however, says what was taken away was IS THAT A FACT? Donald Trump is dealing with his first criminal trial while his wife launches a new jewellery line. 6 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za more than just their titles. “It’s also their names. It’s their iden tity since they were born.” Joachim and Marie have two children, Henrik (14) and Athena (12). Joachim also has two children from his previous marriage, Nikolai (24) and Felix (21). Despite the remov al of the children’s titles, there appears to be no lingering fam ily discord as a smiling Joachim was snapped hugging his older brother, Frederik X, after he became king in January.
SPORTS TALK KNOW YOUR NUMBERS $138,7m The amount (2,6bn) the US department of justice will pay more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against convicted sex predator Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016. This critical time gap allowed the former sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. Djokovic targets 25th grand slam title PIC OF THE WEEK FLOWER POWER A multitude of tulip blossoms on display at the Tulip Festival in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This year the annual spring festival hosted more than 170 musicians, craftsmen, dancers, flower girls and traders. Five – that’s how many times tennis champion NOVAK DJOKOVIC has won the prized Laureus World Sportsman of the Year trophy. The Serbian super star was recently crowned sportsman of the year once again at a glittering cere mony in Madrid, Spain. Despite turning 37 later this year, Djok ovic, who has won 24 grand slam singles titles to date, says he has no plans to slow down and isn’t close to contemplating retirement. Instead, he has his sights set on winning his 25th grand slam singles title at the French Open, which kicks off on 20 May. “I like competing with different genera tions,” he says. “But I adjust my tactics and my game to them. I understand really what it takes to stay at the top and com pete with these guys and try to win more titles.” 130 CANNABIS CASE WON Court rules dismissal unfair In 2022, the Johannesburg Labour Court ruled in favour of Barloworld’s decision to dismiss employee Bernadette Enever for going against their zerotolerance policy to drugs and alcohol. Last month, however, the Labour Appeal court overturned Barlo world’s decision, saying even though Enever tested positive for cannabis she had consumed it after hours and wasn’t impaired at work or in a riskrelated role. QUOTE OF THE WEEK Godspeed A Welsh church, de termined to draw in worshippers who feel they don’t have time for lengthy services, has hosted its first micro service. The “15 Minute Church” ser vice was led by Rev John Gillibrand at St David’s church in Pen llergaer, Swansea. “We’re mindful of work pressures on family and working life,” he says. “The idea is to provide people with an opportunity to have full engagement with the church – but within 15 minutes.” Just 22 people attended but, he says, it was special to see both familiar faces and some new ones. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, AP IMAGES, FACEBOOK/PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, TWITTER@PENLLGAER PRIMIARY, INSTAGRAM/@MALANIATRUMP ‘This is a clear victory’ – SACHA BARON COHEN HITS BACK AFTER REBEL WILSON’S MEMOIR IS RELEASED WITH REDACTED PASSAGES IN THE UK AMID LEGAL BATTLE $1,46m The auction price (R26,6m) of a gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the Titanic. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 7 SOURCES: DAILYMAIL.COM, THEGAURDIAN.COM, TIMESLIVE.COM, ALJAZEERA.COM A GAUTENG woman who was fired for smoking cannabis af ter work for medical reasons has won her case of unfair dismiss al after she approached the Labour Appeal Court of South Africa. This decision is significant as it highlights the conflict between the constitutional right to use cannabis privately and workplace policies against drug use. The number of whales recently rescued from a mass beach stranding in Western Australia after a total of 160 were beached. Experts don’t know exactly why beaching happens, but the mammals are highly social and may follow podmates into danger.
THROUGH THICK & THIN As William and Kate celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary they’re faced with her cancer battle and his ‘frightening proximity’ to the throne – but one thing is not in doubt: their devotion to each other COMPILED BY NICI DE WET 8 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za
WEDDING anniversary is special – a time to reflect on the past 12 months and look ahead to another year and all that it may bring. And for Prince William and Kate, who celebrated 13 years of marriage on 29 April, it would’ve been an anniversary like no other. Last year’s anniversary was a very different story. The couple marked the occasion by posting a charming picture of themselves, William cool in shades, Kate healthy in a white blouse, both smiling on bicycles as the sun beams down on them. Now a cloud hangs over their lives. She is battling cancer and he is juggling the roles of a caring husband, devoted father and part-time proxy to a king fighting his own health battles. Yet despite all the drama of the past few months – the conspiracy theories about Kate’s disappearance, the rumours William was having an affair, the Photoshop scandal surrounding Kate’s doctored Mother’s Day photo, and the shocking cancer revelation – one thing is shining through: they are there for each other. Their wedding vow of “in sickness and in health” has never been more profound and Wills is more Kate’s rock than ever. Royal author Robert Jobson, who wrote William’s Princess: The Love Story That Will Change the Royal Family Forever, believes their “unshakeable bond” has only grown stronger since Kate became ill. “Their anniversary now is a testament to not only their love but also their unity,” he says. William (41) and Kate (42) have travelled a long road together – their romance dates back 20 years, longer than Diana was Princess of Wales and longer than King Charles has been married to Queen Camilla. TIMELINE OF LOVE 2001 2004 William and Kate meet at St Andrews University. Kate later admits she felt “very shy about meeting William”. On 1 April their relationship goes public after they’re snapped on the ski slopes of Klosters. To celebrate their recent wedding anniversary, they shared an neverbefore-seen photo from their 2011 nuptials. Q u e e n , h it s th e shelves in July. “But there is no question that William has been Catherine’s rock. He is the constant in her life and she is at the heart of his. Without doubt, this has brought them even closer together.” ‘THEIRS IS A LOVING, DEEP PARTNERSHIP FOUNDED ON FRIENDSHIP, PASSION AND MUTUAL RESPECT’ They’ve gone from starry-eyed students and young newlyweds finding their feet to gracious and mature adults and the parents of three young children. And it is George (10), Charlotte (9) and Louis (6) who are now their overarching purpose as they navigate the road ahead. “It’s been tough on both of them, not least as parents, as they try to reconcile their children’s mental wellbeing and the seriousness of Catherine’s diagnosis,” says Jobson, whose new book, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future 2006 WO decades ago Kate and William were pictured together for the first time, enjoying a skiing holiday at the Swiss resort of Klosters. Back then they were brighter-eyed, fuller-cheeked and less beholden to responsibility – but while they may now be worlds away from those early carefree years, their love story hasn’t changed. It’s safe to say there hasn’t been a single photo of the couple since then to suggest anything other than a shared vision, utmost respect and the deepest affection. Even when they split briefly back in 2007 – a move initiated by the prince who later admitted he felt they were “very young” and “needed to find our way” – they were back together just two months later. As Kate said afterwards, she wasn’t happy about it but the experience made her stronger. “You find out things about yourself that maybe you hadn’t realised.” William waited almost a decade to propose to Kate because he wanted to be sure his partner understood the enormity of marrying a future king and he didn’t want to make the same mistake his father did when he wed Diana, royal expert Jennie Bond says. Charles was driven by pressure and the expectation of The Firm; William wanted to marry the woman he could see himself growing old with. “They took the time to get to know each other well before they walked down the aisle,” Bond says. “And it made all the difference in the world. Theirs is a 2010 Kate attends William’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst graduation and meets the royal family for first time. 2011 On 10 October William proposes to Kate in a cabin on Mount Kenya in Africa. The engagement is publicly announced on 16 November. On 10 February Kate does her first royal walkabout with William in Wales and pours champagne on the Hereford Endeavour lifeboat. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 9
GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, GALLO IMAGES/AFP, CHRIS FLOYD/INSTAGRAM/BEEM/ MAGAZINEFEATURES.CO.ZA, MILLIE PILKINGTON/INSTAGRAM/BEEM/MAGAZINEFEATURES.CO.ZA, INSTAGRAM/PRINCEANDPRINCESSOFWALES loving, deep partnership founded on friendship, passion and mutual respect.” William and Kate are soulmates, she adds. “They know each other so well that when they have disagreements it usually blows over quickly. Kate is a major calming influence on William.” And now that she’s facing the biggest test of her life, he is there for her, steadying the ship on the home front, ensuring normality and continuity and putting himself second for the woman he loves. ILLIAM initially felt “helpless and scared” when he found out his wife had cancer, palace insiders say. But he’s put his fears aside and is determined to be at her side every step. He’s made it clear Kate’s health is his number one focus and work comes second. “William may be rattled to the core but he’s trying to remain strong for everyone leaning on him for strength and courage during Kate’s illness,” one source says. Kate, who hasn’t disclosed the type of cancer she has, is undergoing preventative chemotherapy treatment, which could last for six months. William has reportedly chosen to skip a major royal event: the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa in October. According to insiders his absence will be felt. “Although Princess Anne and other working royals are doing a great job of stepping in to plug the gaps at home, they aren’t viewed as high level enough to represent the sovereign as leader of the Commonwealth,” an insider says. Instead it’s rumoured Charles, who’s cancer diagnosis was revealed in January following an operation for an enlarged prostate, might go. The king is reportedly resolute in his plans for a state visit to Australia in October with Queen Camilla, which will include New Zealand and Samoa for the Commonwealth meeting. It was recently announced that Charles has responded well to treatment and will 2011 2013 On 29 April they wed at Westminster Abbey in London in a ceremony attended by 1 900 guests and watched by millions around the world. On 22 July they welcome their first child, His Royal Highness Prince George, born at St Mary’s Hospital in London. 10 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za LEFT: William was recently seen delivering meals for a food charity. RIGHT: King Charles and Queen Camilla at an Easter church service. The king has announced he is returning to public-facing duties following his treatment for cancer. ‘HE IS THE CONSTANT IN HER LIFE AND SHE IS AT THE HEART OF HIS’ gradually reintroduce more publicfacing engagements. But the monarch too has been through tough times. “He was far sicker than the public realises,” a close friend says. Plans for his funeral – dubbed Operation Menai Bridge – are said to have been escalated after his diagnosis but the news he’s doing well will have been a relief to everyone. However, former Vanity Fair editor and royal writer Tina Brown says the 75-yearold king’s health issues will have been a wake-up call for William. “The news of Charles’ cancer has put William and Catherine in frightening proximity to ascending the throne, just when they’d hoped for a span of several years to parent their children out of the public eye,” she wrote in a recent essay for the New York Times titled Heavy Lies the Crown. “The prospect of it, I am told, is causing them intense anxiety.” Meanwhile, William has adopted a “hybrid” approach to his royal duties, in2015 2017 On 2 May the birth of On 12 February their daughter, Her they make Royal Highness Princess their redCharlotte, is announced. carpet couples’ debut at the Baftas (William is president of the organisation), a tradition they continued over the years. cluding more online meetings to balance work and family life and choosing which engagements he attends. In his first public appearance since Kate announced she had cancer in a moving video in March, the prince travelled to Surrey on 18 April to visit Surplus to Supper, a non-profit organisation that distributes surplus food to people in need. A week earlier he accompanied son George to a football match featuring their favourite team, Aston Villa. More recently he was seen visiting an urban farm community outside Birmingham, where he appeared in good spirits, laughing and joking with the residents and stroking their pet guinea pig, Snowflake. An onlooker revealed the king-tobe let slip that his children have a guinea pig at home but “they always forget to clean up after it, leaving me to do it”. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun these outings are “deliberately designed to reassure the public that Kate’s recovery is doing well and 2017 On 4 September they announce they’re expecting their third child. As she did during her first two pregnancies, Kate requires medical care for hyperemesis gravidarum. 2018 On 23 April they welcome His Royal Highness Prince Louis at St Mary’s hospital.
OR Kate maintaining a sense of normality and reassurance for her children remains her top priority. “She has done her best to stick to a routine,” Jobson says. In January, while she was recovering at home in Windsor following her planned abdominal surgery, William was seen doing the daily school run. In recent weeks the princess is thought to have joined them when she’s been able to. “William is trying to help in every way he can,” a palace insider says. “He’s been doing schoolwork with the kids and spending time with them in the afternoons and evenings. “The children know their mother is sick and is trying to get better but it’s still a challenging time for all of them.” A photo released last month to mark their youngest son Louis’ sixth birthday had major significance, experts say. As she’s done in years gone by, the picture was taken by keen photographer Kate – but it almost didn’t happen. Palace insiders say she and William had initially decided not to issue a snapshot given their recent appeals for privacy at such an unprecedented time for their family. However it’s understood the couple changed their minds about the picture overnight as they were keen to thank the public and express their gratitude for all the messages they’d received on Louis’ behalf. But it meant something more too, royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop says. “It’s a sign that Kate, like Charles, is managing her cancer treatment alongside other duties and tasks.” 2020 In April the couple give a rare joint interview to the BBC in which they speak about home-schooling their children during the pandemic, saying there have been plenty of “ups and downs like a lot of families self-isolating”. NEW HONOURS FROM THE KING In what has been seen as a boost for the Waleses, Charles recently bestowed new titles on them. He appointed Kate as the Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour – the first time in history a royal has been named in this order. The Order of the Compa- and Elton John. William was awarded the special title of Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Charles held the title himself from 1974 to 2022 when he ascended the throne. Recipients of the Order, one of the royal family’s most prestigious orders of chivalry, are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, who have performed exemplary service. LEFT: William and George at an Aston Villa football match in April, their first public outing since Kate’s cancer announcement. RIGHT: A new photo of Prince Louis was released on his sixth birthday on 23 April. The picture is understood to have been deliberately unedited – a reaction to the furore over the family’s heavily edited Mother’s Day photo in March, which Kate later took responsibility for, calling herself an “amateur photographer who occasionally experiments with editing”. It’s unclear when she will formally 2021 On 29 April they celebrate their 10th anniversary, releasing two photos of them cuddling and laughing at Kensington Palace as well as a video of them playing with their children in the dunes in Norfolk. nions of Honour dates back to the early 20th century and recognises those who have made a major contribution in the arts, sciences, medicine and public service. Charles said he gave Kate the honour to recognise the “esteem [in which] she is held” and her “taking on more responsibilities”. She now joins a select group of non-royals to hold the title, including Maggie Smith, JK Rowling, Judi Dench, Desmond Tutu 2023 return to royal public duties. “She and William know the importance of taking each day as it comes,” Jobson says. “It was a huge blow when they first learned of the diagnosis but they are both mentally strong.” And their love, he adds, will get them through this too. 2023 2024 They attend King Charles’ coronation in regal robes, looking every inch the future king and queen. In February Kate is snapped playfully patting William’s butt at the Baftas in London. On 22 March Kate announces she has cancer and pays tribute to her husband. “Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance.” you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 11 SOURCES: YAHOO.COM, HELLOMAGAZINE.COM, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, SHEKNOWS.COM, MSN.COM, PEOPLE.COM, NYTIMES.COM, ABCNEWS.GO.COM, USMAGAZINE.COM Kate embraces her father-in-law, King making steady proCharles, at the gress”. James Bond red “Royals realise that carpet premiere in every single thing September 2021. they do sends a message in one way or another. William is sending this message that things are going on, more or less as normal.”
Jayden Glazer (LEFT) was killed during a fight with Ryleigh Naidoo (RIGHT). FINALLY I CAN GRIEVE The boy who killed her teen son has been sentenced to five years in jail, but while it has brought some closure there is no end to the pain for his heartbroken mother BY PECULIA MUSHWANA FTER years of heartache and uncertainty she felt a sense of justice when the boy who killed her teenage son was sentenced. Yet Jorina Pretorius’ relief is tinged with apprehension as the boy’s defence team are planning to appeal the sentence, threatening to destroy the fragile sense of peace she’s only just begun to find. The Pinetown regional court in KwaZulu-Natal recently sentenced Durban teen Ryleigh Naidoo to five years in jail for the 2022 murder of Jorina’s 15-yearold son, Jayden Glazer. Naidoo was convicted of killing his schoolmate in a fight over a girl. The court heard how the two boys, once friends, fell out and started competing for popularity and girls and arguing about whose parents were richer. 12 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Things came to a head after a weapons-free fight was arranged after school via a WhatsApp group – but Naidoo brought a steak knife to the meeting and stabbed Jayden in the abdomen, ending his life. Naidoo is now 18 but he’s been sentenced as a child offender in terms of the Child Justice Act as he committed the murder when he was 16. Jayden’s mother says the sentencing is cold comfort. “I feel a little bit heartbroken,” she tells YOU. “I don’t think the five years is enough but now his lawyers want to take the case to the high court to try to reduce it to two years.” The heartbroken mother describes her son’s killing as a betrayal as Jayden and Naidoo used to be close. “Jayden called him a friend. Friends do fight but they don’t kill each other.” Naidoo claimed in court testimony that he was being bullied by Jayden and acted in self-defence. “But I feel it was just a personality clash because of the way they were carrying on,” Jorina says. “They were competing for popularity.” HE day her world came tumbling down is etched in her memory: a frantic rush to the scene, the sight of her beloved son in a pool of blood surrounded by paramedics, the gut-wrenching loss that followed when he was declared dead at RK Khan Hospital in Durban. Jorina (60) was at home with her husband, Alan Glazer (68), when she received a call informing her her son had been stabbed outside his school, Chosen Independent Studies in Pinetown.
LEFT: Jorina testifies in court. The devastated mom says she cannot accept the apologies she’s received from Naidoo and his family. SUPPLIED, NEWS24/NKOSIKHONA DUMA you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 13 EXTRA SOURCES: IOL.CO.ZA, NEWS24.COM “I didn’t even have shoes on my draped in a heavy cloak of grief. Chad feet – I panicked and just ran to the now prefers locking himself in his bedscene. The paramedics were there and room while her husband is drowning in everyone was gathered around him,” depression. “He’d rather sleep,” she says. she recalls. Jayden was in Grade 9 and Naidoo AIDOO has spent the past in Grade 10. two years confined to his “They gave me and my husband home and during his trial sugar water for shock and Naidoo was his legal team advocated just sitting across the road,” she says. for the continuation of his During his trial the court heard that house arrest. after stabbing Jayden, Naidoo walked In her judgement, Magistrate J Goorie away from the scene, went home and said the court would not impose house cleaned the knife before putting it arrest or a suspended sentence as it back in the drawer he took it from. wouldn’t be appropriate for the crime. Then he went to spend time with his The magistrate also called Naidoo cold girlfriend. and calculating. “You did not react timeJorina says he waited two years to ously and didn’t do what was necessary,” apologise to her but forgiveness re- she told him during sentencing. mains out of reach for her. “He wrote “The right thing to have done would a letter when he was in the holding have been to stop after the stabbing. cell two years ago, offering his condo- How do you leave an injured person who lences and asking us to forgive him you had said was a friend without calling but he never handed it to us – we only an ambulance or crying out for help? received it from his lawyer Clinton Short “Those actions will be perceived as in December last year,” she says. that you didn’t care that you took a knife “He had so many opportunities to give me that letter before then Jorina created this but he didn’t. Now it’s too late for memorial garden at home in honour me to accept the apology.” of her son. Jayden’s absence has left an unfillable void in the Glazers’ home and his dreams of becoming a commercial pilot have been lost along with him. “He didn’t even get to finish school when he was taken from us,” Jorina says. “He [Naidoo] put our family through a lot of heartache. None of us have fully come to terms with what happened.” Jorina says her husband, their older son, Chad (27), and her stepson, Devon (38), are all to attack and afterwards had no compassion and walked away,” she added. Jorina says facing her son’s killer in court was a trial of its own. “He showed no remorse throughout the trial and I don’t know if the five years will actually rehabilitate him,” she says. “What made me angrier was the disrespect – every time we were given the time to appear in court he would arrive late with his legal team.” According to Jorina, the Naidoo family apologised only when she testified that she felt like they weren’t sorry. “After court they all came up to me saying they wanted to apologise, that they hadn’t wanted to come earlier because they thought I’d be angry at them,” she tells us. “Yes, I was angry, but if they’d come to me earlier I would’ve accepted their apology. Now I just can’t.” Nothing they ever do will compensate for the life of her “lovable child”, the grieving mother says. “He was always helping people out in our complex and for pocket money he’d go and wash people’s cars,” she says. “He was a people person and people loved him.” All she’s left with now is a memorial garden and a table where she displays his pictures. “I kept all his stuff and it’s so hard,” she sobs. She’s also resorted to running a tuck shop from her home, just to keep her mind busy. “Constantly talking about him also helps me to deal with the grief,” she says, her voice cracking. She wishes the boys could have chosen a better way to settle their conflict and hopes that Naidoo will learn from his mistakes. “I’m happy that justice is served – now I can finally start grieving for Jayden,” she says. Jayden was cremated and Jorina still has his ashes because she hasn’t decided where to bury them. “I’m thinking of putting them in a necklace and carrying him with me wherever I go.” ● Repeated attempts by YOU to contact the Naidoo family were unsuccessful.
We break down what the new rules are and what to expect for the seventh national elections later this month BY SIPHOKAZI ZAMA THE NEW BALLOT ALLOWS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES TO GET A SEAT IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY T’S OFF to the polls we go again on 29 May – almost 30 years and a month to the day we voted in the first democratic elections. Things will be a little different in the voting booth this time: we’ll get three ballot papers instead of two and we can cast votes for independent candidates who aren’t part of any political party. Still confused about exactly why there’s a three-ballot system? We try to unpack what it all means. HOW THE 400 SEATS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE FILLED GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, GALLO IMAGES/LEFTY SHIVAMBU S A total of 200 are reserved for regional (provincial) seats. S Each of the nine provinces gets a number of regional seats proportional to the number of registered voters in that province. S Independents as well as parties contest these seats. S The other 200 seats in the national assembly are filled by political parties only. S There are a record number of 52 parties and five independent candidates contesting the 400 seats in the national assembly. The independents are veteran activist Zackie Achmat (Western Cape); former Cope member of parliament (MP) Anele Mda (Gauteng); Ntakadzeni Phathela and former boxing champion Lovemore Ndou (both Limpopo); and Lehlohonolo Blessings Ramoba, president of the Mining Forum of SA (Limpopo and Gauteng). 14 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Registered voters must provide proof of identity at their registered voting stations, which will be open from 7am to 9pm on Wednesday 29 May. THE BALLOTS A THIRD BALLOT Previously South Africans were presented with two ballot papers: a national one and a provincial one. The introduction of the third ballot follows a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling and allows independent candidates to stand for election for a seat in the national assembly. Before independents were allowed to stand for election only on a municipal level. The case was brought by the New Nation Movement, a civil society group that argued the electoral act infringed on people’s right to exercise individual political choices. The court also set aside the electoral act’s requirement that independent candidates needed the signatures of 15% of people living in the province they are contesting to be eligible to stand for a seat in the national assembly. The court ruled that 1 000 signatures are needed – the same requirement for political parties. THE NATIONAL COMPENSATORY BALLOT This paper is blue and voters will use it to decide who they want to run national government. This ballot, which will be the same in every province, will have a list of the 52 political parties – but not independents – contesting for 200 of the 400 seats in the national assembly. The party that wins the majority of these 200 seats in the national assembly effectively wins the right to run the country. The ballot paper will have each party’s name, a picture of their leader, the abbreviation of the party name and their logo. The parties will be listed in alphabetical order and voters can only pick one party to run the country. The list will be topped by the Alliance of Citizens for Change (ACC), followed by the other parties in alphabetical order.
More than 27 million South Africans registered to vote during this year’s national elections. This will be our seventh democratic elections. AFTER THE VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED? Seats in the national assembly and the nine provincial legislatures are distributed based on the results. Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political analyst and politics lecturer at Nelson Mandela University, says the make-up of the national assembly could change with the introduction of independent candidates. “But it’s hard to tell who people will vote for so it’s hard to predict what the changes might be,” he says. For the sake of fairness – and to prevent all parties from giving themselves a name starting with the letter A – the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) draws the name of a party out of a hat to top the ballot and other parties follow alphabetically. It was sheer coincidence that a party starting with A was chosen. THE NATIONAL REGIONAL BALLOT (THE NEW BALLOT) This orange-coloured ballot is for voters to elect a candidate to represent them in the national assembly in one of the other 200 seats reserved for independent candidates as well as parties. The seats are divided among the provinces based on the number of registered voters in each province. Gauteng, as the most populated province, has the greatest number of seats and the Northern Cape, as the sparsest populated, has the least. The list is: S Gauteng – 48 seats S KwaZulu-Natal – 41 seats S Eastern Cape – 25 seats S Western Cape – 23 seats S Limpopo – 19 seats S Mpumalanga – 15 seats S North West – 13 seats S Free State – 11 seats S Northern Cape – 5 seats If an independent candidate wins enough votes to entitle them to more than one seat, that candidate’s additional seat is forfeited. In accordance with IEC regulations, an independent MP can have only one seat in the national assembly. Political parties will be presented on this ballot in the same way as they are on the national compensatory ballot. For independent candidates, the name and image of each candidate and the word “independent” will appear on the ballot. THINGS TO REMEMBER S Voters must vote at the voting station at which they are registered. S To check where you are registered to vote, go to www.elections.org.za and click on “check voter registration status”. You’ll need to enter your ID number so your status can be checked. You can also SMS your ID number (at R1 per SMS) to 32810 or WhatsApp the word “Hi” to 060-088-0000 to get the process going. S You must bring your South African smartcard ID, green-barcoded ID book or temporary ID certificate. A passport, driver’s licence, student card or any other forms of identification will not be allowed. S Remember, you’re not allowed to photograph your marked ballot paper. So no selfies! THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE BALLOT This pink-coloured ballot is for parties and independent candidates competing for seats in each of the nine provincial legislatures. Your vote on this ballot decides which party or which independent candidate will govern your province. Voters can pick only one independent candidate or political party to represent them. This ballot is unique to each province, featuring people contesting the election in your province. It will have the name of the party or independent candidate, a picture of their leader, their party’s abbreviation, or the word “independent” if they are an independent candidate and their logo. EXTRA SOURCES: ELECTIONS.ORG.ZA, GROUNDUP.ORG.ZA, DAILYMAVERICK.CO.ZA, NEWS24.CO.ZA, IEC.ORG.ZA, PMG.ORG.ZA you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 15
ARE GO! Preparations are well under way in the City of Lights for the world’s greatest sporting spectacle COMPILED BY DENNIS CAVERNELIS OR a world reeling from war, catastrophe, climate change and economic hardship, it simply can’t come soon enough. It’s the greatest sporting spectacle on Earth, an extravaganza of excellence that helps us forget our woes for two shining weeks and marvel in the wonder of it all. In three months the Paris Olympics will kick off – and after the delayed, Covidaltered 2020 Tokyo Games where athletes competed in near-empty stadiums the super-event will be a welcome return to normality. “Games Wide Open” is the slogan for the 33rd Summer Olympic Games – and it promises to be an event like no other. After all, the French like to do things their way. THE MASCOTS The Phryges are the mascots of this year’s Games – colourful characters based on the famous Phrygian cap (worn by the Smurfs) and a symbol of liberty associated with the French Revolution. The main Phryges are the Olympic and the Paralympic Phryges, which has a prosthetic running leg. “Rather than an animal, our mascots represent an ideal,” says Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 organising committee. “Since it’s familiar to us and appears on our stamps and the pediments of our town halls, it also represents French identity and spirit.” THE OPENING CEREMONY For the first time in history, plans are under way for the opening ceremony to be held outside a stadium. At 7pm on 26 July things will kick off with a 6-km parade along the River Seine. Thousands of athletes will gather on 160 boats representing their national teams. Up to 325 000 onlookers will watch from the banks of the river as the sun sets over the City of Lights and an expected one billion viewers will watch on TV. 16 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za “I think it’s going to be one of the best, if not the best opening ceremony,” says celebrated Olympian Usain Bolt, who sailed down the Seine for the presentation of the Olympic and Paralympic torch last year. “Imagine everybody standing outside, across the bridges, cheering people up. It’s never been done before.” The boat parade will end in front of the Trocadéro square opposite the Eiffel Tower, which has been adorned with gigantic 30x15m Olympic rings made of recycled French steel. In the event of a serious security risk the ceremony will be moved either to the Trocadéro or Stade de France, the Olympic stadium – and there will be only speeches, no parades. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, France’s sports minister, says there is “no specific terror threat” but the country is making alternative plans just in case.
THE EVENTS NEW EVENTS There will be 45 sporting events in 35 competition venues in Paris and neighbouring cities such as Versailles, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Vaires-sur-Marne and Saint-Denis. France has built two new permanent venues specifically for the Games: Port de La Chapelle Arena in the 18th arrondissement for basketball and the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis. Breaking, also known as breakdancing, makes its debut as an Olympic sport in Paris. The 32 competing athletes, known as B-Boys and B-Girls, will be judged on five categories: musicality, vocabulary, originality, technique and execution. The other new sport is kayak cross, a canoe slalom event. Unlike existing kayak events where athletes race the clock, in kayak cross they race each other. The race involves athletes dropping into the water from a ramp, navigating downstream and upstream gates and performing a kayak roll. PRIZE MONEY SURF’S UP Surfing is the one event that won’t take place in mainland France – the contest will be held at the Teahupo’o village in Tahiti in French Polynesia, a French territory. The village is 16 000km from Paris and will be the furthest a medal competition will be held outside a host city in Olympic history. IN NUMBERS 600 000 200+ countries will be represented, including the IOC Refugee Olympic Team 1,75 MILLION STINKY SEINE The river is set to host several swimming competitions, including the open-water swimming events – a 200m freestyle and 200m obstacle event – and the triathlon events. But pollution levels are a problem. At least two pre-Olympic test events in the river were cancelled last year after an excessive amount of E. coli was detected. A major clean-up operation costing around $1,5 billion (R28,5bn) swung into place and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and French president Emmanuel Macron have promised to take a dip in the Seine to demonstrate it’s safe before the Games. New treatment facilities are expected to be fully operational by 1 June and the water will be tested every day during the Games. The Seine was last safe for swimming when France hosted the Olympics in 1924. tonnes of CO₂ will be generated by the Paris Olympics, with organisers saying it’s the “greenest ever Games”. It has half the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016, which averaged 3,5 million tonnes of CO2. 50/50 The male/female split of athletes this year, making Paris the first Olympics to achieve gender equality 4,38 BILLION The cost of the Paris Games in euros (about R87,6bn) 45 000 police officers will be at the opening ceremony, reinforced by up to 22 000 private security guards and 18 000 French soldiers. Around 35 000 police will be on duty at Olympic sites daily. 8,8 MILLION tickets were sold for the Olympic and Paralympic Games GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, GALLO IMAGES/ALAMY, GALLO IMAGES/REUTERS OLYMPIC VILLAGE The Olympic and Paralympic Village will span parts of three cities: Saint-Denis, Saint Ouen and L’Île-Saint-Denis. More than half the structures being built or renovated for the Games, including the village, are in Seine-Saint-Denis, mainland France’s poorest region. The village is the size of 70 football pitches and is split by the River Seine with a bridge to link the accommodation blocks. It will be home to 14 250 athletes and coaches during the Olympics and 8 000 during the Paralympics. There will be no air conditioning in the rooms – instead, high-performance insulation and sunshades will keep the athletes and officials cool. There is also reversible underfloor plumbing linked to a local geothermal power plant that draws cool water from beneath surface. The village also has its own mini water treatment centre which will collect and purify waste-water to be used in the gardens. One experimental building, known as “the cycle building”, will use purified rainwater for toilets designed to separate urine and faeces, which can be converted into fertilisers. The athletes’ bedside tables have been made from recycled badminton shuttlecocks and meals will be served on plates without logos so they can be repurposed after the Games. The village will be turned into 2 500 new homes that can house 6 000 people and offices for 6 000 workers after the Games. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 17 SOURCES: OLYMPICS.COM, APNEWS.COM, REUTERS.COM, TELEGRAPH.CO.UK, THEGUARDIAN.CO.UK, FRANCE24.COM, CNTRAVELER.COM, NBCNEWS.COM meals will be served daily in the Olympic Village This year’s Games will break with 128 years of tradition when World Athletics (WA) presents each of the 48 track and field gold medallists with a $50 000 (R950 000) cash prize. It’s the first time gold medallists will be guaranteed a monetary prize from a sport’s governing body. Sebastian Coe, president of WA, says the $2,4 million (R45,6m) in prize money would come from part of broadcast revenues the body gets from the IOC every four years.
GRATEFUL FOR EVERY BREATH A double lung transplant has given this chef a second chance at life – and he’ll never forget the young man who made it possible BY COLIN HENDRICKS PICTURES: ER LOMBARD T THE age of 30 he can finally enjoy things other people take for granted – taking a full breath of air, enjoying a cool breeze without worrying about getting sick, being strong enough to put in a full day of work. It’s strange to get cold and not worry about it, Andries van der Merwe says. “Before the lung transplant I had to put on a jacket immediately to avoid infection and disease. Now it’s nice. I can get cold, I can walk in the rain without it being a big deal.” Andries was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was three years old and his lung capacity was just 17% when he received a new set of lungs in 2019. “I’m 100% today,” he says. His life is full to the brim. He recently started working as a sous chef at Guardian Peak restaurant near Stellenbosch and he’s embracing each new day – but he isn’t only doing so for himself, he says. He’s also doing it in tribute to Storm Smorenburg, whose lungs he uses to inhale the fresh mountain air each new day. Storm was 18 when he died in a tragic accident and his lungs LEFT and RIGHT: Andries has come a long way since his double lung transplant. Organ donor Storm Smorenburg made it possible for Andries van der Merwe (RIGHT) to follow his dreams. 18 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za
were donated to give Andries the gift of life. Andries’ mother, Anna-Mart, has since become close friends with Storm’s mom, Lisa. Anna-Mart wrote the book Silence Before Storm in 2021 about the two boys and their families’ journey. As a result of the women’s unbreakable bond Andries has learnt a lot about the teenager. “Storm rode his skateboard a lot, he was a lifeguard, he played firstteam rugby and he liked daredeviltype stuff,” he says. Andries has also taken his donor’s approach to life to heart. “You shouldn’t be afraid,” he says. “That’s something I’ve learnt from him.” ESTAURANT kitchens can be hectic. The team preparing plates of food chop and peel, conjure up meat dishes, concoct sauces, create desserts – all under intense pressure. There are sharp knives, red-hot ovens, pots of boiling oil – in short, you can get hurt. Yet Andries, who once tried to avoid any situation that could compromise his safety, thrives in this environment. The position he works in is just below the head chef and he manages the entire kitchen team. He needs to ensure that everything runs smoothly and dishes of high quality go out to the tables. “I work eight to 12 hours a day,” he says. “I like the stress of the kitchen.” It’s a pace he couldn’t have imagined maintaining before his transplant. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic condition that affects mainly the lungs and digestive system, making it hard for those with the disease to breathe properly and absorb nutrients efficiently. The body produces thick, sticky mucous in the lungs that blocks airways, leading to infection and damage. In ‘WHEN I SEE THE OCEAN NOW I WANT TO JUMP RIGHT IN’ SUPPLIED TOP: Andries with Storm’s mother, Lisa, who he chats to regularly. ABOVE: Lisa and Andries’ mom, Anna-Mart (far left) have become close friends. She wrote a book about their boys’ story (INSET TOP). the digestive system it can block the release of digestive enzymes from the pancreas which help break down food. As a result, Andries had to watch what he ate – but it was also thanks to this caution that he developed a love of cooking. “I’d think, ‘I don’t want to just eat rice – why don’t I make risotto instead?’ I got a lot of satisfaction from cooking.” He did a chef ’s course after school and found a job in a restaurant but it was a constant battle. “The physical act of cooking was the worst for my lungs but I tried to push through. I struggled to breathe but I didn’t want to complain about it.” Despite his bravery and perseverance he had to resign – his lung capacity had deteriorated to such an extent that doctors told him he’d soon need to use an oxygen cylinder full time. A lung transplant was his only hope. The months came and went without a suitable donor being found and his life hung in the balance. Then on 23 August 2019 Storm, a high school student from Riversdal, fell from his skateboard while holding onto a friend’s moving truck. He was declared brain dead and his devastated mom, who knew her son wanted to be an organ donor, made his organs available for donation. Andries’ family received a call from his doctor telling them their prayers had been answered. The transplant was arranged and by chance a cousin of Andries’ dad, Albertus, was also a colleague of Lisa’s and she put the two families in touch. When Andries woke up in his hospital bed two days after the transplant, his parents showed him a video. “It was of a group of schoolchildren on a rugby field praying for Storm,” he recalls. “And now here I was, breathing with his lungs.” He didn’t waste time taking advantage of his second chance. On the third day after his transplant Andries walked 100 steps and after six months he was back in a restaurant kitchen. He takes anti-rejection medication every day as well as vitamin supplements and other medicine to aid his digestive system. Every six months he goes to his doctor to have his lung function tested. “Before the transplant my lungs could only draw in enough air to fill a Coke can – now they’re 4,47 litres strong,” he says. “Everything is going very well. I can’t complain about anything. I’m physically and emotionally excellent.” OR Andries, the biggest lesson he’s taken from his transplant and his newfound health has been to go out there and seize life with both hands. “Before I couldn’t just jump on a horse or a motorbike,” he says. “I couldn’t even swim in the sea. When I see the ocean now I want to jump right in and swim. “I’m still getting used to the feeling that there are no more obstacles for me. I’m learning not to be afraid and there’s more of a daredevil in me these days.” Living with a life-threatening condition meant he couldn’t think about the future too much and he could plan things only in the short-term. “I used to tell myself, ‘If there’s something you want to do tomorrow you won’t die today’. That’s how I lived, only thinking about the next day, nothing more.” Now he can dream about life well beyond tomorrow, and his plan is to open his own restaurant in four years. “But I’m not in any hurry,” he says. “I’m still going to be here for a while.” you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 19
Recipes to * MARTINE’S MUTTON CURRY WITH SAMBALS 20 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za
Tannie Maria shares everything from SLOW FOODS and TRADITIONAL South African recipes to QUICK MEALS and NEW inventions MARTINE’S MUTTON CURRY with SAMBALS SERVES 4-6 / PREPARATION: 24 HOURS BEFORE SERVING / COOKING: 2½ HOURS / CHILLING: OVERNIGHT 15ml (1T) ground turmeric 2,5ml (½t) paprika 10ml (2t) ground coriander 5ml (1t) ground black pepper 10ml (2t) salt 10ml (2t) chopped fresh garlic (about 6 cloves) 45ml (3T) chopped fresh ginger 2-4 chillies, chopped 1kg mutton or lamb neck or knuckles (cut up lamb shank) 2 medium brinjals, cut into 2cm chunks 75ml (5T) sunflower oil 2,5ml (½t) cumin seeds 10ml (2t) fenugreek seeds 15ml (1T) mustard seeds 6 cardamom pods, cracked open ½ cinnamon stick 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced 250ml (1c) water 800g large ripe tomatoes (about 8), peeled and chopped 4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2cm chunks 30ml (2T) garam masala CUCUMBER SAMBAL 125ml (½c) plain yoghurt 2,5ml (½t) salt 15ml (1T) chopped fresh mint 10cm length of cucumber, diced 1 small red or yellow t – teaspoon/s sweet pepper, seeded and diced ½ red onion, peeled and finely chopped 45ml (3T) chopped fresh coriander 15ml (1T) vinegar TOMATO SAMBAL 2-3 tomatoes, chopped 10ml (2t) lemon or lime juice 2,5ml (½t) finely chopped chilli or chilli powder 2,5ml (½t) salt 5ml (1t) sugar 5ml (1t) toasted cumin seeds 1 spring onion, chopped TO FINISH 250ml (1c) chopped fresh coriander basmati rice and poppadums, to serve It’s crucial to prepare the meat 24 hours before serving. It needs long, slow cooking to become tender, and the spices need time to develop to give the curry the best flavour. 1 Mix the turmeric, paprika, coriander, pepper and 5ml (1t) salt with the garlic, ginger and chillies. Generously rub the meat with the spice mix and set it aside. 2 Season the brinjals with the remaining salt and set aside. 3 Heat the oil in an ovenproof pot, then add the seeds and T – tablespoon/s c – cup/s whole spices and stir until fragrant, and the mustard seeds begin to pop. Add the onions and turn down the heat to medium-high. 4 When the onions are soft, rinse the brinjals, add them to the pot and cook until they have a little colour. 5 Now add the meat with all its spices. Stir often to prevent the spices from catching on the bottom of the pot. 6 When the meat is just brown, add the water and cover the meat with the tomatoes. Add the potatoes and garam masala, then bring to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes. 7 Preheat the oven to 150ºC. Cover and cook the curry for 2 hours in the oven. Switch off the oven and leave to cool completely. Keep the curry in the refrigerator overnight. 8 Sambals Mix all the ingredients for the cucumber sambal together. In a separate bowl, mix all the ingredients for the tomato sambal together. 9 To finish Remove the curry from the fridge. Heat it up and add more salt and pepper, if preferred. 10Garnish with the coriander and serve with basmati rice, poppadums and the sambals. Quick TIP * REGHARDT’S BOBOTIE REGHARDT’S BOBOTIE SERVES 4-6 / COOKING & PREPARATION: 45 MINS Warrant Officer Reghardt made this delicious bobotie for my friend Jessie when he was courting her. She’s the Klein Karoo Gazette’s investigative journalist (the girl with the gecko tattoo). 80ml (¹⁄₃c) seedless raisins or sultanas 15ml (1T) ground coriander 20ml (4t) ground turmeric 5ml (1t) ground black pepper 2,5ml (½t) each ground cumin and ground cinnamon 1,25ml (¼t) each ground ginger, ground fennel seeds, ground fenugreek seeds, ground black mustard seeds and cayenne pepper 2,5ml (½t) salt pinch each of nutmeg and ground cloves 60ml (¼c) butter 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 5ml (1t) chopped fresh ginger 500g mince (lamb, ostrich or game) 250ml (1c) grated carrot 1 slice bread, soaked in 45ml (3T) milk, lightly squeezed then mashed with a fork 60ml (¼c) flaked almonds 60ml (¼c) homemade or storebought apricot jam 45ml (3T) lemon juice or 10ml (2t) white wine vinegar 1 egg salt and pepper CUSTARD TOPPING 3 eggs 250ml (1c) milk 250ml (1c) cream or sour cream 2,5ml (½t) salt 2,5ml (½t) vinegar grated zest of ½ lemon 6 lemon leaves Preheat the oven to 200°C. Keep a rectangular ovenproof dish (about 15x25cm and 4cm deep) handy. 1 Soak the raisins or sultanas in hot water and set aside. 2 Put all the ground spices into a bowl and mix well. Set aside. 3 Heat the butter in a large pan and gently fry the onions until they begin to If you’re unable to use homemade jam (made with apricot kernels), you can add 2 crushed apricot kernels to give the bobotie that almondy flavour. Break the shell of the apricot pip with a hammer or brick to get to the kernel inside. You can also buy apricot kernels from health shops. change colour. 4 Add the garlic, ginger and the mixed spices and cook for 1 or 2 minutes. 5 Add the mince and brown lightly – stir to break up any lumps. Then add the carrot and remove from the heat. 6 Add the rest of the ingredients and give it a good stir. Drain the raisins or sultanas and add to the mince mixture. Add the egg last to make sure it doesn’t cook. 7 Season with salt and pepper, if preferred, then tip the mince mixture into the prepared dish. 8 Custard topping Beat the eggs, then add the milk, cream, salt, vinegar and lemon zest and mix well. Pour over the mince mixture. 9 Stick the lemon leaves into the bobotie until just the tips show. Bake for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 21
Quick TIP You can make your own sour cream by adding 10ml (2t) lemon juice to fresh cream. Or you can use half fresh cream and half plain yoghurt. * OUMA’S KAROO LAMB PIE OUMA’S KAROO LAMB PIE SERVES 6-8 / PREPARATION & COOKING: 3 HOURS / RESTING: 1 HOUR OR OVERNIGHT SOUR-CREAM PASTRY 750ml (3c) cake flour 5ml (1t) salt 250g cold cubed butter 250ml (1c) sour cream PIE FILLING 2kg lamb on the bone (shoulder, neck or knuckles or a mixture of the three) 500ml (2c) water 22 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 1 whole onion, peeled and spiked with 10 whole cloves 1 bay leaf 5 whole black peppercorns 5ml (1t) ground coriander 1 garlic clove, crushed 2,5ml (½t) dried red chilli flakes or cayenne pepper 10ml (2t) mustard powder 10ml (2t) white sugar 10ml (2t) vinegar 10ml (2t) salt 2,5ml (½t) ground black pepper 25ml (5t) cornflour or potato flour mixed with a little cold water to make a paste 1 whole onion, peeled and spiked with 5 whole cloves 1 egg, beaten Keep a pie plate (about 23cm) handy, 1 Sour-cream pastry Sift the flour and salt three times in a large bowl and use a small knife to cut in the butter. Make sure the knobs of butter remain pea-sized and that they don’t become like breadcrumbs. 2 Add the sour cream and cut in with a knife. When it’s well mixed, knead the dough until it holds together and makes a ball. Don’t add extra liquid, just carry on kneading lightly – the dough will become manageable and start to stick together. 3 Leave the dough to rest for 30 minutes or longer – overnight is best. 4 Roll out the dough into a square on a floured surface and fold it in half and then into quarters. Turn the dough parcel half a turn, so that the open side faces towards you. 5 Roll and fold once more in the same way. Let the dough rest for another 30 minutes. 6 Repeat the “roll and fold” twice more. The dough is now ready for use and can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for 3 months. 7 Pie filling In a large pot, gently simmer the lamb with the water, onion, bay leaf and peppercorns for about 2 hours until the meat is completely tender and starting to fall off the bone. 8 Remove the pot from the heat and allow the meat to cool in the liquid. Remove all fat, bone and gristle from the cooled lamb. Flake the meat lightly and return it to the stock in the pot. 9 Remove the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Add the coriander, garlic, chilli flakes or cayenne pepper, mustard, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper to the meat and bring to the boil. If too watery, thicken with the cornflour paste. 10 Preheat the oven to 190ºC. Dish the meat mixture into a pie plate. Put the second spiked onion in the middle to stop the pastry from sagging. Allow to cool. 11 Roll out the pastry until very thin, then use to cover the pie. Trim and scallop the edges and brush with the beaten egg. 12 Decorate with pastry leaves cut from the pastry offcuts. There will be pastry left over that you can store for another time. 13 Bake the pie for 1 hour in the preheated oven until golden brown.
* TOMATO BREDIE Quick TIP Serve with rice and green beans. I usually use sunflower oil for frying and baking, but you can use any oil that doesn’t have a strong flavour and gets nice and hot. TOMATO BREDIE SERVES 4-6 / COOKING AND PREPARATION: 4½ HOURS 1kg tomatoes 75ml (5T) sunflower oil 1kg mutton neck or knuckles (if you can’t get mutton, use lamb) 125ml (½c) cake flour 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped 10ml (2t) butter 5 whole cloves 6 whole allspice 10 whole black peppercorns 1 cinnamon stick 5ml (1t) whole coriander 20ml (4t) ground coriander 5ml (1t) ground cumin 2,5ml (½t) ground black pepper pinch each of ground nutmeg and ground mace 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped 10ml (2t) chopped fresh ginger 100g (1 sachet) tomato paste 10ml (2t) salt 10ml (2t) sugar 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-2cm cubes 10ml (2t) vinegar Preheat the oven to 120ºC. 1 Cut a small cross in both ends of the tomatoes. Scald them in boiling water for 2 minutes and then plunge them into cold water. This makes the skins come off easily. Peel and chop the tomatoes. 2 Heat the oil in a ovenproof pot. Coat the meat in flour, then brown it in the hot oil. Fry the meat in batches, and be careful not to burn the flour. Once the meat has all been browned, remove from the pot and set aside. 3 Fry the onions in the butter in the same pot for a few minutes. Add the whole spices and cook until the onions are soft. Add the ground spices, garlic and ginger and fry for another 4 5 6 7 8 minute. Return the meat to the pot and add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and sugar, and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook in the oven for 4 hours. Remove from the oven and set aside. Boil the potatoes in very salty water until cooked (about 15-20 minutes). About 1 hour before serving, add the cooked potatoes. Remove the lid off the pot and put it in the oven at 180ºC, or simmer on the hob until the sauce is thick. If using the hob, be careful not to let it catch on the bottom of the pot. The meat should be very soft now, falling off the bone. Just before serving, stir in the vinegar. Add more salt and pepper, if preferred, and serve. * LEMONI’S MOUSSAKA LEMONI’S MOUSSAKA SERVES 8-10 / PREPARATION & COOKING: 1½ HOURS / STANDING: 30 MINS Lemoni is a Greek woman I know whose moussaka recipe is so delicious that some people simply vacuum it into their mouths, which can be dangerous! 45ml (3T) butter 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 750g mince (beef or lamb) 125ml (½c) tomato sauce 125ml (½c) white wine pinch of salt 2,5ml (½t) ground black pepper 2,5ml (½t) grated fresh nutmeg 10ml (2t) chopped fresh oregano or 15ml (1T) dried oregano 250ml (1c) grated cheddar cheese 4 medium brinjals 10ml (2t) salt sunflower oil, for frying 60ml (¼c) dried breadcrumbs BÉCHAMEL SAUCE 60ml (¼c) butter 90ml (6T) cornflour 1L (4 x 250ml) milk pinch each of salt and ground black pepper 5ml (1t) grated fresh nutmeg 2 egg yolks, beaten TOPPING 15ml (1T) dried breadcrumbs 375ml (1½c) grated cheddar cheese 15ml (1T) butter Keep a large ovenproof dish (about 30x40cm) handy. 1 Heat the butter in a large frying pan and brown the onion. Add the mince and stir-fry until browned. 2 Add the tomato sauce, wine, salt, pepper, nutmeg and oregano. Simmer for 30 minutes and then stir in the cheese. 3 Slice the brinjals lengthways and sprinkle with the salt. Allow to stand 4 5 6 7 8 9 for 30 minutes to remove bitterness. Rinse well and pat dry with paper towels. Fry in the hot oil until golden brown. Béchamel sauce Melt the butter in a saucepan, then remove from the heat. Add the cornflour, and stir to form a thick, smooth paste. Return to medium heat and slowly add the milk, stirring until thickened. Stir in the spices and beaten egg yolks. Topping Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease the ovenproof dish and sprinkle a thin layer of breadcrumbs over the base. Top with a layer of brinjals, followed by a layer of mince. Alternate the breadcrumbs, brinjals and mince layers until they’re all used up. Pour the béchamel sauce over the top. Sprinkle 15ml (1T) breadcrumbs and cheese over and dot with the butter. Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and serve. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 23
* AUNT SANDRA’S MALVA PUDDING * PINEAPPLE BUTTERNUT CAKE PINEAPPLE BUTTERNUT CAKE SERVES 10–12 / BAKING & PREPARATION: 1½ HOURS / CHILLING: 20 MINS AUNT SANDRA’S MALVA PUDDING 4 SERVES 8–10 / BAKING & PREPARATION: 1 HOUR 125ml (½c) white sugar 15ml (1T) butter, at room temperature 1 egg 140g cake flour 5ml (1t) bicarbonate of soda 2,5ml (½t) salt 125ml (½c) milk 15ml (1T) vinegar 15ml (1T) apricot jam SAUCE 250ml (1c) milk 160ml (²⁄₃c) white sugar 90ml (6T) butter 3,5ml (²⁄₃c) vanilla extract 24 cream or yoghurt, to serve Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease an ovenproof dish (about 23x23cm). 1 Cream the sugar and butter in a large bowl, then beat in the egg. 2 In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Take turns adding the milk and dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. 3 Add the vinegar and 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 5 6 7 8 apricot jam and mix well. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and bake for 40-45 minutes. It should have a golden crust when done. Sauce In a saucepan, bring the milk, sugar and butter to the boil, stirring continuously. Boil for about 5 minutes, then remove from the heat. Add the vanilla extract. Pour the sauce over the pudding as it comes out of the oven. Allow to stand to absorb the syrup. Serve hot with the cream or yoghurt. 500g cubed butternut 375g cake flour 500g white sugar 2,5ml (½t) bicarbonate of soda 10ml (2t) baking powder 15ml (1T) ground cinnamon 2,5ml (½t) ground cloves 2,5ml (½t) ground or grated fresh nutmeg 1,25ml (¼t) salt 375ml (1½c) vegetable oil 5 eggs 10ml (2t) vanilla essence 1 can (400g) crushed pineapple, drained 375ml (1½c) pecan nuts, roughly chopped LEMON CREAM-CHEESE ICING 500g smooth cream cheese, at room temperature 180g butter, at room temperature 200g icing sugar, sifted 10ml (2t) vanilla essence 15ml (1T) lemon juice grated zest of ½ lemon pecan nuts, lemon zest and edible flowers, for decorating Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour two 23cm cake tins. 1 Steam the butternut until soft. Drain, then mash or purée until smooth. Set aside to cool. 2 Sift together the flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, spices and salt. 3 In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, eggs and vanilla essence. 4 Gradually beat the flour mixture into the egg mixture. 5 Add the butternut purée, pineapple and pecans, and mix well. 6 Divide the batter between the prepared tins. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake Quick TIP Both the cake and the icing freeze well. But freeze them separately, storing the cake in plastic and the icing in a sealed tub. When ready to serve, allow both to become room temperature before icing the cake. comes out clean. This cake is moist, but make sure it’s cooked through. 7 Remove from the oven and allow to cool before turning the cakes out onto wire racks. 8 Lemon creamcheese icing Beat together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. 9 Beat in the icing sugar, vanilla essence and lemon juice. 10 Fold in the lemon zest, then refrigerate for 20 minutes. 11 Spread the icing on top of each cake. 12 Stack the two cakes (or serve as two single-layer cakes), then decorate with pecan nuts, lemon zest and edible flowers.
AMARULA POT PUDDING cooked on a fire SERVES 4-6 / PREPARATION & COOKING: 1 HOUR Amarula is a fruit that grows along the Limpopo River where I’ve gone camping. 1 egg 130g white sugar 15ml (2T) smooth apricot jam 250ml (1c) evaporated milk 15ml (1T) brown grape vinegar 140g cake flour 5ml (1t) cream of tartar or baobab powder 2,5ml (½t) bicarbonate of soda vegetable oil, for greasing AMARULA SAUCE 375ml (1½c) milk 65g white sugar 125g butter 60ml (¼c) Amarula liqueur 5ml (1t) vanilla essence thick yoghurt, for serving * AMARULA POT PUDDING COOKED ON A FIRE Quick TIP Use brandy if you can’t find Amarula liqueur. You’ll need a flatbottomed cast-iron pot, 25-30cm in diameter, with a lid. And a fire with some good coals. 1 In a large bowl, beat together the egg and sugar until creamy and light. 2 Beat in the apricot jam, then add the evaporated milk and vinegar and beat well. 3 In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cream of tartar or baobab powder and the bicarb. Add a little at a time to the milk mixture and mix well. 4 Grease the pot with vegetable oil, then pour the batter into the pot. 5 Place the pot about 15cm above moderately hot coals. If your pot doesn’t have legs, use bricks or a trivet to raise the base off the coals. 6 Put the lid on the pot and place a few coals on top. Bake for about 40 minutes, but the time depends on the heat of the coals. 7 Amarula sauce The sauce can be made in a small pot on the hob or on the fire. 8 Bring the milk, sugar and butter to a gentle boil, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat, then stir in the Amarula liqueur and vanilla essence. 9 The pudding might collapse in the middle once removed from the heat, but don’t worry, this is normal. 10 Pour the sauce over the cooked pudding. It will pool on the surface, but give the pudding time to absorb all the sauce. 11 Serve slightly warm with the yoghurt. THIS IS AN EDITED EXTRACT FROM RECIPES TO DIE LIVE FOR: A TANNIE MARIA COOKBOOK BY SALLY ANDREW. PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE. PICTURES: ED O’RILEY. PRICE: R400. PRICE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRINT. SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 25
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N THE spectrum of human emotions, anger stands out as one of the most powerful and complex feelings. It can bubble up in times of frustration, simmer away when we’re feeling stressed and surge up in moments when we feel we’ve been wronged. We all feel angry from time to time. It’s a natural and sometimes necessary emotion. But when it rears its head too often it can have a big impact on our wellbeing and our relationships. Tuning into our anger, understanding it and learning to manage it can help reduce its impact. HARNESSING THE POWER OF ANGER Anger is often seen as a negative emotion. However, this is not always the case. “Anger is an inbuilt part of our system that alerts us to a possible injustice or wrongdoing that needs to be addressed,” says Australian psychologist Dan Auerbach. “Anger signals us to action and is one of our most powerful motivators for change. When we feel angry about a social or political issue, for example, we may be more likely to take action to address it.” Australian psychotherapist and trauma and addiction specialist Diane Young agrees, noting that anger is a healthy emotion and one which, when used appropriately, gives us strength. It allows us to speak up for ourselves, those we love and those who don’t have a voice. “Appropriate anger allows us to stay in touch with our own sense of worth and to be true to ourselves and our beliefs,” she says. “When utilised properly, anger can be used to effect change and can be a gamechanger in our personal and professional lives.” GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES EXPRESSING ANGER Anger differs from person to person, and our relationship with it often stems from our upbringing. “People raised in homes where anger is acknowledged as a healthy response usually express it appropriately,” Young says. For others it’s a different story. “People who grew up being told that anger was unacceptable often have an unhealthy relationship with it and their experience of it is usually passive aggressive,” Young 36 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Recognising and managing your anger can make for a happier and healthier you BY JO HARTLEY says. “Those who witnessed aggression, and perhaps even violence in their family, grow up believing that anger is an acceptable form of communication.” A big part of managing anger is about learning how to communicate your feelings constructively and appropriately. ‘APPROPRIATE ANGER ALLOWS US TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR OWN SENSE OF WORTH’ WHY AM I SO ANGRY? There’s a difference between healthy expressions of anger and destructive outbursts. When anger is problematic, it’s important to unearth the root cause. It may be a sign that something needs to change in your life. Perhaps you feel taken for granted or undervalued either at home or at work. If this is the case you may need to learn how to communicate these feelings more effectively, or transform your anger from something that’s disruptive into a catalyst for positive change and personal growth. Sometimes the root cause can be traced back to trauma from our childhood or teen years. “Anger can surface when we’re triggered by other events,” Young says. “Triggers can bring up memories that have been suppressed and can occur when a present event or situation takes us back emotionally to an earlier time in our lives.” Young advises seeking professional help if you need to manage resurfacing memories and overwhelming emotions. “Anger is powerful, and can mask many other emotions, such as sadness and grief,” she says. “Clients often present with rage and when working through it, it’s apparent that the rage is covering more deeply embedded emotions.” MANAGING ANGER Shouting and screaming in a moment of anger may provide a quick release. But
5 steps to controlling your anger “The good news is that we can learn to control our reactions,” says Australian psychotherapist and trauma and addiction specialist Diane Young. “If we feel angry and functionally respond, we will receive its gift – strength.” 1. Take some time out – escape to a quiet place. 2. Calm your breathing. 3. Consciously relax your muscles. 4. Practise meditation or listen to music. 5. Talk to someone you trust. Getting help When your anger impacts your loved ones, family and friends, particularly if they start to withdraw from you, it’s a serious problem. Here are some signs that you need to seek professional help: • If you’re constantly feeling angry. • If you’re constantly irritated by others’ behaviour. • If you feel your anger is controlling you and not the other way around. • If you bottle your anger and don’t express it functionally. • If you’re hurting others, emotionally or physically. Know the signs finding constructive ways to manage your anger is important. “Whether we’re able to control and harness our anger makes all the difference in whether we’re able to meet our needs assertively, or whether we blow up our professional and personal lives,” Auerbach says. He notes that one of the main techniques for controlling anger is to become aware of your triggers and the physical sensations that arise with anger. You can then adopt techniques to deal with those feelings. “Some techniques include learning to calm yourself by reframing the situation, and breathing techniques,” he says. “Assertiveness training is also helpful as it includes learning to ask for what you do and don’t need.” Failing to manage your anger can affect you in the long run. When it’s internalised it can become rage, which can cause chronic pain, depression and anxiety, as well as other mental health issues such as passive-aggressive behaviour, co-dependency issues, intimacy disorders and addictions. © MAGAZINEFEATURES/AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY IDENTIFY YOUR ANGER • Passive aggressive – this is under the radar, internalised anger. People in the grip of this anger become silent, sulk and pretend “everything is fine”. Passive aggression comes from a need to be in control. • Aggressive – this is reactive, often loud, and can be frightening. It manifests as physical and/or verbal aggression, intimidation, bullying and criticism. It usually also comes from a need to be in control. • Assertive – this is functional. This kind of anger is expressed clearly, openly and honestly. People who are able to do this don’t avoid hard conversations and take responsibility for their own emotions while empathising with others’ point of view. ‘WHEN ANGER IS PROBLEMATIC, IT’S IMPORTANT TO UNEARTH THE ROOT CAUSE’ IMMUNE SUPPORT that offers you MORE!* Specifically formulated to help give children the daily nutrients they need to support healthy growth and development; and with zinc, vitamin D and vitamin C for immune support. Créche Guard Immune is available in two convenient dosage forms. immune multivit syrup Alcohol and tartrazine free Suitable from 12 months + Tasty cherry flavoured syrup Available in 100 ml, 200 ml & 500 ml immune multivit gummies Alcohol, tartrazine and gelatine free Suitable from 3 years + Tasty strawberry flavoured gummy Available in 30 individually wrapped gummies Halal certified * Vitamins and minerals to support healthy growth and development Reference: 1. Data available on request. IMS TPM MAT Jan 2024. Complementary Medicines: Health Supplements. These unregistered medicines have not been evaluated by SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use. Health Supplements do not replace a healthy diet and lifestyle. For references and legals visit: https://inovapharma.co.za/references-legals/ For more information speak to your healthcare professional. Name and business address: iNova Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd, Co. Reg. No. 1952/001640/07, 15E Riley Road, Bedfordview. Tel. No. 011 087 0000. www.inovapharma.co.za. IN2346/24
ASK DR LOUISE Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark 0044, or email info@drlouise.co.za. I SEEM TO FEEL SO OLD AND MY BODY IS GIVING UP! I’m now 65 years old and suddenly I feel so old and that my body is giving up. I’ve been told I need a hip replacement. My eye specialist tells me I need to have my cataracts removed and my doctor also tells me I need to be less anxious and sensitive to things that are happening to me. I suddenly feel as if life is getting the better of me. My husband has to work away from home frequently and I end up feeling lonely and sad. I try to keep myself busy with housework and reading, but it doesn’t help. How can I feel young and vigorous again? Alta, email There are a few things that may cause you to suddenly feel old and run down. The first is that you are having medical problems that often start to happen around your age. Just take one thing at a time. Hip replacements are usually highly successful if you listen to the advice of your doctor and do the exercise he or she recommends. Cataract operations are also often successful if you again listen to the advice of your doctor after the operation. Let your specialist do one cataract first and then if it has healed you can see the results. This will make you less anxious and helpless. To not be able to use both eyes at once isn’t advisable so if possible, avoid having them done simultaneously. Although you’re trying to keep yourself busy at home when your husband is away, try and do some things outside the home such as helping out at an old age home, an orphanage or at an animal shelter. When one is busy helping other people or animals your own problems seem to fade in the background. Your body is not giving up. It is only showing a bit of wear and tear like most things when they get older. 38 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za I DON’T BELIEVE HE IS GAY I have fallen in love with a guy at work. He is in a relationship with another man. I am sure that he isn’t gay because of many things he does, but he tells me that he’s never had a relationship with a woman. I’ve told him he doesn’t know what he’s missing and that he should give me an opportunity to show him, but he doesn’t want to mess up his current relationship. W hat can I do? How do I convince him that he isn’t gay but heterosexual so I can have an opportunity to have a relationship with him? Margy, email You can’t force him to develop the sexual preference that suits you. If he has never had a relationship with a woman, chances are that he is really gay and you’re wasting your time. Also, your efforts may cost him his relationship. Rather enjoy him as the good friend he can be and get him out of your mind as a possible partner. Even if he is bisexual, this may also cause problems if you have a relationship with him in future. Get the idea of having a relationship with him out of your mind and move on to other relationships. Sometimes, even when one loves someone to bits, this isn’t for you, and you must give it up. Now is such a time for the sake of your happiness. If you’re struggling with this, consult a psychologist who can help you to move on. ‘EVERY TIME I THINK I AM GETTING OLD, AND GRADUALLY GOING INTO THE GRAVE, SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS’ - ELVIS PRESLEY: AMERICAN SINGER AND ICON I’VE COME BACK TO LIFE AGAIN I’m in my fifties and very lonely. I divorced when I was 40 and thought I’d have a second chance at love. As the years went by, I worked hard and earned well. But I’ve realised worldly stuff can’t replace having someone you can share your life with. I’ve only had one relationship since my divorce, but it was shortlived because I found out he was married. With the pandemic I’ve realised that if I die tomorrow I doubt there’s anyone who would really mourn me. My parents died several years ago and I don’t have siblings. The friends I had fell by the wayside. How do I find someone special? Debbie, email It is true that no amount of money or earthly possessions can take the place of the love of someone who truly cares for you. Don’t despair though. You should focus on finding friends who have the same interests. To do this you will have to take stock of your hobbies and interests then go out of your way to pursue them. Join a club or group, and you might meet like-minded people. Don’t think only in terms of an egocentric approach (what you want out of life), but also an altruistic approach (what you can do for others). In the process of helping and serving and making others’ lives better you are likely to find contentment and happiness within yourself. And you may even make friends for life or meet someone.
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YOUR MONEY SORTED Paying your builder Eight things you need to know so your building project stays on track BY LETITIA WATSON 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. M ONEY can often become a very sore point between builders and their 1 HOW DO PROGRESS PAYMENTS WORK? clients. Building loans are usually calculated on the market value (not replacement value) of the property as if completed. As the building progresses, money from the loan for the next building phase is paid out. The number of these payments, usually 4 to 6, will be decided before you start building. 2 WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT TO PAY OUT OF YOUR POCKET? Since the building loan usually amounts to around 60% to 90% of the contract price (this will depend on various factors, such as the building cost and your ability to pay the loan), you can expect to pay a deposit and possibly the shortfall for some building costs. According to Absa, the initial payment to your builder to start building can be an estimated to be 10% or more of your contract price. You’ll also probably need to pay deposits to suppliers for building materials such as cupboards, aluminium doors and But you can avoid this if you have a contract that clearly stipulates both parties’ responsibilities and when progress payments are due. windows. These deposits aren’t usually covered by your loan so you’ll need to budget for them. When the balance is due you will in all likelihood be able to draw from your loan to pay your suppliers, but check with your bank before ordering supplies so you don’t get any nasty surprises. 3 DO I HAVE TO ASK THE BANK TO RELEASE THE FUNDS? Yes. You authorise your bank to release the payment. Your builder will ask you for a progress payment when he needs funds. Before you do, you should first check that the required work up until that point of the contract has been completed and is to the standard that was agreed upon by you and the builder. You then complete a progress form for your bank, which you can do online. The bank will then send a valuer to your construction site to ensure that the building work complies with the bank’s requirements. The valuer will provide feedback to the bank and the bank will confirm the approved amount with you and then make the payment. 4 DOES THE BANK PAY THE BUILDER DIRECTLY? There is no agreement between your builder and your bank. Payments will always be made to you, and then you pay the builder. 5 HOW DOES INTEREST ON PROGRESS PAYMENTS WORK? Interest is calculated from when you make your first payment to the builder. This kind of interest is called interim interest. It’s calculated on your outstanding balance during your building period. As progress payments are made, the outstanding balance and your interest on the amount payable will increase. You should pay interim interest every month. Otherwise, it could be capitalised and added to your outstanding balance, reducing your available funds for building, Absa warns. 6 WHEN IS THE FINAL PROGRESS PAYMENT MADE? Only once the bank receives an occupation certificate from you. This can be obtained from your local municipality. 7 WHAT SHOULD YOUR BUILDING CONTRACT SAY ABOUT COSTS? You should get some legal banks provide information about building loans that is TIP Most easy to understand. 40 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za advice from someone who is knowledgeable about building contracts. Your loan provider will surely check the contract before granting you a building loan, but it is also your responsibility to make sure you understand your responsibilities and those of the builder. Apart from details such as what the job entails, your details and the builder’s registered details, check that the following costs are in the contract: ●The contract amount and a schedule of how and when this amount will be paid. ●The deposit amount if applicable. ● Prime cost amounts – this is money for materials and goods from a supplier that will be installed by the builder, and provisional amounts for other subcontractors. ● Penalty clauses for late completion are often included. The penalty should be reasonable, for example equivalent to the cost of alternative accommodation or lost rent. Remember that the duration of a contract would often exclude the December holiday period, which is traditionally the builders’ holiday period. 8 WHAT IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE CONTRACT? You have a five-day cooling off period during which you can look for legal or other expert advice about the agreement – or cancel it. GET MORE HELP HERE ▶There’s a variety of how-to guides available on afrisam.co.za to help you with building projects.
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YOUR STARS that change you’ve been waiting for. Be on the look out for special messengers who bring good tidings in unexpected ways. BY PETRA DU PREEZ For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 23, 42, 49, 35, 21 VIRGO TAURUS 23 AUG – 22 SEPT 20 APRIL – 20 MAY TIME TO INVEST IN A MAKEOVER All the action happens in Taurus this week and with chatty Mercury settling into your sign on the 15th, you’re in the mood for parties, outings and generally speaking min- gling and mixing. It’s also a great time to experiment with a new look, hairstyle, or outfits, especially if you feel you’ve become a little fuddy-duddy and in need of some sparkle in your life. The sky is your limit, and the result will give you a real selfconfidence boost. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER 5, 17, 22, 46, 20, 8 FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS GEMINI VICTOR MATFIELD Focus on spending time in your own company this week, although it’s some thing you may not quite be used to since you’re such a people’s person. Your ruler, Mercury, also settles into this area of your horoscope, suggesting that this is a good time for your own personal meditation space. The benefit of having down time is that enables you to recharge your batteries, whether depleted or not. TERRY PHETO 11 MAY 1977 11 MAY 1981 21 MAY – 20 JUNE RAMI MALEK 12 MAY 1981 YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 22, 36, 46, 5, 42, 34 CANCER 21 JUNE – 21 JULY EMILY VAN CAMP 12 MAY 1986 STEVIE WONDER 13 MAY 1950 CATE BLANCHETT 14 MAY 1969 TAURUS’ ASPIRATIONS A few surprises await you in your friendships, but hopefully these will be of the pleasant kind. Life is un predictable and one simply has to deal with whatever comes your way. Most people resist change, but change can also mean meeting interesting new people who provide you with stimulating company. Keep an open mind for the new this week. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 15, 28, 36, 37, 30, 19 LEO 22 JULY – 22 AUG S To find out whether they won the lotto. S To be crowned the next food connoisseur. S That slow and steady is the rule of the world. S That being financially independent is a thing. S To become an expert at accumulating money. S To be their neighbourhood’s most desirable chef. S To be offered a good job for life. 42 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Be ready and open to ex plore the notion of a sudden change in your career that can lead to new challenges and greater job fulfilment. If you’ve fallen into a rut or have become bored with the same old, this might just be your chance to facilitate You may not regard your self as an eternal student, but you’re keen to take up a new interest or hobby that requires learning and/or studying. Whether you’re thinking of learning a new language, or card or board game, your grey cells need a form of stimulation and a break from the monotony. This probably means learn ing online, but personal con tact would be preferable. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 8, 13, 40, 35, 28, 12 LIBRA 23 SEPT – 22 OCT Relationships are vitally important to you, but you may be hesitant to create greater emotional intimacy between you and your part ner. This week that belief gets challenged, provided you’re willing to take the emotional risk of moving out of your comfort zone. Trust your intuition and your person so you can live a life that’s fuller and happier. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 24, 44, 15, 25, 5, 39 SCORPIO 23 OCT – 21 NOV It’s all happening in your love horoscope. Cracks are beginning to show in struc tures that are outdated, or not working anymore. Face up to these challenges by focusing on yourself and seeing where change is overdue. This might mean leaving a dysfunctional re lationship, meeting some one new or seeing the same person with different eyes. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 22, 27, 36, 5, 31, 25 SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC Your daily tasks and duties come under the spotlight this week. You need to de termine what changes are necessary for you to be come more productive, stimulated and happier. You’ll need to do a personal stock take of your situation to help you decide. Your decision will say a lot about your personal style. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 9, 26, 37, 48, 31, 21 CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN You’re normally bogged down with all the tasks, duties and responsibilities you have to carry, but this week you’re in a different position. It’s time to show a little more rebelliousness and resistance, especially if those around you consider you to be their rock of Gibraltar. Let your hair down, shock others out of their complacency and have some fun. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 10, 23, 37, 45, 27, 17 AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB This week is all about keep ing the home fires going while implementing over due changes. Nothing needs to happen instantaneously, but you and your partner need to discuss and priori tise important decisions. If you’ve been putting this off, don’t be surprised if the carpet is pulled out from un derneath you and changes are forced upon you. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 1, 22, 39, 48, 31, 10 PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MARCH You’re easily distracted by what’s happening around you. This is neither good or bad, but it all depends on whether you can get the job done or not. Use the time to find shortcuts or new solu tions to old problems, but you’ll have to be alert and put in the work to look for your answers as these won’t fall out of the sky and into your lap. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 2, 8, 38, 48, 12, 5 ARIES 21 MARCH – 19 APRIL Money makes your world go round, but you’re in for either a surprise or a shock, depending on your attitude towards life. If you welcome change, this could just be what you were waiting for to implement big, scary changes. Being stuck in a rut also means that it may take a shock to dislodge you from old and repetitive structures. 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TOP GEAR TOP 41 FRIDAY SABC3 21:00 9 MAY / THURSDAY / TV Richard Hammond looks into the archives to present the top 41 moments from the motoring show. SABC1 05:02 D GELEZA NATHI 06:00 D MAM’ SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 06:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE 07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME 07:30 D FURRY TALES 08:00 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 08:30 D MUVHANGO 09:00 D UZALO 09:30 D SKEEM SAAM 10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO 10:30 D DAILY THETHA 11:30 D NGEMPELA 12:00 D SOCCERZONE 13:00 NEWS 13:30 D LUNCHTIME VIBES 14:30 D NOW OR NEVER 15:00 TEENAGERS ON A MISSION 15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK 16:00 BEAT MAKERS MARKET MASTERCLASS INTERVIEWS 17:00 ELECTIONS 360 17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS 18:00 KASI RAP RECORDS 18:30 MAMA’S LOVE 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 SKEEM SAAM 20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO Local drama series. Mondli’s quest for justice takes a sadistic turn. The Xabas are offered help from an unexpected group of allies. 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The BBC’s social media correspondent Marianna Spring has spent the last year investigating how harmful behaviour on TikTok spills out into the real world. 22:00 LOUIS THEROUX: FORBIDDEN AMERICA Documentary 23:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS SABC2 SABC3 05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH 05:30 D THABANGTHABONG 05:57 1 CRUX 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 D SOUL’D OUT SESSIONS 09:30 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE 10:00 D MUVHANGO 10:30 D SKEEM SAAM 11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 11:30 JUDGE JERRY 12:00 DADDY STEPS 12:30 LET’S CHAT CHILDREN 13:00 D CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD 14:00 EARLY EDITION 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 16:00 INAZUMA ELEVEN 16:30 SO AWKWARD 17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 D MELODY 18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 19:00 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS 05:00 D DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS 05:30 D BIG SCREEN 06:00 EXPRESSO Travel series 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 TRENDZ TRAVEL 21:00 MUVHANGO Local drama series. 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Double bill. 23:00 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW 23:30 BUNDESLIGA: MATCH TO BE ANNOUNCED 01:30 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS E.TV 05:00 E.TV NEWS 05:30 THE MORNING NEWS 06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI 09:30 ELIF 10:30 CHRYSALIS 11:30 D MY GUEST TONIGHT… WITH ANNIKA LARSEN 12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE 12:30 D SCANDAL! 13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY 13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS 14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 14:30 TAKALANI SESAME 14:55 NINJAGO: MASTERS OF SPINJITZU 15:20 BARBIE DREAMHOUSE ADVENTURES 15:45 JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEOUS 16:10 D UBETTINA WETHU 16:35 JUDGE JUDY 17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY 18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME 18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE 19:30 SCANDAL! Local drama series. 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Singles are sent on dates with a pro spective partner’s family. 20:05 FREELANCE 19:00 INZINGANE ZES’THEMBU 19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 21:55 D THE CURSE 23:15 TO BE ANNOUNCED 00:10 D FBI: MOST WANTED 01:05 D LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME 02:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 03:05 YOU HURT MY FEELINGS 04:35 READY JET GO: SPACE CAMP THE MOVIE 21:00 VUS’UMLILO 21:30 OBSTRUCTION 22:00 D HOW TO MANIFEST A MAN 22:30 D WWE RAW 23:45 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE PRICE OF NJABULO 01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: CONFIDENCE 03:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THABO TURBO T2 04:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: MAMPARA Juan Pablo Raba’s character, President Venegas, is a mix of different South American dictators. 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Educates South Africans about money management. 13:00 D NOW OR NEVER 14:00 EARLY EDITION 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 16:00 ULTIMATE MATHS 16:30 HECTIC NINE-9 17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 D MELODY 18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 19:00 TASTE MASTERS Reality cooking show 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 VIMBA 21:00 MUVHANGO English football review show. Highlights the week’s best Premiership football action. 00:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS SABC3 05:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS 05:30 D BAKING WITH THE REYS 06:00 EXPRESSO 09:00 D CLOSE UP 09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK 10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE 10:30 D INNOCENCE 11:30 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 12:00 THE A-TEAM 13:00 ON POINT Current affairs show 14:00 D INDEED: SOUTH AFRICA’S NOBEL LAUREATES 15:00 D BAKING WITH THE REYS Cooking show. House Musician Holly Rey hits the kitchen with her kid sister Mimi Rey to create quick and easy baked treats. 15:30 D TOP BILLING 16:30 INNOCENCE 17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 18:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS Lifestyle show 19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK 19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 20:00 NEWS 20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 21:00 LUTHER 22:00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO Local drama series. Razia is impressed by Tshililo’s attempts Comedy show. Famous British to fix his bad first impression. stand-up comedians tickle 21:30 NCIS the audience’s funny bones 22:30 D GOSPEL CLASSICS with their unique acts. 23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS 00:00 FULL VIEW 03:00 THE GLOBE 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 23:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS Global news show. Off-beat analysis of German affairs. E.TV 05:00 LIFE BY DESIGN 05:30 THE MORNING NEWS 06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI 09:15 INFOMERCIALS 09:30 ELIF 10:30 CHRYSALIS 11:30 D CHECKPOINT 12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE 12:30 D SCANDAL 13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY 13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS 14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 14:30 TAKALANI SESAME 14:55 LEGO NINJAGO 15:10 LEGO FRIENDS: GIRLS ON A MISSION 15:20 POKÉMON THE SERIES: ULTIMATE JOURNEYS 15:45 TROLLSTOPIA 16:10 D PATERNITY COURT 16:35 JUDGE JUDY 17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY 18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME 18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE 19:30 SCANDAL! M-NET 06:00 MR. MONK’S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE 07:35 D THE GOLDBERGS 07:55 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA 09:00 D FIRES 10:00 D THE EQUALIZER Action series 11:00 D SUMMERTIDE 12:00 D FBI 13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA Home makeover show. Couples compete against each other to refurbish a home and sell it for the highest price. 14:00 D FIRE COUNTRY 15:00 D CARTE BLANCHE 16:00 D FIRES Reality series. Follows the harrowing stories of the megafires that swept through Australia in 2019 and 2020. 17:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL 18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 19:00 SULLIVAN’S CROSSING Crime series 20:00 APPLES NEVER FALL Local drama series. Tlhogi makes a radical decision which freaks Taps out. Drama series. Troy evades the police, who know he has critical information about his mother’s disappearance. 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 REDEMPTION 21:00 SMOKE AND MIRRORS 21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY 22:00 D THE LAST WORD WITH SHAHAN RAMKISSOON 23:00 D HART VAN GOUD 00:00 SMS TO WIN 02:00 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT 21:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 22:00 THE WINTER KING 23:00 LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER 23:45 D TOKYO VICE 00:55 D SO HELP ME TODD 01:55 D ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT 02:55 D THE CURSE 04:20 THE BARKERS TEAM E.TV 05:00 E.TV NEWS 05:30 THE MORNING NEWS 06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI 09:20 INFOMERCIALS 09:30 ELIF 10:30 CHRYSALIS 11:30 D DEVI 12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE 12:30 D SCANDAL! 13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY 13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS 14:00 D ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 14:30 TAKALANI SESAME 14:55 LEGO NINJAGO 15:10 LEGO FRIENDS: GIRLS ON A MISSION 15:20 MADAGASCAR: A LITTLE WILD 15:45 POWER RANGERS: BEAST MORPHERS 16:10 D PATERNITY COURT 16:35 JUDGE JUDY 17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY 18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME 18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE 19:30 SCANDAL! 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 REDEMPTION 21:02 SMOKE AND MIRRORS 21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY 22:00 THE LAST WORD WITH SHAHAN RAMKISSOON 23:00 D HART VAN GOUD 00:00 SMS TO WIN 02:00 JOHN WICK 03:50 D VOA CONNECT M-NET 06:00 ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET 07:50 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA 08:50 D FIRES 10:00 D AMERICAN IDOL 12:00 D BLUE BLOODS 13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA 14:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:00 D ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT 16:00 D FIRES 17:00 D FIRE COUNTRY Drama series 18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 19:00 FBI Action series. Scola and Nina go undercover as a married couple while the team tries to find the person who tortured and killed a retired FBI agent. 20:00 FBI: INTERNATIONAL Action series 21:00 FBI: MOST WANTED Crime series. The Fugitive Task Force races to catch the thieves who killed two armed guards transporting millions of dollars’ worth of Nigerian artifacts. 22:00 FUNNY WOMAN Comedy series 22:55 D TOKYO VICE 00:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 01:00 D APPLES NEVER FALL 02:00 D SULLIVAN’S CROSSING 03:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 03:55 D RAIN DOGS 04:30 GREATEST DAYS MZANSI 06:00 D EBUKHOSINI 06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA 07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU THE ONE? 08:00 UMDLALO WEMPILO 09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA 11:30 D EBUKHOSINI 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: MABENA 15:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM: FELUTHANDO 16:00 YOLO 17:00 MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 17:30 D THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF GQEBERHA 18:30 THE RIVER 19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA 19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 20:00 OBSTRUCTION 20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 21:30 THE WIFE 22:05 D MNAKWETHU 22:35 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 23:00 NGECULO 00:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE KNIGHT MZANSI 06:30 D CHAMPIONS ZA 07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU THE ONE? 08:00 FORGOTTEN 09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA 11:30 D EBUKHOSINI 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 14:00 USIS’WENDAWO 15:00 AYAMEMEZA 16:00 KULUNGILE EKHAYA 17:00 MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 17:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: COMEDY SHOW 18:30 THE RIVER 19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA 19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 20:00 MNAKWETHU 20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 21:30 THE WIFE 22:00 STINA 23:00 MJOLO KE SCAM 00:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: NYAOPE INDABA 01:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: NEVER SAY GOODBYE Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat PROGRAMME INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED BY THE BROADCASTERS AND CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT 14 MAY / TUESDAY / TV 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 SKEEM SAAM 20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO 21:00 IGUMBI LAMAKHOSIKAZI 21:30 INGONO YOMSAMO 22:00 SOCCERZONE 23:00 D THE CHAIR 00:00 SA HITS 01:00 SA MUSIC SABC2 05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH 05:30 D THABANG THABONG 05:57 1 CRUX 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 D BEYOND 09:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 10:00 D MUVHANGO 10:30 D SKEEM SAAM 11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 11:30 JUDGE JERRY 12:00 OUR FAMILY 12:30 D GOING STRONG 13:00 D AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WAYS 14:00 EARLY EDITION 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 16:00 ULTIMATE MATHS 16:30 KIDS’ NEWS 17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 D MELODY 18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 19:00 NOW OR NEVER
MUVHANGO WEDNESDAY SABC2 21:00 Strange things torment Azwindini. Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat PROGRAMME INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED BY THE BROADCASTERS AND CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRINT SABC2 05:00 D PUMPKIN PATCH 05:30 D THABANG THABONG 05:57 1 CRUX 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 D STORIES UNTOLD 09:30 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE 10:00 D MUVHANGO 10:30 D SKEEM SAAM 11:00 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 11:30 JUDGE JERRY 12:00 D EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION 13:00 D TASTE MASTERS 14:00 EARLY EDITION 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 16:00 BEHIND THE RAINBOW Youth documentary series. Follows kids who have overcome obstacles by living out their passions. 16:30 HECTIC NINE-9 17:00 D READY, STEADY, COOK 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 D MELODY 18:30 DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 19:00 CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 NGULA YA VUTIVI / ZWA MARAMANI 20:57 LOTTO DRAW (LIVE) 21:00 MUVHANGO 21:30 NCIS 22:30 D LEGENDS AND LEGACIES 23:30 D YU-GI-OH! VRAINS 00:00 FULL VIEW 03:00 THE LATE EDITION SABC3 05:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS 05:30 D GAME ZONE 06:00 EXPRESSO 09:00 D EUROMAXX Travel show. Explores Europe’s the vibrant culture, art, music, lifestyle and fashion. 09:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK 10:00 D WHEEL OF FORTUNE 10:30 D INNOCENCE 11:30 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 12:00 THE A-TEAM 13:00 ON POINT 14:00 TOMORROW TODAY 14:30 TO THE POINT 15:00 GAME ZONE Gaming review show. Audiences get insight into the latest games and tech. 15:30 D TOP BILLING 16:30 INNOCENCE 17:30 D DEAL OR NO DEAL SA 18:00 HOME GROWN TASTE WITH LORNA MASEKO Reality cooking show. The renowned chef sets out to discover the country’s unique homegrown excellence. 19:00 READY, STEADY, COOK 19:30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 20:00 NEWS 20:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 21:00 CHEATERS Reality show. Double bill. 22:00 LIVE AT THE APOLLO 23:00 DEUTSCHE WELLE NEWS E.TV 05:00 E.TV NEWS 05:30 THE MORNING NEWS 06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:30 OM ELKE DRAAI 09:30 ELIF 10:30 CHRYSALIS 11:30 D CRIMEWATCH 12:00 D HOUSE OF ZWIDE 12:30 D SCANDAL! 13:00 D ISITHA: THE ENEMY 13:30 D SMOKE AND MIRRORS 14:00 D CRIMEWATCH 14:30 TAKALANI SESAME 14:55 PJ MASKS 15:20 POKÉMON THE SERIES: ULTIMATE JOURNEYS 15:45 MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC 16:10 PATERNITY COURT 16:35 JUDGE JUDY 17:00 ANNEKAN DIE SWA KRY Turkish telenovela M-NET MZANSI 06:00 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: TURTLE MAYHEM 08:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA 09:00 D CARTE BLANCHE 10:00 D SUMMERTIDE 07:00 D MAKOTI, ARE YOU THE ONE? 08:00 KUYAFIWA EZULWINI 09:00 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 09:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 10:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 10:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 11:00 D CHAMPIONS ZA 11:30 D EBUKHOSINI 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 13:00 D GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 13:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 14:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM: MAOLEDI 15:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM: UBUHLE BENDALO 16:00 MZANSI ORIGINAL FILM: KE BONA LERATO 17:00 MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 17:30 D IZINGANE ZES’THEMBU 18:00 I’M WITH YOUR EX 18:30 THE RIVER 19:00 CHAMPIONS ZA 19:30 D LAUGH OUT LOUD: THE COMEDY SHOW 20:00 NGANELE 20:30 UMKHOKHA: THE CURSE 21:00 GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE 21:30 THE WIFE 22:00 OBSTRUCTION 22:30 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL Local drama series 11:00 D COBRA Drama series 12:00 D THE IRRATIONAL 13:00 D THE BLOCK AUSTRALIA 14:00 D FBI 15:00 D FBI: INTERNATIONAL 16:00 D FIRES 17:00 D THE EQUALIZER Action series 18:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 19:00 FIRE COUNTRY 20:00 BLUE BLOODS Action series. Munch makes a bold move, while Indira and Witt have questions. 21:00 FARGO 18:00 KELDERS VAN GEHEIME Crime series 18:30 ISIPHETHO: DESTINY 19:00 HOUSE OF ZWIDE 19:30 SCANDAL! 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 REDEMPTION 21:00 SMOKE AND MIRRORS 21:30 ISITHA: THE ENEMY 22:00 MY GUEST TONIGHT... WITH ANNIKA LARSEN 22:30 D DEVI 23:00 D HART VAN GOUD 00:00 SMS TO WIN 02:00 DEATH KISS Drama series Afrikaans drama series 22:00 D WESTWORLD 23:10 D TOKYO VICE Crime series. Jake helps reveal the mole in Chihara-Kai. 00:25 D FBI: MOST WANTED 01:25 D SO HELP ME TODD 02:25 D ALERT: MISSING PERSONS UNIT 03:25 D LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER 04:05 D SON OF A CRITCH Comedy series 04:30 FINNICK TV / WEDNESDAY / 15 MAY SABC1 05:00 DEVOTIONS 05:02 D GELEZA NATHI 06:00 D MAM’ SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 06:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE 07:00 D TAKALANI SESAME 07:30 FURRY TALES 08:00 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 08:30 D MUVHANGO 09:00 D UZALO 09:30 D SKEEM SAAM 10:00 D LINEMPOXO KE ISIKO 10:30 D DAILY THETHA 11:30 D NGEMPELA 12:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 13:00 LUNCHTIME NEWS 13:30 LUNCHTIME VIBES 14:30 MAM’ SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 15:00 ASIKHULUME 15:30 D READY, STEADY, COOK 16:00 D KULCHA KWEST 16:30 THE CHAIR 17:00 ELECTIONS 360 17:30 NDEBELE/SWAZI NEWS 18:00 THE RISING 18:30 D EMZINI WEZINSIZWA 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 SKEEM SAAM 20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO 21:00 KHUMBUL’EKHAYA 22:00 SPORT @10 23:00 D YILUNGELO LAKHO 00:00 SA HITS 01:00 SA MUSIC TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 9 MAY – WEDNESDAY 15 MAY BRILLIANT / EXCELLENT / WORTHWHILE / SO-SO / IF YOU MUST A ALL AGES D DRUGS H HORROR L LANGUAGE N NUDITY P PREJUDICE PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE S Sex V Violence THURSDAY S ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET ★★★ 2023, 106 min, PG13, M-Net, 06:00. Comedy. When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, an 11-year-old girl has to navigate new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence. Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams. S S.W.A.T: UNDER SIEGE ★★ 2017, 89 min, 16, e.tv, 02:00. Action. A S.W.A.T. compound comes under fire from an international terrorist who relentlessly and violently pursues a mystery man in their custody. Sam Jaeger, Adrianne Palicki. S WHY CAN’T MY LIFE BE A ROM COM? ★★★ 2023, 85 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:25. Comedy. Eliza is smart and independent, but after years of bad dating experiences, she finds herself newly single, jobless, and questioning all her decisions. Em Haine, Cecilia Deacon. FRIDAY S SCOOBY-DOO! AND KRYPTO, TOO! ★★★ 2023, 76 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation. Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. look into the disappearance of the Justice League. Voices of Frank Welker, Grey Griffin. S TC 2000 ★★ 1993, 95 min, 16VL, SABC1, Benny Safdie Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. 21:00. Action. A futuristic cop and his lethal comrade battle ruthless gangs, corruption and a nearly indestructible killing machine. Billy Blanks, Bolo Yeung. S WAR ★★★ 2007, 103 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05. Action. An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin who murdered his partner. Jet Li, Jason Statham. S I AM WRATH ★★★ 2016, 92 min, 16, e.tv, 02:10. Action. A man opens a can of brutal vengeance on the thugs who murdered his wife and the corrupt cops who are protecting them. John Travolta, Christopher Meloni. S SUMMERING ★★ 2022, 85 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:35. Drama. During their last days of summer and childhood four girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up. Lia Barnett, Sanai Victoria. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 47
SATURDAY S SAINA ★★★ 2021, 135 min, PG13, SABC3, 10:30. Drama. The story of a professional badminton player who ranked number 1 in the sport. Mukesh Agrohari, Olga Anand. S MORTAL KOMBAT LEGENDS: CAGE MATCH ★★★ 2023, 76 min, 16V, M-Net, 16:00. Animation. In 1980s Hollywood, struggling martial arts actor Johnny Cage searches for his missing co-star. Joel McHale, Jennifer Grey. S OPEN SEASON: SCARED SILLY ★★★ 2015, 84 min, PG, e.tv, 16:45. Animation. Boog, Elliot, and Mr. Weenie have to face their fears and find the werewolf to get the season closed permanently. Voices of Will Townsend, Donny Lucas. S JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT ★★★ 2014, 105 min, PG13, e.tv, 20:00. Action. A young covert CIA analyst uncovers a Russian plot to crash the US economy with a terrorist attack. Chris Pine, Keira Knightley. S CONTRABAND ★★★ 2012, 109 min, 16VL, e.tv, 22:05 & 02:15. Action. To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills. Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi. S AMERICAN TRAITOR: THE TRIAL OF AXIS SALLY ★★★ 2021, 109 min, 16, M-Net, 02:40. Drama. Follows the life of an American woman and her lawyer who struggle to redeem her reputation. Meadow Williams, Al Pacino. S FINNICK ★★★ 2022, 85 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Animation. A furry, invisible creature who doesn’t like humans teams up with a young girl to solve the mysterious crimes happening in their town. Voices of Paul Castro Jr., Billy Bob Thompson. SUNDAY S FAMILY CAMP ★★ 2022, 111 min, PG, M-Net, 13:00. Comedy. When two polar-opposite families are forced to camp together, the dads struggle to hold onto their families and marriages. Tommy Woodard, Eddie James. S OPEN SEASON: SCARED SILLY e.tv, 13:30. See Saturday. S NEERJA ★★★ 2016, 122 min, PG13, SABC3, Keanu Reeves is out for revenge in John Wick. 14:00. Biography. The story of courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life to protect 359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986 when it was hijacked by a terrorist organization. Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi. S FINDING MS. RIGHT ★★ 2012, 90 min, PG, SABC3, 19:30. Comedy. A gentile pretends to be Jewish in order to win the affection of his love interest. Austin Abrams, Tom Arnold. S JOHN WICK ★★★★ 2014, 101 min, 16VL, e.tv, 20:00. Action. An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car. Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist. S FREELANCE ★★★ 2023, 108 min, 16VL, M-Net, 20:05. Action. An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator. John Cena, Alison Brie. S S.W.A.T.: UNDER SIEGE e.tv, 02:00. See Thursday. S MURDER AT THE MANSION ★★ 2018, 90 min, PG13, e.tv, 02:20. Thriller. A bride-to-be is planning her wedding at her fiancée’s family countryside estate, but she then becomes suspicious of her future family-in-law. Jason-Shane Scott, Lanie McAuley. S YOU HURT MY FEELINGS ★★★ 2023, 93 min, 16, M-Net, 03:05. Comedy. A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. Amber Tamblyn, David Cross. S READY JET GO! SPACE CAMP THE MOVIE ★★★ 2023, 85 min, A, M-Net, 04:35. Animation. Jet and his friends take their skills to Space Camp and go on an intergalactic adventure. Ashleigh Ball, Anthony Bolognese. MONDAY S MR. MONK’S LAST CASE: A MONK MOVIE ★★★ 2023, 97 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Comedy. Monk, a brilliant detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, returns to solve one last case involving his stepdaughter Molly. Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard. S JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT e.tv, 02:00. See Saturday. S THE BARKERS TEAM ★★ 2022, 75 min, A, M-Net, 04:20. Animation. A group of friends dream of becoming famous and conquering the internet by dancing and making funny videos. Voices of Ivan Chaban, Vadim Bochanov. TUESDAY S ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET M-Net, 06:00. See Thursday. S JOHN WICK e.tv, 02:00. See Sunday. S GREATEST DAYS ★★★ 2023, 112 min, PG, M-Net, 04:30. Musical. Five former best friends reunite after 25 years to relive their childhood. They go to a concert of their favourite boy band. Aisling Bea, Matthew McNulty. WEDNESDAY GALLO IMAGES/ALAMY, PRIME VIDEO S TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: Jet and his friends go on an inter galatic adventure in Ready Jet Go! Space Camp The Movie. 48 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za MUTANT MAYHEM ★★★ 2023, 99 min, PG, M-Net, 06:00. Animation. The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. Voices of Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr. S DEATH KISS ★★ 2018, 87 min, 16VL, e.tv, 02:00. Action. A vigilante with a mysterious past moves into a city that has been infested with crime and terror. He decides to take the law into his own hands. Robert Bronzi, Daniel Baldwin. S FINNICK M-Net, 04:30. Animation. See Saturday.
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The things in 1 BACK TO BRIDGERTON! We’re off to the Ton once again! The third season of Bridgerton arrives on Netflix in two parts, with the first four episodes streaming on 16 May and the remaining four episodes on 13 June. Here’s what’s to come. LOVE STORY This season is about the romance between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) – who’s also Lady Whistledown, the secret scandal-sheet writer. 50 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za The series’ new showrunner, Jess Brownell, told Variety, “I really feel like it’s Colin and Penelope’s time. Because we’ve been watching both of these actors on our screens since Season 1, we’ve already invested in them a little bit. We know who they are as people”. #POLIN Jess explained that the series has deviated from the order of Julia Quinn’s novels on which the show is based – Colin and Penelope’s love story is in the fourth book – “because, especially in the last season, there are these moments of tension between them where it’s like, Colin walks up to the line of almost realising that Penelope has feelings for him, but doesn’t quite get there. “Instead of treading water on that dynamic, we wanted to push it into their season. It really felt like the perfect moment to tee it up.” BROTHERS & SISTERS Most of the season two characters are back, including Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell), Lady Portia Featherington (Polly Walker), Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel). “We want to keep seeing all of our Bridgerton siblings,” said Jess. “We feel like those moments when the whole family is together is what really makes the show and makes all of us, I think, want to be a Bridgerton. “So you will definitely be seeing Daphne [Phoebe Dynevor], Anthony and Kate.”
‘My life has changed dramatically since the song came out. It really, truly blows my mind’ – BENSON BOONE MUSIC 2 ON BEAUTIFUL THINGS BEAUTIFUL BENSON BOONE He’s one of 2024’s biggest break-out stars, thanks to his hit track Beautiful Things. But just who is Benson Boone? S The Washington-born singer (21) is known for his vulnerable lyrics and powerful voice. S In 2021 American Idol invited him to enter after seeing his singing videos on social media. He made the show’s top 24 contestants, causing judge Katy Perry, to gush, “I see you winning this if you want.” But he quit the show saying he wasn’t sure if he “wanted to get locked into something I was unsure about. So I stepped away to see if I wanted to write music and try my stuff, and I did, and it went really well.” S So well, in fact, that he cracked the Top 40 charts in 2022 with his debut track, In the Stars. S He’s signed to Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds’ label, Night Street Records. “Dan reached out to me on Instagram and said he loved my vibe and voice and would love to work with me,” Benson said. S Along with its chart success, Beautiful Things has been used in nearly 1 million TikTok videos. – Compiled by Nici De Wet 3 IN CINEMAS Centuries after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, apes are the Earth’s dominant species while humans have regressed to an animalistic state. As ape leader, Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand) builds his empire and Noa (Owen Teague), a young ape, undertakes a harrowing journey that forces him to question all he’s learned and to make choices that will define the future of apes and humans. 1 Directed by Wes Ball, the new movie is set 300 years in the future. “Those last three movies were about the end of something. They were about the end of this Moses story. They were about the end of humanity,” Wes told Empire magazine. “And we thought, ‘From the ashes of those previous movies, we’re gonna grow a new tree to climb.’ GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, GALLO IMAGES/ALAMY, NETFLIX, BRITBOX, DISNEY+ NEW ON STREAMING AFTER THE FLOOD BritBox, from 13 May When an unidentified man is found dead in a lift in an underground car park, police assume he was trapped when the town flooded. PC Joanna Marshall (Sophie Rundle) becomes obsessed with the case as the aftermath of the flood threatens to expose secrets and fortunes and reputations are at stake. OUTER RANGE: SEASON 2 Prime Video, from 16 May Rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) discovers a bizarre phenomenon in the form of a dark void. The mystery surrounding the void on his ranch deepens in season two as Royal and his wife Cecelia (Lili Taylor) struggle to keep their family together in the aftermath of their granddaughter’s sudden disappearance. THE ULTIMATUM SA Netflix, from 10 May A spin-off of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, the nine-part series is hosted by Salamina and Howza Mosese. Six couples break up, date their co-stars and choose one person to enter into a trial marriage with, putting their love lives through the wringer as new relationships form and old relationships hang on by a thread. Once the trial marriage is over, couples enter into a second trial marriage with their original partner and they have to decide if they’re in it for the long haul or if they want out. Disney+ from 15 May This 1981 concert movie has been lovingly restored and presents Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon at their most exhilarating. The original concerts, which took place on 24 and 25 November 1981, were arranged specifically to be filmed for a full-length concert film to document their live show. This movie is very much about the beginning of something.” crazy stuff. So, that was kind of the approach that we took.” 2 The director was inspired by the original 1968 Apes movie, which starred Charlton Heston. “I was a huge fan of it when I was kid,” Wes said. So, could we do this thing where we are both a sequel and a prequel, essentially? We find ourselves sort of in the middle, honouring where we came from with this great reboot that happened with the Caesar trilogy, and start making our way to that ’68 version where apes are talking and have democracy and all this QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL 3 Newcomers to the Apes universe won’t be left out, Wes said. “This isn’t like season three of a TV series; you will have enough to enjoy it for what it is. “We have a little opening prologue that sets the table a little bit.” If you do want a recap, all the Planet of the Apes movies – the original five, Tim Burton’s bananas remake and the prequel trilogy – are on Disney+. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 51 SOURCES: TUDUM.COM, SCREENRANT.COM, EMPIREONLINE.CO.UK 3 THINGS ABOUT KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES 4
Salman Rushdie wears glasses with a tinted right lens following the attack that left him blind in one eye. READ THIS CHILL OUT | BOOKS SHARP AS EVER In his new memoir Salman Rushdie reflects on the 2022 knife attack that cost him his eye and left him fighting for his life BY JANE VORSTER T A quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, I was attacked and almost killed by a young man with a knife just after I came out on stage at the amphitheatre in Chautauqua to talk about the importance of keeping writers safe from harm.” So begins Salman Rushdie’s new memoir in which he reflects on the attack at a book event in upstate New York that robbed him of the sight in one eye, severed all JEANETTE VERSTER WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: the tendons in his left hand and left him fighting for his life. It later emerged that his attacker, Hadi Matar (then 24), had never read more than a few pages of Rushdie’s work and everything he knew about the award-winning author was gleaned from a couple of YouTube videos that he’d watched. Matar, an American-born Islamic extremist, refused to say if he was acting on the fatwa calling for Rushdie’s assassination in 1989 in the aftermath of the publication of the author’s controversial fifth novel The Satanic Verses. “Never has Rushdie used so few words so effectively. Knife is a rich, immersive, feisty account of his journey through darkness back to the light. Part thriller, part love story, part celebration of literature, it’s an incandescent book full of hair-raising descriptions of hard-won survival and beautiful, philosophical 52 9 MAY 2023 you.co.za However, he did admit he was a big admirer of Iran’s late leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who issued the death decree after deeming the novel blasphemous. The fatwa had Rushdie (now 78), who was born in India and educated in Britain, living in fear for more than a decade in London with round-the-clock police protection. Eventually, having been assured by authorities that there was no risk to his safety, he resumed his life, settling in New York where he met and married his fifth wife, American poet and n o v e li st E li z a Griffiths. They’d been married for less than a year when Rushdie was targeted out of the blue in the attack that stunned the world. This book is his response. Although the stabbing is the starting point, Rushdie’s focus is far broader. He’s on top form and witty as ever as he delves into all kinds of topics, including Shakespeare, love, Marvel comics, writerly spats, his love of the TV series Law & Order and key moments in his career. And that’s the whole point really. It was a knife that Matar chose as his weapon, but it is with language – sharp and precise – that Rushdie fights back “to reclaim what was taken and take charge of what happened to me, to own it, to make it mine”. passages about art, freedom and resilience.” – Johanna Thomas-Corr, thetimes.co.uk “Knife is a clarifying book. It reminds us of the threats the free world faces. It reminds us of the things worth fighting for.” – Dwight Garner, nytimes.com REVIEW THE WOMEN BY KRISTIN HANNAH Macmillan In the 1960s Frankie McGrath is a young, inexperienced nurse who decides to go to Vietnam to serve her country and make her parents proud. At first she is terrified and struggles to cope with the death and mayhem she witnesses. But gradually, with the help and support of two fellow nurses, Ethel and Barb, Frankie becomes a proficient and well-regarded surgical nurse. Later Frankie and Barb are sent to the Cambodian border where the heaviest fighting takes place, resulting in the worst casualties. When she returns home, Frankie’s parents avoid talking about the war and treat her as an embarrassment. Plagued by nightmares and battling posttraumatic stress disorder which leads her into addiction, she struggles to fit back into her old life, but with the help and emotional support of her two friends, Frankie begins the slow journey to recovery. It’s a well-researched book that examines the heroic sacrifices American military nurses made in Vietnam. They worked in monsoon rains, incredible humidity and heat with very little support – as a former nurse myself, all of this really resonated with me. For years the world has been fed the pervasive lie that “there were no American women fighting in the Vietnam war”. They were definitely there, serving in medical and civilian capacities and this powerful book pays tribute to them all. They deserve it. – GERRY WALDEN
PUZZLES 13 PAGES OF FUN & GAMES Keyword clue: TRENDY PERSON These number puzzles are quite simple. Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that the same number appears only once in each row, each column and each 3x3 box. 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. Fish or singing voice Days of Our Lives, eg Dispense liquid Mouth part Type of dance music Bottom of a ship Rich with greenery Transport by truck 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 10 14 15 COMPILED BY MARTHIE HAND 8 11 7 12 6 5 One letter stands for another. In the example above, A is used for the three Ls, X for the two Os and so on. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are all hints. Each week the code letters are different. This week’s hint: QKPGZNEL is YOURSELF QKP QKPGZNEL, RZ CPOA RZ RHQVKFQ MH PRESS FEATURES UAN NHUMGN PHMWNGZN, FNZNGWN QKPG EKWN RHF RLLNOUMKH. – VPFFAR A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XY Z 7 9 1 8 3 6 1 9 4 2 7 6 4 4 5 2 9 All the vowels have been removed from the grid, leaving the consonants. Complete the grid by filling in the vowels, A, E ,I ,O, U. Some blocks may have more than one possible solution. V F C T H D M P L S S L L F F R L X P G L L N G R Y M M Y D D D P P P S H Q T N W R L R C H S P N R G T L R C R COMPILED BY THERESA MURPHY Example: A X Y D L B A A X R is: LO N G F E L LO W 9 1 7 4 16 7 3 6 3 9 13 4 Metal Pb Chop finely British aristocrat Leg or arm Soft cheese Fleecy females Athenian covered walkway Swiss mountain range COMPILED BY MARTHIE HAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EASY S S C H T W T R Y M B GET IN TOUCH WITH US Email puzzles@you.co.za with any feedback, suggestions or queries. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 53
The solutions to this week’s puzzles start on page 66. COMPILED BY ALFIE STEYN The words in the lists appear in the grids – horizontally, vertically or diagonally, backwards or forwards. Find and circle them. NO 1 MORE COUNTRIES VOTING IN 2024 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Austria Belgium Botswana Comoros Croatia Czechia Finland Iceland Jordan Lithuania Maldives Mauritius Moldova Mongolia Namibia Panama Portugal Senegal A I S I N U T W D N A L N I F Y G SONGS WITH ‘RED’ B IN THE TITLE Find the bold words L hidden in the grid M H • A Red Letter Day F [Pet Shop Boys] • Little Red Corvette N [Prince] Y • Little Red Ridin’ B Hood [Sam the Sham] D • Little Red Rodeo [Collin Raye] P • Old Red Eyes O is Back [The Beautiful L South] C • Red [Taylor Swift] [Basement Jaxx] • Red Balloon [Charli XCX] • Red Blooded Woman [Kylie Minogue] • Red Hot Salsa COMPILED BY NATALIE CAVERNELIS [Dave Sheriff] S O C A N A W S T O B E R I C R M S R M I J F C M L L D H U V M Q L Y J H O Y E L W L R O E X Y S S E S O R P S A R X R F R D S Z J J L Z E B Q E B V L R I O C A L G N L X U P I H A O T T Q V T D P D P X D R H V R A W O Y Y L T R R M D O E R A L Q R L F A E N I W H L T H I L O T L O B B S D S O V T [Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds] • Red Rubber Ball Cross _ _ _ _ fall 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za N S I P X O A I G I S K E T M K X R A L L T F A V U M N S O A B U Z S S S E N E G A L U N P N A M I B I A V S G Y B A G B Q M O L D O V A T B A D H O P A N A M A L A G U T R O P L W L C Z E C H I A U O V F A I L I T H U A N I A J B X B L A NO 2 R C N A M O W T V Y O V S N Z D N A H T H G I R P D N A R G D N O S E Y E A V T L J V L P V S U S P E L L S D A N G E R NO 4 • Tunisia • Red Light Spells Danger [Billy Ocean] • Red Rain [Peter Gabriel] • Red Red Wine [UB40] • Red Right Hand WORD LINKS 54 I O U Y O K Q E V A R U S A A • Slovakia • Sri Lanka NO 3 • Red Alert W C B K B E L G I U M C C F Z Y N D A E P B C R F I E T N E G E D T L U H X U R N Y S Q I O T T G R E W T P P H C A A U F E N A F U R B J R O C L J L [The Cyrkle] • Red Solo Cup [Toby Keith] • Roses are Red [Bobby Vinton] • The Lady in Red ASTRONOMY WORDS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Asterism Azimuth Blazar Bolometer Cislunar Corona Exoplanet Facula Gibbous moon Kuiper belt Oort cloud Perigee Pulsar Quasar Rogue planet Solar flare Supernova Syzygy RANDOM WORDS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bare Best Care Conch Cynical Damage Dare Decorate Exciting Fortune Glorious Harbour Lick Outgoing Possible Reach Regular Seashore Sneaky Sound Strength Walk I R U Q T L E B R E P I U K T P T D U O L C T R O O J F W E S L K A Y Q J P T N T L G R N B N H S U S U P E R N O V A A Z O E A X L R C O R O N A D L E O N R S X C Y G M L S R I P O M R A N U L S I C O S A E E E S R R M R R T M L U A Z X U B U Y G Y Z Y S A D P Z A O G S O I E E G I R E P W I L P O H B T N D R F I S E H M B L R S B P V E L H P B A L U C A F M I A T A D I O K V B T N N R M G S R A D U E F N V H K E T R A E R E T E M O L O B S T W P C U N M L G N I O G T U O K O Y C A U B S E R O H S A E S S N Y G K V H S K F S E V B G S I E N U T R O F M T B A S Q I C W I Y Y E H M D R R M R E B A V T H R D R C E E V C S N L L K I A Q I R Y C N L R N S E E H C I X I W K O G I U E U A P C X E H C A E R T W O A O F C N E J R Q Q E A H D B K I U R O E R A A G E T V A R Y R A R C L F F U D Z E S M A Z O U U I Z X L K L A W Y A H F L M C V N A D N U O S E G P G G K O W R M E W A D O D E Z W N • Wiry • Yam [Chris de Burgh] Fill in the word that completes the first word and starts the second word. Example: After (sun) flower = Aftersun and sunflower. There _ _ _ _ sight Skate _ _ _ _ _ room
Use the letters in the grids to create as many words as possible containing four letters or more. Each word must contain the letter in the shaded block in the middle, and may contain any of the other letters only once. No proper nouns, foreign words or abbreviations. NO 1 NO 2 How did you do? Average: 14 words Good: 32 words Excellent: 42 words COMPILED BY ALFIE STEYN How did you do? Average: 28 words Good: 45 words Excellent: 55 words See how much of an eagle eye you have and find the 7 differences between these two pictures of US actress Zendaya at the Los Angeles premiere of her new movie Challengers. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 55
NO 1 031 1 2 7 10 12 5 6 11 13 16 17 19 KNIGHT FEATURES 4 8 9 15 3 14 18 20 22 21 23 3 Two sets of clues but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 2 It may give one working in wood a turn (5) 5 Something soothing found in a cannibal meal (4) 7 Droop around top of net on encountering this obstacle (4) 8 Shy pupil turned out in a snobbish manner (8) 9 Don’t forget, one is repeatedly told, Guy Fawkes Day (8) 11 A light application of 11 Down colour (4) 12 Distant guide medium has to switch TV on with (6,7) 15 The French are after six in a way that’s horrid (4) 17 Slid rent out to those attached to climbers (8) 19 Disgraces about a hundred open shoes (8) 21 Contrive something alcoholic, or make the tea (4) 22 It is the second-hand one is accustomed to (4) 23 Agree with the score (5) DOWN 1 Yield will cheat the seed, one is told (7) 2 Record of voyage lumberjack might produce (3) 3 Tom was little, but handy (5) 4 Makes part of it show material for paper-making (7) 5 The second letter is to show it’s to be repeated (3) 6 Still upset, sings cheerfully (5) 10 What made Herod eat away inside (5) 11 Irrigate the colour for 11 Across (5) 13 A passage out of a religious pamphlet (7) 56 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 14 Lubricate thoroughly, and it may produce a gusher (3,4) 16 The anvil bone broken by cousin, nothing less (5) 18 Is nosy-sounding (5) 20 Signify one’s assent to the land of sleep (3) 21 It will sound like a hound along the coast (3) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 2 Wood-shaping tool (5) 5 Healing ointment (4) 7 Hidden obstacle (4) 8 In a pretentious manner (8) 9 Recall (8) 11 Clean (4) 12 TV-operating device (6,7) 15 Foul (4) 17 Climbing stems of plants (8) 19 Shameful events (8) 21 Make beer (4) 22 Not new (4) 23 Count (5) DOWN 1 2 3 4 Admit (7) Wood chunk (3) Pollex (5) Strong grass used in paper-making (7) 5 Twice (music) (3) 6 Sings merrily (5) 10 Eat away (5) 11 Aqua (5) 13 Draw out from (7) 14 Fuel borehole (3,4) 16 Anvil bone of middle ear (5) 18 Of the nose (5) 20 Dip one’s head in agreement (3) 21 Laurel tree (3) ACROSS 1 Systematic inquiries (14) 8 Decorative stamp (4) 10 Luggage (9) 15 Opening (7) 16 Assumed name (9) 19 Salad green (7) 20 Bazaar (6) 21 Narcotic (6) 22 Sly (6) 26 Misplace (4) 28 Burden of proof (4) 30 Danger (6) 32 Expel (5) 34 Associate (7) 35 Microbe (4) 37 Before (5,2) 40 Unwavering (7) 42 SMS messages (5) 44 Gawk (at) (5) 45 Relate (7,2) 49 Put into a new order (9) 52 Ranting (6) 54 Tenant under a lease (6) 56 Unlikely winner (8) 57 (Had) consumed (5) 58 Narrative (9) 60 Louse egg (3) 61 Surpass (3) 62 Gift coverings (9) 65 Church donation (5) 68 Supplies (8) 71 Sushi fish (4) 72 Happily . . . after (4) 73 With the bow (music direction) (4) 74 Group of three (4) 76 Peeper protectors (7) 78 Entranceways (5) 79 Ceremonial staff (7) 81 Includes (4) 82 Excludes (5) 85 Insurgent (5) 87 Poses a question (4) 88 Cream of the crop (4) 90 One from Beijing, eg (7) 91 Medical (6) 93 Between the head and body (4) 95 Robbery (5) 96 Answer (5) 97 Slant (4) 99 Inside (comb form) (4) 100 Comb target (4) 101 Curved roof (4) 103 Pamplona is in this country (5) 107 Areas of about 4 047 square metres (5) 110 Timber-dressing tool (4) 111 Gambler (Brit inf ) (6) 112 Pupil (7) 113 On a single occasion (4) 114 Scorch (4) 115 Not here (5) 118 Took a nap (5) 121 Dwelling place (4) 123 Unspecified person (inf ) (2-3-2) 124 Iron alloy (5) 126 Stock up again (7) 127 Slight speech problem (4) 128 Tiny speck (4) 129 Brass component (4) 130 Engrossed by (inf ) (4) 131 Carries out a task (8) 134 Fire remains (5) 135 Large group of musicians (9) 139 Bestseller (3) 140 Stomach (inf ) (3) 141 Failing to comply (9) 142 Remove (5) 145 World Wide Web (8) 146 Pardon (6) 147 Joins (6) 149 After Wednesdays (9) 151 With deep sincerity (9) 153 Explosion (5) 155 Attach (3,2) 157 Refuse (7) 160 Anarchic (7) 163 Male descendants (4) 164 Rug at a building’s entrance (7) 168 Flower part (5) 169 Advantages (6) 172 Wailing cry (4) 173 Region (4) 175 Compositions (6) 179 Fairly good (3,3) 180 Soak up (6) 182 National emblem of Scotland (7) 183 Structure constructed by bees (9) 184 Attack (inf ) (3,4) 185 Suffered (9) 186 Hops kiln (4) 187 Coerce (3,3,6,2) DOWN 1 Some golf clubs (5) 2 Express (5) 3 Foul smell (5) 4 Article (4) 5 Lure (7) 6 Drive forward (5) 7 Teacup holder (6) 8 Precise (4-2) 9 Swellings (5) 10 Knitted top (7) 11 Unoccupied (4) 12 Capture (5) 13 Foam (5) 14 Sugary (5) 17 Halt (4) 18 Belonging to you (4) 23 Neither’s partner (3) 24 Take on (5) 25 Nevertheless (3) 27 Shaker contents (4) 29 Cosy home (4) 31 Cuban dance (5) 33 Enlisted (6,2) 36 . . . and cheese (pasta dish) (8) 37 Bursts (4) 38 Fortunate (6-4) 39 Take for granted (10) 41 Vast (10) 43 Heroic narrative (4) 44 Type of flatfish (4) 46 Famous (8) 47 Stadium (5) 48 Living thing (8) 49 Reply (8) 50 Without . . . or reason (5) 51 Metal fastener (4) 53 55 59 63 64 66 67 69 70 75 77 80 83 84 85 86 89 92 94 Earned (6) Joins (a competition) (6) Inexperienced (9) 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COMPETITION NO 1927 ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COOK WORTH R930 The Mediterranean Cook by Meni Valle features 75 mouthwatering vegetarian dishes. From roasted brinjals and tangy artichokes to perfectly flaky pastry boats and juicy grilled plums and figs, Australian-Greek food writer Meni shows you how to get the best out of fresh produce. The book, distributed by Jonathan Ball, includes useful step-by-step photographs. QUESTION WHAT IS THE WORD SPELLED OUT BY THE LETTERS IN THE COLOURED BLOCKS? Clumsy Ulster Unionist (abbr) Army title River in Hades (Gk myth) Hollow Tropical Amer cactus Wicker material Universe Namibia (www) Operations (abbr) ... del Sol (Spanish (region) Spooky Old warship Anti-spy activity (7-9) Talks wildly 58 Neper (symbol) Wildlife tours Sunday beef cut Begin Spark producer Isle of Man (www) Beautiful Motherof-pearl Level ... about (dither) Noble gas Withdraw (3,3) Model's stance Now! (abbr) Proceed Paul . . . (The Sting actor) Holds back Entice Not as warm Be in debt to Pregnancy indicator (abbr) Undergarment Curves Nine musicians Elder Private eye University (short) Naked Mogadishu citizen Ball of yarn Whittle (down) Silent Kilns Cake layer Having wings Gawk (at) Guam (www) Bird home Africa river Type of small shark Indicating state (suffix) Varsity head Put up with Video chat app (TM) Edible tuber Spider's creation A mule parent Printed picture Cease Flee Europe river fish Vigilant Have Surprise attacks Breathe hard Depths Female sheep Oodles Mesh Thing Port of old Rome Crib Notrump (abbr) Centre Weight (abbr) Poem of praise Daylight Saving Time (abbr) Surpass Pen fluid ... out (make last) On bad terms (2,4) At that time Rifle blade Sly grin 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Omits Swift horse (lit) Rub with oil Vote into office Floating platform Ubi supra (abbr) Mount (abbr) Pronoun Get involved (4,2) Aussie gem Large Amer deer Impel onwards Cooking fat Sludge Chief Justice (abbr) Sports officials (short) Minor coin The same Yemen port Extended credit Grotto Fr male pal Witty remark Missing Defrost Germany (www) Certainly Christmas Looks hastily Trip Military (abbr) Roman sun god ... Diesel (Fast X actor) Dazzles Upon Lower back pain Queen of Sparta (myth) Face (lit) Apply, as pressure Advert (short) Closed Tenon's partner US coin Gold (symbol) Lock opener COMPILED BY BIANCA MORÉL HOW TO ENTER: COMPLETE THE BLOCKBUSTER, WRITE DOWN THE LETTERS IN THE COLOURED BLOCKS AND USE THEM TO UNRAVEL THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION. SMS THE KEYWORD YOU, YOUR ANSWER AND YOUR NAME AND CITY TO 36400. EACH SMS COSTS R1,50. ONLY ONE SMS PER ENTRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED. KEEP THE ORIGINAL COMPLETED CROSSWORD AS PROOF. THE COMPETITION IS CLOSED TO STAFF OF MEDIA24 (AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES). THE CLOSING DATE IS 30 MAY 2024. Regret
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QUICK PUZZLES NO 1 NO 2 1 2 3 8 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 13 15 14 15 18 21 16 17 19 22 23 17 18 19 20 20 21 24 25 26 16 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 30 28 31 29 32 33 ACROSS DOWN ACROSS DOWN 8 One with a Jolly Roger flag (6) 9 No longer cool (8) 10 Tobacco stimulant (8) 11 Give the cold shoulder (6) 12 Pertinent (8) 13 Oar (6) 14 Tie in a bundle (5) 16 He led the Argonauts (Greek myth) (5) 21 Building waste (6) 23 Drive to achieve (8) 25 Convent resident (3) 26 Conference (SA) (6) 27 Dish cooked in an Indian clay oven (8) 28 Study of heredity (8) 29 Peanuts pooch (6) 1 Country’s inhabitant (7) 2 Deliberate destroyer (8) 3 Saudi Arabia city (6) 4 Trinket (7) 5 It was Abyssinia (8) 6 Made progress (6) 7 Feverish (7) 15 Possible outcome (8) 17 Generally accepted (8) 18 Group of five (7) 19 Far-fetched notion (7) 20 Lacking integrity (7) 22 Straw hat (6) 24 Cast out (6) 1 Ancient writing material (7) 5 Work compartment (7) 9 Inundate (9) 10 Pulsate (5) 11 Many times (5) 12 Limpopo city (9) 15 Sunrise direction (4) 18 Experts (inf) (4) 19 Cluedo’s colonel (7) 20 Lacking slack (4) 21 Henhouse (4) 24 Cruel (9) 28 Roof room (5) 30 Last Greek letter (5) 31 Speak articulately (9) 32 Bacon slice (6) 33 Clumsy mistakes (8) 1 Pop the question (7) 2 Skirt fold (5) 3 Olympic sport with strokes (6) 4 Somnus is the Roman god of this (5) 5 Dromedary, eg (5) 6 Wax-dying technique for fabric (5) 7 Raw meat or fish dish (9) 8 Badges (7) 13 Edible molluscs (7) 14 Earthy colour (5) 16 Arboreal rodents (9) 17 Suppress (5) 20 Embroidery frame (7) 22 Pool-table pouches (7) 23 Bird of prey (6) 25 Silly (5) 26 Water carrier (4) 27 Bony brain case (5) 29 Vestige (5) NO 3 DOWN 1 Site of some Michelangelo artwork (7,6) 10 Pass rope through a ring (5) 11 Fixation (9) 12 One of the X-Men (9) 14 Stone worker (5) 15 Heavenly (7) 17 Blow up (7) 19 Joan of . . . (French saint) (3) 20 Stucco, eg (7) 22 Financial supporter (7) 24 Force into motion (5) 26 Wild West lawman (5,4) 28 Stormy (9) 29 Float (5) 30 Creation (13) 2 Perfect (5) 3 Finish with the same score (3) 4 Ruth’s mother-in-law (Bible) (5) 5 Makeup (9) 6 High-quality black tea (5) 7 Heroic tales (5) 8 Credits for good deeds (7,6) 9 Without a break (13) 13 Showy display (5) 16 Sideways somersault (9) 18 Leader’s place (5) 21 Has hopes (to) (7) 23 Eared seal (3,4) 25 . . . Ingalls Wilder (US writer) (5) 27 Low female singing voices (5) 29 Chewing treat (3) 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 22 25 28 26 23 27 29 30 60 2 8 COMPILED BY NATALIE CAVERNELIS 1 ACROSS
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NO 1 Played on without pause Town in NW Italy Gives up tenure Medicinal amounts Velvety leather Load (abbr) Hit Musical work Anxiety Employs Radon (symbol) Not off Hawaii garland Benefit Make tidy Rudder handle Secondary genre Stomachrelated Units of heredity Weak Drawing out Canada Reputa(www) tion Male offspring Computer 'brain' (abbr) Ouch! (SA) Snow athlete Increase 9th month (abbr) Rouse Ancient Peruvians Play charades (3,3) Donkey Livelong Charged atoms Excused Football club (abbr) Unstable Dine State's system of money Detect Sore Ease Anger Aid Needing to scratch Shut off from view Erbium (symbol) They glide on ice Liquid craving Small bunch of flowers Errors excepted (abbr) Young salmon Fruit fluid Vacant Sharpness of temper Toilet (inf) Forever French meaty spread Stubble remover Limb Small garment flap Bromine (symbol) Chinese dynasty Space clouds Nervous system unit Oersted (symbol) Scene (abbr) Tummy exercises (3-3) Peacock spots Gadget (inf) Greece (www) Makes mistakes Further Prepaid (abbr) On the Mutton safe side bacon Storyteller Czech Republic (abbr) Diplomacy Along with Nearest to Internal (abbr) Genius actor (5,5) Ultimate (abbr) Fish eggs About COMPILED BY BIANCA MORÉL ... Papalii (NZ rugby star) Trojan War sage Singlelens reflex (abbr) Type of porridge Road (abbr) Red Sea nation GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES Lion baby 62 Atom centres Stateof-theart (2-4) Range Chewed noisily 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Memento Ribbon prize More meagre Spanish golfer (3,4) Telescope part At a future time 3D triangles Spool toy Take part in a game Now Thailand Physically fit Curved Irish Gaelic
NO 2 19th Greek letter Depend (on) Sheets, blankets, etc Produce a hole Sweat room Thai island Included (abbr) Penniless (inf) Casino dealer Ruminant mammal Big Five animal Begins . . . Cup (UK football contest) US justice agency (abbr) Obscene Battery fluid Brit boxer (5,4) Crafty Unit of force Also known as (abbr) High cards Misery Weight (abbr) Tint Porcino Jealous feeling Lair Wrestling org (abbr) Sprinted Afghan money Spicy Rent out Practise crystal gazing Main Spinal bone segment As far as Century plant Superficial Stocking seller Forever Olive drab (abbr) Grecian (abbr) Acted in advance (3-6) Excl of pain Molar Taylor . . . (Bad Blood singer) However Long ton (abbr) Short musical composition African river Unit of loudness Expect Verb phrase (abbr) Former Proteas bowler (4,5) Skilful Botswana (www) Do-ityourself (abbr) Fetter bone Junk email More tearful Be quiet! Diving birds Iraq (www) Perish Tended the sick Rodent Rite N Amer Air Force (abbr) Measuring device Atom Too precise Long journey Fuse Entire 18th Greek letter One-onone battles Baffle Head (abbr) Greedy person Just released United Nations (abbr) Type genus (abbr) Indian mulberry Ditty Movie alien Make Not AC Brief brawl (3-2) Carpet Be Alright singer (4,5) Tale 8th Greek letter SA river Threeline verse Sine loco (abbr) Data processing (abbr) County (abbr) Northern Ireland (inf) Very cold Curve Earwax (tech) Attics Et cetera (abbr) Room for action Sent via Internet Special (abbr) Break your word Decrees Kilolitre (symbol) Granny Smith, eg Woolly Grease Veranda GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES Respond Wedgeshaped The same TS . . . (poet) Conclude Aftershave scent (3,3) Narrow valley COMPILED BY BIANCA MORÉL Halo Norse goddess of fate Iceland (www) Threelayer fishing net you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 63
NO 1 1 19 20 10 19 4 22 2 12 2 14 3 9 16 20 16 19 22 3 2 17 14 9 4 4 10 2 9 9 12 4 3 10 9 5 6 4 22 9 16 4 19 22 3 1 2 3 14 15 16 T P 16 P 11 20 11 22 14 3 9 1 22 15 3 19 3 4 4 5 6 17 18 19 U 13 11 19 U 22 9 9 4 9 25 11 1 22 4 25 16 17 16 3 3 T 9 9 24 9 13 11 5 3 11 25 25 16 3 1 20 11 A N 9 B O 17 C P 23 9 D Q 14 9 E R 25 10 F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y 20 9 14 17 19 22 16 13 3 4 20 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 9 11 11 25 3 26 4 15 23 22 2 19 16 20 10 13 3 1 3 22 4 20 4 4 22 5 11 24 11 25 20 13 13 9 22 4 22 19 4 14 4 25 19 4 22 3 26 16 20 26 2 9 9 13 4 5 13 11 3 4 3 3 9 2 1 26 20 17 6 10 22 11 15 16 4 1 22 11 COMPILED BY GERDA ENGELBRECHT HOW TO PLAY Each letter of the alphabet is represented by the same number throughout the puzzle. For example, in puzzle No 1, 3=T, 16=P and 19=U. Use these clues to fill in the matching numbers in the grid, then work out the missing words and add the solved letters to the number grid guide. 2 19 19 14 22 9 M Z 9 24 20 22 25 7 16 8 A N 14 B O 16 C P 6 D Q 16 15 E R F S 26 2 G T 9 H U I V J W K X L Y NO 2 8 14 15 19 23 5 18 19 25 5 7 2 8 19 11 8 8 5 7 8 13 20 5 25 5 7 11 15 5 18 18 8 18 5 23 11 7 23 25 2 14 13 7 25 1 2 3 4 5 14 15 16 17 18 R 2 7 8 19 20 21 18 8 18 5 15 14 7 11 14 15 4 14 14 M 19 16 8 14 23 6 15 5 7 11 15 11 11 23 7 7 25 19 1 7 5 15 18 11 23 14 14 9 2 14 14 2 15 18 2 1 20 16 13 11 11 15 14 2 18 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za 15 15 11 23 26 M O R 14 12 19 23 2 23 4 19 15 64 10 25 15 5 15 10 14 14 19 5 2 8 2 12 21 7 23 10 15 20 14 7 19 5 15 15 21 18 14 2 15 11 25 5 9 14 16 1 26 15 23 2 18 16 9 10 11 12 13 22 23 24 25 26 O 23 6 15 8 7 12 26 5 21 8 14 26 14 7 25 5 5 18 15 5 5 14 12 14 13 14 2 18 26 14 11 16 M Z
NO 3 26 18 18 NO 4 10 9 24 10 26 25 22 24 15 14 3 21 20 6 21 26 22 24 23 6 19 20 22 3 W 8 22 A 5 7 N 17 17 20 15 3 17 21 19 5 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 23 22 12 24 22 22 6 N 15 15 B O 10 22 C P 4 24 D Q 4 E R 6 8 F S 3 G T 3 21 H U 10 I V J W K X L Y 5 17 22 20 10 3 12 3 12 6 22 20 3 22 2 14 4 21 20 19 7 N 19 3 17 2 15 15 9 7 10 24 10 21 15 10 20 15 23 18 17 23 24 22 20 5 21 7 25 9 3 22 10 A 19 17 15 3 10 5 24 17 10 12 10 8 9 10 11 12 21 22 23 24 25 A W M Z 3 17 19 1 10 2 4 9 2 8 12 2 24 2 3 11 6 13 2 1 14 10 11 12 12 I 2 9 1 5 5 3 14 1 11 7 1 11 12 2 14 18 9 23 12 20 18 2 12 26 11 10 6 16 4 26 2 12 12 21 6 6 10 4 10 P 14 6 O 7 4 2 14 6 5 17 21 15 12 16 25 18 L 4 14 2 6 10 15 21 5 7 18 6 4 5 12 21 18 16 3 2 11 10 25 21 26 A N 2 B O 12 C P 2 D Q 2 E R 17 F S 15 G T H U I V J W K X L Y 25 2 21 14 14 5 7 18 20 10 25 2 9 10 2 18 16 26 18 14 7 14 6 8 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 26 14 15 16 17 11 18 P 21 18 L 10 25 9 4 2 12 18 4 6 23 4 6 7 7 M Z 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 8 7 12 8 22 25 11 A N 8 B O 7 C P 22 D Q E R 17 F S 25 G T 8 H U 15 I V 16 J W 14 K X 8 L Y O NO 6 9 5 4 8 NO 5 5 6 1 1 S I 1 19 9 26 22 22 5 22 26 12 5 3 11 18 5 9 19 12 9 20 2 19 5 7 2 3 4 5 15 16 17 18 S 3 18 26 1 2 24 8 12 26 12 3 26 11 1 5 A N 7 1 B O 25 24 C P 4 8 D Q 19 26 E R 2 7 F S 16 G T 8 12 H U 13 5 I V 14 J W 25 2 K X 12 10 L Y M Z 10 19 19 4 12 1 10 M 9 2 2 2 17 8 20 24 22 12 14 13 6 3 14 19 24 2 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M 1 1 16 20 4 13 25 16 24 16 8 6 3 7 19 26 19 9 21 8 19 3 17 19 25 4 15 16 20 7 3 21 20 13 13 14 7 13 1 20 16 8 24 4 1 25 17 20 16 13 20 25 17 25 4 F 15 25 I 6 13 T 8 11 14 18 14 12 19 9 19 20 13 25 16 14 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 26 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 F 4 7 6 13 14 14 19 22 20 8 16 21 17 M Z 26 19 7 7 9 10 11 12 13 22 23 24 25 26 T I Puzzles galore! Hey crossword fans, we have more puzzles for you! YOU Blockbusters No 35 is new on shelf, along with YOU Word Search No 13. And if you want a brain-game fix on the go, there’s YOU Quick Puzzles Mini No 4 and YOU Word Search Mini No 4. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 65
BLOCKBUSTER 1 D U G W I C K E R S A D A O U T S I D S U E T L E V O H A R R O I S L E T P U L S E L I A L L C O X A H E X N A A N G L M I L O B R I N G S V I S O R S S A G N H S Z A C H E Z D O L R E P E G B P A R A S O H A L F C C W R U P T E R E M A H I T K N O W D R U B E O R A O W D R E M O I L R E S N L E W M A R G E N O R A N I E R T A S B U S E S I D L L L A Y B PHOTO BLOCKBUSTER 1 O F S D R O E A A N G S L E I U T T I L L E R B O O N E D U N A M E C C A A W A K I N C A S S O N O R P I T E N D E R F C X R E O C E L L I G I Z M O T H N P O S Y T A C T C J G R R A Z O N E U R O N N N E S T O R N U C L E I A H I T E C H S P E C T R U M D E B 66 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za A N G E C R A T T O U I M L E W T E A A P L O I N A S T O E R L I E G R Y P B S H O P I S T O T L A M O Y A M G H T A M N M L Y E Y E V A N I L C O Y T T O A P E P A Y I R P R I O L S L A V E I N I V E E B E W I S H D V E L E P D E E N F S E N B D S H A P U L N A T Q E U D E S H A A L T L E S COMP BLOCKBUSTER 1920 C G P I M A L I R A N C T A L K S C S A N D Y T O R L E A R U M A Y S T E R E O T U M P E U H I U N R E S T C A T I O N A H C F G S A G O L D E R E O N O R I D E V A C S I R E S E T O N E S S I R L S H E S S T E L E E H E V A S I V E E R A T O E L I L E T A L O N L O U D E R P U W A R E V E R P E T S I T S E D E U C E S S T H I R S T S C A T N A P N E W Y E A D W R Y A L D D A I N N S G H T I A P P N I T E S E T F F E I E X T E A Y A R A K E T L T H E I C A L S A G E E R A O S I O D E U I S O N T R A E N D A H T A O E S R H A L T T A E A G O R A K I A D L L E E S A S E O N C C O O L E A R L O S P R E Y S E X E R E T S T S D E W E S M E L R G O E PHOTO BLOCKBUSTER 2 A R S U E D T S O I L I S G A C I N G L O S E E N S A S S N E A P P L A T O E R A I R S T S E M U I C E R L A E B U L R D E Y O P Y O G U E L N A T E S S T R A N S T K I E A C T T E E R R R N S S I I T P T Y U P P E A S T S E P I L A R A M Y D A V I D C R O S S S C A T H L E T I C C S P U B U T P Y P O E T H Y E E R M E A N R C E E R D S E T W O T O T S H P A W M W S H I O G L M E A D I S A C D E Y S E C A A L G L A I V P E E R N U T R G S E A D P P K L E A U R E O L E L E T P A S T E R N A T N A O U P R H N F U A K P E H O T O W N B D A D I Y I E R T U T U M O N R U G L E W S L T I O E D I R L F B B R O I E R L E R Y A D N V Y E N P R E U T L E S B W R I S A F P T H D E C E N T I S C E R T C T S O O P K W W E D E F T T R E N E G U E B A E L I D A W N D A C I L Y N S C G R H E L I M P T E L F E Y N T I Q U A L D U E L E K A S O N T V A R C E T A R R E M E N M A I L E T C L E E W H O N S I D E R Y O T D S A L G A L T S H E D T A Y
ALL PUZZLE AND CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS APPEAR IN THE SAME ISSUE, EXCEPT FOR THE COMPETITION BLOCKBUSTER. THAT SOLUTION AND THE NAME OF THE WINNER ARE PRINTED SEVEN WEEKS LATER DUE TO THE COMPETITION ELEMENT. QUICK PUZZLE 1 C S M N P I R A T E O T B D V N I C O T I N E Z T N L R E L E V A N T N U Y T R U S S Q C F R U B B L E A I O N U N I N D A B A T T T R A G E N E T I C S T R O Y QUICK PUZZLE 2 P R O P O S E T A M B O U R A P Y R U S L O L V E R W H E L A I E F T E N P O G Y A S T Q S Q M U S T A U T E E I L R E R C I L E S R N W M E G A E N L N R A S H E R B E U T H I O P I J A M B A A N I S H BRAINBUSTER 1031 G F D A T E D I B G N O R E E I A D D L E E S O N R C I T I O N H R D O O R I D U N O O P Y X T C U B I C L A A A M T H R O E I P L O K W A N C C H A C E A R D I E C O O F S A T T I K L R U N C I A T L O C L U N D E R I N V E S T R O T O R I F I C N C N S N E A K Y O D E P R I O R T O P P E R T A I S E R U N D E R U O N N W R A P T U N A E R E Y E L A D D S L I B E N E C K T E O D O M E S P U N T C H A R A U S O A N L I S P C T E X E I T R V I O L A T A F Y T H U R S D E U D E C L I N E P L U S E S A N X T H I S T L H T R S U S T A I E M B L E M S P O C K E T S I G A T T T E T M A R K A J E C T O T I T N T O E R A D O G U A P I N G I I D S O M I S T N H E F T A E P A I N E R S T H E D S O S C U T E L A I N G M E X A Y S T B E I S O N S S N O T B E E O A N E D I M P E L H E A V E N S E N T N R A M S H A C K L E Y A H O O O N S A S E U T C O S E P A R L X T S A I N G E A I T T I V E R D O S N C H I U C T O T W L E A E S S T O T E A S I T E R U S E S A S T H D O O O W L D D O N E S A S T S P D O T O T N S O L T E T H A O R M N E D S R N E E E Z H E A S U I T R M A D Y C A P E A L U N Y M O P N U S E R S P T A R E E S S N U T O P E P R C O S S R E S E P H A I I E R S L L O I N C S O T U M E O N I T I A G O J N A T R E A A B O M B O U T T S U I T C A S W D A P E L E T T U I A T E C M T T H R E G E R M U R A D A M A E C B R E A R R A N E E R H A S T O R Y L I P N M L R O V I D E S N E T R S C E P T R E B E L U A S A I A T R I C R E P L Y T I R I N A C R E S A D G O N C E E P T A H O R E O R D E R A E I N R C H E S T R A T N E M I N T E R N E E S I S N E A R N E S T N E I V L A W L E C A L Y X L M E S S A S O R B T U O L A Y I N S O L T H E S C R E W S E S W C E E A T N T R G E M N E N D I O U K S L T H Z E R M E F T O R E T D L Y E S S H Y S P T O O O N TWO-WAY TEASER ACROSS: 2 Lathe, 5 Balm, 7 Snag, 8 Uppishly, 9 Remember, 11 Wash, 12 Remote control, 15 Vile, 17 Tendrils, 19 Scandals, 21 Brew, 22 Used, 23 Tally DOWN: 1 Concede, 2 Log, 3 Thumb, 4 Esparto, 5 Bis, 6 Lilts, 10 Erode, 11 Water, 13 Extract, 14 Oil well, 16 Incus, 18 Nasal, 20 Nod, 21 Bay WORD LINKS 1 Cross (wind) fall 2 There (fore) sight 3 Skate (board) room CRYPTO QUOTE You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha QUICK PUZZLE 3 B R O W N I E P O I N T S S I S T I D I E E V E A O L V E R C D Y L L I A L A S T E S M P E L I A U R B U L E R E S T A B N E C H A P A O S O B S E S S M M A I N E M A T C I N F L A R C R R S P O N T N W Y A T T E H L E N T G L E O U L I S H M E E L P U I O N C I S O N T A T E R S O R E U A R P L T I D E O D N T WINNER OF BLOCKBUSTER 1920 ESSENCE HAMPER Mike Williams, Howick, KwaZulu-Natal ANSWER: Splenetic SPOT THE DIFFERENCE SPIRAL 1 8 7 B U A H S U L 9 14 13 A L E I R B E S E W P L M E 2 16 6 S A E S A I K 10 15 12 O D S T O L N 11 A I C E A R U 3 4 5 P O U R O O F you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 67
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When Tutankhamun, the boy king who reigned over Egypt more than 3 000 years ago died suddenly, his story was lost to time – until his burial place was discovered Tutankhamun’s gold burial mask has become one of the most recognised faces of Ancient Egypt. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, WIKIPEDIA/JON BODSWORTH, WIKIMEDIA A T FIR ST, th e stor y of Tutankhamun might seem unbelievable . . . (and maybe even a bit bizarre): a boy king in Ancient Egypt dies and is buried as a mummy in the Valley of the Kings. He’s then found thousands of years later, only for strange things to happen so people believe his grave might be cursed. Sounds crazy, right? Except. . . it isn’t! THE BOY KING When the unpopular Pharaoh Akhenaten suddenly died, it fell to his son Tutankhamun to take over as ruler of Ancient Egypt. King Tut (as he’s also known) was only nine years old at the time. Akhenaten had at least five wives, including the powerful Nefertiti. She never had a son of her own, so it fell to Tutankhamun, the son of one A statue of the jackal god, Anubis, was found in the tomb guarding the remains and treasures of King Tut. 70 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za of his other wives, to become pharaoh. King Tut reigned during a period of great conflict. Ancient Egypt was at war with the neighbouring kingdom of Nubia (now northern Sudan) as well as Syria. The boy king’s reign was short – only 10 years. He died when he was 19 years old and people suspected he was assassinated. However, when his tomb was discovered more than 3 000 years later the truth was revealed. You might be wondering how a 3 300-yearold tomb might be of any use to anyone. Surely anything of value (especially a dead body) would have disintegrated ages ago? Usually, you’d be right. However, the ancient Egyptians had an interesting way of getting around this problem. ANCIENT EGYPT Ancient Egyptians believed that if they followed certain rules and rituals with the bodies of people who died, they could ensure immortality after death. These elaborate rituals included mummification. During mummification, moisture is removed from the body, and it’s treated with spices and preservatives. The body is wrapped in linen cloths and laid to rest. This process resulted in bodies decomposing slower than untreated bodies would. The dead were often buried with what they called “grave goods”. These were objects that might come in handy in the afterlife such as jewellery, food, coins and even games. In the case of pharaohs, bodies were treated with great care and would often be buried with vast treasures in something called a sarcophagus, which is a coffin or a container for a coffin. In King Tut’s case, his sarcophagus contained Archaeologist Howard Carter (right) was funded three coffins! by Lord Carnarvon to find Because he died so young and so sudthe lost tomb.
Social science Pharaohs and noble Egyptians were buried in the Valley of the Kings when they died. Carter discovered a large sarcophagus, filled with smaller coffins where King Tut’s body was kept safe. NOa bWett?er idea K U O Y D I D ts now have eath of King is Scient aused the d ays and 3D tc a h of X-r w e f o he help lieve that h t h it e W . b t iot y r u e T a cha ing, th scann e fallen from ith a .W hav might roken his leg em due to b st d y n s a une ecome d imm e have b h. n t e h k ig m wea at g e , his le o his d malaria ed, leading t infect denly, his burial was rushed. For thousands of years, King Tut’s name was forgotten because of his short reign and his close connection to his unpopular father. You can imagine the surprise when, more than a hundred years ago, archaeologists discovered small items that clearly had Tutankhamun’s name on them. This raised many questions. Who was this King Tutankhamun? Where was his tomb? And why had no one ever heard of him? Suddenly, the race to find the lost tomb of Tutankhamun was on! THE SEARCH Experts were digging and exploring for things that remained of this mystery king, but their excavations revealed nothing. The area they were searching – the Valley of the Kings – was vast, and at that time they didn’t have the advanced technology we have now to scan and search large areas of land. It really was like finding a needle in a haystack! Along came Howard Carter – a British archaeologist who, with the help of the wealthy chamber, and here Carter found the golden sarcophagus, which filled almost the entire room. Here lay the mummified remains of King Tut. Two more rooms were discovered – the treasury and the annex – both filled with grave goods. Guarding the treasury was a statue of Anubis, the god of mummification and the dead. It took Carter 10 years to catalogue the more than 5 000 items found in the tomb. CURSE OR COINCIDENCE? The news of Carter’s discovery became a global news in November 1922, but people were just as fascinated to hear about some strange things happening to people involved: Lord Carnarvon died THE TREASURE from an infected mosquito bite soon Over time, many of the tombs after they opened the tomb, and the in the Valley of the Kings had recipient of a gift from the tomb had been raided by thieves so explorers his house burnt down. He then rebuilt were never sure if they’d find anything it, but then it was flooded. of value or not. Curse or coincidence? Whatever In King Tut’s tomb, though, Carter it was, the discovery of King Tut’s peeped through a small hole and tomb is just as exciting and described seeing statues and the amazing today as it was when glint of gold coming from everyit was first found. His tomb is where. They had found a real still the most intact royal Egyptreasure! tian tomb ever to be found. For two months, Carter As it turns out: the pharand his team removed and aoh who was meant to be catalogued more than 600 King Tut’s father, forgotten, will forever be items in the first room, which Pharaoh Akhenaten, was remembered for this he called the antechamber. an unpopular leader who incredible story. The second room was the burial made radical changes to the religion of Egypt. Get additional resources to help your kids with school projects and homework at www.homeworkhandled.co.za. SOURCES: NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM; DUCKSTERS.COM; NATGEOKIDS.COM; EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG; WORLDHISTORY.ORG; ANCIENTWORLDS.NET Ancient Egypt was a powerful empire, with great pyramids and sphinxes which still exist today. The entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb. The seal had been unbroken for thousands of years. Lord Carnarvon, started searching for King Tut. On each site they searched, Carter’s team dug all the way down through the sand to the bedrock beneath, making sure they didn’t miss any clues. This took ages. When years went by with no sign of the tomb, Lord Carnarvon was ready to call it a day. Carter asked for just three more months. Three days into this new expedition, the workers discovered what looked like a simple step buried in the sand. The deeper they dug, the more steps they found until (finally!) they found a sealed door, with the name “Tutankhamun” stamped across it.
COMPILED BY RICHARD VAN RENSBURG Vasuki indicus was probably larger than Titanoboa, another prehistoric snake, as displayed at Grand Central Station in New York. WHERE DOES THE NAME COME FROM? The snake king Vāsuki, who is associated with the Hindu god Shiva. Hence, there are many depictions of Vāsuki draped around the neck of Shiva. WE TALK ABOUT I LARGEST EVER SNAKE FOSSIL FOUND IN WEST INDIA N A groundbreaking discovery that redefines our understanding of prehistoric wildlife, scientists have unearthed evidence of what could be the largest snake to ever slither across the Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this colossal reptile once roamed the western Indian state of Gujarat, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports. The fossilised remains, found in a mine, suggest Vasuki indicus weighed over a ton and stretched an astonishing 15 metres in length – that’s longer than the iconic Tyrannosaurus Rex. The Vasuki indicus belonged to 72 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za the Madtsoiidae family, a dominant group of snakes that thrived approxiamtely 90 million years ago until their extinction around 12 000 years ago. They spread from India through southern Eurasia and into north Africa after the Indian subcontinent collided with Eurasia about 50 million years ago. Scientists recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive. They say it would have looked like a large python and would not have been venomous. “Judging by its size, Vasuki was a slow-moving predator that would ambush and then constrict its prey to death, as anacondas and py- thons do,” said palaeontologist Debajit Datta, one of the study’s authors. Researchers believe given the snake’s impressive size its prey could have included large prehistoric crocodilian animals, turtles, fish and early ancestors of whales. As scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of the past, discoveries such as Vasuki indicus remind us of the ever-changing story of life on Earth. Prehistoric snakes like Vasuki weren't poisonous, were fairly slow and tended to ambush prey. DID YOU KNOW? The reticulated python is the longest snake in the world, according to the Natural History Museum. On average, this snake reaches lengths of about 6 metres, with the longest ever recorded being around 10 metres.
AROUND THE WORLD ARCTIC ICE EXPORTED A North American company has become the first in the world to export glacier ice from Greenland to the desert nation of United Arab Emirates. Artic Ice, a manufacturer of packaged ice products and ice services, has already successfully shipped 20 tons of ice, harvested from pristine Arctic glaciers that are over 100 000 years old. The company claims it’s the cleanest water on earth. DAZZLING DISPLAY OF LIGHTNING OCTOPUS REVEALS UNDERWATER SHRINE Mount Ruang, a 725m-tall volcano on Sangihe Island, Indonesia, erupted five times last month – accompanied by nearly 4 000 lightning strikes. The eruptions sent lava, rock and ash up to 3km into the air, eerily lit by a lightning storm. Scientists from the Indonesian Volcanology Centre attribute the GOOD NEWS BIRD REUNITES WITH DOG BESTIE AUSTRALIA INDONESIA GREENLAND Social media sensations Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffy have captured hearts around the world. Raised by Juliette Wells, their friendship faced a challenge when the bird was seized by animal welfare because Juliette didn’t have a permit to keep her. Following public outcry and the Queensland premier’s intervention, Molly and Peggy were reunited after 45 days, highlighting the strength of community support and love. volcanic lightning flashes to static electricity generated by particle collisions in the ash clouds. BAD NEWS DIESEL GENERATORS 'POISONING' BEIRUT An Australian diver, Jules Casey, recently experienced a unique interaction when an octopus she frequently visited “hugged” her and showed her a secret shrine on the Mornington Peninsula’s seabed. She later discovered that this shrine, featuring a photo of a man with a dog and a plaque named “Lorenz", was dedicated to the man who wanted to create an artificial coral reef with statues. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Too many diesel generators are making residents of Beirut seriously ill. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution levels in the country’s densely populated areas are up to four times what people should be exposed to. Scientists have determined that the excessive reliance on diesel power generation over the past five years has directly doubled the risk of diseases such as cancer. ANTS REPAIR DAMAGED TREES Researchers have long known the relationship between Azteca ants and Cecropia trees is an example of symbiosis (see Word of the Week). More recently, however, it has been established that when the trees get injured, the Azteca ants will doctor them by filling broken spots within hours with plant fibre and sap from elsewhere, helping their hosts’ wounds heal quickly. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 73
WORD OF THE WEEK The Penguin Post Office of Antarctica is offering people a chance to live and work at the coldest place on Earth. SYMBIOSIS From: Greek sýn (“together”) and bíōs (“life”). Symbiosis is when different plants and animals live together and help each other. For example: fungi on trees benefit from their host, but their presence is also good for the tree. Figuratively speaking, we can also say two people or groups have a symbiotic relationship. Environmental conservationists and recycling companies can, for instance, work together in a symbiotic relationship. BY THE NUMBERS > 300 million SOUTH POLE ANTARCTIC POST OFFICE SEEKS ADVENTURERS T post office. HE Penguin Post OfIt sounds easy enough, but it’s fice in Antarctica, the world’s most southern not without its challenges. Temand one of the coldest peratures are freezing even in summer, and the team will share a post offices, is hiring. small space with limited ameniThe UK Antarctic Heritage ties: a tiny kitchen, no flush toilet, Trust is looking for five adventurscarce phone and internet service ous souls ready to embark on a and no running water. Water unique journey from November comes from visiting ships, which 2024 to March 2025. also occasionally offer a chance This isn’t your typical job, for a warm shower. Plus, there’s though, it’s an adventure in one of the constant smell of penguin the most remote places on Earth. guano to get used to. The team’s responsibilities Nevertheless, the trust will include sorting mail – up to has been inundated with applica80 000 letters and postcards tions. sent by about 18 000 cruise ship “It’s a unique opportunity to passengers who visit Port Locklive in a landscape that constantly roy during the summer – as well fills you with awe and wonder, as selling postage stamps, mainwhere pioneering generations taining buildings, and operating a have gone before gift shop. you and made Another imporgroundbreaking tant task is to discoveries about count and monitor The number of items our planet,” says about 1 500 gentoo processed by workers Camilla Nichol, penguins that form at the remote post the trust’s CEO. a colony around the office each season. 80 000 74 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za That’s how many times Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, was streamed on Spotify in a single day. It’s the first album ever to exceed this number of streams in a day on the top streaming service. Additionally, the track Fortnight from the album became Spotify’s most streamed song within a day. 450 m The height of the world’s tallest residential clock tower, the Aeternitas tower in Dubai, scheduled to be completed in 2027. The clock tower will be four times higher than London’s Big Ben. It will have a massive 40m by 30m Swiss-made clock face, visible from 6km away. 2,57m The length of Aliia Nasyrova’s hair. The modern-day Rapunzel has conquered the Guinness World Record for the longest hair. The 35-year-old artist from Ukraine, who now lives in Slovakia, has never had a full haircut. Her hair is always just slightly trimmed to keep it healthy and strong.
FIVE QUICK QUESTIONS Students of the Youth America Grand Prix break the Guinness World Record for the most ballerinas en pointe simultaneously at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Altogether 353 ballerinas stood on their toes at the same time for more than one minute. 1 Which type of flower is closely linked with the Netherlands? 2 How many continents are there in the world? 3 What is the largest mammal on earth? 4 What does a palaeontologist study? 5 Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to America? THIS WEEK IN HISTORY 6 MAY 1994 – THE CHANNEL TUNNEL BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE OPENS Queen Elizabeth in London in 2014 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel. boarded a train at Waterloo station, from where she was whisked to Folkestone, then under the English Channel to Calais. President Mitterrand of France met her there, and the two formally cut red, white, and blue ribbons to open the Channel Tunnel. Today about 30 000 people, 6 000 cars and 3 500 trucks journey through the Chunnel on passenger, shuttle and freight trains. ANSWERS: 1. Tulips 2. Seven 3. Blue whale 4. Fossils 5. France On 6 May 1994, the Channel Tunnel between England and France was officially opened by the late Queen Elizabeth II and former French President François Mitterrand – offering a direct rail link between the two countries and significantly reducing travel time. This remarkable railway tunnel runs under the English Channel, between the English town of Folkestone and the French port city of Calais. The English Channel is 560km long and the Channel Tunnel, sometimes called the Chunnel, stretches 50km. Of this, 37,5km runs underwater – making it the longest underwater tunnel in the world. The idea to build it was first proposed in 1802, but construction only began 186 years later, in 1988. The tunnel was built in seven years at a cost of $15 billion (R285bn). For the opening, the late Queen SOURCES: BBC.COM, BRITANNICA.COM, CNN. COM, DOGONEWS.COM, GUINNESSWORLDRECORDS.COM, INSTAGRAM.COM, NATURE.COM, NEWSCIENTIST.COM, REUTERS.COM, SMITSONIANMAG.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, USATODAY.COM, YOUTUBE.COM you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 75 HANDOUT / CENTER FOR VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL HAZARD MITIGATION / AFP, GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, FACEBOOK/PEGGY AND MOLLY, FACEBOOK/GENIUS AARYAN, INSTAGRAM(@ONEBREATHDIVE, @DUBAI_TRAVELERS ,@ALIIA_MORE) PHOTO OF THE WEEK
In his short life, Alexander III of Macedon conquered almost every part of the world known to his people, and he was even crowned as an Egyptian pharaoh COMPILED BY JOAN VAN ZYL INFOGRAPHICS: MICHAEL DE LUCCHI LEXANDER THE GREAT was one of the most famous leaders of ancient times. He was born more than 2 000 years ago in Pella in Macedonia, which is north of Greece today. His father was the king of Macedonia, and Alexander succeeded him when he was only 20 years old. Alexander had big dreams, and after he united Greece under his rule, he expanded his power to other countries. He was a brilliant soldier and conquered the vast Persian Empire, which also included Egypt. Through these conquests, he established one of the largest empires in history. But Alexander’s soldiers were becoming homesick, and before they could fully invade India, he decided to turn back. On the way home to Greece, he died mysteriously in Babylon when he was just 32 years old. Historians think he might’ve been poisoned or contracted malaria. After his death, his empire was divided among his generals, and not long after, it disintegrated completely. 76 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za KOPIS Alexander used this ancient Greek sword. ALEXANDER AND HIS HORSE, BUCEPHALUS As a child, Alexander tamed a wild horse named Bucephalus, who became his favourite horse until it died of old age. He even named a city after his horse: Bucephala, which is today the city of Jhelum in Pakistan. Bucephalus fought dozens of battles with Alexander.
MACEDONIA THE PERSIAN EMPIRE COUNTRIES CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER Alexander conquered the entire Persian Empire. Let’s see which modern countries were included: B First he conquered Turkey, Syria and Kuwait. B Then came Egypt, where he established Alexandria as the capital – one of the many cities he named after himself. B Next, he moved on to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. B He was invading India when his soldiers told him they were tired of fighting and wanted to go home. Alexander and his army turned back. B But when they reached Babylon – still far from home – Alexander died under mysterious circumstances. He was only 32 years old. which Ale during extended xander over Gree his rule c Persian Ee and the mpire. MACEDONIA SOGDIANA Today: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan PELLA ARMENIA ASIA MINOR BACTRIA Today: Armenia, Turkey Today: Turkey MESOPOTAMIA Today: Iraq ASSIRIA Today: Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Iran and Turkey ALEXANDRIA MEDIA Today: Iraq EGYPT Today: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Today: Iran BABILONIA ARABIA HE BECOMES A PHARAOH 336-323 BC The years WHERE ALEXANDER WAS BORN TODAY: Macedonia and Greece ATHENS SOURCES: KIDS.BRITANNICA.COM, PBS.LEARNINGMEDIA.ORG, NATGEO.KIDS.COM, DUCKSTERS.COM, KIDS.KIDDLE.CO, LIVESCIENCE.COM GREECE The Persian Empire before Alexander’s invasion ARIANA PERSIA Today: Afghanistan Today: Iran Alexander died here in mysterious circumstances. INDIA B Alexander and his army arrived in Egypt in November 332 BC. The Egyptians welcomed him and crowned him as a pharaoh. B While he was there, he founded the city of Alexandria, which still exists today. Alexandria quickly expanded and, after Alexander’s time, it became the capital of Egypt and remained so for almost 1 000 years. B Alexandria was famous for its library, which at the time established the city as an important place for clever people. B The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Sadly, it was severely damaged by a series of earthquakes. B Although Alexander didn’t build the library or the lighthouse, it is unlikely that these important landmarks would have existed without him. THE KING IN ART Although he did not live very long, Alexander the Great has been a source of inspiration for many artists throughout the centuries. ABOVE RIGHT: In the ancient Italian city of Pompeii, he and his horse were depicted in a mosaic. RIGHT: An Italian bust of Alexander from the 18th century. Many artists have portrayed him as a young, clean-shaven man with smooth skin. 5 FAST FACTS B Alexander never lost a single battle during his reign. B He named 70 cities after himself and one after his horse. B His official title was Alexander the Third of Macedon. B He is still considered one of the greatest military minds of all time. 9 MAY 2024 77 GALLO IMAGES/ALAMY, WIKIPEDIA B He had three wives.
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LEFT and BELOW: Sperm donor Peter Ellenstein has 37 children that he knows about. Over the years he’s met 34 of them. On a recent trip to China with one of his sons, Jeremy. ‘MY CHILDREN HAVE NOW BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE’ T WAS a young woman named Rachel who changed my life forever. I still remember the moment – 10.55am on 6 October 2017. I was sitting in the café of the Ritz Hotel in San Francisco when a Facebook message pinged on my cellphone. “Hi Peter,” it said. “I am messaging you under very strange circumstances. “This is a very sensitive subject . . . but to give you a bit of my background, I was born in 1994 due to in vitro fertilisation. The reason I am messaging you is that I believe you may have been the donor.” The first thing I felt was shock – mixed with an undercurrent of pleasure that the message was grammatically correct. Then I freaked out. Rushing back to my hotel room, I forwarded the message to my wife and siblings. “Could this be a scam?” replied my sister, echoing my own thoughts. But even in this early panic, I knew it could very well be true. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, while I was trying to make it as a theatre producer and artistic director in Los Angeles, my home town, I had been a frequent visitor to two sperm banks. It was a good way to raise money: I was given at least $45 per donation, up to five times a week. Over five or six years, I must have made hundreds of donations, which afforded me my dream of starting a theatre company. There are few regulations governing who can donate sperm in the US. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines limit a donor to 25 live births per population area of 850 000, although this is not enforced by law. To my knowledge there’s no central tracking. At the time, the clinic told me that the donations were anonymous, though I agreed that any offspring could track me down in the event of a medical emergency – if they needed my bone marrow for a transplant, for example. So I went away and mostly forgot all about it. Over the following years, I criss-crossed the country, working as an actor, producer and director. I met my wife when I was 48 – our marriage lasted eight years. I never raised children of my own. My wife had a daughter before we met and I became close with her: to my mind we had a readymade family. I was ambivalent about having my “own” children, though willing if I was in the right relationship at the right time. Sadly, in 2017, my marriage started to fail, just around the time that Rachel contacted me. She was 23 at the time, the daughter of a single mother. She told me she had been trying to find me since she was eight. FTER Rachel’s message arrived, I rang the sperm bank and was told they had not revealed my identity to anyone, but other details about me had been made available: my date of birth, height, weight, my career in the performing arts. It later transpired that Rachel had undertaken a mammoth detective task in order to find me, putting various pieces together and eventually tracking me down via a film industry website. Fascination took over, and I replied. Over a day of texts back and forth, Rachel and I discovered some weird parallels. Like me, she had graduated early from high school, chosen not to go to college and to pursue an artist’s life – she was a musician who also worked in music production. Like me, she loved the jazz guitarist Joe Pass. I suggested a video chat. From the minute that I locked eyes with Rachel – eyes that were the same as mine – I was able to think of nothing else. I wanted to know her: she opened a different part of my heart and brain that had not existed before, a way of being in the world that I’d never previously contemplated. Partway through the conversation, Rachel said: “You should probably you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 81
FACEBOOK/PETERELLENSTEIN know there are more of us.” My response was: “Oh! This is so overwhelming – don’t tell me.” Rachel and I met the next day at the house of my friend: we’d chosen it because it was neutral territory. When I arrived she told me she could tell immediately I was her father because I bumped into the table. This clumsiness was clearly genetic, given her mother was a ballerina. We laughed and hugged and cried in amazement and kept stopping to stare at one another. It was so emotional that my friend’s housekeeper, who happened to be there, was in tears. It was then that I finally felt ready to ask about the other children. “I know about the twins,” Rachel said. “They’re great.” Twins? But I was soon to discover Peter keeps in there were triplets too. It was a lot of touch with his children on information to process. social media. Two weeks later, Rachel and I met again and she read me descriptions of the other 11 children she knew about, who emotional bandwidth? By the end of November, I’d met four of had all connected via the Donor Sibling Registry and the DNA ancestry company the girls. We had a Thanksgiving party 23andMe. They included Michael, one of and seeing them talking to each other the triplets and a sailor in the Navy, and gave me such pleasure: in some way, I was Tyee, who was studying environmental responsible for these lives. My mother, brother and sister were there too. science in Ecuador. Mom, who is now 97, is amused and While I didn’t yet feel ready to meet the others, I thought I soon would, so I start- thrilled by the whole thing. Her shorted to prepare by reading online articles term memory isn’t very good, so she ofsuch as “7 things your donor kids could ten asks me how many I have and how many she’s met (close want”. to 20 of them, at Previous studies the last count). She had spoken about doesn’t see well, but the different things a she enjoys sharing stochild might be lookries with them. ing for, from a simple medical and biological history all the way A R LY o n up to a paternal relain the protionship. I decided I cess, I found would remain open out I was a to whatever each one grandfather wanted – they were too – now all young adults by that was a wild idea. then and I’d take The exciting part is their lead. that I now get to see a Still, I had a lot of bit of those grandchilhesitation at the dren growing up, an beginning. Meeting experience that I didn’t Rachel was one thing, have with any of the but when I learnt children. how many there My children have He was living a quiet were, I wasn’t sure now become the most life in New York before he became I could handle it. important thing in my aware that he was I started questioning, life. the biological father did I have enough In all I have 37 chilof dozens of kids. 82 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za dren that I know of, and currently I’ve met 34 of them. They range in age from Jameson (now 35), to Sidney (23), who was 17 when I met him. The twins and my son Alex were born four days apart. There are two Brittanys. They come from various backgrounds: some are “only” children, some have siblings from other donors. A few have two moms – one has four. And others are from nuclear families, but the father has often left the picture. Many of the mothers are Jewish – I’m also Jewish. Most of us have qualities in common too: dogged determination, a love of literature, open-minded values. We wave our arms around when we get excited. Jamie, Jeremy and Dexter resemble me the most, physically; Melanie and Griffin share my love of wordplay and debate. When I look at my daughters Courtney and Brittany, it’s like looking in a mirror. But ultimately, Rachel – the daughter who found me and brought us all together – is probably the one I’m most similar to. She has my smile and, like me, is full of optimism. We also process the world in the same sort of way – we both think we are always right, and both can be bull-headed, with tunnel vision. Most live in the US, but Mikayla lives in France, and Rachel and I visited her there, on a trip where we went parasailing in Cannes together. I’ve taken three trips to Europe and visited one child in China. As for those based here, I’ve trav-
He says finding his children has totally transformed his life. ‘I DON’T CONSIDER MYSELF A PARENT. BUT THEY ARE STILL MY CHILDREN’ In San Francisco with some of his children. When I knew about only 13 of them, I hoped they’d all get on, but that was optimistic and after the initial flurry of togetherness, the differences in personality began to show. I do have a tricky relationship with a couple of the children. One of my sons is very similar to me – a quick brain, but argumentative in a way that pushes people away. Sometimes I’ve had to set boundaries with them – one took to calling me constantly and felt rejected when I couldn’t fulfil their emotional needs. One of the three I haven’t met is very unwell: we’ve never spoken and it doesn’t feel appropriate to make contact, but I follow her progress online. I’m happy to meet their parents too, if that’s what the children want. I’ve met 10 of the moms and a couple of the dads. Most are very nice, and a few sent me Y NEW relationships with my children have made me reflect deeply. Until this point in my life, I had never thought about my mortality. Now I have started to consider: what do I leave in the world? What kind of example am I as a father, as a human? But from the first moment, none of my kids has pressed me or made me feel obligated to support them. I wish I had more money to help those who need it or make visits easier. (I’ve loaned small amounts to several of them though.) In a perfect world, I’d have a gigantic home where they could all stay and hang out together, but I’ve lived in the same little house since 2018. I drive a Prius, but when we have big gatherings, I sometimes rent a van. Some people – both friends and strangers – who hear about us get upset. A few have wondered if I really deserve the epithet “father”. It never leaves my mind that I didn’t raise these individuals. That’s why I don’t consider myself a “parent”. But they are still my children. Many biological fathers treat their children appallingly. Others found by their offspring later in life have sent “cease and desist” letters. But in our case, these relationships have overwhelmingly become a positive force. Plus, though we all bring our own baggage, we don’t have any baggage with each other since we’ve only known each other for a few years. We can start fresh – a good thing. Since Rachel first made contact with me six years ago, there have been two weddings and two graduations: I have nine grandchildren. There are 37 chances for someone to change my nappies when I get old. And I didn’t even have to change theirs. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 83 AS TOLD TO MIRANDA LEVY © TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2023 elled the country meeting them: to St Louis, Maine, Oregon. I’ve paid for some to come to LA too. I’m a connector by nature, so this all gives me enormous pleasure. I’ve set a couple of them up for job meetings with acquaintances. One of my daughters is investing in property, so I gave her a contact in the business. Another came to stay after splitting up with her husband. When I met my current partner, Dasha, four and a half years ago, I told her this crazy story in our first conversation; it is a lot to get one’s head around. She has made good friends with some of the children and went on a trip with one of my daughters. As for what they call me, it varies: Pops, Old Man, “my biological father”, but most call me Peter. It hasn’t been plain sailing all the time. lovely notes thanking me for their children. I’m grateful they are happy, but a little embarrassed about it. We have a big Facebook group for the children and another one to which they can add their parents, siblings and significant others, as well as an online chat group. Some of the conversations are interesting. One of my daughters was raised Catholic and I didn’t agree with her views on subjects like birth control, but I did listen and we parted as better friends, saying, “There’s everything else in the world we can connect on: just not this.”
Rosemary and Duncan Briggs, the owners of Roscan Sanctum in the Hex River Valley, with Pixi, Vlooi and Dude. A PLACE OF HOPE AND HEALING Damaged people and abused dogs find a safe haven and a chance to start again at this farm in the Cape Winelands BY PIETER VAN ZYL PICTURES: CORRIE HANSEN HE dogs on this farm are the picture of happiness, wagging their tails, jumping joyfully, barking with unbridled delight. They’re so full of life it’s almost impossible to imagine the horrors they were once subjected to. Berry, an eight-year-old Jack Russell mix, was so abused he was close to death and vultures had begun to peck at him. Pit bull Grace (9) was used as bait for dog fights and her past is written in a network of scars across her face. Three-year-old Samantha was nursing her month-old puppies when someone threw acid at her. These dogs bear the wounds of unthinkable cruelty – but things are very different now. They’re living their best lives at Roscan Sanctum farm near De Doorns in the Hex River Valley, looked after by 14 people who are here to heal themselves too. 84 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Rules are strict here. No alcohol or drugs are allowed and everyone has to pitch in and do their bit. Roscan Sanctum is both a safe haven for people who need a new start and a “retirement home” for animals rescued from dire circumstances. People share their space with the dogs and a variety of other animals, including sheep, pigs, geese, ducks, chickens and a turkey. The 48-hectare farm is divided into three camps – an outdoor area for some of the animals, a farmstead and five Wendy houses for people and indoor dogs and a woodworking workshop and greenhouse. There’s also a pet cemetery where the animals are laid to rest when their time comes and little crosses bear the names of departed furry friends such as Oupa, Bekkie, Coco, King and Tripp. “This isn’t an easy job but it’s a necessary one,” Liza van Niekerk (47) says. She’s the farm’s first volunteer and started working here with founders Rosemary (51) and Duncan Briggs (58). Rosemary was once a chef, doing demonstrations at trade fairs for kitchen appliance manufacturers. Then she lost her husband and son in an accident and her life fell apart. Duncan used to be a broker at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange until drugs left him on the street. They found each other, rebuilt their lives and now welcome others who’ve had struggles along the way. Even a man who served time for murder has found salvation here. This place is a reminder that all creatures – human and animal – can be given a second chance. LL Roscan residents have to leave as soon as they find permanent work. They often find jobs after their stories along with their skills and qualifications are shared on Facebook. Residents are referred here by churches, welfare organisations or social services. Everyone gets three meals a day and access to the internet. Accommodation is free but residents do farm work, gardening, woodworking, cooking and a multitude of tasks asso-
LEFT: Daniel Fortuin, Jacques Johannes and Shaun Wardly at work in the veggie garden. BELOW: Rosemary and Duncan in the dog cemetery. Roscan Sanctum volunteers Liza van Niekerk (left) and Amanda von Wielliegh prep for mealtime. ciated with caring for the animals. Meals are taken together at the dining table in the main house. Today’s lunch was toast with spicy mince and a fried egg, dinner is bunny chow with rolls donated by a new restaurant in town. The residents grow their own vegetables and herbs and a lot of the dog food is donated – The Crazy Store is one of their biggest donors. “We always need food and clothes,” says Rosemary, who’s the cook and has made a name for herself by sharing recipes on social media. She met Duncan when she was 40 and working as an estate agent in Cape Town along with her chef gigs. He needed a place to stay and she offered him a room in her home in Parow. They got married 10 years ago and adopted two rescue dogs – a number that grew fast when people found out they had a soft spot for dogs in need of TLC. Soon they had 30 dogs and needed something bigger to accommodate them all. Rosemary sold her house and bought a farm in Atlantis, then sold that and moved to this farm in 2015. Life is now a study in organised chaos. A typical work day starts at 7am when it’s feeding time for the animals – and the cacophony of hundreds of creatures subsides when they pile into their food. The dogs generally get on well, Duncan says. “Now and then there’s a growl or a snap but no blood flows.” A punching bag hangs between the residents’ Wendy houses. “It’s for exercise,” Rosemary says. “We keep it far from the dogs because they can’t tolerate any perceived violence or loud noise.” Tanks collect rainwater and a borehole is used to fill the animals’ drinking bowls and for laundry and dishes. There’s also a large generator, an inverter and batteries that store solar power from roof panels. UNCAN and Rosemary opened their farm to humans in 2017 after more and more people approached them for help. Many of those in need had pets and ordinary shelters wouldn’t allow them in with an animal. One such person is Nico von Wielliegh (55), who has two dogs. He was 19 when he was robbed on the streets of George, then went looking for the two men who’d attacked him and shot them dead. He was in jail for 22 years. He arrived at the farm with his wife, Amanda (48), and admits he was a hard nut to crack. “I came here as a barbarian – I was a nasty person. Now I’m a person.” Rosemary says it isn’t easy to accommodate married couples as they don’t have much space for co-living arrangements. It’s not ideal for kids either, she adds. “It’s not logistically or socially e a sy a n d t h e school is far away.” Most of the residents are men and Rosemary and Duncan have one rigid condition: they need to be young enough and strong enough to work. “With so many dogs around you need to be reasonably fit and steady on your feet,” Duncan says. “We can’t take in people of old-age home status because that means costs rise and they can’t work.” New dogs also have to meet certain requirements. They must be socialised and get along with other dogs so the two large camps for potentially dangerous dogs don’t get fuller – there are 10 more aggressive dogs housed in separate areas. The farm provides structure to the residents’ lives – they must be up by six and each day ends with a prayer before bed at 10pm. Running a place like this isn’t cheap – monthly expenses average around R70 000 – and Duncan and Rosemary have had to sacrifice many luxuries. “That means no Christmas presents or holidays,” Duncan says. “But I wouldn’t swap this life for anything. We change and heal together, day by day.” The 14 residents eat together every day in the dining room. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 85
HE headlines from abroad were startling: “Mid-flight panic as jet’s door panel comes loose”, swiftly followed by, “Boeing 737 loses engine cover during takeoff ” and “Critical safety bolts missing from aircrafts”. Then something happened to bring it all a lot closer to home. A Boeing 737 recently lost a wheel shortly after take-off, forcing the captain to do an emergency landing. FlySafair Flight FA212 took off from OR Tambo in Johannesburg bound for Cape Town International Airport but returned to Joburg after ground staff noticed a problem with one of the plane’s back wheels. “There was a moment of panic where I texted my family,” passenger Khanyi Mthimunye tells YOU. “But seeing the captain and cabin crew so calm put my mind at ease.” In dramatic video footage cabin crew can be heard chanting “brace, brace, brace” as passengers on the packed plane press their heads against the seat in front of them. More footage shows the plane wobbling as it descends onto the runway, producing billows of smoke from the wheel hub. Seconds later there’s a huge bang and parts of the wheel fly off as the undercarriage collapses, causing the jet to list towards its left wing as it grinds to a halt. Luckily no one was injured – but this incident is just one in a string of events involving a Boeing, highlighting operational and safety concerns plaguing the aviation giant. PROBLEMATIC PLANES In early January, America’s Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) temporarily grounded Boeing’s bestselling model, the 737 Max 9, after a door fell off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. An investigation found the door panel hadn’t been properly bolted to the fuselage, a major manufacturing defect and quality-control oversight. The incident might have been the first this year but flaws with the 737 Max began several years ago. The previous model, the Max 8, was involved in two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that claimed the lives of 346 people. In October 2018 a Lion Air 737 Max departing from Jakarta, Indonesia, crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off, killing all 189 souls on board. Then in March 2019 an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashed minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people. The crashes were widely attributed to the malfunctioning of an automated system in the Max designed to stabilise the pitch of the plane, overriding pilot input in some circumstances. Investigations also found the new flight control software hadn’t been explained to pilots. The 737 Max fleets were grounded and Boeing forked out close to $20 billion (R380bn) in payments to victims’ families, fines, delays and penalties to airlines. Production was reduced and then halted. The FAA later cleared the aircraft to return to service, subject to mandated design and training changes. RIGHT: All 157 people aboard lost their lives when a Boeing crashed in Ethiopia in 2019. BELOW LEFT: Emergency workers at the site of another Boeing crash. BELOW RIGHT: A FlySafair Boeing recently lost a wheel after takeoff. BOTTOM: The Alaskan Airlines plane that lost a door panel. WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL ALL After numerous safety concerns, some raised by Boeing engineers, the airplane manufacturer is in the spotlight COMPILED BY LAVERN DE VRIES 86 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za Boeing has also experienced repeated problems in design and production with its newest jumbo jet, the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing engineer and whistleblower Sam Salehpour, who’s worked at the company for more than four decades, claims shortcuts were taken to reduce production bottlenecks – which could eventually cause the planes to break apart. He also says he was threatened with termination after bringing up concerns with his bosses about the production of the 777, another wide-body jet.
BUT IS IT SAFE TO FLY? Boeing prided itself on its culture of engineering excel lence and its slogan “If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going” was adopted by pilots and pas sengers alike. But the firm’s reputation has taken a serious nosedive this year. Some people are changing their flights to avoid Boeings, choosing competi tors such as Airbus even if it means paying to rebook trips. Others are using flight search filters to exclude Boeing. Some experts, however, believe the fear is groundless. “I had people visiting me last week who said they were afraid to fly home,” said Kath leen Bangs, an aviation safety analyst and former commer cial pilot. “But you have abso lutely no reason to be afraid whatsoever.” Aviation safety expert Shawn Pruchnicki says he has “zero concern” about flying with Boe ing, adding that pilots are familiar with incidents involving wheels coming off or panels being ripped off. “The two events that are meaningful were the Max 8 crashes and I believe those issues have been solved,” he said. But Ed Pierson, a former Boeing executive, says he “would absolutely not” fly a Max airplane. “I’ve worked in the factory where they were built and I saw the pressure employees were under to rush planes out the door.” Boeing maintains quality and safety remain paramount and the recent challenges have intensified their com mitment to these areas. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun says he intends to leave the beleaguered company by the end of the year. “Our longterm focus is on improving our quality so we can regain the confidence of our customers and the flying public,” Stan Deal, the head of Boeing’s commercial airplane unit, said in a state ment. “Frankly, we have disap pointed and let them down.” NUMBERS Sam recently testified at a US government hearing on Boeing’s safety record, saying he feared “physical violence” after going public. His statement raised further questions about the suspicious death of Boeing whistleblower and engineer John Barnett, who was found dead in a hotel parking lot in Charleston, South Carolina, on 9 March – apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Days before his death he’d given evidence in a lawsuit against the company. In 2019 John told the BBC that under-pressure workers had been deliberately fitting substandard parts to aircraft on the production line. He also said he’d uncovered serious problems with oxygen systems, which could mean one in four breathing masks wouldn’t work in an emergency. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, MAGAZINE FEATURES/NEWSFLASH, NETFLIX ROLE PLAYERS Boeing engineers Sam Salehpour (TOP) and John Barnett both raised safety concerns. The year American aerospace company Boeing was founded. 2017 The year Boeing launched its 737 Max commercial jet. 2 long years How all Max aircraft were grounded globally after the two fatal Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019. 2,5 The settlement (R47,5bn) Boeing reached with the US justice depart ment to resolve charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Admin istration when it first won approval for the flawed 737 Max jet. billion >10 000 The number of Boeing commercial jetliners currently in service. THE PUSH FOR PROFITS Industry experts say the company’s problems date back to former CEO Philip Condit, who made decisions that dramatically changed Boeing’s culture. In 1997, under his watch, Boeing merged with its biggest rival, McDonnell Douglas, a leader in military aviation that focused on cost-cutting and revamping existing aircraft models. Critics say before the merger Boeing had a reputation as a company run by people with engineering backgrounds who put quality and safety first. But the amalgamation put the company in the hands of executives with a finance background who cut costs to push profits. Ed Pierson, a former Boeing executive, told CNN the firm’s leadership became more concerned with getting planes out the door than quality. He left Boeing in 2018 after voicing safety and workplace concerns he says went unaddressed. He is now the executive director of public interest group Foundation for Aviation Safety. “Everybody is focused on the Max 9 and rightfully so. That incident should never have happened. But there are issues on other planes. It has become a recipe for disaster,” he said. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 87 SOURCES: CNN.COM, BBC.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, APNEWS.COM, AXIOS.COM, MARKETPLACE.ORG, SLATE.COM, ALJAZEERA.COM, BOEING.COM ‘I SAW THE PRESSURE EMPLOYEES WERE UNDER’ 1916
GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, NETFLIX, INSTAGRAM/@MRRICHARDGADD TOTAL of 41 000 emails, 350 voicemails, 744 tweets, 106 pages of letters and 46 Facebook messages. That in a nutshell is the extent of the bombardment he received – and it was only after he’d been through six years of hell that he decided he was finally ready to tell his story. And what a harrowing story it is. Baby Reindeer, Netflix’s new seven-part psychological drama-thriller, is as gripping as it is disturbing – and making it all the more chilling is the fact it’s based on a true story. Scottish comedian Richard Gadd created, wrote and acted in Baby Reindeer and it has transformed him into one of the standout stars of 2024. The show made Netflix’s top-10 series list less than a week after its release and earned a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Richard (34) plays Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian working as a barman. One day a woman called Martha (played by Jessica Gunning) comes into the pub in tears and Donny offers her a cup of tea on the house. This ruddy-cheeked, middle-aged woman gives him the pet name “ baby reindeer” and she seems harmless enough at first – but she quickly turns Donny’s life upside down as she becomes obsessed with Richard Gadd and him, stalking and threatJessica Gunning ening him and his loved star in the new Netflix hit series. ones. The show is based on Richard’s own terrifying experience and overlaps with a period in his twenties when he was dealing with the aftermath of severe sexual abuse at the hands of an older man, a mentor called Darrien in the show. Donny also has a relationship with a trans woman but she’s drained by the stress and trauma he’s enduring. Richard says the series is “emotionally 100% true”. “When you go through a relentless ordeal of stalking it does imprint itself on your soul,” he told The Independent. “I still live in its aftermath for sure but I guess that’s why I do th e ar t: to w ork through it, to understand it, to try to let go of all these kinds of things.” The connection Donny has with Martha and the love-bombing he received was almost That’s the message of the Scottish comedian who turned his experience of stalking and sexual abuse into a hit Netflix show COMPILED BY MAXINE PETERS 88 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za
intoxicating for a while. “When someone sees you through the mire of it all and sees you as the person you came here to be, you notice them,” he says in the show. “You notice them noticing you.” ICHARD grew up in the Scottish coastal town of Fife with his parents, whom he refuses to name to protect their privacy. His father worked in a lab at a university and his mother had various jobs in schools. Richard dreamt of becoming a comedian, writer and actor and was crazy about comedy series such as The Office. He studied English literature and theatre at the University of Glasgow and travelled across the country to perform comedy routines. He started appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – part of the world’s largest performance arts event – while at varsity and went on to perform there annually. Using his tough life experiences in his routines turned out to be his genius. In 2016 he won the best comedy show prize at the Edinburgh Comedy The actor stars as a struggling comedian and bartender in the show based on his life. Richard’s success with Baby Reindeer began as a stage show, for which he’s won several awards over the years. Awards for Monkey See, Monkey Do – a sketch in which he shared how he was raped by the older writer at a house party when he was a student. Bringing vulnerability and pain into his shows required a mindset change, he says. “I grew up with draconian ideas: the prince rescues the princess, to be a man is to have a stiff upper lip, don’t cry, shoulders back,” he says. “Not that my dad was ever like that but that’s the societal expectation and it really makes its way into your subconscious. It was a big moment for me, coming clean with what happened after so many years of suffering in silence.” His win paved the way for work in television and he wrote episodes for shows such as the Netflix hit Sex Education. Then in 2019 he returned to the Fringe to debut a new one-man show, Baby Reindeer – and the scene was set for greater things. “Martha” had been stalking Richard before he even put on Monkey See, Monkey Do. “Any good feeling in the show’s aftermath was tempered by my phone ringing every single minute of every day, where I was met with a whole gamut of Martha’s emotions, from hurled insults to deep expressions of love and longing. “It was too much for anyone to bear.” Telling the story of his stalking on stage was “a weird thing”, he says. “But I couldn’t keep it all in anymore. Making shows about it was all I had.” Baby Reindeer won several theatre awards and Richard had more than 70 meetings with production companies and streamers to bring the story to the screen before eventually partnering with Netflix in 2020. “We had all kinds of advisers – diversity advisers, trans advisers – to make sure that what we were doing was going to be the right thing,” he says. While Richard used comedy to get through the pain, some parts of the show have been called “self-interrogating stuff that will leave you more troubled than tickled”. “Yes, some of the scenes we re-enacted on set were really tough,” he admits. “I could even see that some of the props department were choked up, even the lighting people. “But we all knew we were pushing towards something that was important. I hope the show has a certain degree of greater good and that it was worth a certain degree of self-sacrifice.” HE success of Baby Reindeer has led to vitriolic fans trying to find out who the real Martha is and Richard says there’s even speculation that people close to him might be guilty. But he’ll never expose his Martha. “Real stalking is a mental illness,” he says. “It isn’t as contained or insidious or malicious as it’s been portrayed on film and TV before. I saw a lot of humanity in her.” Richard, who appears to be single and keeps details of his private life close to his chest, is an ambassador for We are Survivors, a charity dedicated to helping male survivors of sexual abuse. “When you go through something like sexual abuse, a lot of disempowerment can come from old ideas of what it means to be a man,” he says. “I’m not an advice-giver or a professional but the first advice I give is: break the silence.” Richard will next be writing the BBC show Lions, a six-part series set in Glasgow that interrogates ideas of contemporary masculinity. But first it’s time for a holiday. “I’ve been going hammer and tongs for almost a decade and that does certainly take its toll.” He’s in a good place though, he adds. “Coming clean about the sexual abuse I went through was more helpful than any therapy.” USING HIS LIFE EXPERIENCES TURNED OUT TO BE HIS GENIUS SOURCES: THETIMES.CO.UK, GQ-MAGAZINE.CO.UK, VANITYFAIR. COM, THECOURIER.CO.UK, THEINDEPENDENT.CO.UK, BBC.COM you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 89
LEON’S ORDEAL IS NO JOKE Pain has dominated entertainer Leon Schuster’s life after a serious back injury landed him in bed. But despite being depressed he remains hopeful he will recover so he can get back to work BY NADINE RAMONGANE PICTURES: LUBABALO LESOLLE E’S the guy who’s had S outh Africans in stitches over the decades, sending people up and ripping everyone off in a series of noholds-barred movies. But the Leon Schuster of today isn’t finding anything to laugh about. He’s spending his days in bed, swathed in layers of blankets. Deep furrows are carved into his face and as he tries to sit up he clenches his jaw and lets out a groan. He’s in agony, the 72-year-old veteran entertainer says. “I’ve been through a rough patch, man, through absolute hell,” he tells YOU. “I’m a bit depressed. This thing has been going on too long – it’s almost 10 months since my first back surgery.” His ordeal began last August when he went under the knife after injuring himself on the set of one of his movies. He’d been recovering well until he had a fall that required a second surgery and more recovery. Then complications arose and he’s been confined to bed for weeks ever since. Leon is scheduled to have another 90 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za operation – which he hopes will fix things once and for all – but first he has to shed 15kg to make sure he’s in the best shape possible to avoid complications. Despite his physical problems his spirit remains unbroken. Leon, who relies on a walking stick when he needs to get up, is determined to recover and get to doing what he loves most: making films. “I’m not in a good place, I’ll be honest with you,” he says. “But I’m in a grateful place. And that’s why I try to lie here in a straight position and keep my spirits up with a bit of light-heartedness. “I trust in the Lord and the doctors – these are my two sources of strength from which I draw my hope.” EON’S walking stick is in a corner of his room when we visit him at his home in Randburg, Johannesburg. A handful of pain pills lies next to him on the bedside table. He’s had trouble with his back for many years, he says, but the pain intensified in recent years. “You could say it’s been coming for 20 years but I just never paid attention to it. Life goes on, man – you have a bit of back pain then you take two Panados and then you’re as good as new.” Leon knew he needed more than just painkillers when he fell off a pickup truck during the filming of Mr Bones 3: Son of Bones last year. He had surgery and then went to a rehab facility to learn to walk again – but then something happened that would set his recovery back severely. “I got up confused and wanted to go to the toilet but I had no idea where I was,” he recalls. “I got up, wet my pants, stepped in the urine and fell on my back. “Then I felt tremendous pain. I felt as if they could cut off my back and give the bones to the dogs. I just lay there and screamed.” Back to hospital he went and tests revealed vertebrae damage. “From then on everything went downhill,” he says. At one point he says he was so frustrated he told the doctors to “just take everything out, because I felt everything was causing me problems. “The doctors told me a spinal nerve in my vertebra had broken halfway. If it’d completely broken, I would’ve been par-
The star tries to remain in good spirits and is thankful for all the support he’s received. alysed for the rest of my life. The doctors managed to fix it but also warned if I fell again there would b e no turning back.” Back home he continued with exercises he’d been taught in rehab but it wasn’t long before he felt something wasn’t right. “I went to another doctor and he confirmed there was a screw loose in my lower back.” Doctors had inserted metal screws to fix the fractured nerve. “The loose screw was pressing against the nerve. And all that was left was the unforgettable pain,” he says. Leon needs another spinal surgery and doctors plan to perform it by going in through his abdomen, a procedure known as the anterior approach which allows surgeons better access to the front of the spine. Leon is now on a twomonth diet to help him lose weight. “The doctor told me he can only take away 50% of my pain. It’s a very delicate operation and if any mistake is made, it can have severe consequences. Now I lie awake worrying whether I’ll survive, whether I’ll make it.” IS faith, however, is greater than his concerns. “If I have to go, I know I’m going to heaven. That’s my faith, as my mother taught me,” he says. Leon misses his life before all the surgeries. “I used to be an active guy. I was in the gym, played rugby with the kids, swam and played tennis. I did everything. And then all these activities stopped with a messed-up back.” Everything is difficult for him – standing up, walking and even sitting down. “I walk with a cane, but I walk bent forward. I have this crooked step that I call the baboon shuffle,” he quips. He’s thankful for the support of his children, Lelani (42), Leande (41) and twins Ernest and Shelley (35), as well as his housekeeper, Rose Skhosana (67). “Rose, who’s been so good to me over the years, helps me tremendously. She’s the one who puts on my socks and helps me with daily tasks. But sometimes it re- ally gets to you knowing you can’t even do such simple things.” He’s so focused on his recovery that work has been put on hold for now. “At the moment I’m not at all creative. My thoughts can’t allow creativity because when my body is in pain, my spirit is down,” he says. “It sometimes makes me angry, because throughout my career I’ve done 80% of my own stunts. I was only afraid of heights but I’ve dived into dirty rivers and fallen off boats. All that stuff was part of my life.” He isn’t giving up on a return to work, though. “Look at Clint Eastwood – that guy is 93 years old and still directs movies. I don’t necessarily want to work as long as that but I’d still like to write songs and I have such good ideas for screenplays,” he says. Though he isn’t as active as he’d like to be he still has some pep in his step. “I feel quite young and I have many ideas. It’s in my nature. My stuff was always comedic but I don’t think people know what a serious actor I can be. “So I hope the Lord will give me enough breath to show this side to people. That He will give me enough breath to make my dream movie, a deep movie with a Christian message.” Leon is scheduled to have another operation, which he hopes will get him back on his feet. ‘I WALK BENT FORWARD. I HAVE THIS CROOKED STEP THAT I CALL THE BABOON SHUFFLE’ you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 91
YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL! Kourtney Kardashian and other celebs are honouring the glory of new moms’ postpartum bodies COMPILED BY JANICE BECKETT-MSIZA KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN VER the years the Kardashian-Jenner clan have been accused of pushing unrealistic body standards, flaunting their hourglass figures and washboard abs on social media, pouting their puffy lips and having enough glow-ups to make them luminous. They’ve also been accused of heavily editing their pictures to create the “perfect image” – but recently they’ve dialled back a bit and are all about keeping it natural. And leading the charge is Kourtney Kardashian (45), who has a message to share with new moms: “Your body is beautiful at all stages”. Since giving birth to her and rocker husband Travis Barker’s son, Rocky, six months ago she’s been sharing a lot about her postpartum life in all its honest glory. There have been images of her looking curvy in a bikini, another shows her using a breast pump while lounging in lingerie. She’s also been promoting her line of pre- and post-natal vitamins and supplements and encouraging new moms to go easy on themselves. “During pregnancy as we’re glowing and growing, postpartum we’re healing and shrinking, and then that period I find the hardest as our bodies are still adjusting. Kourtney, who’s also mom to Mason (14), Penelope (11) and Reign (9), previously opened up about her eight-month journey with IVF to conceive Rocky and her weight gain during the process. “I’ve learnt to accept my new size,” she says. Kourt isn’t the only famous mom to speak out in the early months of motherhood – other A-listers have also been sharing their struggles and spreading body positivity. 92 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za SIENNA MILLER (42) Oli Green (27). She also says society needs to stop “birth-shaming” women who end up not being able to deliver naturally. With Marlowe she felt she had to do it “right” and She wishes the fact she became a mom again after the age of 40 wasn’t such a big deal, the Anatomy of a Scandal actress says. “I’d love to get to a point where I didn’t feel the need to make a joke about my being older and having a baby to show I’m in on the joke,” she told Vogue in a recent interview. Sienna has an 11-year-old daughter, Marlowe, with ex Tom Sturridge and a six-monthold baby girl with boyfriend
SUKI WATERHOUSE (32) The British singersongwriter welcomed her first child with Twilight star Robert Pattinson (37) in March. Suki is keeping mum about the baby’s name and sex, but has spoken out about the socalled “fourth trimester” – the 12 HALLE BAILEY (24) weeks after giving birth – and has called it “humbling”. “The postpartum period has been filled with exhilarating joy, so much laughter, tears, so many hormones.” In a picture accompanying the post Suki isn’t wearing makeup, her hair is a mess and she’s wearing an oversized sweater – in other words, she looks like exhausted new moms the world over. She isn’t putting any expectations on herself, she says. “I’m proud of everything my body has achieved and proud of the kindness and grace I’ve given myself during this recovery period.” The Little Mermaid star and rapper DDG welcomed son Halo late last year but she only announced his arrival several weeks later. She’s been on an emotional rollercoaster, Halle says. “It’s hard for me to be separated from my baby for more than 30 minutes at a time before I start to kind of freak out,” she says. “When I look at him I cry because of how special he is. “The only thing that’s been hard for me is feeling normal in my own body. I feel like a com- pletely different person. When I look in the mirror I just feel like I’m in a whole new body. Like, I don’t know who I am.” Halle describes the postpartum period as swimming in an ocean with massive waves that keep washing over you as you’re gasping for air. “Even though you may look up to certain people and you think that they are celebrities, and they appear to have it all together, you never know what somebody else is going through. Especially someone who literally just had a baby.” SOURCES: ABCNEWS.GO.COM, VOGUE.IN, PAGESIX.COM, ETONLINE.COM, INSTAGRAM.COM, INSTYLE.COM, GLAMOUR MAGAZINE.CO.UK, PEOPLE.COM, BUSINESSINSIDER.COM LINDSAY LOHAN (37) planned to give birth at home with her sister and her doula – but there were complications and she had to be rushed to hospital for an emergency C-section. “It was so essential in my mind that I got it ‘right’. And so emblematic of the kind of mother I’d be that I didn’t. But I know in retrospect that was just the demons of new motherhood.” When Sienna was pregnant with her second baby she wore a belly-baring outfit to a swanky Vogue event. “I was nervous about the idea of it,” she admits. “But once I had it on, everything else felt boring. I was like, ‘I’ll have that photo for the rest of my baby’s life’. It’s kind of fascinating to fight your own prejudice against yourself. I’m constantly doing that.” She isn’t worried about getting her pre-baby body back – all she wants is a “happy, fed baby”. “Everyone’s getting so thin now. I feel like everything comes full circle so this is that moment and this too shall pass. But it does seem like there’s pressure,” she says. Lindsay, who’s wed to financier Bader Shammas, gave birth to son Luai in July last year and says she’s so attached to her baby the last thing on her mind is working out. “I feel like we put so much pressure on ourselves to have to look good so soon,” she says. “Women look so beautiful postpartum.” SPLASH, BACKGRID/GREATSTOCK, GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, INSTAGRAM (@HALLEBAILEE, @ KOURTNEYKARDASH, @LINDSAYLOHAN, @SUKIWATERHOUSE) you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 93
COMPILED BY KIM SNYDERS YOUR GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF CELEBS In the movie Nicola plays the title role of Lola, a teen working as a stripper. RIGHT: Nicola Peltz Beckham’s latest project has been slammed by critics for being exploitive. ABOVE: She’s the daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz. POOR RICH GIRL Reporter. “I’m an actress and HILE the rest of my dream is to get to look at the Beckhams the world from different perwere celebrating spectives.” Victoria’s birthday The irony of Nicola being the last week, Brookdaughter of billionaire businesslyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham, was nowhere to be seen. It seems Nicola (29) has Husband been licking her wounds Brooklyn after her directorial debut, Beckham Lola, was ripped apart by has been critics who called it a “vanity her biggest project” and “poverty porn”. supporter. She plays a teenager who works in a pharmacy and a strip club and is trying to save money to move herself and her brother away from their toxic mother. “I wanted to write a story from a person’s perspective and another point of view that was not my personal view and not my upbringing,” she told The Hollywood GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, VERTICAL, INSTAGRAM (@NICOLAANNEPELTZBECKHAM, @KUTE_KHLOE) W 94 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za man Nelson Peltz is, of course, not lost on anyone especially because she describes the movie as a “slice of life”. “What makes Lola such a flagrant example of poverty porn is just how careless the project feels in the context of Peltz Beckham’s exceptionally lavish life,” Kady Ruth Ashcraft wrote in The Guardian. This isn’t the first time Nicola’s been caught in the ‘I’m so proud of you, I can’t wait for everyone to see Lola. Love you, baby girl’ – BROOKLYN BECKHAM middle of a movie controversy. In 2010 her casting as Katara in M Night Shyamalan’s movie adaptation of The Last Airbender left fans of the animated series disgruntled because the character was supposed to be of Asian descent. According to a source who supposedly worked on the movie, a big part of why she got the gig was her father’s connections in the entertainment industry. “Nicola was hired because she’s the daughter of someone one of the producers owed a favour to, as Hollywood loves its nepotism (her audition tape was subpar at best),” they wrote on an online platform. Her dad is not the only family member whose connections worked in her favour. For Lola’s soundtrack, Grammy-winning producer Quincy Jones came on board. Nicola’s brother, Will Peltz, just happens to be dating Quincy’s daughter, Kenya KinskiJones. At least Nicola can count on the love and support of husband Brooklyn (25). “I’m so proud of you, I can’t wait for everyone to see Lola. Love you, baby girl,” he cooed on Instagram.
IS KYLIE PREGNANT? KYLIE JENNER has ignited rumours that she might be expecting a baby with boyfriend Timothée Chalamet (28) after recently wearing an unconventional outfit to her aunt’s funeral. In a now deleted social media post, Kylie (26) can be seen wearing a baggy, black tracksuit while her sisters and mother, Kris Jenner, are all dressed in stylish outfits. “Kylie in her signature pregnancy tracksuit. Maybe that’s why they deleted it,” one social media user commented. Internet sleuths were quick to point out it was similar to the one she wore during her last pregnancy to cover her curves. 1 5 THINGS we’re talking ABOUT this WEEK 3 BRIAN DISOWNS HIS CHILDREN R&B singer BRIAN MCKNIGHT has come under fire after calling his children from previous relationships “products of sin”. Brian (54), who married his second wife Leilani Mendoza in 2017, took to social media to talk about disowning his eldest children Brian, Briana, Niko and Clyde. “To live a life that you love, you have to get rid of the evil and the negativity – even if that evil and negativity are related [to you].” He only acknowledges Leilani’s two kids, Jack and Julia McPhee, from a previous relationship and their 15-month-old boy, Brian McKnight Jr, as his children. DAVID BECKHAM SUES MARK 2 DAVID BECKHAM is taking ex-friend MARK WAHLBERG (52) to court after allegedly losing millions in a deal to become the global ambassador of the actor’s fitness brand F45 Training in 2020. According to David (48), he lost $10 million (R190m) in promised stock after they failed to pay him timeously and the shares in the company started plummeting. As part of the five-year agreement, he promoted F45 on social media to his huge audience, which his lawyers argue “enhanced F45’s public profile and credibility”. KELLY DENIES USING WEIGHT-LOSS 5 DRUG DOMINIC ON HIS AFFAIR 4 The Crown actor DOMINIC WEST has revealed how the public humiliation of his own affair with actress LILY JAMES (35) helped him with his role as King Charles. Dominic (54) and Lily’s affair was exposed after they were photographed kissing in Rome in 2020. “I’d had a very acute understanding of what it’s like to feel the horror of your name or your photograph coming up in the newspapers,” the actor, who has been married to Catherine FitzGerald (52) since 2010, told the UK’s Sunday Times. “There is that dreadful freezing moment when something is being revealed about you.” KELLY OSBOURNE has rubbished chatter that she used the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic to lose 39kg just 16 months after giving birth to son Sidney. “I had gestational diabetes, and I had to lose the weight that I had gained during pregnancy,” Kelly (39) said. “Otherwise, I was at a higher risk of actually getting diabetes, which I did not want. I cut out sugar and carbohydrates and I rapidly lost weight.” Kelley’s mother, Sharon (71), has been open about her use of the drug, which helped her lose 20kg. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 95 SOURCES: THE GUARDIAN.CO.UK, INDEPENDENT.CO.UK, PEOPLE.COM, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, TMZ.COM, INSTYLE.COM, HARPERSBAZAAR.COM, EONLINE.COM, TODAY.COM, HELLOMAGAZINE.COM KYLIE
TOM’S A TOP GIFTER He’s known to go ALL OUT for his movies and stunts, so it’s no surprise TOM CRUISE also PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS for his friends when it comes to GIFTS NOT JUST ANY OLD WATER JUG DAKOTA’S FLIP PHONE During a recent interview for Harper’s Bazaar DAKOTA FANNING (30) shared that while they were shooting War of the Worlds in 2005, Tom surprised her with her first mobile phone – a Motorola Razr. “You know, I was 11,” she told her Ripley co-star Andrew Scott. “I loved having it. I loved it. I felt so cool.” Tom’s been sending her gifts on her birthday ever since. KIRSTEN’S CHRISTMAS TREE While shooting Interview with a Vampire in 1994 Tom surprised a then 11-year-old KIRSTEN DUNST (41) with a very, merry gift. “Tom Cruise put a Christmas tree in my dressing room as a child,” she told Jimmy Fallon on his talk show. His Mission: Impossible costar HAYLEY ATWELL (42) was a tad underwhelmed when Tom gave her “a beautiful old clay pot, which is a natural filtering system.” But she was soon blown away by it. “I’m like, ‘It’s a water jug. Nice,’” she told People. “And then you taste it and you compare it to normal filtered water or tap water, and it’s really light and kind of creamy. It’s beautiful.” SHARK DIVING FOR EVERYONE! British actor and comedian SIMON PEGG (54) says Tom showed his appreciation for the crew of Mission: Impossible by taking everyone shark-diving. “It’s such a Tom Cruise thing. We’d been filming in a helicopter, and he flew us in the helicopter to this place where you could go into a cage and feed sharks. “We got to the end of the day and we were like, ‘That was a real Tom Cruise kind of day.’” THE FAMOUS CRUISE CAKE Every year around the festive season Tom sends about 300 of his “closest” Hollywood friends a white chocolate coconut bundt cake, from Doan’s Bakery in California. BROOKE SHIELDS (58), 96 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za with whom he had a falling out years ago, shared that she was kicked off the coveted list at some point after receiving one consistently for 10 years. “It was from them and Suri, so it was the three of them, and then soon it was no Suri and no Katie and just Tom,” she told People. “Then it went from just Tom for a while, but not every holiday. And then the cake stopped.” SOURCES: DAILYMAIL.CO.UK, PEOPLE.COM, ETONLINE.COM, VANITYFAIR.COM, HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM
BY KIM SNYDERS, KGOMOTSO MASEBUKO and KESHIA AFRICA BELOW: The Roast of Minnie Dlamini (sixth from left) included big names such as (from left) Siv Ngesi, Jason Goliath, Shahan Ramkissoon, Celeste Ntuli, Da LES, Tumi Morake, Lasizwe, Penny Lebyane, Robert Marawa and Trevor Gumbi. T WAS a night of much hilarity at the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, where a star-studded panel gathered for the Roast of Minnie Dlamini. The event, presented by Savanna and Showmax, saw Minnie dazzling in a diamond-encrusted dress by Gert-Johan Coetzee as she sat in the hot seat at the Sandton Convention Centre. Comedy heavyweights Jason Goliath and Tumi Morake served as roast masters, and sports commentator Robert Marawa was first up to throw jabs at the actress. “In my travels to Nkandla, we’d say the belle of the ball, the lady of the moment, and as Quinton [Jones] calls you, the meal ticket,” he said, referring to Minnie’s ex-husband. Comedian Celeste Ntuli went straight for the jugular. “Minnie tried acting and failed, tried marriage and failed and then produced a movie called The Honeymoon during her divorce – confusing.” Minnie was in stitches and she appeared to handle all the comments like a champ. “That was absolute fire,” she said when it was her turn. “I want to thank all of you for being here. No, actually, you should be thanking me because this is the zenith of your career.” I ABOVE: The jokes had Shahan, Penny, Celeste and Siv (in front) in stitches. RIGHT: Minnie glowed in a dress by Gert-Johan Coetzee. GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, GALLO IMAGES/ALAMY, LAUGH AFRICA COMEDY FESTIVAL, INSTAGRAM/@BROOKESHIELDS ABOVE: The actress was graceful as she took all the jabs in her stride. BELOW: The panel of roasters on the stage. you.co.za 9 MAY 2024 97
1 2 1 Singer Dua Lipa, an artist honouree, looked gorgeous in a plunging Chanel gown with silver lace and embroidered crystals. 2 Actress Maya Rudolph, honoured in the innovation category, was elegant in a dual-textured gown by Gabriela Hearst. 3 Singer Fantasia Barrino, an artist honouree, sparkled in a Monôt sequined dress with a matching headwrap. 4 3 Singer Kylie Minogue, who was honoured as an icon, wore a figure-hugging black and silver Elie Saab gown with cutouts across the chest and shoulders. 5 6 The red carpet was rolled out at Lincoln Centre in New York to celebrate honourees of the 2024 TIME 100. Icons, leaders, change-makers and celebrities brought fashion and flair in equal measure 4 Artist honouree Da’Vine Joy Randolph was elegant in an embellished champagne-coloured gown with a dramatic train. 5 Actress Taraji P Henson, an honouree in the icon category, looked gorgeous in an emerald Thom Browne gown with a boxy jacket. 6 Actress Uma Thurman was regal in a geometric purple gown cinched at the waist and draped over one shoulder. COMPILED BY KESHIA AFRICA 98 9 MAY 2024 you.co.za GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES
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