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F I R M LY b eli e ve every woman, young or old, must know her self-worth.

I’m a single working woman in my fifties who was in love for the past five years.

My man had a well-paid job and always helped me financially, but only if I asked. Unfortunately I had to ask often as I could barely cope on my salary.

Nevertheless I was living in comfort and thought I was happy, until the emotional abuse and neglect began.

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AST year my husband did a photojournalism series in which he asked people what makes them happy. One woman told him, “Seeing my son happy makes me happy.”

She followed up with an anecdote about her Grade 1 boy missing a much-anticipated class outing to Kirstenbosch because, in the mad morning rush, she’d forgotten to sign hispermissionslip.Whenhecouldn’t produce it, he wasn’t allowed to go.

So he had to stay behind in the office and when she came to fetch him he burst into tears. She felt terrible.

Couldn’t they just have taken him?

No, they said, rules are rules.

“So that weekend I took him to Kirstenbosch and when I watched him laughing as he ran down the lawn I was happy.”

In the case of Enock Mpianzi, his parents did sign a form and Enock went on his camp – and never came back (see page 16).

The Kirstenbosch mom’s school did the right thing, and disappointment was the only outcome. The Mpianzis did the right thing too – and the outcome was tragedy.

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HEN I was 26 I broke up with a long term partner got an ill advised facial piercing and changed careers a l in the space of a month What I learnt during those four weeks is that l fe is like a cake you cant unbake it if you dont like the flavour Sometimes you need to chuck the ent re thing n the bin and start again from scratch It s harder that way but who wants to spend the rest of their life eating cupcakes when really they wanted Lamingtons?

Change is hard Change is scary Change s a tedious administrative night mare Unfortunately change is also crit ical to our continued happiness as humans Even if we cant bring ourselves to embrace change we shouldnt avoid it at all costs But what about life altering changes?

How do you make the leap into unknown waters whether it s swopping jobs moving to the other s de of the world or even leaving your marriage?

We spoke to experts and people whove made major life changes to get the low down

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Claudia Garland a 30 year old teacher was wedd ng dress shopping with her mother at the beginning of last year when she broke down My mom looked at me n the shop and said You seem so unhappy Claudia admitted shed been having doubts about the wedding Id been having panic attacks and at that moment I dec ded t was best not to go ahead with it she recalls She went home that evening and told her fiancé the wedding was off What Claudia hadnt expected was for so many people to tell her she was making a mis take

Everyone around me thought I was mad she says But Claudia stands by her decision I just had that feeling in my gut It s been really hard and there ve definitely been points this year where I ve thought What have I done? But overall its better for me to be out of it I feel so much freer TH NK THINGS THROUGH . . .

If youre unhappy with your life and are thinking about making a major change hammer out exactly what you hope to ach eve by r pp ng things up and starting afresh Ask yourself Am I runn ng away from something or walking towards some thing? says Carole Pemberton a career coach and personal resilience expert Be clear about why youre doing this and why it matters to you That has to be your anchor When things are challenging and youre experiencing doubt you need your anchor to hold on to to remind you why youre doing this . . . BUT DON’T OVERTHINK

Sometimes commun cation s good says Colin Brand a 37 year old marketer He separated from his wife a few months ago after 10 years of marriage But sometimes talk ng doesn t sort stuff out You just talk about the same things over and over again When it comes to a big l fe change at some point you ll have to move from thinking into action and dragging your feet on necessary change can create pointless pain Colin advises anyone in a loveless mar riage to end the relationship rather than hoping things will improve on their own Counselling can t make you love some one again he says Lifes too short and theres potentia ly someone else out there whos a be ter fit for you It s a waste of everyones time and feelings to stay

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Just before the decision was the hardest bit says Catherine Offord (30) who quit her PhD to go work as a teacher n the Pacific Ocean island country of Micronesia Afterwards t felt like a weight was l fted off my shoulders I didn t regret it once One thing that had been hold ng Catherine back was a feeling of failure for not completing her PhD even though she wasn t enjoying the course But over time she realised her happiness was more important than seeing something through for the sake of it Somet mes you have to cut your losses It helped to break down the decision into manageable steps t felt really overwhelming to make a decision that would potentia ly affect the rest of my life It paralysed me But when I decided I was only go ng to make a decision for the next year that was rea ly helpful CONQUER YOUR FEARS

The first time Victoria Bryan (38) from the UK got into a cockpit she freaked out Formerly a journalist shes tra ning in New Zealand to be a pilot I was absolutely petrified I thought, What have I done?

Obviously mov ng to the other side of the world to retrain as a pilot is a dramatic change and surely anyone would pan c the first time they were asked to fly a plane But more prosaic changes can be s milarly terrifying If youre feeling overwhelmed reach out to family and friends Talking to people is one of the best things you can do Victoria says Don t bottle everything up When you re overwhelmed it s tempting to hide yourse f away and have a good cry.

But its better in the long run to get out there and soc alise with people

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I TOOK THE PLUNGE

Your article about making life-changing decisions (YOU, 16 January) resonated deeply with me. Last September I took a huge leap of faith and moved to Durban North. I left an area I’d worked in for 20 years in the same profession, building up a large base of clients.

I did this for me! Now five months later – and yes, it’s been tough – I have no regrets. I planned it for months and had thought about it for many years but life had stopped me.

When the opportunity came to change I leapt in with so much self-love, seeking soul happiness. I highly recommend it.

I’m close to 60 so this is a biggie, but I didn’t want to wake up 10 years later with the regret of not following my gut.

The life I’m living is wonderful. My soul is filled. Seek the happiness you so want and just do it! To those who are thinking of changing, know you can be the mistress or master of your destiny.

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I endured a lot, always reckoning that the money made up for the bad treatment I received.

But I couldn’t handle the pain of being mistreated and after considering my financial situation, as unmanageable as it was, I decided to end that toxic relationship.

Here I am, starting 2020 with a nononsense attitude. Still the same struggles but with my dignity intact. No luxuries, no comfort, but walking tall and proud of the woman I am.

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LEAVE MY MAN ALONE

With reference to Samantha’s letter to Dr Louise headlined “My friend is playing with fire” (YOU, 9 January), it seems to be the new norm for married couples to live apart and enjoy the single life.

These people are selfish and selfabsorbed and have their bread buttered on both sides. How convenient.

My husband is in a situation where his colleague’s husband lives overseas, and she takes full advantage of my man. She pesters him every day (even when we’re on holiday) with so-called work-related issues. Being a man it’s a huge ego boost for him to be the knight in shining armour.

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Harry, how could you?

Harry what have you done (YOU, 23 & 30 January) . You’ve turned your back on your family and your roots which are steeped in history and chosen a woman who doesn’t care a hoot about them. She’s concerned only with herself.

I cringed when I heard you accosting the man from Disney, putting pressure on him to give her a job. What were you thinking?

Your mother would turn in her grave if she could see you now. Your brother, father and grandmother have all my sympathies.

Harry, I hope you wake up from this nightmare, realise what you’ve done and come back to your rightful home and apologise.

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wasted on their upkeep. Let them pay their own way for security, accommodation, food, clothing and so on.

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lost a brother and best friend because of a selfish woman. You can’t tell me Meghan didn’t know what she was getting into when she agreed to marry into the royal family.

I really thought Harry would do great things in his life and make his mother proud, but I guess love is truly blind. My thoughts aren’t for him but for his family whom he’s now kicked

passionate and finds it difficult to set boundaries with her.

The problem with this “best of both worlds” situation is that it wreaks havoc on normal married couples’ relationships.

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IN BRIEF to the kerb. I’m not a Meghan fan. Never was. Never will be.

I’m so impressed with Fernando Mucavele’s efforts in turning his shack into his “palace” (YOU, 9 January). It’s a really stunning piece of work.

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cheek. Surely she knew what royal life would be like before she married into the royal family. Harry must have discussed it with her at length. For her to march in and upset the ancient apple cart is rude in the extreme. She’s a spoilt brat and I think Harry is in trouble.

I hope he tells her to grow up and that he comes to his senses. Diana wouldn’t be happy about the rift Meghan has caused between the brothers.

Fernando Mucavele is an inspiration.

Talk about making things happen. He deserves accolades.

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Congrats to Fernando! What an enterprising young man.

TINA, SMS

Nonduduzo, I really admire your attitude about being unemployed (YOU Say, 9 January). Your wonderful nature will win you the best position that will become available to you. Your mom must be so proud of you.

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every YOU that mentions anything about the royals.

How sad I am that one of my favourites, Prince Harry, is stepping down.

Meghan had no intention of being a royal, and from day one she did her own thing.

The good news is that they have to pay back what was spent on Frogmore Cottage and won’t have British taxpayers’ money to keep them going.

The queen is a wonderful granny, and all the recent snubs must have hurt and upset her. Thank goodness we still have William and his lovely family to keep us going.

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Commuters in full taxis shouldn’t allow additional people into overloaded vehicles. Take responsibility for your own lives!

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Now that we’re back to school it’s disturbing to see peer pressure on another level. Schoolkids are putting pressure on already financially burdened parents to buy fancy readymade book covers because their friends have them.

This adds to the financial strain of paying for uniforms, school fees and so on.

The same way that schools demand a uniform, they should make it a rule that books are covered in brown paper.

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N THE annals of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston there have been many photos.

There’s the first picture from 1998, the original hard evidence they were dating, a slightly blurry image of the pair cosying up to each other on a balcony at a concert, impossibly young and goofily ’90s-looking.

There’s the iconic wedding shot of the beaming and beautiful newlyweds at their California nuptials in 2000.

And then there’s the one of the two of them walking down a beach in 2005, arms wrapped around each other days before their separation announcement – a picture so achingly poignant because, well, the body language, guys! Just look at them – they clearly still have feelings for each other!

Then came the Angelina Jolie years and Jen instantly became “poor Jen”, pitied for 8 | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 you.co.za

her childless singlehood while Brad and Angie became Brangelina – the world’s most famous celebrity couple who kept collecting kids.

Not even landing sexy actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux (48) helped Jen much because they didn’t last long, did they?

But something has been happening, people. Big things. There are pictures to prove it – and we all know pictures don’t lie, right?

It’s been brewing for a while. Brad (56) was invited to Jen’s 50th birthday party last year. And over the holiday season he apparently went to her house for “an intimate dinner party”.

And then the Golden Globes rolled around in January and there was Brad, winning a best supporting actor gong for playing washed-up stuntman Cliff Booth

in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and being his delightfully self-deprecating self.

“I wanted to bring my mom,” he said.

“But I couldn’t because anyone I stand next to they say I’m dating. And that would just be awkward.”

The camera pans to Jen, who laughs wryly – and there’s a flutter of hope among the people who’ve remained firmly in Camp Jen ever since Angelina (44) came along and nabbed Brad with her femme fatale irresistibility.

Then the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards happen – and what goes down is enough to make people believe there could be such a thing as Braniston again.

Forget that it’s been 15 years since they were an item. Forget all the turbulent water under the bridge.

The chemistry between them is alive and well and living in Hollywood.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s warm reunion at the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards has renewed hope among fans that they’ll get back together.

Brad called out “Aniston!” to get his ex-wife’s attention and the former couple congratulated each other backstage for both winning an award.

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T STARTS when Brad accepts his award for outstanding performance by a male actor for the same film.

“Let’s be honest,” he says. “It was a difficult part – a guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn’t get on with his wife. It was a big stretch. Big.” It’s a gasp-worthy dig at Angie and the camera zooms in to see what Jen’s doing.

She’s laughing and clapping away.

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LEFT: Brad amused the crowd, including Jen (BELOW), with his self-deprecating speech.

RIGHT: After winning his gong, Brad stopped dead in his tracks backstage to watch Jen accepting her award, mouthing the words, “Oh wow.”

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lect her prize for outstanding peerfork like lik th thats t’ what h t they th ffelt lt lik like. mance by a female actress in a drama se- llooks For the army of hopeless Team Jen rories for her role in The Morning Show on mantics, this reunion made their day, the Apple TV+ streaming service.

Brad is still backstage after getting his their week, their month and even their award – and when he sees his ex-wife has year.

“Brad and Jen: this is not a drill!” one won he stops dead in his tracks to watch her on the monitor. It’s so sweet. So very fan said on Twitter.

Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney’s sister, sweet.

Yet this is just a preamble to what goes wrote on Instagram, “We’ll be telling our down next: Jen comes backstage and the grandkids about this. That’s how imporpair greet each other with real joy and tant this is.”

Even Jen’s bestie, Courteney Cox (55), enthusiasm.

Brad grins, Jen looks at him with a mix- joined in on the barrage of Braniston 2.0 ture of “can you believe it?” and “I’m so social media activity. She liked a series of happy to see you!” They smile, they al- posts about her Friends co-star’s reunion most hug, they lean in to exchange a few with Brad, including a tweet about the words. Her hands are on his arms, then two “still loving each other”.

Some spoilsport of a source came somehow one is on his chest.

As she walks away, her hands still along and tried to put a dampener on it splayed against his tuxedo jacket, he circles hers with his fingers. Her arm is extended but she doesn’t look back. He’s holding on, giving her one last squeeze . . .

Be still our beating hearts.

“Who could begrudge them a clinch in the corABOVE LEFT: The first Brad and Jen sighting in ner if that’s what 1998 at a concert in Washington, DC. ABOVE: A they felt like?” one week before announcing their split in 2005, the observer says. couple still looked very much in love. RIGHT: Brad And it definitely was with actress Angelina Jolie for 12 years.

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all. “It’s not about romance – it doesn’t have to be about that to be meaningful.

“Courteney thinks it’s a beautiful thing that they can still see and appreciate the good in each other. She’s thrilled to see Jen and Brad on such great terms.”

But it could be about romance – it could! Everyone is saying it’s a big deal.

“Who knows what life would be like now if Pitt and Aniston had never split up,” The Guardian’s Stuart Heritage writes in a delightfully tongue-in-cheek article.

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After being handed the best supporting actor award by fellow actor Bradley Cooper at the US National Board of Review gala, Brad credited his friend – who gave up drinking 16 years ago – for helping him on his own road to sobriety.

pened. Maybe in this universe David Bowie is still alive. We’ll never know.”

Anna Hart of The Telegraph says many of us have remained invested in Brad, Jen and Angie throughout financial crashes, global warfare, political upheaval and environmental catastrophe.

“Frankly we need the stability this gloriously glossy yet eminently relatable storyline offers us.

“This latest development isn’t just the revival of a tired old gossip item. It’s the latest twist in an ongoing epic love saga, and an an opportunity to reassess our colleecctive morality, revisit our past selves an nd call to mind a – let’s face it, happier – ttime when our gravest concerns were wh w hether Justin and Jen were happier th haan Brad and Ange.”

SSee? Big stuff.

OR now we’re going to have to play the waiting game. There’s still the “they’re-just-friends” narrative doing the rounds and Jen was noncommittal when asked about her and Brad’s big baackstage moment after the SAGs. b “What does it mean to have his love nd support?” a reporter from Enteraan ttaainment Tonight asked her.

“It “ means everything,” she said. Then sh he added, “We all grew up together, this hole room” – meaning all the other acwh w to orrs there. Eish.

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On O ne thing’s for sure: he’s on far better teerrms with Jen than he is with Angie,

although he’s doing his best for the sake of their six kids – and business.

Brad and Angelina remain partners in their winery Château Miraval in the south of France which will be coming out with a rose champagne soon.

The former couple still own the estate, which they bought in 2008 for a reported €45 million (then R585 million) and which is home to a large vineyard.

Not that Brad partakes in the tipple his estate produces. Once a big drinker, he quit the booze when he and Angie split up and he spoke about his sobriety at the recent National Board of Review awards.

During his acceptance speech (he won again for Once Upon a Time – it’s a big year for him) he credited fellow actor Bradley Cooper (45), who presented him with the prize, for helping him stop drinking.

“I got sober because of this guy and every day has been happier ever since,” he said. “This guy is a sweetheart.”

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RAD doesn’t think he’s much of a sweetheart himself though.

In a recent interview on the WTF podcast hosted by comedian Marc Maron he called himself “trash mag fodder”.

“Probably because of my disaster of a personal life,” he said.

Asked by The New York Times shortly afterwards if he reads anything the tabloids write about him, he replied, “I don’t go out of my way to avoid it; I just don’t seek it out. I don’t know how many women they’ve said I’ve been dating the past two or three years, and none of it’s true.”

He then recalled a memory from earlier in his career. “When I first started out, I was in USA Today. I was pretty pleased with myself.

“Two days after it came out, I go over to a friend of a friend’s house. In the kitchen I look down and there’s a litter box for the cat – and there’s my piece in USA Today with a cat turd on top of it.

That pretty much defines it.”

But he believes he’s become better at navigating fame.

“I spent most of the ’90s hiding out and smoking pot. I was too uncomfortable with all the attention. Now I go out and live life, and generally people are pretty cool.”

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FOR THE LOVE OF BRAD

He’s been linked to all these women post-Angie, with little substance, it would seem.

MARION COTILLARD (44) Rumours of a relationship with her Allied co-star began circulating the day the Brangelina breakup was announced.

The French actress, who’s in a relationship, was forced to issue a statement denying anything was going on.

SIENNA MILLER (38) The American Woman star is said to have gone on a few dates with Brad in mid-2017. Not true, Sienna said.

NERI OXMAN (44) The hotshot media arts and science professor made headlines in early 2018 when reports surfaced she was spending time with Brad. Neri denied it all.

CHARLIZE THERON (44) Our hearts skipped a beat when reports claimed the Benoni-born beauty was seeing Brad.

But it seems the rumours were rubbish.

Sigh.

SAT HARI KHALSA (50) In October sources claimed the LA-based holistic healer and jewellery designer was seeing Brad.

Nope, she said.

ALIA SHAWKAT (30) The Transparent star is the latest person to be romantically linked to Brad. They’re just friends, insiders say.

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The children of murdered businesswoman Kavitha Nerputh believe jealous former friends were intent on destroying her

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EARLY three years ago she made national headlines when she threw a birthday party for her then four-year-old that rivalled anything the Kardashians might lay on for their kids.

There were jugglers, stilt-walkers and life-size cartoon characters, a five-tier cake decorated with doughnuts, as well as ice-cream cones and toffee apples, balloons galore and treats aplenty. The party was held on the grounds of her daughter’s pre-primary school and all 115 kids were invited, along with parents and teachers.

It cost Kavitha Nerputh R100 000 and the extravagance raised a fair number of

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eyebrows but the Pietermaritzburg businesswoman was unapologetic.

“People have no qualms about spending money on a wedding but often marriages end in divorce,” she said at the time (YOU, 16 March 2017). “But you’ll never divorce your child. This is how I choose to celebrate my daughter.”

But there’ll be no big parties organised

by Kavitha (41) anymore. Her little girl, who’s now six, and her older siblings, Junior (22) and Aryana (19), are reeling following the death of the well-known business owner.

Kavitha’s body was found in her locked Audi Q7 in Alexandra Park in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, on the night of 20 January and police had to break the windows to get to her. She’d apparently been

strangled with a cellphone charger cable.

Now her home in the suburb of Newholme is locked and barricaded, a bunch of red roses and a single stick of incense the only sign of any recent activity.

Police have told the children and their grandparents Roshila and Mitchell Nerputh to stay clear of the house while the murder investigation is under way.

“We’re all breaking,” says Aryana, who along with her siblings is staying with her grandparents. “We cannot accept what has happened. I cannot accept I’ll never see my mom again and I’ll always hate myself for failing to protect her. We failed to keep her safe.

“My grandmother is still waiting for her baby to walk through that door. She’s still waiting for her phone call.”

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ere had been signs all wasn’t well Kavitha’s life. According to Pietermazburg newspaper The Witness, she’d en subjected to an onslaught of rassment, including threatening one calls and messages, since gust last year.

She’d opened three harassment ses and been granted protection rders in two of the cases. But the timidation reportedly continued nd intensified in the week leading up o her murder.

The day before her death she pened another case of harassment nd returned to the police station the ext day for an update.

Hours later her body was found.

AVITHA ran an online weightloss business that sold the slimming drink Foreverwell Tea. According to her children, “former friends” were jealous of her success and “wanted to destroy her”.

“They’d remind her she had no formal education,” says Aryana, who’s studying law. “She did struggle in life. Challenges were thrown at her but she made it. She’d achieved so much.

“She opened her slimming tea business and was doing so well. What really hurts is she was let down by people who were once so close to her – they took advantage of her kindness.”

Aryana says the harassment had got to the point where the family was afraid to log on to social media because of what they might see. “Fake profiles were created to try to defame her. We’d yell and cry but she’d calm us down. She’d even apologise to us for the things that were happening in her life.”

On the day she died her children offered to take her to work but she refused, Aryana says. “We even suggested she get a bodyguard but she said no; no on could do anything for her. She didn’t want us to stress about it.

“On the Monday she left a bit earl and my brother and I didn’t see her but we heard her. She knocked on our doors before she left – that was her usual way of saying goodbye.”

Little did they know it would be her final goodbye.

“She was the best mom on Earth,” Aryana says. “People said she spoilt us and they didn’t like that but she

also put limits on us. She was our queen and she gave us the world.

“She was flawless and beautiful; she had style. Looking at her in that coffin was like looking at a Barbie doll. All the young girls in the family, including myself, strived to be like her.

“Without her this house will never be the same. She never wanted to be alone and she loved family gatherings. She loved entertaining. Family was her everything.”

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RYANA becomes FAR LEFT: Kavitha threw a R100 000 birthday bash for her emotional when she then four-year-old. ABOVE: Kavitha in 2017 with daughter Aryana (middle), son Junior and her youngest child. talks about her mom’s final moclosed “until further notice”. ments.

They’ve vowed to relaunch it, though.

“Whoever was in that car “This business was like my mother’s with my mother, whoever saw her for the last time and witnessed her last breaths, fourth child,” Aryana says. “We’re going you’ve taken not just a mother away from to run it in the same way she did but for her babies – you’ve taken a daughter now we’re hoping the killers will be brought to book.” from her parents.

Her grandmother Roshila breaks down “Life was just beginning for my brother and me and we’re very angry. You took as she recalls how her daughter would phone her all the time to away our dreams.” check up on her.

Junior, who’s in his final ‘We even “The last time I heard from years of an LLB law degree, suggested her was at 3pm the day she says his mother brought an died. My baby’s been taken aura into the room with her. she get a away from me. I’ll never hear “Everyone wanted to know bodyguard. her voice on the phone her. She was so patient and always wore a smile on her She said no’ again.”

Police spokesperson Brigface. When I graduated with my B Com degree in law, she was so adier Boxer Pillay has confirmed Kavitha opened a case at the Mountain Rise poproud of me.”

Kavitha’s six-year-old daughter is still lice station the day before she died and too young to understand what’s hap- that she returned the following day.

According to The Witness, “Sources pened but she knows her mom has gone.

“I loved my mom because she took care close to the investigation said they [poof me,” she says. “She spent a lot of time lice] were going through all the evidence and history of the case as it involved with me and she used to buy me toys.”

A week after her death, Junior and Ar- ‘complex and complicated issues’.”

No arrests had been made at the time yana undertook to reopen their business but later informed clients it would stay of going to print. S t was a proud oment when unior graduated ith a B Com law egree. From left re Manesh Moanlal, Aryana erputh, Junior, avitha with her oungest child nd her parents oshila and itchell Nerputh.

A man in protective gear in a nearly empty street in Beijing. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted many Chinese to stay indoors.

There’s no cure for the deadly virus sweeping China and spreading panic across the world COMPILED BY JANE VORSTER

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HOLE cities under lockdown, medics in masks and protective suits, and people dropping like flies as an unstoppable virus continues to spread, leaving death and chaos in its wake.

For years health experts have been warning it was just a matter of time before the world was hit by a global pandemic. And now, as a mysterious virus wreaks havoc in China, leaping continents at breakneck speed, many are wondering if that day has arrived.

One thing’s for sure: world health authorities are taking it seriously. After the first cases were reported in January, Chinese officials sprang into action. They cordoned off Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, along with 12 other cities – effectively putting around 56 million people in quarantine.

And as the panic continues to spread in the world’s most populous country, other major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have started to resemble ghost towns, with citizens staying off the streets to avoid the risk of exposure.

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BOARD UP A GERM’ “It’s a public health experiment, the scale of which hasn’t been done before,” says Dr William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University in the US. “Logistically, it’s stunning, and it was done so quickly.”

But sadly, not quickly enough.

With more than 80 deaths reported at the time of going to print, around 2 800 people infected and the virus recorded in 10 countries, it was abundantly clear they were fighting a losing battle.

“You can’t board up a germ,” says Lawrence O Gostin, a director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on National and Global Health Law. “It will get out. It always does.”

How does it spread?

What is this new virus?

What are the symptoms?

It’s officially known as 2019-nCoV but most people are referring to it as the Wuhan virus. This is a strain that belongs to the coronavirus family, which is usually carried by animals and sometimes spreads to humans.

The world got a glimpse of the havoc such viruses can cause in 2002 with severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), which started in China and spread to 37 countries, infecting around 8 000 people and causing 750 fatalities.

As the majority of the first cases of 2019nCoV involved people who’d visited a seafood, poultry and live wildlife market in Wuhan, it’s thought the virus might have been spread by infected animals – possibly bats or snakes.

All kinds of live exotic wildlife are sold at rural Chinese food markets alongside regular meat, making these markets the perfect incubators for coronaviruses.

Once these germs infect humans, they spread just like regular flu viruses – for instance from coughs and sneezes, close personal contact such as touching or shaking hands, or from a surface that has viral particles.

It’s a respiratory condition but compared to Sars, for instance, the early symptoms are actually quite mild. In fact, many people who get it might not notice they even have it. It usually doesn’t trigger any of the traditional upper respiratory tract symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing and a sore throat. Instead, it causes a dry cough and fever.

But for some it can develop into breathing difficulties, viral pneumonia and in severe cases, organ failure.

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posed extensive lockdowns and travel bans. This way, they’ve essentially ringfenced 13 cities in a bid to contain the virus as the country prepared to celebrate Chinese New Year – the busiest travel time of the year.

In these cities the wearing of face masks is now mandatory in public places and major tourist destinations such as Beijing’s Forbidden City and Shanghai Disneyland were closed to stop the disease spreading.

Despite all these measures, it’s thought that as many as five million people could have left Wuhan before the travel ban, spreading the virus to other parts of China and beyond. For instance, it’s emerged that for nine days 15 undergraduate students from Wuhan College mingled in student bars and clubs in Cambridge, England, stoking fears the virus might have already spread to the UK.

TOP LEFT: Officials in Macau screen passengers on an Air China flight. TOP RIGHT: Thai commuters wear medical masks aboard a train in Bangkok. ABOVE: Medics in full protective gear treat a suspected coronavirus patient at Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital.

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Why are health officials so worried?

Antibiotics, which combat bacterial infections, are of no use when it comes to combating a virus. The disease simply has to run its course.

Based on early figures, it’s evident around 3% of people who contract the virus will die, with elderly or sickly patients particularly at risk. If you compare this to seasonal flu, which causes about 400 000 deaths each year globally – so a 1% mortality rate – it’s understandable the virus is sparking panic.

Making it even more frightening is the fact that experts are at a loss for answers.

When the virus started spreading, it was thought that in order to contract the disease you needed to have close contact with an infected person, such as hugging or sharing utensils. But now it seems it’s far more infectious than was initially indicated.

There’s also the risk that as it spreads, the virus could mutate and become even more potent.

Even though it’s early days, it seems likely it will infect far more people than the Sars virus did. Unlike with Sars, people can start infecting others before showing any symptoms of being ill.

This means the virus will be almost

impossible to contain.

How is it treated?

As there are currently no drugs that combat this virus, all hospitals can do is offer supportive care. Oxygen may be administered to patients struggling to breathe or, in extreme cases, ventilators could be used to drive air into the lungs.

What steps are being taken to halt the spread of the virus?

Scientists are already hard at work trying to create a vaccine, but this could take months.

Meanwhile, China is preparing for the worst. As the infection rate climbed, con-

Cities have started to resemble ghost towns struction was already in full swing for a new 1 000-bed hospital in Wuhan, which was expected to be completed in six days – a record even for China.

In 2002 the country was criticised for the slow way it reacted to the Sars virus.

Eager to avoid the same thing happening, the Chinese government has im-

Which countries have reported cases of the virus?

In addition to the more than 2 700 infections in China there were also confirmed cases in Australia (5), Japan (3), France (3) and the US (4) at the time of going to print – all travellers from Wuhan.

There was also one unconfirmed case in Ivory Coast involving a woman from Beijing who was undergoing tests after showing symptoms of the virus.

Is South Africa ready?

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported no cases of 2019-nCoV in South Africa at the time of going to print.

The health department announced there will be increased monitoring of travellers at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, which is the only port of entry for direct flights from Asia.

With the Sars virus, SA got off pretty lightly – with only one confirmed case – but it remains to be seen what happens with this new strain.

What can you do to protect yourself?

As with most viruses, the usual rules apply. Wash your hands often and avoid coming into close contact with people who display flu-like symptoms.

Right now there’s no need to panic.

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TOP: Wreaths laid out at the entrance of Parktown Boys’ High School after the death of learner Enock Mpianzi (ABOVE) while on a school camp.

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TS official website describes it as one of the oldest schools in Johannesburg, an institution “consistently rated as among the best-performing schools in South Africa as well as in Africa”.

But after Enock Mpianzi’s drowning, it’s a school in crisis. Allegations of lies, cover-ups and instructions to remain silent have shrouded Parktown Boys’ High in a cloud of controversy that shows no sign of lifting.

This is by no means the first scandal to hit the school. In 2018, assistant water polo coach Collan Rex was jailed for 23 years on 144 charges of sexual assault involving 17 boys. And now, as the fallout after Enock’s death continues unabated, there are even calls for the century-old school to close its doors.

What happened on the Crocodile River at the start of the new school year is the subject of a high-level investigation by the Gauteng education department, which has appointed an independent law firm to probe what happened on that ill-fated orientation camp.

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The education department comes down hard on Parktown Boys’ High after shocking claims emerge in the Enock Mpianzi tragedy

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“It would appear during the water activity something went horribly wrong,” Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has said in a statement.

Of that there’s no doubt. A harrowing account from one of the boys on the camp with 13-year-old Enock tells of chaos and panic during an exercise at Nyati Bush and Riverbreak Lodge near Brits in North West province that January day.

“I felt like I was going to die,” Lizo*, who was on Enock’s team, told Radio 702.

He said boys had been instructed to build a stretcher that had to be transported on a section of the river – flowing fast from recent rains – as a makeshift raft. The children weren’t given life vests, he claimed.

Their raft came apart in the strong current, and Lizo saw Enock struggling in the water.

“I grabbed a pole and tried to pass it to Enock. But I couldn’t reach him – the

river swept him away. Some of the boys started screaming for help as they also saw Enock struggle. But there was no adult in sight.”

Camp facilitators were waiting further downstream and fished the boys out of the water, he said.

When they reached the camp hall, the first roll call of the trip was done, Lizo said.

“Solly*, my friend, raised his arm when Enock’s name was called. He was asked by the roll-caller if he was Enock.”

The boy answered “no”, meaning to alert the roll-caller to Enock’s absence but the man moved on to the next name.

“The person doing the roll call said he thought Enock didn’t come to camp.”

Lizo said he was repeatedly ignored when he tried to raise the alarm and it was only on his fifth attempt – the following day – that he was able to convince a teacher that Enock was missing and the search began.

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Later, police were called and Lizo and Solly were interviewed. Malcolm Williams, the school’s headmaster – who’s since been placed on “precautionary suspension” – ordered the boys not to speak to anyone else about the incident.

The camp issued a statement claiming the school hadn’t done a roll call. It said that once it had been established that eight learners hadn’t come on the camp, the school contacted their parents and only then was it confirmed Enock was missing.

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Sara Black, a Cape TownRIGHT: Enock’s grieving mother, Anto. ABOVE: A based education researcher, the scene where he died are (from left) his aunt says the children weren’t properly taken Sandra Boketshu, mom Anto, aunt Elie Kodiemo uncle Fabien Isolo and family friend Akim Kayim care of, adding that “a culture of toxic At the back is Enock’s eldest brother, Yves Kadil masculinity and initiations at former model-C and private schools” also needs Mabote, a commentator and journalto be examined.

“Everyone knows these schools have ist, accused the headmaster of being education department appointed an informal or informal initiations of the “tasteless” when he told learners not to dependent law firm to investigate the matter. young ones, and it needs to be unpacked. talk about the drowning.

“You asked the boys to participate in “The investigation is being conducted “It’s wrong that they have a mentality secrecy and deceit. with urgency,” the MEC said. “However, of ‘making boys into men’, or that boys ‘There’s a culture of Is this what you are due to the traumatic nature of this incibequeathing to our dent, no undue pressure will be placed shouldn’t cry or want forcing boys to toughen boys? Are these the on any of the witnesses.” life jackets because ‘that’s for sissies’. up, and it’s wrong’ leaders you’re prepar- Lesufi also revealed that the school ing for tomorrow?” applied to the district office to approve “There’s a culture of He went on to say that South Africans the trip. “However, by the time the school forcing boys to toughen up, and it’s wrong. It also begs the question, ‘What are beginning to associate Parktown embarked on the trip, the district and kind of men will be made out of these ex- Boys’ High with “crisis and grime, bad head office had not approved the trip, thus making the trip an unauthorised ercises? What’s the purpose of these culture and poor leadership”.

Shutting down the school isn’t an activity.” camps and what are they meant to option, department spokesman Elijah For this reason, headmaster Williams achieve?’ ” was “served with a letter of precautionBlack says it’s clear the school and the Mhlanga says.

“We’re saddened by this, but closing a ary suspension in order for the investigacamp ignored basic safety regulations.

“It’s unacceptable that they weren’t school is a process and requires proce- tion to proceed without hindrance”.

District officials who have a case to able to tell between an absent and a dures to be followed.” answer for have also been suspended, missing child. This wasn’t the first camp the school had sent learners to, nor was ESUFI, in a wide-ranging state- Lesufi added.

Getting to the bottom of what hapit the first time this camp had hosted ment released seven days after such a group of learners. With all that exEnock’s death, said, “Tough pened is the primary motivation of the perience, standard safety measures questions have been asked – investigation to ensure that “all those afshould have been in place and followed.” and rightly so – about whether fected by this sad reality find closure, but Rams Mabote, a Parktown High Parktown Boys’ High and the more importantly to ensure incidents parent, wrote a hard-hitting open letter camp exercised a reasonable duty of care like this are avoided”.

Mabote said Enock deserves the truth, to the headmaster in which he said in ensuring the health and safety of the even if it’s too late for him. “You should Enock’s death was “a classic case of toxic Grade 8 boys. masculinity”.

“What has also emerged from media have done better,” he said in his letter to “A boy disappears (and later dies) and reports is the inconsistency of facts the school. “You can still do better.” S all the men in charge of the boys agree and that there may have been serious *Not their real names on a brotherhood of silence and a con- negligence on the part of the school and S Understanding indemnity – see next page spiracy of lies – if not by commission, the camp.”

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Experts explain to what extent indemnity forms protect your child during a school trip BY SIYBUSWA TSEWU

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understand, the onus is on them to in“It’s one thing to have a signed indemform the school and ask for a detailed nity form and it’s another to fail to do due explanation. Also ask questions such as, diligence,” she says.

“What does the outing involve? Will all “There were unsafe activities at the the safety requirements be met?” camp and the organisers neglected due In Enock’s case, the fact no life jackets process. If these boys were involved in a were provided for the boys is already suf- collision while travelling to the campsite ficient liability, Gwabeni says. because another driver overtook on a “Also, you must remember that, in law, bend, you could call that an accident and teachers act as proxy for parents and not blame the school. they’re expected to take reasonable care “But that’s not the case in this instance. when learners are in their custody.”

Eyewitness accounts have shown basic Bayethe Maswazi, ansafety measures other Eastern Cape at- ‘SA law doesn’t endorse were ignored. The torney, says indemnity truth is that some a contract that’s doesn’t extend to gross schools often try to negligence. “South Afriagainst public policy’ shield themselves can law doesn’t endorse from legal liability.” a contract that’s against public policy – in Elijah Mhlanga, spokesperson for the other words, one that goes against the basic education department, says the moral convictions of society.” use of indemnity forms is a general pracWhen an organisation offers potential- tice. “But these forms aren’t a substitute ly dangerous excursions such as water for a reasonable expectation of due care activities, they have to employ their own and responsibility. safety measures, Maswazi adds. “They “As a department, we do not recognise must provide life jackets and not allow indemnity forms,” he told the Sunday anyone into the water without one. They Times. “Instead, we expect schools to ask should also have first-aid kits on site and parents to give consent for their children facilities available to accommodate to participate in excursions.” camp-goers should they need to wait for Gauteng education department guideemergency personnel.” lines stipulate that a teacher with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training DUCATION specialist Sara Black must accompany learners on an outing says the school and the camp vi- where water activities are involved and, olated the Children’s Act as they ultimately, the school’s principal and failed to take reasonable care of teachers are responsible for the safety of children. S the learners.

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ARENTS are often presented with forms when a child goes on a school outing or camp. But an indemnity form doesn’t automatically absolve the school or activity organiser from blame if something goes wrong, experts say – and it’s vital that parents understand this and know their rights.

The definition of indemnity is simple: it means one party in the contract is not responsible for loss, damages and/or injury while the other party is taking part in their activities or using their facilities.

But what happened to Enock Mpianzi (13) while he was on an orientation camp with other Parktown Boys’ High School Grade 8 learners a few weeks ago has put the spotlight on the issue of indemnity – and in this case, the school and the Nyati Bush and Riverbreak camp have been found wanting.

East London-based attorney Ayanda Gwabeni says a signed indemnity form doesn’t mean due diligence must not be done when it comes to the safety and security of children.

“Most indemnity forms are standard,” he says. “They don’t explicitly give details of what exactly is being indemnified.”

If something goes wrong, one party can’t always just say because an indemnity form was signed they aren’t liable, Gwabeni adds.

Parents need to understand what they’re signing, he stresses. If they don’t

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SO MUCH FOR PRIVACY Meghan and Harry may have been

A dressed-down Meghan was recently spotted out with baby Archie in Horth Hill Regional Park in British Columbia, Canada, walking her dogs. They were guarded by two protection officers, one Canadian and one British (BELOW LEFT).

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ND so it begins – the new life of the world’s most famous relocating couple.

Prince Harry has officially left Britain, the country of his birth, to join his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and son, Archie, in Canada, away from the goldfish bowl he so despised. Although if he and Meghan were hoping for a little more peace and quiet in their new home, they might be rather disappointed.

Harry (35) and Meghan (38) are hot paparazzi property right now and pictures of them are fetching top dollar. So, understandably, the long lenses have been out in force to try to capture images of the couple on Canadian soil.

They’ve been pretty successful too.

Harry was snapped disembarking from the rear of a Boeing 747 after arriving in Vancouver accompanied by two royal protection officers. And Meghan, with Archie in a sling, was pictured walking

er dogs, Guy and Oz, in Horth Hill egional Park close to the Vancouver land mansion the Sussexes have een calling home since before hristmas.

Their former royal highnesses eren’t happy about it. Soon after he pics of the former actress merged, lawyers for the couple hreatened to sue media outlets for he unacceptable paparazzi shots.

A letter has reportedly been sent to UK news outlets warning that ac-

tion will be taken if any photos are bought or published from paparazzi, which their lawyers described as harassment.

The photos of Meghan in the park were taken by photographers hiding in the nearby bushes, Sky News reports. There have also been attempts to try to catch pics of the royals and eight-month-old Archie inside their house using longrange lenses.

The Sussexes have been able to take legal action due to a privacy act in the

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LEFT: After several weeks of crisis talks in the UK, Prince Harry was spotted landing at Victoria International Airport in British Columbia to join his wife and son. ABOVE: The mansion, situated on Vancouver Island, where the Sussexes are staying. The sprawling property is rumoured to belong to a Russian billionaire Harry met last year.

Canadian province of British Columbia, where Vancouver is situated, which enables people to “take legal action against someone who unreasonably invades their privacy”.

Generally, though, Canada has few rules reining in paparazzi – so if they choose to settle elsewhere they could be fair game, a source says.

In the UK Harry and Meghan – along with the rest of the royal family – were afforded a measure of privacy after news outlets agreed to keep their distance following the death of Princess Diana.

But money talks, and as one British journalist puts it, “Photos of Meghan are red-hot right now.

“They can change hands for tens of thousands of pounds. But it’s notable that a lot of UK papers did hold off on publishing them.”

However, Derek Shook, one of the photographers who was there when the pictures were taken, says the duches made it easy for them.

“If she’d wanted to, she could’ve put he head down. But she stood up tall an smiled and made sure that, you know, w were able to get the shot,” he told a Canadian TV station.

EANWHILE, locals in the sleepy town of North Saanich on southern Vancouver Island are coming to terms with having a celebrity couple in their midst.

Meghan reportedly asked her neighbours to sign non-disclosure agreements before she, Harry and Archie moved in in December.

The villa, which boasts eight bedrooms and is fringed by two private beaches, is said to be owned

by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, whom Harry met at a Google climat

retreat in Sicily last year.

The two men had a “substantive chat” at the three-day event, according to an insider.

But Yuri has denied that the stunning property is his and Harry and Meghan have both refused to say who owns it and whether they’re renting or enjoying the accommodations free of charge.

The issue of the couple’s personal protection – and who’ll be paying for it now they’ve opted out of royal life – has become another hot topic of debate.

In the photos Meghan is tailed by a Mountie – a member of the special protection unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – and one of her own royal protection officers.

But quite how this arrangement will pan out in the future as they split their time between Canada and the UK remains unanswered.

Canadian prime minister Justin

Harry with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau during a Commonwealth dinner at Buckingham Palace in 2018.

Trudeau suggested his country pay for some of the couple’s expenses but most Canadians don’t agree.

Trudeau has suggested his country will pay some of the expense – but more than 70% of Canadians who took part in a recent poll indicated they don’t want their government footing that bill. More than 90 000 people have signed a petition by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Half of all those surveyed said they “ultimately really do not care” if the family lives in the country and 70% said the couple should pick up their own tab.

As Canada is a member of the Commonwealth, the Mounties have provided security for the queen and members of the royal family during their visits to the country.

This is in accordance with Canadian law, which states they’re internationally protected persons. But given that Harry and Meghan have quit as working royals, it’s undecided who’ll be responsible for their protection bill.

Dai Davies, former head of royal proction in the UK, says it’s a serious issue.

I’m concerned for their immediate afety,” he says.

“Whatever security the Sussexes have n place at their borrowed house on ancouver Island, I can’t imagine it’s dequate.

“It’s been alleged that some of their rotection officers are armed only with asers. If true, that’s preposterous. Any lot to assassinate or kidnap Harry’s mily will involve weaponry far more thal than Tasers, and his team need to e carrying firearms at all times.”

Richard Berthelsen, who’s helped ornise royal visits to Canada in the past, ys he understands everyone wants a uick answer to the security question, ut says the situation is evolving.

“Ultimately, it will depend on the coule’s plan,” he says. “And right now, those e still unclear.” S URCES: FORBES.COM, THESUN.CO.UK, THEGUARDIAN.CO.UK, ILYMAIL.CO.UK, WASHINGTONPOST.COM, TODAY.COM you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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A SAFE PAIR OF HANDS

New Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber has big boots to fill but experts say he’ll continue the success the squad enjoyed under Rassie Erasmus. Here’s why BY MARELIZE GBRICH

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OLITICALLY charged, results-driven, brutal – that’s the name of the game when it comes to taking on the job of Springbok coach. Just ask any of Rassie Erasmus’ long line of predecessors.

But the latest man in the hot seat has a few serious advantages. Not only is Jacques Nienaber inheriting a world cupwinning squad, he’s also worked with this team as defence coach since 2018 and knows the Springbok setup inside out.

Plus Erasmus, who coached the team to world cup glory, is firmly in his corner – the two men (both 47) have been close friends for years.

Bald, bespectacled Nienaber was often spotted on the sidelines, conveying messages to the team from Erasmus in the coaching box. But now that chair belongs to him.

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It’s been a long time since there’s been such continuity with the appointment of a new Bok coach, experts say. Erasmus is now full-time director of rugby, while Nienaber becomes head coach.

“This [stability] is what the Springboks need now more than anything,” says Brendan Venter, former Bok playerturned-coach.

“Is everything counting in Jacques’ favour? No – he’s never coached a team like this. But he’s been working with Rassie for years. Although Rassie won’t be dealing with the day-to-day things, he’s not going anywhere.

“Jacques and Rassie are like an old married couple. Each knows what the other is thinking. They have an equally good understanding of rugby – they know why you win a game and why you lose.”

Nienaber, a former physiotherapist, was in high demand worldwide as a defence coach. Under his guidance, the

Boks conceded only four tries during the entire 2019 Rugby World Cup. But this is his first stint as head coach.

“I’d never have accepted the position if I didn’t believe I could make a success of it,” Nienaber says of his new challenge.

Nervous Bok fans needn’t worry because Erasmus – who was named World Rugby’s coach of the year in 2019 – will still be involved.

“I’ll be with the team most of the time and during matches I’ll join Jacques in the coaching box,” he says. “I’ll still be responsible for the strategy and the results, while Jacques will take over operational control.”

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NLIKE Erasmus, Nienaber was never a professional rugby player. He was born in Kimberley in the Northern Cape and is the only child of Gerrie, a salesman for a steel producer, and Elize, a bookkeeper.

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TOWNSHIP Lebogang has designed an affordable phone that looks good too

BY LESEGO SEOKWANG PICTURE: PAPI MORAKE LEFT: Lebogang Mokubela is the brains behind the new Libra (BELOW), which is the first township-based smartphone brand.

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NCE he’d decided to enter the smartphone business, Lebogang’s next step was to decide on his target market.

“Around the third quarter of 2018 there were 13 million smartphones sold in South Africa and 67% of those were entry-level phones,” he says.

That’s why he decided to target the entry-level market where phones sell for less than R6 000.

Although Lebogang has no formal background in electronics, he didn’t let this deter him. By 2017 he’d decided to throw his energy into working on Libra, and one of his most daunting challenges was what to do about manufacturing.

“I couldn’t do it locally. Not many components are made in South Africa,” he says.

Although it was a core part of his vision to manufacture the handsets locally, he realised this wasn’t possible. He’d have to pump at least R2 million into research and development – money he simply didn’t have.

So instead he partnered with a Chinese manufacturer with whom he shares the design.

T’S ironic that he ended up working in retail.

Lebogang hated malls while growing up because seeing other children walking with their fathers reminded him that his dad wasn’t in his h life.

“II was raised by my grandparents.

When I was three months old, my parentss separated. My mom met another man and wanted me to live with them but my grandfather said no; he’d rather raise me himself.”

He didn’t have a relationship with his father, and his mother, Chiny, who has since died, seldom visited him.

His grandparents Agnes (65) and Jack (67) took over as parent figures, later also taking in his younger brothers, Kamogelo (now 20) and Khumo (now 16) after Chiny’s death in 2013.

Today Lebogang is a devoted family man. He and his wife, Naledi (23), married last year and have a nine-month-old daughter, Larona.

Lemok Group, a township-based group of firms, won best company in the services category at the 2018 Gauteng Township Entrepreneurship Awards, and in 2016 Lebogang was named young entrepreneur of the year at the Standard Bank Tshwane Business Awards.

Functionality isn’t the be-all and endall of Lebogang’s vision. He’s incredibly proud of his handset’s stylish looks.

“One of the things I hated when I looked at the entry-level phone category was that they have this standard gold cover. It doesn’t give you a sense of pride.

“What was important to me was the aesthetics. The Libra needed to look amazing.” S

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HINK cellphones and your mind automatically jumps to megabrands such as Huawei, Samsung and Apple.

But entrepreneur Lebogang Mokubela wants to show South Africans that local is lekker in this marketplace too.

With its big screen, glossy body and minimalist design, the new Libra smartphone can proudly hold its own alongside handsets made by rivals – but what sets it apart is that it was conceived and designed in Soshanguve near Pretoria.

Sure, there are other proudly South African phones, such as the Mara handsets made in Durban, but the recently launched Libra is being branded as the first township-based smartphone brand.

It boasts 128GB of storage, a six-inch screen, a 10 megapixel rear camera, 4MB of Ram and dual Sim biometric fingerprint authentication, putting the R2 999 Android phone way ahead of many other entry-level smartphones.

And it seems Lebogang (29) was spoton with his analysis of the market. When the company he started in 2015, the Lemok Group, officially launched the phone online at midnight on 18 December last year it had its first sale within minutes – and by 11pm the next day

But he hasn’t given up on his dream, and aims to produce the phones in Soshanguve some day.

Meanwhile the handset is being made in China and Lebogang’s company is takiing orders o through its website.

Fresh from the West Coast

Enjoy fabulous seaside fare featured in a new cookbook, West Coast Wander, which shares the food gems of this rugged coastline EDITED BY CARMEN NIEHAUS

Georgia East, author and photographer of West Coast Wander.

N A culinary tour from Yzerfontein to Doringbaai, author Georgia East a explores the abundance of the West Coast – from harders and snoek to oysters and mussels, heerboontjies and Sandveld potatoes. She pays tribute to these offerings with unfussy, flavoursome dishes with a Mediterranean twist.

SNOEK WITH PAPRIKA GARLIC BUTTER

Whether eaten fried in batter, salted and dried or smoked, snoek makes up most of the local diet all along the West Coast.

High in omega-3 fatty acids, snoek is a deliciously meaty fish.

SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 15 MIN COOKING: 18 MIN

250g butter 10ml (2t) smoked paprika 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1,5kg whole snoek, cleaned and butterflied melted butter or olive oil to brush 3-4 fresh rosemary sprigs charred lemon halves, green salad and garlic bread to serve

1 Combine the butter, paprika and garlic in a small saucepan and heat over the coals, stirring to prevent the garlic from burning.

2 Pat the snoek dry with paper towels. Brush the skin with a little melted butter or olive oil to prevent it sticking and open up the fish like a book.

3 Place the fish, skin-side down, on a hinged grid lined with foil. Using the rosemary sprigs, brush the flesh side with the paprika garlic butter.

4 Braai, flesh-side down, over medium-hot coals for 3 minutes, then skinside down for a further 10-15 minutes, basting with the flavoured butter throughout. When ready, the flesh should flake easily with a fork but still be juicy.

5 Serve with charred lemon wedges, green salad and garlic bread.

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SMOKYMUSSELSWITH ASH BREAD

Little can beat cooking outdoors and the flavour that smoke and flame can provide.

SERVES 4 PREPARATION: 30 MIN RISING: 30 MIN BAKING: 20 MIN (BREAD) COOKING: 8-10 MIN (MUSSELS)

ASH BREAD 500g extra-fine flour 7g instant dried yeast 10ml (2t) fine salt 2 fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped

20ml (4t) olive oil 300ml lukewarm water MUSSELS 30ml (2T) butter for frying 4-6 leeks, rinsed and finely sliced 3 large garlic cloves, crushed salt and pepper 250ml (1c) dry white wine 2-3kg fresh Mediterranean mussels, cleaned lemon wedges to serve

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1 Ash bread In a large bowl, combine the flour, dried yeast, salt and rosemary. Make a well in the middle and pour in the olive oil and water.

Using your hands, mix the water into the flour until it forms a dough.

Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Place the dough back in the bowl and cover with a cloth. Set aside for about 30 minutes or until the dough

has doubled in volume.

2 Once risen, knock down and divide into small rounds, about the size of a saucer. Place the dough directly into the hot ash on the outer rim of the fire and cover with more ash and coals.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.

3 Mussels Place a flatbottom cast-iron pot over medium coals and heat the butter. Add the leeks and sauté until soft. Add the garlic, salt

and pepper. Pour in the wine and simmer for 5 minutes to burn off the alcohol.

4 Add the mussels, cover the pot with its lid and leave to steam for 6-8 minutes or until all the mussels have opened (discard those that don’t). Stir the opened mussels through the wine, garlic and leeks.

5 Serve with lemon wedges and the ash bread.

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YOU LIFESTYLE POTATO GRATIN WITH ANCHOVIES

The strong flavours of Parmesan cheese and anchovy in this gratin are softened by using waxy potato varietals such as the Nicola. A mandoline works best to thinly slice the potatoes, creating a delicate layered dish that’s delicious with roast chicken or fish.

SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 20-30 MIN BAKING: 1 HOUR

4-6 large waxy potatoes, scrubbed 2 large brown onions butter for greasing 500ml (2c) fresh cream 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 25ml (5t) yellow mustard seeds 2 fresh rosemary sprigs,

leaves finely chopped salt and pepper 8 brown anchovy fillets, roughly chopped 100g Parmesan cheese, grated

Preheat the oven to 180°C. 1 Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, slice the potatoes and onions very thinly. Transfer to a bowl of cold water to remove extra starch from the potatoes. Soak for 3 minutes then drain and set aside.

2 Grease a large ovenproof dish with butter and cover the base with potato and onion slices.

Pour about 150-200ml of the cream over, followed by a scattering each of garlic slices, mustard seeds, rosemary, salt, pepper and finally anchovy. Cover with a second layer of

potato and onion slices and repeat with the cream, garlic, herbs, seasoning and anchovies. Layer and repeat until the dish is full.

3 To finish, pour the last bit of cream over and scatter the rest of the herbs and mustard seeds and the Parmesan cheese over.

4 Bake for 40 minutes at 180°C then increase the temperature to 220°C and bake for a further 20 minutes. The dish is ready when the top is golden brown, crisp and bubbling.

VELDDRIF FISH PIE

It omits exotics such as prawns and shrimp, but what this pie lacks in shellfish it certainly makes up for in flavour. The smoked snoek and hot mustard add unexpected warmth, and the puff pastry topping can be replaced with mashed potatoes if you like.

SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: 10 MIN BAKING: 30 MIN

10ml (2t) olive oil for frying 10ml (2t) butter for frying 1 small brown onion, finely diced 4 leeks, rinsed and thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 5ml (1t) hot English mustard 90g cake flour 150ml dry white wine 300ml basic fish stock 250ml (1c) fresh cream juice of 1 lemon 150g fresh squid, cleaned and sliced 300g firm white fish such as carpenter, hake or monkfish, filleted and cut into chunks

150g fresh mussels, cleaned, steamed and shells discarded 150g smoked snoek or angelfish, deboned and flaked 4 fresh dill sprigs salt and pepper 400g ready-rolled puff pastry, defrosted cake flour for dusting 1 egg, whisked buttery mashed potatoes and lightly steamed green beans to serve

Preheat the oven to 220°C. 1 Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan on medium heat and fry the onion and leeks until soft and translucent.

Stir in the crushed garlic, mustard and flour to create a thickened paste. Cook for 1 minute, then pour in the wine, whisking until smooth.

Slowly add the stock, cream and lemon juice, stirring to combine. The sauce needs to evenly coat the back of a spoon.

When thickened to the right consistency, remove from the heat.

2 Stir the squid, white fish, mussel meat and smoked fish through the

sauce, then add the dill, discarding the stalks.

Add salt and pepper and leave to cool to room temperature. Transfer to a large ovenproof dish.

3 Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to fit the pie dish. Gently cover the pie filling with the pastry, pressing the edges down to seal.

Decorate with pastry offcuts if you like. Use a pie bird or cut a few slits in the pastry to allow steam to escape.

4 Brush the pastry all over with the egg and bake until golden and flaky.

5 Serve with mashed potatoes and beans. S

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Scrumptious savoury tarts

Filled with vegetables, cheeses and meats, they’re hearty and delicious – and deserve a place at the table at any time of day

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HE crusts for our tarts range from a quick dough you can rustle up in a food processor using oil, not butter, to phyllo, mealie meal and even grated potatoes. Really easy and quick to make – and, yes, there’s no need for blind baking!

PHYLLOTARTLETS WITH PUMPKIN AND BLUE CHEESE MAKES 8 TARTLETS PREPARATION: 30 MIN BAKING: 45-60 MIN

ASSISTANT: WALEED ALEXANDER

CRUST 4 sheets phyllo pastry melted butter FILLING 800g pumpkin or butternut cubes 4 garlic cloves, crushed 30ml (2T) olive oil salt pinch of ground cumin (optional) 50g cheddar cheese, grated 100g kale, hard stems removed and leaves shredded EGG CUSTARD 250ml (1c) full-cream milk 250ml (1c) plain low-fat yoghurt 4 eggs, lightly beaten 1 packet (50g) mushroom soup powder 5ml (1t) mustard powder salt and pepper TO FINISH 100g mild blue cheese seed sprinkle

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease eight hollows of a deep muffin tin with nonstick spray. Grease a baking sheet with nonstick spray.

1 Crust Brush 2 sheets of phyllo pastry with melted butter and top with the remaining two sheets. Halve each stack then cut each half into quarters to make 8 pieces in all. Line each muffin hollow by overlapping two pieces to form a cup, allowing the corners of the pastry to hang over the edges. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside.

2 Filling Arrange the pumpkin or butternut on a baking sheet, mix the garlic and olive oil and pour over. Season with salt and the cumin (if using) and rub the oil and seasoning into the pumpkin or butternut.

Roast for 20-30 minutes or until just done.

3 Sprinkle the cheddar cheese into the cups, spoon in the cooked pumpkin or butternut and top with the shredded kale.

4 Egg custard Mix all the ingredients, pour into the pastry shells and mix through lightly.

5 To finish Sprinkle the blue cheese over and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the egg custard is set. Cover with foil if the phyllo pastry turns too dark before the filling has set.

6 Sprinkle the seeds over the cups and serve (Turn over)

OUR SAVOURY TARTS VS QUICHES

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125ml (½c) plain low-fat yoghurt 2 eggs and the yolk from the crust, lightly whisked ½ packet (25g) mushroom soup powder 5ml (1t) mustard powder salt and pepper TO FINISH 1 red onion, chopped or sliced 6-8 black olives 1 wheel feta cheese with black pepper, coarsely crumbled fresh basil or oregano for sprinkling

BACON AND ONION PAP TART SERVES 4-6 (EACH TART SERVES 2) PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: ABOUT 20 MIN BAKING: ABOUT 1¼ HOURS

PAP CRUST 1 litre (4c) boiling water or half full-cream milk/ half water 10ml (2t) salt 500ml (2c) coarse mealie meal 5ml (1t) paprika 5ml (1t) turmeric 45ml (3T) butter 50g cheddar cheese, grated (optional) FILLING 5 medium onions oil 30ml (2T) sugar salt and pepper 250g streaky bacon 10ml (2t) balsamic vinegar 100g cheddar cheese, grated EGG CUSTARD 125ml (½c) full-cream milk 125ml (½c) plain low-fat

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yoghurt 2 eggs, lightly whisked ½ packet (25g) mushroom soup powder 5ml (1t) mustard powder salt and pepper TO FINISH fresh thyme leaves and sprigs

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease 3 rectangular tart tins, each 25 x 8cm, with nonstick spray.

1 Pap crust Pour the boiling water or water/milk mixture into a saucepan over medium heat, add the salt and gradually stir in the mealie meal.

Add the paprika and turmeric. Cook for about 20 minutes, stirring every now and then, until done.

Stir in the butter and cheese (if using). Cool until lukewarm.

2 Press the porridge onto the bottom and up the sides the prepared tart tins. Chill until needed.

3 Filling Cut the onions into 1cm thick slices,

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Spread a little oil on a baking sheet and arrange the onion slices in a single layer. Sprinkle half of the sugar over and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes then carefully turn and sprinkle the rest of the sugar over.

Arrange the bacon rashers among the onions and roast for another 20 minutes. Sprinkle the vinegar over and roast for another 5 minutes.

Roughly chop the bacon.

Sprinkle the cheese over the pap crusts.

Egg custardWhisk all the ingredients together. Pour over the cheese and stir through lightly.

To finish Sprinkle the bacon over the egg custard and add the onion slices. Sprinkle thyme leaves on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the egg custard is set.

Top with fresh thyme sprigs.

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DOUGH 500ml (2c) white bread flour 5ml (1t) salt 15ml (1T) black sesame or poppy seeds (optional) 80ml (¹⁄₃c) grated Parmesan cheese (optional) 100ml olive oil 125ml (½c) ice water 1 egg white, lightly whisked (use the yolk in the egg custard) FILLING 15ml (1T) dried breadcrumbs 50g cheddar cheese, grated 100g bacon, fried and chopped 80g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped 200g chopped spinach and baby spinach EGG CUSTARD 125ml (½c) full-cream milk

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper and grease with nonstick spray. Sprinkle a little mealie meal over.

1 Dough Put the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until mixed. Add the olive oil, water and egg white through the spout and process until the dough forms a ball around the blade.

Remove, knead well and shape into a ball.

Allow to rest for 15 minutes.

2 Roll out the dough into an oval 3mm thick and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.

3 Filling Sprinkle the breadcrumbs and cheddar cheese over the dough oval, followed by the bacon, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach.

4 Pull the dough up slightly at the sides to form a slight cup for the filling.

5 Egg custard Mix the ingredients then carefully pour over the crust.

6 To finish Sprinkle the onion, olives and feta cheese over the filling.

Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the filling has set.

7 Sprinkle the basil or oregano on top.

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EGG CUSTARD 80ml (¹⁄₃c) full-cream milk 80ml (¹⁄₃c) plain low-fat yoghurt 2 eggs and 1 yolk, lightly whisked (use the remaining egg white in the crust) 3ml (generous ½t) mustard powder CRUST 800-900g potatoes,

scrubbed and coarsely grated 45ml (3T) olive oil 5ml (1t) paprika 15ml (1T) crushed garlic salt and pepper 1 egg white from the crust FILLING 250g mixed mushrooms butter and olive oil for frying 120g chorizo, sliced (or diced bacon) 12 cherry tomatoes 50g cheddar cheese, grated

1 cream cheese roll with pepper, sliced TO SERVE 4 eggs, poached (optional) fried bacon (optional)

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 30cm pan with ovenproof handles with nonstick spray.

1 Egg custard Mix all the egg custard ingredients 2 Crust Put the grated potatoes in a clean tea towel and squeeze to re-

move as much moisture as possible. Transfer to a bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.

3 Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Heat on the stovetop for 5 minutes.Transfer to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.

4 Filling Fry the mushrooms in butter and oil until soft. Remove from the pan. Lightly fry the

chorizo or bacon. Add the mushrooms then the tomatoes.

5 Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the crust as it comes out of the oven.

Pour the custard over.

6 Add the mushroom mixture and top with the cream cheese slices.

Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the filling is set.

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YOU LIFESTYLE What’s going on?

Any kind of mark, spot or discolouration on the skin can be classified as a blemish. Most aren’t harmful to your health, but they can cause distress when they appear on your face.

One of the most common types of blemishes is acne – pimples, white heads or blackheads. Acne can also lead to dark spots or scarring when exposed to bacteria.

Other types include scars, cysts, nodules (skin tags and warts), age spots, papules (small pink or brown skin lesions or rashes such as chickenpox, eczema and dermatitis) and cold sores.

Banish Learn why you get marks and scars, how to prevent them and how to cover them up BY ALEXIS TSHANGANA Cut out the culprits S Stub out that cigarette Smoking is dehy-

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your nearest dermatologist or work out what you’ve eaten when you notice your skin has more blemishes than usual.

S Keep calm Stress can wreak havoc on your body, especially your skin, resulting in various dermatological ailments, including acne.

S Watch out for infections Bacterial and viral infections such as chicken pox and cold sores can also cause blemishes.

S But . . . Some people are just more prone to blemishes such as acne because it’s in their genes.

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drating, causes early wrinkles and, in severe cases, tissue damage. Nicotine constricts blood vessels, inhibiting blood flow and oxygen to the cells, which causes skin to lose its healthy glow. Smoking also causes collagen to break down, which can lead to premature wrinkles and blemishes.

S Avoid pollution Living in an environment where there’s a lot of smoke and dust can irritate your skin, causing it to break out.

S Don’t stay in the sun too long Excessive exposure to the sun’s rays can damage your

skin, causing sunspots, premature ageing and cancer.

S Be careful around household detergents The chemicals in items such as air fresheners, detergents and bleach can irritate the skin.

S Watch your meds Certain medications can cause acne as a side-effect.

S Ditch bad foods Drink lots of water to keep skin hydrated but remember your diet can have a negative effect on your skin. The types of food that can cause your skin to break out differ from person to person. Visit

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The right care USE A MASK Deep-cleansing masks, especially those containing charcoal, can help prevent acne. If you have acne-prone skin, apply a mask twice a week.

TRY A SERUM These are packed with ingredients that are beneficial to blemished skin. Apply before moisturiser. Some can make skin more sensitive to the sun, so always apply sunscreen.

MOISTURISE This helps rehydrate the skin after cleansing.

SEE A PROFESSION For more severe cases, such as nodules, scars, cold sores and acne you should see a dermatologist.

There are several treatments, says Dr Nandipha Mgudumana of Optimum Medical Aesthetic Solutions in Sandton, Johannesburg. “The most common are chemical or herbal peels. With more severe blemishes, we move on to drips, micro needling or oxygen facials. These are all noninvasive treatments.”

CLEANSE Wash your face twice a day to remove dead skin cells, oil build-up, makeup and impurities.

Always use lukewarm water. Too cold and it won’t cleanse the skin properly; too hot and it’ll dry out your skin. If you wear makeup, be sure to remove it properly before you go to bed, as it can cause clogged pores.

TONE This helps balance the pH level of the skin, giving the skin a barrier and helping to protect it against blemishes. Steer clear of toners with alcohol, as they can dry out the skin.

EXFOLIATE Use a face scrub once a week if you have sensitive skin, otherwise use it twice a week. You can use scrubbing products that contain small granules or a scrubbing sponge. Or make your own DIY product by mixing brown sugar and olive oil and using this as a scrub. Don’t exfoliate if you have skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis.

HOME REMEDIES Lemon and cucumber water Lemon has a soothing and astringent effect while cucumber acts as a coolant. Add slices of both to a bowl of water. Leave at room temperature for a few hours then use the water to wash your face. The higher the concentration of both in the water, the better it works.

Turmeric This spice has long been used to treat ailments such as irritated skin. It reduces unwanted pigment and leaves skin glowing. Add two tablespoons of ground turmeric to milk and mix to a paste.

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Choose a concealer that’s highly pigmented, not too dry and close to your skin tone, especially if you’re not ussing it in conjunction with foundation. Opt for a hydrating g concealer for dry skin, and a matte one for oily skin.

Apply the concealer on and around the blemishes.

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Bring on the colour Create a feature wall or liven up a dull room with one of these trendy hues

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CANTALOUPE This pinkish orange shade is perfect for those who aren’t afraid to be bold with colour. Ranging from natural shades that border on terracotta to more vibrant TIP pinkish oranges, this melon shade brings encourThis is a tricky agement and motivation, says Anita Bloom, Decorex colour, so make sure it matches the Africa’s creative director. “It’s a more active colour colours of your that inspires us to be active, increasing the sense of existing décor. competition and the courage to assume risk.”

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STATEMENT BLUE Paint brand Prominent Paints’ colour of the year is Chinese Porcelain – a rich blend of inky blue and cobalt.

“This hue imparts calmness and a spirit of hopefulness, both of which are in high demand in our technologically driven and restless society,” says Jackie Putter, Prominent Paints marketing manager.

Decorex Africa’s Anita Bloom agrees that dramatic blues are having a moment and that these shades can create a bold and unique interior space.

“Mix it with soft neutrals and beige tints to add a tranquil feel to any room in your home,” Anita adds.

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PASTEL GREEN For the past few seasons, pastels have been big on the fashion scene. Now they’ve trickled into interior design.

The pastel du jour is green – rejuvenating shades of mint and sea foam that breathe fresh air into any room.

“We see this in many spaces in the home as we embrace its calming effect,” Decorex Africa’s Anita Bloom says.

Paint brand Dulux has chosen a soft green shade, Tranquil Dawn, as its colour of the year.

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If you want a less-is-more approach to your interior, these light beige shades are perfect as they add warmth without being too noticeable.

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STUCK IN A WORK RUT Not sure whether it’s your career or your job you should change? Here’s a checklist to help you figure it out

BY FRANÇOISE GALLE

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OES going to work feel like a drag when you used to be enthusiastic about it? Maybe you’re so demotivated that even your paycheque isn’t enough to get you out of bed in the morning.

That’s because we aren’t motivated to work purely for money, says career coach Khanya Matlala, who’s based in

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Midrand, Johannesburg.

“We choose to work because we have a deeper set of goals – to have an opportunity to do what we do best every day,” she says.

When our job no longer offers us this opportunity, we start to rethink our options – perhaps a more exciting position or a change of career.

Both prospects bring exciting possibilities and challenges. So how do you fig-

ure out what’s the right move and the right set of challenges for you?

GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM “Knowing what you don’t want often leads you closer to what you do want,” Matlala says. “Make a list of the pros and cons of changing jobs, and likewise of changing careers.”

Like Matlala, UK-based life coach Kate Marshall also helps those feeling de-

YOU LIFESTYLE | ADVICE motivated in the workplace to find a sense of purpose. Use these pointers to figure out whether it’s your job or career that’s getting you down, she suggests.

WHAT’S THE SOURCE OF YOUR STRESS? Make a list of all the things in your current job or line of work that cause stress. How many of them are related to: S Your industry or career (such as night shifts or certain tasks and responsibilities particular to your career)?

S Your present job (such as a nasty boss, unfriendly colleagues or a stressful work commute)?

S Your coping style (your timemanagement skills, your ability to work in a team or how well you handle disagreements in work relationships)?

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ARE YOU PROUD OF THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR? S Do you know what your company’s goals are? Do you know how you help achieve these goals? Do you believe in these goals?

S Do you support the goals and standards of your career or do they leave you feeling compromised?

S Make a list of all the accomplishments you’re proud of. What are your accomplishments telling you about what you’d like to experience more in your work life?

GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO DREAM Now that you have some sense of why you’re demotivated, it’s time to figure out what you’re passionate about.

When answering these questions, give yourself permission to dream big, Marshall says. Imagine a time when you might look back at the actions, choices and decisions you made in your working life. Now ask yourself: S How would you like to be remembered?

S What work would you like to be known for?

IMAGINE IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME . . .

Picture yourself at the age of 15.

‘Knowing what you don’t want often leads you closer to what you do want’

S Can you express these values

in your present position?

S What is the future scope for expressing them in your line of work?

S Can you talk to your boss about finding ways to bring what you value to life?

S Do other companies in your industry have positions where you can express your values?

S Can you imagine an alternative career that will let you live out those values?

WORKING TOWARDS A JOB CHANGE f you’ve worked through these uestions and find yourself lookng at positions higher than ours and thinking “that’s where I want to be”, you’re in need of a ob change, Matlala says.

S What career options did you long for

BEFORE YOU JUMP SHIP . . .

S Find out whether there are opportunities in your company for training and development.

S Discuss your concerns with your line manager or the human resources department.

WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO? From family members to celebrities, the people you look up to can tell you a lot about what you value in life.

Take a moment to consider who you admire and why. If you believe those qualities are worth striving for, consider this:

KEEP THESE TIPS IN MIND WHEN YOU LOOK FOR A NEW JOB S Be discreet so you don’t damage your current work relationships.

S Don’t quit before getting another formal offer of employment. S

back then that you might have been talked out of by well-meaning adults and peers?

S Now imagine that with the wave of a wand you could have any job in the world. What would you do?

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WORKING TOWARDS A CAREER CHANGE If, after having thought about life coach Kate Marshall’s questions, you’ve looked at every position you might fill in your industry as a whole and can’t imagine feeling fulfilled, you might be after a career change.

“A career change doesn’t have to be a difficult move and shouldn’t always require studying towards a new degree. It might just be about finding the right industry fit for you,” career coach Khanya Matlala says.

Think of these examples S Nurses who’ve become personal mid-

wives and parenting coaches for first-time parents.

S Journalists who become ghost writers for celebrities.

S Personal assistants who’ve built their

own events-management or professionalorganiser businesses.

Keep these tips in mind before you change your career S Get some outside perspective – it helps

to look at your career through a different lens. So find a mentor or coach.

S Changing a career takes time. Set yourself short-, medium- and long-term plans with specific, realistic and measurable goals.

Also, remember that even the right change at the wrong time can be a bad career move.

If a big change isn’t the right move for now, consider what small thing you can do every day that will motivate and inspire you to stay or keep looking for something new, Marshall says. you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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I FEEL LIKE LESS OF A PERSON I recently, at the age of 35, made a terrible discovery. I found out that my aunt is actually my mother and the woman I thought of as my mother is actually my grandmother. I’m finding this difficult to deal with as I’ve always seen my aunt, who’s addicted to drugs, as a flighty person without any substance.

I viewed my mother (now my grandmother) as an upstanding person, a pillar of strength with fine morals. I was always proud to introduce her to my friends. But now I’ll feel ashamed to introduce my real mother to my friends. In fact, some of them have already commented that my aunt seems a bit flighty and messed up.

How do I deal with this and come to terms with who I am? I used to feel proud of my lineage but now I feel ashamed.

Freddy, email

The woman you knew as your mother, who’s in fact your grandmother, will always be your mom because she’s the one who nurtured you for years. She’s the one who set a good example and instilled the values in you that guide your life. Your aunt may be your biological parent, but there is much more to a person than their DNA. Luckily you’re an adult now so you can choose how to define your relationships with both of them. The bond of love can be much more lasting and meaningful than a blood bond. While a biological bond is a fact that can’t be changed, the quality of your relationship with that person is far more important.

I suggest telling both your mother (grandmother) and your aunt (mother) that you consider your grandmother as the one who deserves the title of mother, so you’re not willing to change that.

Tell your aunt (biological mother) that she has forfeited the privilege of being called your mother and that you’ll continue to call her your aunt and treat her as such.

Tell your grandmother you’ll always honour her as your mother.

Then relax – nothing has really changed and you don’t need to feel under pressure to make a dramatic paradigm shift.

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HE WON’T LET ME RIGHT MY WRONGS My husband and I have a serious communication problem. He doesn’t talk about the things that bother him but rather bottles everything up then suddenly one day he explodes and all the problems he’s had with me for the past year or two come tumbling out.

I’ve asked him to address problems and any negative feelings about things when they happen, and not months or even years afterwards when I can’t do anything about them.

I’m not trying to say that I’m always right. I know I’m wrong sometimes but he doesn’t give me the opportunity to set things right at the time. When he brings things up long after the fact it’s often impossible to right those wrongs.

What should I do?

Amalda, email

How we handle problems and conflict is something we learn as we grow up. Unfortunately many people learn during childhood to keep negative thoughts and emotions, particularly anger, to themselves rather than to express them in a healthy way. The result is that emotions simmer then bubble up at times that may not be appropriate.

Tell your husband you’re unhappy about how the two of you communicate and want to learn to do it in a more constructive way. Ask him to see a psychologist with you so you can both learn to handle conflict without seriously damaging your relationship.

It’s possible that your husband is worried he might cause a problem in your marriage if he speaks his mind immediately every time he has an issue. He needs to understand that his current behaviour is in fact causing a bigger, more serious problem.

‘Life is not a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well’ – SCOTTISH AUTHOR ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON MY HOLIDAY ROMANCE STOLE MY HEART I went on holiday with my parents in December and met the most wonderful girl. She’s from a neighbouring town and it wouldn’t be a problem for us to continue our holiday romance.

The problem is I have a girlfriend and she doesn’t know about it and obviously expects our relationship to carry on as before. But I no longer feel towards my girlfriend the way I feel about my new love.

I’m totally in love with the girl I met. What do I do?

Karel, email

Holiday romances are wonderful – you meet someone in a “perfect” setting, you’re both relaxed and having a good time, away from your regular routine. It’s thrilling.

Falling in love can be problematic be-

cause things may be different when life returns to normal. A new romantic interest may not be the same person at home as on holiday – and you may not be, either.

But if you’re feeling so strongly about this new girl you’ll have to end your relationship with your girlfriend.

Be cautious about telling her it’s because you’ve fallen head over heels in love with someone else.

You should be honest about the fact you’ve met someone else, but until you’re sure this holiday romance is something solid, it may be best to be careful with the words you use.

You could say that meeting this person made you think about your relationship and you’ve decided you need time out to be sure about your feelings. Then you can explore the new relationship in more realistic surroundings to see if it’s really what you want.

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HAT’S your most valuable asset? Is it your house or your car? The answer most probably is neither. For most people it’s the ability to earn an income. That’s because if you can’t work and earn money, chances are slim you’ll be able to maintain your lifestyle, which means you’ll probably have to sell your property and vehicle.

This is why income protection is one of the first policies young working people are advised to get. These policies are aimed at replacing or supplementing your income if you can’t work because of illness, trauma, hospitalisation or partial or permanent disability.

Here are some vital facts to consider before choosing your cover.

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DO I ALREADY HAVE COVER?

Many employers take out some disability cover for their employees. The human resources department can tell you if you have cover. If you have good cover through your job, you don’t need additional income protection. On the other hand, your work policy may be quite limited and not fully compensate for loss of income if you can no longer work. If this is the case, or if your employer has no cover in place, take out your own policy.

2

WHAT’S THE WAITING PERIOD?

This is the length of time you have to be disabled before you can lodge a claim. Waiting periods vary from seven days to two years.

The company and the insured person determine the length of the waiting period. For instance, your present employer could have temporary disability cover in place that covers you from three months to two years. Because you’d be paid within the first three months of disability, you’d need income protection with a waiting period of only two years, explains Barry 48 | 6 FEBRUARY 2020 you.co.za

Hough of Hampshire Independent Advisors in Durban.

But if you’re running your own business or you’re the main income generator of the business, the waiting period should preferably be as short as possible, for example seven days. The premiums of polices with shorter waiting periods are often higher than those with longer waiting periods.

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WHAT’S THE ANNUAL PREMIUM INCREASE?

Premiums vary depending, among other things, on the policyholder’s age, job, health, the amount of cover and the payout wanted. Look at how different policies’ annual premium increases are structured. The fine print could reveal that although your initial premium seems acceptable, annual premium increases are huge. Also ask what the policy conditions are should you decide to cancel your policy. Policies can usually be cancelled in 30 days and cover stops at midnight on the last day of your final premium. Premiums already paid aren’t paid back.

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DO ONLY THE PREMIUMS INCREASE OR THE BENEFITS AS WELL?

Premiums usually increase annually, but it’s important that the benefits you’re entitled to when claiming should increase too. The benefits should at least keep pace with inflation so the buying power of the money you get out is still enough for your needs.

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HOW DO I PROVE LOSS OF INCOME?

Proving loss of income is one of the headaches of claiming because insurers’ requirements vary quite a bit. Some insurers want to see on your bank statements that you’re no longer receiving an income, while for others medical certification is what’s most important.

Ask the financial planner to explain to you what the requirements are of the various insurers before you make your choice.

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WHAT’S ‘ANY’ OR ‘OWN’ OCCUPATION?

Some policies will pay out only if you can’t do work the insurer believes you’re capable of doing given your training, experience and qualifications.

They refer to it as “any occupation”.

If you’re a computer programmer and lose your leg, for example, you can still do your work without it, but if you lose your eyesight you probably won’t be able to do it. If the requirement is that you must be unable to do your own work, it

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This determines for how long benefits for permanent disability are paid out.

It should preferably be to the same age as you expect your pension or retirement annuity payouts to start, otherwise you could be left without income for a few years.

Many policies pay out up to age 65 or 70, but there are now also products that pay out for your lifetime.

8

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These usually apply to existing health conditions that may put your ability to work and earn an income in future at risk, for example psychiatric, joint or back conditions. If you become unable to work because of taking part in terrorist activities, illegal behaviours and self-inflicted injuries, claims will probably be rejected.

This also applies to hazardous sports activities.

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PISCES

19 FEB – 20 MARCH

Venus, planet of attraction, moves into your financial horoscope this week, which is probably as good as it gets when it comes to money matters. Even if you’re not all that concerned with the material world, money can still make your dreams come true. Whether you stumble on a bargain, meet someone who can offer good financial advice or attract a money-spinning proposition, make the most of the opportunities that come your way.

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 19, 4, 31, 44, 50, 22

ARIES

AQUARIUS 21 JANUARY – 18 FEBRUARY

COLIN MOSS 9 FEBRUARY 1976

MICHAEL B JORDAN 9 FEBRUARY 1987

ROSE LESLIE 9 FEBRUARY 1987

YARA SHAHIDI 10 FEBRUARY 2000

JORDY SMITH 11 FEBRUARY 1988

CAROLE KING 9 FEBRUARY 1942

Change your look and make an impression

First impressions count, whether you want to have a successful job interview or catch the eye of the one who’s pulling at your heartstrings.

It’s a good week in which to pay attention to your image, whether you want to look cool or out-of-the ordinary. You may want to change the style and colour of your hair, revamp your wardrobe or experiment with fashion that’s out of your comfort zone. If your physique isn’t to your liking, consider a lifestyle change or two.

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 49, 33, 3, 13, 51, 21

GEMINI

AQUARIUS IN LOVE AND ROMANCE S Their first crush was probably on their best friend.

S They’ll play it cool while on a blind date.

S They’ll propose in a weird and wacky way.

S Their wedding will be attended by friends from all walks of life.

S They’re loyal partners who are in it for the long haul.

S Their aloofness and detached nature are their worst traits.

S If their relationship ends, they’ll welcome back their independence.

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LIBRA

21 MARCH – 19 APRIL

21 MAY – 20 JUNE

22 JULY – 22 AUG

23 SEPT – 22 OCT

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 10, 28, 1, 29, 17, 7

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 19, 50, 52, 24, 16, 42

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 6, 36, 39, 2, 46, 27

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 47, 51, 7, 34, 38, 5

As Venus, goddess of love, moves into your sign, it paves the way for matters of the heart. If someone’s raising your pulse, it’s a good time to compete for their hand. Make sure of your feelings, though, as loving in haste can result in a broken heart or two. Compromise and fall in with your partner’s plans, especially if you usually get your way.

TAURUS

It’s a great time to expand your horizons, which is right up the alley of an intellectual Gemini with a diverse range of interests. Try to learn a new language, study various topics, travel to experience different cultures, or connect with foreign nationals.

You could also enrol in study courses, webinars or seminars to expand your general knowledge.

CANCER

You should feel right in your element of having fun as pleasure-seeking Venus moves into a compatible fire sign. Play can revitalise body, mind and soul, so try not to let work obligations and life’s everyday routines cramp your style. Whether you want to enjoy a hobby, hang out with friends, or attend a concert, make time for leisure and pleasure.

VIRGO

Venus moves into your love horoscope this week, bringing goodwill and pleasure to this area, which is perfect for a Libra who values their personal relationships. It’s an apt week in which to shun socialising, put work on the back burner and fully enjoy the companionship of your partner. Laze away the hours at home or go to an exotic holiday destination.

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SAGITTARIUS

22 NOV – 20 DEC

Artistic Venus moves into a compatible fire sign, which should make you feel at home in the creative realm.

It’s an opportune time to express yourself through the arts. You might fill your pockets, have a lot of fun or bring pleasure to friends and family. You could also develop a latent creative talent, so you may want to find a tutor to help you.

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 45, 14, 2, 30, 21, 20

CAPRICORN

20 APRIL – 20 MAY

21 JUNE – 21 JULY

23 AUG – 22 SEPT

23 OCT – 21 NOV

21 DEC – 20 JAN

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 4, 28, 40, 6, 18, 36

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 17, 42, 14, 12, 23, 43

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 18, 52, 47, 9, 25, 15

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 12, 39, 11, 37, 8, 35

YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 46, 5, 26, 48, 41, 32

You’re currently in the limelight, for better and for worse. All your efforts, everything you build and all you create are being noticed.

This can have valuable spinoffs, whether in realising your goals, showcasing your talents or filling your pockets. But try to curb the less desirable Taurus traits of greed and bullying, as your reputation is on the line.

As Venus, planet of attraction, moves into your professional horoscope, you’ll become a magnet for people, situations and opportunities that could further your career. Whether you want to climb the corporate ladder or launch a campaign, it should be a beneficial time.

It may push the comfort level of a timid Crab, but socialising will help the cause.

Life happens at work this week, which should please a diligent Virgo who likes to be useful. Whether you tackle a new project or support your boss, chances are you’ll perform to perfection. Even if you’re a modest Virgo who doesn’t like the limelight, your conscientiousness won’t go unnoticed. In the long run hard work is likely to pay off.

The spotlight falls on house and home, making it a time to get your house in order.

This includes your inner home, so doing a bit of soul-searching won’t hurt.

Domestic chores and maintenance tasks should be high on your priority list. Whether you want to apply your personal stamp or get advice from interior decorators, renovations are a good idea.

It’s a week in which to pay attention to your resources.

Material assets may spring to mind, but intellectual insights, emotional strengths and spiritual values form part of your wealth and may be in need of upkeep. So take the time to develop your unseen and intangible assets, as it might pull you through when material difficulties strike.

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A bumbling Englishman on holiday in France loses a film director and must find him again.

05:00 D GELEZA NATHI 06:00 BONISANANI 06:30 D THE LION GUARD

Animated series.

07:00 D NTUNJAMBILI: TWIN CAVES 07:30 D JABU’S JUNGLE

South African animated series based on African culture. Follow the adventures of Jabu and his magical talking drum as they explore the jungle and help animals in need.

08:00 BIG BREAKFAST 09:00 D IMIZWILILI

Choral music show.

10:00 MZANSI INSIDER

Local breakfast show featuring South Africans from all walks of life doing extraordinary things.

11:00 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY

Omnibus.

13:30 SPORT MAGAZINE 14:00 SOCCER 411 14:30 SOCCER

Build-up.

15:00 LADUMA 17:00 D ROOTS 18:00 D FRIENDS LIKE THESE 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 20:00 REAL GOBOZA

Magazine show.

20:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 23:30 D SELIMATHUNZI 00:00 D KOZE KUSE

Local music show.

05:00 D GELEZA NATHI

Educational programme.

06:00 D TOMZ

Teen science and technology programme.

07:00 D SIYAKHOLWA: WE BELIEVE

Children’s multi-faith educational programme.

07:30 D BONISANANI

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Children’s religious show.

08:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 08:30 D GOSPEL AVENUE

Local gospel music show hosted by Khaya Mthethwa.

09:30 D SKEEM SAAM

Omnibus.

12:00 D UZALO

Omnibus.

14:30 SOCCER

Build-up.

15:00 LADUMA 17:30 D GOSPEL UNPLUGGED

Music show.

18:00 D FRIENDS LIKE THESE

Local game show.

19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 D SHUGA: DOWN SOUTH 20:00 D DIAMOND CITY 21:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 23:00 D FRIENDS LIKE THESE

Local game show hosted by Trevor Gumbi. Two teams of best friends – five men and five women – compete to win a dream holiday.

00:00 KOZE KUSE

Local music show.

05:00 D NINA AND THE NEURONS 05:30 D THE MAGICAL WORLD OF LUNA BELLE 06:00 D INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE 06:57 D OP PAD 07:00 MORNING LIVE 08:30 D MUVHANGO

SABC3 05:30 D SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 06:00 D PSALTED 06:30 D AN NUR, THE LIGHT 07:00 D SADHANA: THE INWARD PATH 07:30 D RESTYLE MY STYLE 08:00 D FANGBONE!

Omnibus.

Animated series.

11:00 D LITHAPO

08:30 D I AM A WORK OF ART 09:00 D TALENT ON TRACK 09:30 D JUDGE FAITH

Omnibus.

12:30 DISNEY COOKABOUT 13:00 D DEAD GORGEOUS 13:30 TALK ABILITY 14:00 D LIVING LAND 14:30 D SA INC. 15:00 D #KAREKTAS 16:00 THE REWRITE

The scene in which Hugh Grant’s character watches himself in a video clip on the internet is the actual acceptance speech given by Hugh Grant in 1995 when he won a Golden Globe.

18:00 FUNDIS 18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 19:00 THE CUBE 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 D SKWIZAS 20:57 LIVE LOTTO DRAW 21:00 DOWN WITH LOVE

Everything the characters wore was custom-made for them.

23:00 D AFRO CAFÉ 00:00 FULL VIEW 02:30 NETWORK 03:00 THE GLOBE

SABC2 05:00 D NINA AND THE NEURONS 05:30 THE MAGICAL WORLD OF LUNA BELLE 06:00 SIMCHA 06:30 MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD 06:57 MOTHEO 07:00 MORNING LIVE 08:30 D 7DE LAAN

Omnibus.

11:00 SLICE OF LIGHT 11:30 ISSUES OF FAITH

Documentary series.

12:30 OMW 13:30 BEYOND BOUNDARIES 14:00 THE LADIES CLUB 14:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:00 THE CUBE 16:00 ELIZABETH’S GIFT 18:00 FOKUS 18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 19:00 AFRO CAFÉ 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 D MADE IN AFRICA: HIDDEN HOLOCAUST IN THE DUNES 21:30 SUPERNATURAL

Fantasy series. Dean and Sam run into Claire Novak while they search for a werewolf.

When she’s bitten, the brothers race to find a way to help her before she turns.

22:30 D THE BANTU HOUR 23:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 00:00 FULL VIEW 02:30 UNFILTERED 03:00 THE GLOBE

Movies are highlighted in red – see movie guide for details D Repeat

Omnibus.

12:00 D SURVIVOR: GAME CHANGERS 13:00 D MARRIED IN A FLASH 14:00 D THE PROFIT 15:00 D MELA 16:00 ED SHEERAN: LIVE AT GLASTONBURY 17:00 KIMORA: LIFE IN THE FAB LANE

Reality series. Kimora calls in a feng shui expert to help her launch her Hello Kitty jewellery line.

18:00 D TOP BILLING 19:00 THE LAUNCH 20:00 EXTREME FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP: PREMIUM FIGHTS 21:00 NEWS 21:30 DISTURBIA

E.TV 06:00 PEPPA PIG 06:05 BOB THE BUILDER 06:30 PJ MASKS 06:45 FRIENDS: GIRLS ON A MISSION 07:00 HANAZUKI 07:15 MISS MOON 07:30 DAWN OF THE CROODS 08:00 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE 08:30 D SCANDAL!

Omnibus.

10:20 D IMBEWU: THE SEED

Omnibus.

12:15 INFOMERCIALS 12:30 D CHECKPOINT 13:00 XPLOSION 14:00 CELEBRITY SCOOP 14:30 THE BOATHOUSE DETECTIVES 16:10 MR BEAN’S HOLIDAY 18:00 BEAT SHAZAM 19:00 ENCA NEWSNIGHT 19:30 MARLON 20:00 THE GOOD DINOSAUR 21:50 NBA DAILY 22:30 BASKETBALL

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic, Amway Centre, Orlando, Florida.

01:00 KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Colin Firth worked out for To prepare for his role, Shia around six months to be in LaBeouf spoke with many top physical form in order former house arrest detainees, to portray gentleman spy Galahad. which is where the idea for the Twinkie Tower came from. 03:20 D BEAT SHAZAM 23:30 KOZE KUSE

SABC3 05:30 PSALTED 06:00 NEW DAY 06:30 AN NUR, THE LIGHT 07:00 SADHANA: THE INWARD PATH 07:30 CHUCK’S CHOICE 08:00 MADE IN SA 08:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 09:00 D LIFE WITH BOYS 09:30 CRICKET

Build-up.

10:00 CRICKET

3rd ODI: South Africa vs England, Wanderers, Gauteng, Johannesburg.

18:00 CRICKET

Wrap-up.

18:30 NATURE’S GREATEST MIGRATIONS 19:30 PILGRIMS 20:30 CAR MATCHMAKER

Talk show. Spike tries to convince a young self-made food truck entrepreneur that his late model Bentley is sending the wrong message to prospective clients.

04:20 D FORENSIC FILES

E.TV 05:30 JOSEPH PRINCE: NEW CREATION CHURCH TV 06:00 JUST FOR LAUGHS: GAGS 06:25 E-INSERT 06:30 D A-LIST LIFESTYLE 07:00 D I AM SOUL PRECIOUS 07:25 E-INSERT 07:35 HILLSONG 07:55 TROLLS: THE BEAT GOES ON! 08:25 NINJAGO: MASTERS OF SPINJITSU 09:00 D RHYTHM CITY

Omnibus.

10:50 INFOMERCIALS 11:00 PREMIER LEAGUE WORLD 11:30 FILMS AND STARS 12:00 INFOMERCIALS 12:10 THE GOOD DINOSAUR 14:00 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT

Talent competition show.

16:00 IMPACT!

Professional wrestling show.

18:00 SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO 19:00 ENCA NEWSNIGHT 19:30 THE CARMICHAEL SHOW

Comedy series. When Maxine’s wealthy father comes to town 21:00 NEWS for her graduation, Jerrod and 21:30 LOVE & OTHER DRUGS the family debate what a child In preparation for their respec- owes their parents and whethtive roles, Jake Gyllenhaal er or not their love can be spent time with Jamie Reidy, bought.

20:00 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS the author of the book the 22:10 EKASI: OUR STORIES film is based on, while Anne 23:10 ANY DAY Hathaway spent time with Lucy Roucis, an actress strick- 01:00 D JUDGE JUDY en with Parkinson’s disease.

Omnibus.

23:30 KOZE KUSE

03:05 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS

M-NET

MZANSI 06:00 D THE DOCTORS

06:00 D MOM

Omnibus.

Talk show. Double bill.

08:30 D GET A ROOM WITH CARSON & THOM 09:30 D THIS IS US 10:30 D NCIS 11:30 D MADAM SECRETARY 12:30 D 9-1-1 13:30 D THE CODE 14:30 D GREY’S ANATOMY 15:30 SNOW WHITE’S NEW ADVENTURE 17:00 AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE

08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: TAXI CHEESEBOY

A young woman inherits her late father’s call centre and recruits odd-ball characters to sell weird and wacky products, because no one else will work for her.

Comedy series.

17:30 THE UNICORN

Comedy series. When Wade visits a local hotspot to meet people instead of using his dating app, Forrest and Ben decide to be his wingmen.

18:00 SPLITTING UP TOGETHER 18:30 YOUNG SHELDON

Comedy series.

19:00 THE VOICE 20:00 BH90210

Series ends.

21:00 NANCY DREW

Mystery series.

22:00 AMERICAN GODS

Fantasy series.

13:30 D THE RIVER

Omnibus.

16:00 MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 16:30 D OUR PERFECT WEDDING 17:30 D MNAKWETHU 18:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: BAFANA 19:00 KWA MAM’MKHIZE 19:30 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF JOHANNESBURG 20:30 NGECULO 21:30 WWE SMACKDOWN 22:30 A QUESTION OF FAITH 00:30 D HOMEGROUND 01:00 D MASSIVE MUSIC 01:30 D 1MAGIC: HITS 03:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: KINGS OF SOWETO 04:00 D 1MAGIC: HITS

M-NET

MZANSI 06:00 D THE DOCTORS 07:00 ICILONGO 08:00 D GOSPEL ALIVE 08:30 D A FORCE FOR GOOD 09:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: INQUBO YOTHANDO 10:00 D ISIBAYA

06:00 D GET A ROOM WITH CARSON & THOM 07:00 D S.W.A.T. 08:00 D GREY’S ANATOMY 09:00 D THE VOICE

Singing competition series.

Double bill.

12:00 D 9-1-1: LONE STAR 13:00 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: LEGENDS OF ATLANTIS 14:15 MAYA THE BEE 14:30 D THE UNICORN 15:00 D SPLITTING UP TOGETHER 15:30 D YOUNG SHELDON 16:00 ROOTED

Documentary series.

17:00 MASTERCHEF JUNIOR USA 18:00 THE AMAZING RACE

Reality competition series. The final four teams race through London and Detroit to cross the final finish line first.

Omnibus.

12:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: OBSESSION 13:30 D HOMEGROUND 14:00 D MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 14:30 D ISITHEMBISO

Omnibus.

17:00 OLD MUTUAL’S AMAZING VOICES 18:00 DATE MY FAMILY

Local dating show. Singletons try to find love by going on dates with their potential partner’s family.

19:00 OUR PERFECT WEDDING

Costume designer Deborah Hopper wanted the wardrobe to have a worn look, so some of the clothes were selected from previous Clint Eastwood movies such as Gran Torino (2008), True Crime (1999), and In the Line of Fire (1993).

22:10 A DAY 23:45 D NANCY DREW 00:50 D BEECHAM HOUSE 01:55 TO BE ANNOUNCED 03:05 THE WRONG PATIENT 04:35 WILL TO LOVE

Omnibus.

Professional wrestling show.

23:00 D LOUDERMILK 23:35 D WRECKED 00:05 D STUMPTOWN 01:10 D THE BLACKLIST 02:05 D TO BE ANNOUNCED 03:15 THE PRINCESS AND THE DRAGON 04:35 A WINTER PRINCESS

19:00 CARTE BLANCHE 20:05 THE MULE

09:30 MZANSI MAGIC MUSIC SPECIAL 10:00 D FOR BETTER OR WORSE WITH MO AND PHINDI 10:30 D STYLE SQUAD 11:00 D THE QUEEN

Local reality series. Couples try to pull off the perfect wedding while avoiding various pitfalls along the way.

20:00 THE OMEN 21:00 D GRASSROOTS 21:30 THE CULT: PART 1 22:30 D KONA

Omnibus.

01:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: FAMILY MAN 02:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: AN HONEST LIVING 04:00 D ICILONGO 05:00 D GOSPEL ALIVE you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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The royal family is stunned

by Mulimisi’s predictions.

20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO 21:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 22:00 SOCCERZONE 23:00 D MAKING MOVES 00:00 KOZE KUSE

21:30 LITHAPO 22:00 EACH ONE TEACH ONE 22:30 D ISSUES OF FAITH 23:30 D JIKULUMESSU 00:00 D DRAGON BALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 00:30 FULL VIEW 03:00 THE GLOBE

Comedy series.

SABC1 05:00 IZWI LABANTU 05:02 GELEZA NATHI 06:00 KIDS’NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS 07:00 YO.TV 07:30 TAKALANI SESAME 08:00 D ISIDINGO 08:30 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 09:00 D MUVHANGO 09:30 D SKEEM SAAM 10:00 D VELAPHI 10:30 DAILY THETHA 11:30 D ONE MIC 12:00 D SOCCERZONE 13:00 NEWS 13:30 MAM’SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 14:00 D FRIENDS LIKE THESE 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 YO.TV 16:30 D DAILY THETHA 17:28 D IZWI LABANTU 17:30 NDEBELE/SWATI NEWS 18:00 D NYAN’NYAN 18:30 SKEEM SAAM

Alfred is tired of Carol’s antics.

19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 SELIMATHUNZI 20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO 21:00 EXPRESSIONS 21:30 CUTTING EDGE 22:00 D NYAN’NYAN 22:30 D CHATROOM 23:00 D ISPANI 00:00 D KOZE KUSE

SABC2 05:00 D BABY TV 05:30 D THABANG THABONG 05:57 D MOTHEO 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 THABANG THABONG 09:30 D FOREVER YOUNG

Magazine show.

10:00 D PASELLA 10:30 D THE LADIES CLUB 11:00 D INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE 11:30 D BABY TV 12:00 D RAGGS 12:30 D 7DE LAAN 13:00 JIKULUMESSU 13:30 D UZALO 14:00 D SKEEM SAAM 14:30 D MUVHANGO 15:00 RAVEN, THE LITTLE RASCAL 15:30 YOTV LAND 17:00 DRAGONBALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 7DE LAAN 18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 19:00 D MEEULANDERS 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 NHLALALA YA RIXAKA 21:00 MUVHANGO

Azwindini is uneasy with how the royal family is taking Mulalo’s threat.

21:30 LITHAPO 22:00 D IT’S GOSPEL TIME 23:00 D JIKULUMESSU 23:30 D DRAGON BALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 00:00 FULL VIEW 03:00 THE GLOBE

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Jack gets himself tested in his quest to find answers.

SABC3 05:00 D FANGBONE! 05:30 D I AM A WORK OF ART 06:00 EXPRESSO

Breakfast show.

09:00 D HARRY 10:00 D JUDGE FAITH 10:30 D 7DE LAAN 11:00 D ISIDINGO 11:30 D GENERATIONS 12:00 MAGNUM P.I.

Action series.

13:00 ON POINT 14:30 D THE MINDY PROJECT 15:00 MIGHTY MUSTANGS

Australian teen comedy series.

16:00 HECTIC ON 3 16:30 JUDGE FAITH 17:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS 18:00 D HARRY 19:00 ISIDINGO

More disturbing revelations emerge about Olivia’s past.

Cebisa is skating on thin ice with Nina.

19:30 SURVIVOR: GAME CHANGER

Reality competition series.

A dramatic twist in the game sends shockwaves through the tribes.

20:30 UNFILTERED

Current affairs show hosted

by Redi Thlabi.

21:00 NEWS 21:30 BILLIONS

Drama series.

22:30 D HIGH ROLLERS

Drama series. Double bill.

23:30 KOZE KUSE

SABC3 05:00 D CHUCK’S CHOICE

Animated series.

05:30 D MADE IN SA

Documentary series.

06:00 EXPRESSO 09:00 D HARRY

Singer Harry Connick Jnr hosts his talk show featuring music, interviews and comedy segments.

10:00 D JUDGE FAITH

Courtroom reality series.

10:30 D 7DE LAAN 11:00 D ISIDINGO 11:30 D GENERATIONS 12:00 THE A-TEAM

Action series.

13:00 ON POINT 14:30 D UNFILTERED 15:00 MIGHTY MUSTANGS

Australian teen comedy series.

16:00 HECTIC ON 3 16:30 JUDGE FAITH 17:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS 18:00 D HARRY 19:00 ISIDINGO

There’s a development in the search for Lincoln. Nina’s attempts to ruin Cebisa’s business is met with unexpected opposition.

19:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 20:30 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 21:00 NEWS 21:30 BILLIONS 22:30 D HIGH ROLLERS

Drama series. Double bill.

23:30 KOZE KUSE

E.TV

M-NET

06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:00 THE MORNING NEWS 08:30 LABOUR OF LOVE 09:30 D DAYS OF OUR LIVES 10:15 INFOMERCIALS 10:30 GEBROKE HARTE 11:30 D RHYTHM CITY 12:00 D SCANDAL! 12:30 D IMBEWU: THE SEED 13:00 ENEWS 1PM 13:30 D THE WILD 14:00 D PREMIER LEAGUE WORLD 14:30 PEPPA PIG 14:35 CARE BEARS: WELCOME TO CARE-A-LOT 15:00 BOB THE BUILDER 15:15 MISS MOON 15:30 TURBO FAST 15:55 GGO FOOTBALL 2: INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT 16:20 JUDGE JUDY 16:45 DAYS OF OUR LIVES 17:30 BITTERSOET 18:30 PATERNITY COURT 19:00 RHYTHM CITY 19:30 SCANDAL! 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 CHICAGO FIRE 21:30 IMBEWU: THE SEED 22:00 QUEEN SUGAR

06:00 D THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 07:00 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 08:00 D 9-1-1: LONE STAR 09:00 D 9-1-1 10:00 D BH90210 11:00 D THE UNICORN 11:30 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 12:30 D MASTERCHEF JUNIOR USA 13:30 D CARTE BLANCHE 14:30 D ROOTED 15:30 D THE AMAZING RACE 16:30 D THE GOOD DOCTOR

Drama series.

23:00 THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT 00:00 I AM WATCHING YOU 01:40 D GEBROKE HARTE 02:30 D CHICAGO FIRE 03:20 D QUEEN SUGAR

Drama series. Tensions rise in Dr Melendez’s OR. 17:30 D MOM

Comedy series. Bonnie offers Adam unsolicited business advice, and Christy’s smoking causes problems when the ladies take a road trip.

18:00 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 19:00 STATION 19

Action series.

20:00 GREY’S ANATOMY 21:00 ACADEMY AWARDS 2020

The 92nd Oscars, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, once again has no host this year.

00:00 THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 00:55 D THE BLACKLIST

Crime series. Double bill.

01:50 D LOUDERMILK 02:35 D WRECKED 03:00 BLACK BUTTERFLY 04:30 SHOCK AND AWE

E.TV

M-NET

06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:00 THE MORNING NEWS 08:30 LABOUR OF LOVE 09:30 D DAYS OF OUR LIVES 10:15 INFOMERCIALS 10:30 GEBROKE HARTE 11:30 D RHYTHM CITY 12:00 D SCANDAL! 12:30 D IMBEWU: THE SEED 13:00 ENEWS 1PM 13:30 D THE WILD 14:00 D PATERNITY COURT 14:30 PEPPA PIG 14:35 CARE BEARS: UNLOCK THE MAGIC 15:00 ELENA OF AVALOR 15:30 DRAGONS: RIDERS OF BERK 15:55 POKÉMON THE SERIES: SUN & MOON – ULTRA LEGENDS 16:20 JUDGE JUDY 16:45 DAYS OF OUR LIVES 17:30 BITTERSOET 18:30 COUPLES COURT WITH THE CUTLERS 19:00 RHYTHM CITY 19:30 SCANDAL! 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 CHICAGO FIRE 21:30 IMBEWU: THE SEED 22:00 CHECKPOINT 22:30 TO BE ANNOUNCED 23:00 THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT 00:00 THE PYRAMID 01:40 D GEBROKE HARTE 02:35 D CHICAGO FIRE 03:25 D CHECKPOINT

06:00 D THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 07:00 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 08:00 D MASTERCHEF JUNIOR USA 09:00 D NCIS 10:00 D S.W.A.T. 11:00 D YOUNG SHELDON 11:30 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 12:30 D THE AMAZING RACE 13:30 D STATION 19 14:30 D GREY’S ANATOMY 15:30 D 9-1-1 16:30 D THE GOOD DOCTOR 17:30 D MOM

Comedy series. Bonnie and Christy are unhappy with Mitch but give him a chance to make amends for his actions during his last visit.

18:00 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 19:00 THE CODE

Drama series.

20:00 STUMPTOWN 21:00 EMERGENCE

Mystery series.

22:00 ABSENTIA

Crime series. Emily and Cal travel to Moldova to track down the Fentanyl Killer – a task that proves to be more dangerous than anticipated.

23:00 THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 00:00 MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY CELEBRATION 01:45 D NANCY DREW 02:50 COME AND FIND ME 04:45 TWO TAILS

MZANSI 06:00 D THE DOCTORS 07:00 D THE TALK 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE LEGEND 09:30 D ISIBAYA 10:00 D THE QUEEN 10:30 D ISITHEMBISO 11:00 D THE DOCTORS 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D ISIBAYA 13:00 D THE QUEEN 13:30 D ISITHEMBISO 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: PAYBACK 15:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE LEGEND

A self-proclaimed legendary jazz saxophonist launches a pretentious jazz club.

17:00 THE TALK 18:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: ISINAMUVA 19:00 THE RIVER 19:30 ISITHEMBISO 20:00 GRASSROOTS 20:30 ISIBAYA 21:00 THE QUEEN 21:30 HOMEGROUND 22:00 A FORCE FOR GOOD 22:30 IGUGU 23:30 D THE DOCTORS 00:30 KONA 01:30 D THE TALK 02:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: PAYBACK 04:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE LEGEND 05:30 D DAILYSUNTV

MZANSI 06:00 D THE DOCTORS 07:00 D THE TALK 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: SURPRISE! 09:30 D ISIBAYA 10:00 D THE QUEEN 10:30 D ISITHEMBISO 11:00 D THE DOCTORS 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D ISIBAYA 13:00 D THE QUEEN 13:30 D ISITHEMBISO 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE PELEPELE TREE 15:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: SURPRISE!

A woman hungry for the stability of family, marriage and love desperately tries to keep and nurture a loveless relationship.

17:00 THE TALK 18:00 D DATE MY FAMILY 19:00 THE RIVER 19:30 ISITHEMBISO 20:00 MNAKWETHU 20:30 ISIBAYA 21:00 THE QUEEN 21:30 FOR BETTER OR WORSE WITH MO AND PHINDI 22:30 A QUESTION OF FAITH 23:45 D THE DOCTORS 00:45 KONA 01:35 D THE TALK 02:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: THE PELEPELE TREE 04:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: SURPRISE

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05:00 D BABY TV 05:30 D THABANG THABONG 05:57 D MOTHEO 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 THABANG THABONG 09:30 D VETKOEKPALEIS 10:00 D SHORELINE 11:00 INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE 11:30 D BABY TV 12:00 RAGGS 12:30 D 7DE LAAN 13:00 JIKULUMESSU 13:30 D UZALO 14:00 D SKEEM SAAM 14:30 D MUVHANGO 15:00 RAVEN, THE LITTLE RASCAL 15:30 YOTV LAND 16:00 EPIC HANGOUT 16:30 HECTIC NINE-9 17:00 DRAGON BALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 7DE LAAN 18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 19:00 VOETSPORE 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 LEIHLO LA SECHABA 21:00 MUVHANGO

05:00 DEVOTIONS 05:02 GELEZI NATHI 06:00 KIDS’NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS 06:30 BEN 10 07:00 YO.TV 07:30 TAKALANI SESAME 08:00 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 08:30 D MUVHANGO 09:00 D UZALO 09:30 D SKEEM SAAM 10:00 D VELAPHI 10:30 DAILY THETHA 11:30 D REAL GOBOZA 12:00 D YILUNGELO LAKHO 13:00 NEWS 13:30 MAM’SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 14:00 MAKING MOVES 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 YO.TV 16:30 D CHATROOM 17:00 BREAKING THE SILENCE 17:28 AUM 17:30 NDEBELE/SWATI NEWS 18:00 NOW OR NEVER 18:30 SKEEM SAAM 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 D‘SGUDI‘SNAYSI

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Athena and the 118 team respond to bizarre emergency calls on Halloween.

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05:02 GELEZA NATHI 06:00 KIDS’NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS 06:30 JABU’S JUNGLE 07:00 D YO.TV 08:00 D ISIDINGO 08:30 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 09:00 D MUVHANGO 09:30 D SKEEM SAAM 10:00 D VELAPHI 10:30 DAILY THETHA 11:30 D GOSPEL UNPLUGGED 12:00 D THE CHATROOM 12:30 IDENTITY 13:00 NEWS 13:30 MAM’SAKHILE’S STORY HOUSE 14:00 D KHUMBUL’EKHAYA 15:00 TO BE ANNOUNCED 15:30 YO.TV 16:30 D DAILY THETHA 17:28 LISTEN FOR A MOMENT 17:30 NDEBELE/SWATI NEWS 18:00 D EMASISWENI 18:30 SKEEM SAAM 19:00 XHOSA/ZULU NEWS 19:30 D MINA NAWE 20:00 GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 20:30 UZALO 21:00 KHUMBUL’EKHAYA 22:00 SPORTS@10 23:00 SOCCER (DELAYED) 01:00 SOCCER (DELAYED) 03:00 SOCCER (DELAYED)

SABC2 06:00 MORNING LIVE 09:00 THABANG THABONG 09:30 D KOSKASKENADES 10:00 D HEALTH TALK 11:00 INSIDE THE BAOBAB TREE 11:30 BABY TV 12:00 D DOC McSTUFFINS 12:30 D 7DE LAAN 13:00 D LITHAPO 13:30 D UZALO 14:00 D SKEEM SAAM 14:30 D MUVHANGO 15:00 SID THE SCIENCE KID 16:00 D DISNEY COOKABOUT

Kids’cooking game show.

16:30 HECTIC NINE-9 17:00 DRAGON BALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 17:30 TSONGA/VENDA NEWS 18:00 7DE LAAN 18:30 AFRIKAANS NEWS 19:00 SPYSKAART 19:30 DEKAT 20:00 TSWANA/SOTHO NEWS 20:30 NGULA YA VUTIVI/ ZWA MARAMANI 20:57 LIVE LOTTO DRAW 21:00 MUVHANGO 21:30 LITHAPO 22:00 OUR MOMENTS 23:00 D RED CAKE: NOT THE COOKING SHOW 00:00 D DRAGON BALL Z KAI: THE FINAL CHAPTER 00:30 FULL VIEW 03:00 THE GLOBE

SABC3 05:00 D TALENT ON TRACK 05:30 D RESTYLE MY STYLE 06:00 EXPRESSO 09:00 D HARRY 10:00 D JUDGE FAITH 10:30 D 7DE LAAN 11:00 D ISIDINGO 11:30 D GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY 12:00 KNIGHT RIDER

Action series. Michael and RC arrive in San Duarte just in time to see Mount Duarte erupt.

13:00 ON POINT 14:30 D SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT 15:00 MIGHTY MUSTANGS 15:30 HECTIC ON 3 16:00 JUDGE FAITH

Reality courtroom show.

17:00 AFTERNOON EXPRESS 18:00 CRICKET

1st T20: South Africa vs England, Buffalo Park, East London.

21:00 CRICKET

Wrap-up.

21:15 NEWS 21:30 ISIDINGO

Lincoln remains in custody – and in mortal danger.

22:00 THE GOOD DOCTOR

Drama series.

23:00 D HIGH ROLLERS

Drama series. Double bill.

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06:00 THE MORNING SHOW 08:00 THE MORNING NEWS 08:30 LABOUR OF LOVE 09:30 D DAYS OF OUR LIVES 10:15 INFOMERCIALS 10:30 GEBROKE HARTE 11:30 D RHYTHM CITY 12:00 D SCANDAL! 12:30 D IMBEWU: THE SEED 13:00 ENEWS 1PM 13:30 D THE WILD 14:00 D COUPLES COURT WITH THE CUTLERS 14:25 INFOMERCIALS 14:30 PEPPA PIG 14:35 CARE BEARS: WELCOME TO CARE-A-LOT 15:00 BARBIE DREAMTOPIA 15:15 LITTLEST PET SHOP: A WORLD OF OUR OWN 15:30 SUPA STRIKAS 15:55 POWER RANGERS: NINJA STEEL 16:20 JUDGE JUDY 16:45 DAYS OF OUR LIVES 17:30 BITTERSOET 18:30 PATERNITY COURT 19:00 RHYTHM CITY 19:30 SCANDAL! 20:00 ENEWS 8PM 20:30 CHICAGO FIRE 21:30 IMBEWU: THE SEED 22:00 POWER 00:10 LANGUAGE OF A BROKEN HEART 02:00 D GEBROKE HARTE

06:00 D THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 07:00 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 08:00 D BH90210 09:00 D MADAM SECRETARY 10:00 D GET A ROOM WITH CARSON & THOM 11:00 D SPLITTING UP TOGETHER 11:30 D MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 12:30 D THE CODE 13:30 D EMERGENCE 14:30 D THE VOICE 16:30 D THE GOOD DOCTOR 17:30 D MOM

06:00 D THE DOCTORS 07:00 D THE TALK 08:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: VAN TOEKA LOVE 09:30 D ISIBAYA 10:00 D THE QUEEN 10:30 D ISITHEMBISO 11:00 D THE DOCTORS 12:00 D THE RIVER 12:30 D ISIBAYA 13:00 D THE QUEEN 13:30 D ISITHEMBISO 14:00 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: NEVER SAY GOODBYE 15:30 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: VAN TOEKA LOVE 17:00 THE TALK 18:00 D OUR PERFECT WEDDING 19:00 THE RIVER

Comedy series.

18:00 MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA 19:00 9-1-1: LONE STAR

Action series.

20:00 9-1-1

Action series.

Local drama series.

21:00 THE BLACKLIST

19:30 ISITHEMBISO 20:00 BEING BONANG

Crime series. Season 6 ends.

Double bill. Presidential adviser Anna McMahon faces off with Cooper and the task force in a winner-takes-all race to locate the missing dossier containing details of a conspiracy against America.

23:00 THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN 00:00 D STUMPTOWN 01:00 D ABSENTIA 01:50 TO BE ANNOUNCED 02:50 A DAY 04:25 NOT CINDERELLA’S TYPE

Reality series. Businesswoman and media personality Bonang Matheba gives viewers a glimpse of her life.

21:00 THE QUEEN 21:30 D THE REPUBLIC 22:30 D THE DOCTORS 23:35 KONA 00:30 D THE TALK 01:35 D DAILY SUNTV 02:50 LOKSHIN BIOSKOP: NEVER SAY GOODBYE 03:55 VAN TOEKA LOVE 05:30 D DAILY SUNTV

TV MOVIES: THURS 6 FEBRUARY – WED 12 FEBRUARY THURSDAY

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S MEDDLING MOM ★★ 2013, 85 min, A, e.tv,

S PUDSEY THE DOG: THE MOVIE ★ 2014, 87 min, A, e.tv, 14:30. Comedy. A stray dog adopted by a family tries to stop a property developer’s scheme to destroy their English village. David Walliams, Jessica Hynes.

00:00. Drama. Two sisters try to get their mother to stop interfering in their lives. Sonia Braga, Mercedes Renard.

S INSTAKILLER ★★ 2018, 90 min, 13V, M-Net, 02:45. Thriller. A mother’s fears about her daughter’s internet fame are justified when she discovers someone is stalking her child. Kelly Sullivan, Lizze Broadway.

S TIME FREAK ★★★ 2018, 104 min, 13L, M-Net, 04:15. Sci-fi comedy. After his girlfriend breaks up with him, a boy creates a time machine to go back to fix things. Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner.

Speed, Friday on e.tv at 22:00.

S SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN ★★★ 1976, 98 min, 16V, SABC1, 21:00. Action. A young man witnesses the murder of his father and starts training to be a martial arts master so he can get revenge.

Jacky Chan, Lung Juener.

S THE BOUQUET ★★★ 2013, 99 min, PG, SABC3, 22:00. Drama. Two estranged sisters put their differences aside when they’re forced to help their mom with her failing business.

Kristy Swanson, Michael Shanks.

father is up to no good and employ a local detective to investigate. Isidora Goreshter.

SATURDAY S THE BOATHOUSE DETECTIVES ★★★ 2010, 84 min, PG, e.tv, 14:30. Adventure. Four boys who want to be detectives race against time to stop a girl from being sent to boarding school by her mean stepmother. Anna Harris, Mason Johnson.

S SNOW WHITE’S NEW ADVENTURE ★★★ 2016, 78 min, A, M-Net, 15:30. Animated fantasy.

A young girl discovers Snow White and the seven dwarfs’ hidden cottage when she goes searching for her father. Voices: Linatopi Dorian, Riley Jackson.

22:00 & 02:20. Action. A cop must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping it driving above a certain speed. Keanu Reeves.

S THE REWRITE ★★★ 2014, 107 min, 13L, SABC2, 16:00. Romantic comedy. An Oscarwinning writer in a career slump accepts a job teaching screenwriting at a small college.

Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei.

S THE OUTDOORSMAN ★★ 2017, 89 min, 16SL, M-Net, 03:05. Romantic comedy. A man preparing to live in the wilderness for a year falls for a businesswoman and must then decide whether to put his dream on hold. Brent Morin.

S MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY ★★★ 2007, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 16:10. Comedy. The sequel to Bean.

A bumbling Englishman wins a holiday in France. Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes.

S THE PETAL PUSHERS ★★ 2019, 75 min,

S THE GOOD DINOSAUR ★★★ 2015, 93 min,

S SPEED ★★★★ 1994, 116 min, 16VL, e.tv,

13VSL, M-Net, 04:40. Crime comedy. After their mom’s death, two sisters suspect their step-

PG, e.tv, 20:00. Animated adventure. In a world (Turn over) you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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The Good Dinosaur, Saturday on e.tv at 20:00.

LEISURE

Kingsman: The Secret Service, Saturday on e.tv at 21:30.

0 (From previous page) where the asteroid never hit Earth and dinosaurs didn’t go extinct a wimpy dinosaur and a wild human boy must rely on each other to find their way back home. Voices: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand.

S DOWN WITH LOVE ★★★ 2003, 101 min,

PG13, SABC2, 21:00. Romantic comedy. In the ’60s a womanising journalist takes on the challenge to win the heart of a feminist author who warns women against falling in love. Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

S DISTURBIA ★★★ 2007, 105 min, 16V, SABC3,

21:30. Thriller. A teen under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer.

Shia LaBeouf, David Morse.

S KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE ★★★★ 2014, 129 min, 16VSL, e.tv, 01:00. Action comedy.

A British teenage boy from the wrong side of the tracks is recruited by a top spy organisation and must try to stop an evil tech genius. Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson.

AGON S THE PRINCESS AND THE DRA ★★ 2018, 75 min, PG, M-Net, 03:15.

Animated fantasy. On her seventth birthday a princess discovers a book b that transports her to a magical land.

Voices: Varvara Chaban, Vasiliy Dakhnenko.

S A WINTER PRINCESS ★★★

2019, 82 min, PG, M-Net, 04:35. Romantic comedy.

A princess in disguise organises a fundraiser to make a ski resort a year-round destination. Natalie Hall, Chris McNally.

SUNDAY S THE GOOD DINOSAUR ★★★ e.tv, 12:10. See Saturday.

S DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: LEGEENDS OF ATLANTIS ★★ 2018, 75 min, A, M-Net, 13:00. Animated fantassy.

The fifth film in the series based Down with on the comics. A group of teen Love, superheroes must find a magical Saturday book stolen by a villain who wantts on SABC2 to rule all the oceans. Voices: at 21:00.

Yvette Nicole Brown, Greg Cipess.

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Love & Other Drugs, Sunday on SABC3 at 21:30.

S ELIZABETH’S GIFT ★★★★ 2012, 85 min, PG, SABC2, 16:00. Drama. After the death of their young daughter, a grieving couple meet a homeless girl. Kari Hawker, Paul Hunt.

S 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS ★★★ 2003, 107 min,

PG13, e.tv, 20:00 & 03:05. Action. The sequel to The Fast and the Furious. A former cop must go back undercover to help catch a drug baron in Miami in the US. Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson.

S THE MULE ★★★ 2018, 116 min, 16SVNL,

M-Net, 20:05. Crime drama. A 90-year-old American horticulturist becomes a mule for a Mexican drug cartel. Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper.

S LOVE & OTHER DRUGS ★★★ 2010, 112 min, 16SNL, SABC3, 21:30. Romantic comedy. A free-spirited young woman with Parkinson’s Disease and a pharmaceutical sales rep who embark on a no-strings attached relationship are both surprised when they start falling in love. Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway.

S A DAY ★★★★ 2017, 90 min, 16VL,

M-Net, 22:10. S Sci-fi thriller. After his daughter dies in a car accident, a South Koreann doctor wakes up with the day repeaating and tries to save her. Kim Myung-min, Byun Yo-han.

S ANY DAY Y ★★ 2015, 100 min,

13SVL, e.tvv, 23:10. Drama. An alcoholic boxerr tries to find redemption after serving 12 years in prison for killiing someone in a drunken braawl. Sean Bean, Eva Longoria.

S THE WRONG PATIENT

MONDAY S I AM WATCHING YOU ★★ 2016, 90 min, 16VSL, e.tv, 00:00. Thriller. A writer gets inspiration by watching her neighbour from her bedroom window but soon realises he’s watching her too. Madeline Zima, Brian Ames.

S BLACK BUTTERFLY ★★★ 2017, 93 min, 16VL, M-Net, 03:00. Thriller. A lonely screenwriter living in a secluded cabin in the woods to try to get over his writer’s block takes in a drifter with a dark secret. Antonio Banderas.

S SHOCK AND AWE ★★★ 2017, 90 min, 16, M-Net, 04:30. True-life drama. In 2003 a group of journalists try to uncover the real reason behind US President George W Bush’s invasion of Iraq. Woody Harrelson, Rob Reiner.

TUESDAY S THE PYRAMID ★★ 2014, 89 min, 16VL, e.tv, 00:00. Horror. A team of archaeologists get more than they bargained for while trying to unravel the secrets of a newly discovered pyramid. Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O’Hare.

S COME AND FIND ME ★★★ 2016, 112 min, 16, M-Net, 02:50. Thriller. A man searching for his missing girlfriend realises she isn’t who she says she is. Aaron Paul, Annabelle Wallis.

S TWO TAILS ★★★ 2018, 75 min, PG13, M-Net,

04:45. Animated sci-fi. A beaver and a cat embark on a dangerous mission to rescue their friends who were abducted by aliens.

Voices: Irina Kireeva, Diomid Vinogradov.

WEDNESDAY S LANGUAGE OF A BROKEN HEART ★★★

★ ★★★ 2018, 90 min, PG13, M-Net, 03:05. Thriller.

A plastic surgeon is stalked by a dangerous patient in search of perffection. Sunny Mabrey, Lindsay M Maxwell.

2011, 100 min, 16, e.tv, 00:10. Romantic comedy.

After his fiancée dumps him, a neurotic author of books about love moves in with his mother and starts falling for an easygoing bookseller.

Juddy Talt, Julie White.

S WILLL TO LOVE ★★★ 2015,

S NOT CINDERELLA’S TYPE ★★★ 2018, 97 min, PG13, M-Net, 04:25. Romantic comedy.

Based on the book by Jenni James. A teenage girl who lives with her mean aunt and stepsisters is befriended by the most popular guy in school who tries to make amends for running over her cat. Paris Warner, Tim Flynn. S

84 min, PG13L, M-Net, 04:35.

Romanntic comedy. A CEO has 90 days to find a wife so he can inheriit his grandfather’s company and estate. Keshia Knight Pulliaam, Marques Houston.

S A DAY ★★★★ M-Net, 02:50. See Sunday.

YOU LEISURE LAUGH A LITTLE

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PRESS FEATURES

ABOUT TIME

Man: “What’s a century like to you?”

God: “It’s like a short second.”

Man: “What’s a billion rand like to you?”

God: “Like a cent.”

Man: “Can I have a cent?”

God: “Hmm. Just wait a second . . .”

IF YOU DON’T ASK . . .

Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources manager asks the young MBA graduate fresh out of university, “And what starting salary were you looking for?”

The candidate says, “In the neighbourhood of R50 000 a month, depending on the benefits package.”

The human resources manager says, “Well, what would you say to a package of five weeks’ leave, 14 paid public holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary and a company car leased every two years – say, a red Ferrari?”

The graduate sits up straight and exclaims, “Wow! Are you kidding?”

And the human resources manager replies, “Certainly. But you started it.”

ONE-LINE WISDOM S Never date a tennis player; to them love means nothing.

S Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

S A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.

S A day without sunshine is like . . . night.

S Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.

S The hardness of butter is directly proportionate to the softness of the bread.

S “Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.” – James Scott McEwan

JUST DO AS I SAY

An old blacksmith realises he’ll soon have to stop working so hard. He picks out a strong young man to become his apprentice.

The old guy is a crabby and exacting blacksmith. “Don’t ask me a lot of questions,” he tells the young man. “Just do whatever I tell you to do, no questions asked. Obedience is a virtue.”

This works well for the first day. But on the second day the old blacksmith takes an iron out of the forge and places it on the anvil.

“Get the hammer over there,” he says.

“When I nod my head, hit it real good and hard.”

Now the town is looking for a new blacksmith.

“I’d tell you what mansplaining means, Loretta, but you probably wouldn’t understand.”

ONE TOO MANY

A man walks into a bar with a tiger and they proceed to drink so much that the tiger passes out and falls to the floor.

As the man is leaving, the barman shouts at him, “Hey, sir, you can’t leave that lying there!”

The man replies, “I know I’m drunk but even I can see that’s a tiger, not a lion!”

FALSE NOTE

Tom’s brother Phil is a terrible musician but is encouraged by his family’s enthusiastic applause at his performances. But today Phil’s in-laws have also attended his performance.

“Have you heard my last performance?” Phil asks his mother-in-law.

“I certainly hope so!” she replies.

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

New young wife to her husband: “Wake up . . .

Call the police. Some thieves have broken into our house. I think they’re now eating the food I made last night.”

Husband: “Oh! In that case we’d better call an ambulance . . .”

SAFETY IN NUMBERS

A man is walking along the road next to a graveyard at midnight. It’s dark and he’s anxious. Fortunately he sees another man walking along the road ahead of him. He increases his pace so he can catch up with the stranger for company.

With a nervous smile he turns to the stranger and says: “It looks very scary around here. I hope there are no ghosts lurking about.”

“I don’t thinks so,” the stranger replies. “I’ve been living here since I died twenty years ago and I haven’t seen one yet.”

HEAD-HUNTED

Employee to boss: “I’d best have a salary increase, Sir. Three companies are after me.”

Boss: “Oh, really? I find that hard to believe.

Which companies are they?”

Employee: “Well, if you must know, it’s the furniture store, Telkom and my bank.”

OUT OF ORBIT

Teacher: “Tomorrow there will be a lecture on Pluto and Neptune. Everyone must attend it.”

Student: “I’m sorry, Teacher, but my mom would never let me travel that far.”

QUICK REMEDY

A woman on a commuter train is reading a newspaper article about mortality rates.

Fascinated, she turns to the man next to her and asks, “Did you know that every time I breathe somebody dies?”

“Really,” he says, “have you tried a good mouthwash?”

AISLE BE THERE

A couple returning after interval can’t find their seats in the dark theatre. The husband asks a man on the aisle, “Did someone step on your foot on the way out for the break?”

“Yes, you did,” the guy replies politely, expecting an apology.

“Okay, honey,” the husband says to his wife.

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Birds of Prey is in SA cinemas from 7 February

ABOVE ABOV ABO VE Margo VE: Margo gott Robb g Robb obbiie ie is is back back as as th the mad madcap Harley uinn IGH (from left) osie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot, Ella Jay Basco and Jurnee Smollett-Bell star in Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).

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Margot Robbie

Playing the off-kilter Harley Quinn is a gift to the versatile actress COMPILED BY MAXINE PETERS

HELLO AGAIN, HARLEY Margot reprises her role as the DC Comics anti-heroine in Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, a spinoff from 2016’s Suicide Squad.

After breaking up with the Joker, Harley puts together an all-girl group – vigilantes Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) plus police detective Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) – to keep a young girl, Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco), safe from evil crime lord Black Mask (Ewan McGregor).

Margot (29) says she fell in love with Harley. “She’s a psychiatrist who understands mental illness, but also has mental illness herself.

“Harley has this unpredictable nature that means she could react in any way to any situation, which as an actor is a gift.”

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in the market for a female ensemble action film,” Margot says of the movie.

“I love action films, and I think there’s a misconception that action films are for dudes, that girls don’t really like them.

Which is just not true. I love them! It’s a really fun, badass group of women getting together. It’s a ride. It’s a crazy ride.”

Margotandherhusband,TomAckerley, co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014 with Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr with the aim of telling women’s stories and supporting female creatives.

Their first film, I Tonya, was released in 2017 and received three Oscar nominations.

FIERCE & FOCUSED Since her big break in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the Australian star has proved herself in a range of roles and received two Oscar nominations. Her Bombshell co-star Charlize Theron was blown away by her work ethic.

“Margot just impresses the bloody weasels out of me,” Charlize says. “At thiss age, taking control of her career, and just being so proactive in what she wants to make – I’m a little intimidated by her.” S

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FAST FACTS

S Her family nickname is Maggot.

“It started when I was five and I detested it. By the time I was eight I realised it wasn’t going anywhere so I embraced it.”

S Margot married British assistant director TOM ACKERLEY (30) in 2016 in a secret ceremony.

“I’m a great advocate of doing business with your partner,” she says.

“Being married is actually the most fun ever – life became way more fun somehow. I have a responsibility being someone’s wife. I want to be better.”

S Before becoming an actress Margot worked as a sandwich-maker at a Subway franchise in Melbourne, Australia, and says she makes a mean BLT!

DID YOU KNOW

S A-ha have released

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After 25 years the legendary Norwegian pop band returns to our shores this month as part of their highly anticipated Hunting High and Low World Tour COMPILED BY NICI DE WET

Fans can expect to hear all the hits that made Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha one of the biggest bands of the ’80s and early ’90s, such as The Sun Always Shines on TV and Take on Me. We caught up with songwriter and guitarist Paul (58) ahead of the tour to find out more.

You last performed in SA in 1994.

How do you feel about your return?

We’re all very excited. The first time we came we didn’t know what to expect and were amazed by the beauty of the country. We can’t wait to get over there again.

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What do you have in store for fans?

We’ll be playing all 10 songs from our debut album, Hunting High and Low. There’s not one song that we’re not looking forward to playing live.

Take us back to when you were making the album.

We were living in a tiny apartment in London, we’d run out of money and we were just working on [the album] 24/7. We put everything in it, and we knew we had perfect songs capturing who we were.

How did you come up with the song title The Sun Always Shines on TV? It was a cold, rainy day in London and this present-

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A-ha band members (from left) Magne Furuholmen (keyboard), Morten Harket (vocals) and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitar).

er on TV said, “Well the sun always shines on TV,” and that just got me thinking and got the ball rolling.

Music website nme.com called Hunting High and Low one of those albums that have stood the test of time and still sound great. Do you find your audience has grown over the years?

At our concerts we have all generations. It’s actually quite hard to pin down who our audience is, but it’s a nice mix.

You guys are all parents now. Have any of your children followed a musical path?

My 20-year-old son, True, has just released an EP. It’s kind of an indie sound. He’ll come on tour with us, when he can. One of Morten’s daughters, Tomine Harket, is also a singer [she featured on Alan Walker’s hit Darkside].”

What music are you currently listening to?

Tame Impala [an Australian psychedelic music project].

What’s next for A-ha – any collaborations in store?

We’re doing an unplugged album, as well as a documentary on the band, which will be out this year.

We don’t really chase after people, we prefer to do our own thing. S

10 studio albums, several compilations and four live records.

S Coldplay’s Chris Martin is a huge fan.

“They have some of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard.

Back when we didn’t have hits, we used to play A-ha songs.”

S The pencil-sketch video for Take on Me is considered one of the most distinctive music videos of the ’80s.

S They were named after a song Paul wrote, the title of which caught Morten’s eye. “It was a terrible song, but a great name,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1986.

S Keyboardist Magne Furuholmen is also a painter. He held his first exhibition in 1989.

S Morten is listed in Guinness World Records for holding the longest live note – he held a note in Summer Moved On for 20,2 seconds in 2001.

S They did the theme song for the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987).

‘I’ve never been uncomfortable being a frontman’ – MORTEN HARKET

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Dr Dolittle (Robert Downey Jnr) confers with anxious gorilla Chee-Chee in Dolittle.

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Dolittle

A24, 20TH CENTURY FOX, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, NETFLIX

Fantasy adventure. With Robert Downey Jnr, Antonio Banderas and Michael Sheen. Director: Stephen Gaghan. 7-9PG V.

Dr Dolittle is no stranger to the silver screen. Rex Harrison first brought the eccentric vet to life in 1967, followed by Eddie Murphy in two films set in the modern day, plus three more centred on the doctor’s daughter who has the same ability to talk to animals.

This new version takes the story back to the Victorian era. Seven years after the death of his wife, Dr Dolittle (Downey) lives like a recluse. Then young Queen Victoria (Judy’s Jessie Buckley) falls ill and he’s charged with finding a cure.

Dolittle is a fun film aimed at kids and is packed with lots of adventure, talking

animals, humour and action. Reality and fantasy are expertly interwoven.

And the cast list is top-notch, especially the stars who lend their voices to the animals. The doctor’s pets include a witty parrot (voiced by Emma Thompson), a shy gorilla (Rami Malek), a polar bear (John Cena), a duck (Octavia Spencer), a giraffe (Selena Gomez) and a fox (Marion Cotillard).

Downey is a convincing Dolittle, Banderas is unrecognisable as a pirate captain and Sheen (Masters of Sex) and Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) are perfect as stiff upper-lip villains.

The film isn’t without flaws. The pace picks up so much towards the end that the plot almost derails and the humour feels somewhat forced. But Dolittle has enough magic to keep children glued to the screen throughout.

– JANINE MORRIS

Netflix ANOTHER LIFE SEASON 1 Serious sci-fi lovers, stop everything you’re doing and check out this show. A cross between StarTrek: Discovery and Alien, Another Life has everything fans of the genre could possibly want – plus great special effects and plenty of horror.

After an alien artefact lands on Earth, stumping scientists, a first-contact team set off on the Salvare, the only spaceship able to travel far enough to investigate the object’s origin. But the mission seems doomed from the start.

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Put in command of the Salvare, astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff) immediately steps on the toes of disgruntled original commander Ian Yerxa (Tyler Hoechlin from Teen Wolf) and his crew, putting the fate of humanity at risk. No one – on Earth or anywhere else – is safe.

This fast-paced, thrilling series is sure to grip you from start to finish – it’s certainly bingewatch worthy. And good news – season 2 is on its way. – CHEZ POOL

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Horror. Flowers, rolling green hills, gentle people and one feast after another. It all sounds idyllic and so it should. But nothing is what it seems.

A British couple, Dani (The Commuter’s Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor from Sing Street), travel to a rural Swedish town in the throws of a mid-summer festival. Slowly they get sucked into a nightmare with violent surprises by a secretive sect, and a bizarre competition Dani is unwillingly involved in.

This is writer-director Ari Aster’s second slowburn shocker after his critically acclaimed debut, Hereditary (2018). With enough gruesome scenes to keep horror fans happy, it feels like an LSD trip at a yoga retreat until the climax, which might blow your mind. But your enjoyment will depend on how invested you are as viewer. – PIETER VAN ZYL 2019. 144 MIN. 18DHLNSV. ALSO OUT ON DVD.

STUBER Action comedy.

It was bound to happen sometime: a buddy comedy where a cop (Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dave Bautista) who recently had laser eye surgery is forced to make use of an Uber driver (Kumail Nanjiani fromThe Big Sick) to catch a prominent druglord (The Raid’s Iko Uwais).

But apart from the Uber angle, this action flick feels devoid of the necessary ingredients to make it anything more than a generic action comedy.

Bautista and Nanjiani show glimpses of the chemistry that could’ve made this movie great, but alas it’s just not enough to kick the plot into the next gear.

A few chuckles, some shootouts and a handful of cars blowing up provide some undemanding viewing, but won’t get you near the edge of your seat.

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After writing 24 Jack Reacher novels, Lee Child is ready to call it quits.

well of you. You don’t want to stick around for an embar­ rassing year or so too long,” he told us.

But recently after releasing Blue Moon, the 24th novel in the series, the writer had an epiphany – he realised that just because he no longer wants to write the books doesn’t mean Reacher can’t live on.

In what’s believed to be a world literary first, the Brit­ ish­born novelist has an­ nounced he intends on hand­ ing over the reins of the popular series to his younger brother, Andrew Grant, who with three thriller series to his name is al­ ready an established author in his own right.

“It’s not as if I twisted his arm into doing it,” says Lee (65), whose real name is James Grant. “And he didn’t twist mine either.

“It feels like a natural devel­ BLUE MOON opment. My brother is a good

By LEE CHILD writer. Now he has a hero.”

Bantam The only condition he had about signing over the rights CHILL OUT | BOOKS CHILD’S was that his sibling use the surname Child – and with the potential to rake in millions, An­ PLAY drew (51) was happy to oblige.

But fans will be happy to know that before bowing out entirely, Lee intends co­authoring Lee Child has come up with four books in the series – the first of which, a novel solution to ensure The Sentinel, will be released in October – to his brother the ropes. his much­loved Jack Reacher show “I love my readers and know they want character lives on . . . many, many more Reacher stories in the fu­ ture,” Lee says. “I’d love to make that promise, COMPILED BY JANE VORSTER but realistically I’m ageing out of being able to keep it. A few more, maybe, but not many, T’S a question he’s been pondering for many more.

“So I’ve decided to pass the baton to some­ years. After writing so many Jack Reacher novels, how do you wind it up in a way one who can keep that promise. I chose the that’s fair to the character and the readers? best tough­guy writer I’ve read in years – my When we spoke to bestselling author Lee brother Andrew Grant. We share the same Child back in 2018 it was clear he was toying DNA, the same background, the same up­ bringing. He’s me, 15 years ago, full of energy with the idea of retiring the character.

“It’s a bit like anything – an actor, athlete or and ideas.” footballer, you want to leave people thinking SOURCES: THETIMES.CO.UK, THEBOOKSELLER.COM

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OTHER FAMILY COLLABORATIONS

STEPHEN KING & SONS The horror mastermind partnered with his son Owen (42), to write Sleeping Beauties, a novel set in a women’s prison.

While the 2017 collaboration received positive reviews, the reception to Owen’s standalone works has been mixed.

Stephen (72) has also written two novellas with his eldest son, Joe (47). Unlike his brother, Joe wisely chose to write using the surname Hill to avoid being compared with his famous father.

JODI PICOULT & DAUGHTER The 53-year-old bestselling author teamed up with her daughter, Samantha van Leer (18), to write the young adult novel Between the Lines (2012) and its sequel Off the Page (2015).

ANNE RICE & SON For more than two decades Christopher (41) watched fans coming up to his 78-year-old mom at book signings and asking when she planned to write a sequel to her 1989 bestseller The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned. Finally he ran out of patience and offered to help her. The result was The Passion of Cleopatra, which hit book stores in 2017. you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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I prefer to take Lucy to the park when it’s quiet – it’s better for her not to have others shying away from her

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BY TESS NILAND KIMBER ILLUSTRATION: MICHAEL DE LUCCHI

OOKING out of the flat’s lounge window I can see it’s going to be one of those grey days when the weak sun plays peeka-boo behind a veil of cloud. I suppose I ought to expect it. It’s March – all too soon winter will set in.

“What do you think, Luce? Are the weathermen going to be right for a change? Is it going rain?”

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stays dry. There’s a fête at the local community centre later this afternoon and there’s going to be dancing and all kinds of displays. It should be fun but if Lucy’s too tired to go, we should still be able to hear the music if I leave her bedroom window open. There might even be fireworks. She loves to watch them.

Colours are definitely her “thing”. I think, hope, she’ll be arty like my sister.

Beth paints huge oil paintings in the style of Jackson Pollock – in myriad splashed colours. They have such life to them – I can’t help but be cheered up whenever I view her latest work.

Luce doesn’t answer my question about the rain but then I’ve long given up expecting her to. Besides, it’s a grown-up question and even I can’t guess the answer. That’s the trouble with this time of year – you can’t be sure of the weather.

“Right,” I say, making a sudden decision. “Coat and shoes on. We’re going out.”

Hearing that last magic word, she perks up – reminding me of the old spaniel Beth and I had when we were children, who’d bark the minute I rattled his lead. Dropping her doll, Lucy looks at me with pale blue eyes, and a smile, which is never very distant, dances across her lips.

“Lollipop?”

I grin and pretend, by rolling my eyes, that I’m not pleased with her choice.

“Okay, Lollipop Park it is.”

She gives a little cheer and, as I button up her puffer coat and tug on those soft pink gloves I bought at the Saturday market, I can’t resist a hug. You see, like

There’s one boy, though, so bundled into a checked coat and gloves he can hardly move his arms. He looks a little older than Lucy, I guess, and I’m begging for him to stay, that his mom won’t take one look at Lucy and make an excuse to leave. You see, I love her playing with other children on a one-to-one basis.

She’s so friendly and it makes her day HROUGH the creaky gate, when they talk to her, although more ofthen left along Brickfield ten than not they don’t.

It’s all very PC, the world we live in Lane we set off to Lollipop Park. It’s not really called now. Everyone makes soundbites about that; it’s Lucy’s name for it “inclusion” and how “everyone’s the because she thinks the trees same” and “every child matters”. And all the people who claim this that edge the tarmac path really do mean it until it exlook like giant lollipops.

I’m begging tends to inviting Lucy to a With their whopping head that the boy’s party or around to theirs for of branches and spindly mom won’t a play date or letting her join trunks, I think she’s got a in their soccer game. Fed on point. take one look a diet of prejudices, they shy Lollipop Park isn’t flashy at Lucy and away as if she’s a leper rather like the one they have in make an than just special. town by the museum which There are spits of rain in has monkey bars and a excuse to leave the air but I take a chance climbing frame. No, Lollipop Park is just a spread of grass with a few and sit next to the woman on the bench benches, swings and a slide. Oh, and a who I assume is the boy’s mom. She’s mock pirate ship. But it’s a useful space Kindle-busy. I know that vibe. The one and if I pick the right time, it’s quiet that says, “Please don’t talk to me. I want you to think I’m too preoccupied to chat.” there.

“Hello,” I say, ignoring her body lanIt’s better for Lucy to play when it’s guage as I peel away a strand of greying quiet.

Rain has been falling overnight, mak- curls blowing across my mouth. “Are we ing the grass “slide-y”. Still holding in for another downpour, do you think?”

I hold out my hand as if I can judge hands, we make toddler-slow progress.

It’s probably too damp and cold to go how soon the heavens will open by this afternoon but I’m driven by the need catching the drops in my palm.

The woman doesn’t answer; I’m not to take Lucy out to play before the winter surprised so I concentrate my attention really claims the summer.

I always feel this guilt, coupled with a back on Lucy. She’s toddled over to the desire to do as much as I can for her. You pirate ship where the boy is running up see, I’m baking in blame – of course, I am and down, without purpose, as if he’s on – every time I drown in her trusting eyes speed. He sees her, stops, then, full of imand marvel at her lopsided grin. She’s portance, spins the steering wheel for everything to me and yet I can’t help feel- her.

I breathe the sigh of relief I hadn’t realing I’ve let her down. I’m sure everyone else thinks it too, and that makes me feel ised I’d been holding. He hasn’t noticed and neither has his mom. Yet. worse.

“Hope it doesn’t rain,” she suddenly At times I want to shout, “I didn’t mean it. I just wanted a child to love. A chance says, looking up. “Got my sheets on the line. Although bad weather tends to keep to have a family before . . .” people away from the park.”

“I like it here when it’s quiet too,” I blurt E’VE reached the iron gates at Lollipop Park out, delighted she’s answered me.

“Ben doesn’t play easily with other chiland I can see straight away that there aren’t dren.” She lays her e-reader on her lap. many children here “Especially when he’s excited.”

“Lucy does . . . when she gets the today. The weather’s bleak and the small play enclosure is al- chance.”

“She’s not at school yet?” most empty. most moms, my child means everything to me. She’s the sun and moon rolled into one and I’d give her the world, if I had it. “ ‘I’d do anything for my kids.’ We all claim that, don’t we,” I think, as we slip out the front door, my hand linked in Lucy’s gloved fingers. Yet, rarely, is that vow put to the test for us parents.

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The dread that she’ll be ignored – or worse – hides behind my answer.

“No – not yet.”

Tottering after her new friend, Lucy waves to me and the woman I’m sitting with.

“Adorable,” she says, before adding, quietly, “Downs?”

Her question is so gentle, so natural, I nod. I wait for the tinge of accusation, but it doesn’t come.

Down syndrome is a disability where the mother’s age can be a contributing factor. Sometimes I feel I should wear a T-shirt proclaiming, “Please don’t judge.

I didn’t deliberately fall pregnant at 47 although I’m very glad I did. Just love her – as I do.”

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HE wind rustles the leaves on the trees and I shiver, almost not catching her words.

“My cousin’s son has the same condition. She had him when she was twenty-two and didn’t know where to turn. But Adam’s done well. He’s got a job in a supermarket. He has a girlfriend and they live in a flat with a carer who calls in once a day.”

The rain decides then to land in large splodges on the path and mixes with my tears as the sun pops out at the same time, looking like a clean knife left on a dirty plate.

We both call the children over to shelter.

“Look, Mommy – there’s a rainbow!”

Lucy lisps.

She points it out to her new friend and they stand in wonder.

For a moment, I can’t see it – only the grey clouds – but then I’ve seen lots of rainbows in my time. I suppose I’ve stopped thinking they’re unique. But then I spot it – a perfect Technicolor arch.

Through my tears I feel warmed by the hope this woman is offering, and inside me something is changing. A new understanding. Her sister was young when her child was born. It happens . . .

Lucy’s like this rainbow. Special but not that unusual.

Like this little boy.

Like his cousin Adam.

Blame spoils things. It makes you concentrate only on the grey skies and lose sight of the rainbows. And yet, they’re all special. They really, truly are. S © TESS NILAND KIMBER you.co.za 6 FEBRUARY 2020

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SPIRAL

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1 Very small 2 Scream 3 Pool division 4 Lit sign in a theater 5 Care for, look after 6 Withdraw (charges) 7 Opposite of push 8 Dalai . . .

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Last week’s solution Every creator experiences the

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– Isaac Bashevis Singer

WORDLINK

Fill in the word that completes the first word and starts the second word. Example: After (sun) flower = Aftersun and sunflower.

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Find and circle them.

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A U O U I N L L T

Last week’s solution deaf, earful, fade, fader, fado, fare, fared, faro, favour,

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Right sizes you associate with starts (4) 3 A ship coming in went fast and attacked repeatedly (8) 9 You can’t see they’re lashed together in pairs (7) 10 Left politician’s after one but proceeds with difficulty (5) 11 Informed like a photographic model?

(2,3,7) 13 Shoe having open fabric on top (4,2) 15 Rip has destroyed church area (6) 17 Exposed to elimination in golf’s top tournament?

(3,2,3,4) 20 A lot of woe put on Mr Barlow, getting roused (5) 21 Victoria, say, takes a long time with feathers (7) 22 Went first before then gave way (8) 23 Going into solid entrance would leave this (4) DOWN 1 Able to bend over backwards to be adaptable? (8) 2 Temporary shelter on edges of river – this one? (5) 4 Attack, say, before voyage (6) 5 Very agitated in a sauna (3,7,2) 6 In USA, I arm specially prepared fighters from the East (7) 7 Sleep, please, on ship (4) 8 Its applause, however, is dead enthusiastic! (4,8)

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12 Take a risk wandering about in China, etc (6,2) 14 To get rid of the French is a laugh! (7) 16 Vital food that gets a hammering? (6) 18 Spot a winning position (5) 19 Exchange of prisoners handed over (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Displays of bad temper (4) 3 Troubled, tormented (8) 9 Folds of skin on the face (7) 10 Walks lamely (5) 11 Informed about a situation (2,3,7) 13 Draw through eyes or holes (4,2) 15 Area covered by church (6) 17 Uncovered for public knowledge (3,2,3,4) 20 Roused from sleep (5) 21 Bird’s feathers (7) 22 Came before (8) 23 Hollow made in car body by blow (4) DOWN 1 Adaptable, variable (8) 2 River in central England (5) 4 Attack (6) 5 Hot under the collar (3,7,2) 6 Japanese warriors (7) 7 Sleep in a convenient place (4) 8 People actually present to watch performance (4,8) 12 Have a gamble (6,2) 14 Suppressed laugh (7) 16 Curved nail (6) 18 A winning position in race (5) 19 Exchange (4)

1 Be innovative (5,3,6) 8 Taxing (9) 13 Coin opening (4) 16 Several different (7) 17 . . . up (adds up) (7) 18 Large aquatic bird (4) 20 Obstacle (6) 23 Excavate (7) 24 Also (3) 25 . . . Eliot (poet) (2) 26 Church’s communion table (5) 28 Land of the pharaohs (5) 30 Canola or sunflower, eg (3) 31 Mount (5) 32 Ooze (4) 33 Expert (4) 34 Prevent (5) 35 Belt (4) 37 Falls behind (4) 39 Egg cells (3) 40 Not this (4) 42 Door fastener (4) 45 Small pastry (7) 48 Assert (4) 49 Pairs (inf ) (4) 50 Swamps (7) 53 Mat (3) 54 Excludes (5) 56 Encourages (5) 59 Weapon discharge (5) 61 Be in session (3) 62 Small biting insect (4) 63 22nd Greek letter (3) 64 Anger (3) 65 Ocean’s rise and fall (4) 66 Female deer (3) 68 Indestructible (11) 69 Something to chew (3) 70 Tree with purple blooms (9) 71 Humourlessly (9) 72 Female (subject) (3) 73 Merchants (9) 74 Police officer (3) 76 Pause (7) 78 Red (7) 80 Eclipse (5) 81 Release (9) 84 Took the wheel (5) 85 Inclines (6) 87 Puts up (6) 89 Finishes (4) 92 Possible (9) 94 Small drop of moisture (4) 96 Leech or flea (8) 97 Beguile (8) 98 Second Greek letter (4) 100 Claim (9) 103 Earl Grey, rooibos and oolong, eg (4) 106 Pastoral (6) 107 Edible bulb with a pungent flavour (6) 109 This (before a plural noun) (5) 110 Abandonment (9) 114 Striped antelope (5) 115 Defeat heavily (7) 117 Invade (7) 119 Caspian, eg (3) 120 Clan leader (9) 122 Deceptive statement (3)

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123 Lying face downwards (9) 125 Enchant (9) 127 Introverted (3) 128 Not justified (8,3) 129 Plunge (3) 131 Domed recess in a church (4) 132 Joan of . . . (3) 133 Scramble (3) 135 Finished (4) 136 Feel sorrow (3) 138 Satire (5) 139 Bundle of grain stalks (5) 142 Noncommittal answer (5) 143 Type of grain (3) 144 Toothed wheel (7) 148 Grating noise (4) 149 Car horn’s sound (4) 150 Angry (7) 154 Register (4) 156 Molten rock (4) 157 Self-esteem (3) 158 A stitch in . . . (4) 159 Agents (short) (4) 161 Hint (5) 162 Worshipped object (4) 164 Festive occasion (4) 166 Dutch cheese (5) 167 Beer (3) 168 Ornamental feature over door (5) 170 First Greek letter (5) 172 Not off (2) 173 Slide on snow (3) 174 Blunder (7) 175 Type of fuel (6) 178 Woven fabric (4) 180 Disclose (7) 181 Mexican liquor (7) 182 Expresses (4) 183 Crisis (9) 184 Indicative (14)

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1 Blocks (4) 2 Green with . . . (4) 3 Author (8) 4 Practical (8) 5 Chickens come home to . . . (5) 6 Doubtful (6) 7 Deprive of authority (10) 8 Separated (10) 9 Fairly (6) 10 Nonsensical (5) 11 Egg dish (8) 12 Lethargic (8) 14 Take the . . . into your own hands (3) 15 . . . of thousands (4) 18 Calm (6) 19 Map book (5) 21 Republic in West Africa (4) 22 Coffee and chocolate drink (5) 27 Killed (12) 29 Courage (4) 35 Divided (6) 36 A male deer (4) 38 Loft (5) 41 Stroll (5) 43 Enquires (4) 44 Separated (6)

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City in Switzerland

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Unit of time

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Tourism in SA Part 1 of 2

You can be a tourist in your own backyard by visiting these exciting places in our country

ABOVE and LEFT: The Cradle of Humankind has an informative visitors’ centre. BELOW: You can also visit the Sterkfontein Caves where many fossils have been found.

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EING a tourist is an enjoyable and enriching experience – and it’s good for a country’s economy too. As a tourist, you’ll get to visit places and see things you’ve possibly only heard of or read about.

South Africa is a popular tourism estination, bringing millions of visitors from around the world to our country every year. It’s estimated that about 17,3 million tourists will visit SA this year, according to statista.com.

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The good news is you don’t need thousands of rands to be a tourist – and you don’t even have to travel very far. SA is home to a wide variety of tourist attractions, many of which are cultural heritage sites. Then there’s South Africa’s natural beauty, which includes beaches, caves and mountains, as well as semi-arid areas such as the Karoo that hold their own unique allure. In this and next week’s article we take a look at a few attractions worth visiting in each of our nine provinces.

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VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE Statistics South Africa’s figures for November 2019 show that of the 850 537 visitors to SA most were from the rest of Africa: 601 655 (70%). From overseas (247 136) most came from Europe – 164 704 (66,6%).

This was followed by North America with 33 420 (13,5%), Asia with 24 390 (9,8%), Australasia with 10 193 (4,1%), Central and South America with 10 004 (4%) and the Middle East with 4 425 (1,8%).

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GAUTENG Although Gauteng is South Africa’s smallest province, it’s the “wealthiest” because it’s the economic hub of the country.

There are many interesting places to visit, but top of the list should probably be the Cradle of Humankind. It’s near Johannesburg and forms part of a Unesco World Heritage Site along with the Taung Skull Fossil Site in North West and the Makapan Valley in Limpopo.

It’s called the Cradle of Humankind because many fossils and tools of modern humans’ earliest ancestors (hominids) have been found here. Some of the fossils discovered here date back more than three million years.

The Sterkfontein Caves are perhaps the best-known excavation site as about a third of all early hominid fossils in the world have come from here. Swartkrans Cave and Bolt’s Farm have also proved rich in fossil remains. Tourists can visit the caves and see the exhibitions at the Maropeng Visitor Centre.

WHAT’S A FOSSIL? It’s the hardened remains or imprint left behind in the rock by an ancient plant or animal.

“Mrs Ples” is a famous hominid skull discovered in the Sterkfontein Caves.

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At more than 370 000km², the vast Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest province, yet it’s the least densely populated. The largest city in the province, Kimberley, is also the provincial capital.

This is the ideal province to visit if you’re in search of peace and quiet. Rough Guides listed it as one of the world’s top 10 tourism destinations in 2016. Unfortunately the ongoing drought has reached critical levels and the province has been declared a disaster area.

You can’t visit Kimberley without going to see the Big Hole. In 1871 diamonds were found on Colesberg Kopje, which belonged to the De Beers brothers. The discovery led to a huge diamond rush and the establishment of the mine. It spans 17 hectares of surface area, is 463m wide and 240m deep, but the open mine was operational only from 1871 until 1914. At 200m² the Big Hole is one of the world's largest excavations dug by hand.

Other places worth visiting are the towns of Upington and Springbok, the Augrabies Falls National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Further south there’s Sutherland. It's SA’s coldest town in winter and has an astronomical observatory.

The Eastern Cape is one of South Africa’s four coastal provinces. It's home to the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve, which forms part of the Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The reserve is about 120km west of Port Elizabeth and spans about 270 000 hectares of rugged, mountainous terrain, including quite a few dirt roads and 4x4 routes.

The coastal city of East London is popular with tourists thanks to its beaches.

Another place that's worth a visit is the town of Qunu. This is the childhood home of late former president Nelson Mandela.

The Nelson Mandela Museum is in the provincial capital city of Mthatha, not too far from Qunu.

One of the province's landmarks is the Hole-in-the-Wall in Coffee Bay. This is a natural sandstone arch carved out by the ocean waves over millennia.

The Kruger National Park is in Limpopo, the northern-most province of SA’s five land-locked provinces, and also stretches into the neighbouring province of Mpumalanga.

The Kruger is on SA’s eastern border with Mozambique. This national park is world famous as one of the best gameviewing and nature experiences in Africa.

The park covers 19 633km2 of African bushveld and savannah and is home to a wide variety of animal and bird life. It also contains more than 300 archaeological sites.

The park is famous for being home to all five members of the Big Five – the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion.

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PARK HISTORY The park was named after Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900, who proclaimed the park in 1898. The first time tourists visited the park in motor vehicles was 1927, and the entry fee was one pound.

The first three rest camps were built in 1928 in Satara, Pretoriuskop and Skukuza. These days, about 950 000 tourists visit the park annually.

NOW YOU KNOW The word “tourist” was first recorded in 1772 and “tourism” first appears in 1811. They’re derived from the Latin “tornare” – to turn. But there were tourists long before this – travel writing by Ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Romans shows they went on pleasure trips.

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BOUT 40km northwest of Pretoria lies the Tswaing crater, one of four impact craters in South Africa.

It’s the second-largest after the Vredefort Dome, and the other two are the Morokweng crater in the Kalahari Desert and the Kalkkop crater in the Eastern Cape.

This remarkable natural wonder contains a salt lake. Hence the name: “tswaing” is Tswana for “place of salt”.

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The crater is surrounded by a circular hill covered in rock fragments and thick bushveld.

This rim was formed when a giant meteorite collided with Earth, and the impact violently displaced materials.

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METEORITE The meteorite that created Tswaing weighed 300 000 tons (equal to 3 750 Boeing 737 passenger p g p planes).

At 50m in diameter, the meteorite was the size of half a soccer pitch.

About 220 000 years ago it hit the planet planet’ss surface at 16km/s (57 600km/h) and exploded within a 100th of a second – you could describe it as being vaporised.

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Because of water evaporation, salt deposits (of which some are black because of dirt) were left behind. The water in the pan is either absorbed in the soil or evaporates, leaving behind salt crystals.

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The power of the impact equalled that of 100 of the type of atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima in World War 2.

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Tswaing attracts about 14 000 visitors a year. There’s a 7,2km path leading to the crater.

Tourists can walk unguided or pay for a guided tour.

The walk takes about three hours.

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Large meteorites such as the Tswaing one could hit Earth at any time, but so far it’s happened only about once very 1 600 years.

When the meteorite hit, a crater formed and the meteorite and all rock formations and life forms in a 1,13km radius of the crater simply vaporised because of the incredible heat the impact generated.

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The lake in the middle of the crater is small – it has a diameter of 100m and is only 3m deep at its deepest point in the middle of the crater. The water is made up of fountain water, groundwater and rainwater and has a high salt concentration. Salt was mined here from 1912 until 1956, when it was no longer commercially viable. The water here is 13 times saltier than the Dead Sea in Israel.

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Diameter: 1,13km

HOW A CRATER FORMS The incredible impact of a meteorite as it hits the planet’s surface causes a round hole (impact crater) to form. The Tswaing crater is one of about 170 known impact craters worldwide. The Vredefort crater in the Free State is the largest verified impact crater on Earth. Measuring more than 300km across, it was formed when a meteor the size of Table Mountain collided with Earth FOUR million years ago.

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The energy of a fast-travelling object hitting Earth’s surface is transformed into intense heat- and shockwaves.

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Tswaing Meteorite Crater is preserved in a museum of 2 000 hectare (2 800 soccer pitches). The museum is also known for its 480 plant species, 240 bird species and game such as kudu, impala and zebra.

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METEOROID, METEOR AND METEORITE B A meteoroid is a small piece of

rock that’s broken off a comet or asteroid and is orbiting the sun.

Larger rocks are called asteroids.

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The intense heat melts some of the material shot from the crater.

is called a meteor. When you see a beam of moving light in the night sky – a so-called “shooting star” – you’re seeing a meteor as it’s being burnt up in the atmosphere.

B If a meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere without burning up and hits the surface, it’s called a meteorite.

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Former Google insider Tristan Harris warns we’re spending so much time online that it’s changing our brains – and not for the better.

Our smartphones are as addictive as slot machines – and they are makkkiing us nastty and stupid. That’s the grim verdict of industry whizzkid Tristan Harris who’s on a mission to make us aware of the tricks Big Tech firms use to keep us hooked to our devices

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EPORTING can be a scary job. I’ve had nervous moments with warlords, gangsters and neo-Nazis.

I have been shot at and threatened. But if Tristan Harris is right about what he’s telling me, then the presentation playing now on his phone is the most frightening thing I’ve seen in my life.

It’s a road map for the erosion of civilisation as we know it.

Harris (35) is a former Google insider who’s been called “the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience”. He believes we’re in the midst of an “invisible climate change of culture” caused by technology companies that view the world’s 2,7 billion smartphone users as a resource whose attention they can mine for profit. The resulting competition has a very unfortunate side-effect: “attention capitalism” is making us nastier, stupider and much less likely to find common

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We can try to resist, but it’s not a fair fight. Whenever you open Facebook, Instagram or YouTube, you switch on what Harris calls “a voodoo doll-like version of you in a supercomputer”. This consists of nearly everything you’ve ever clicked on, liked or watched. That’s how the companies keep you ensnared: they know you better than you know yourself.

Harris’ conclusions are controversial but his influence is unmistakable. He’s briefed world leaders and is a confidant of some of the most powerful figures in the technology industry. He’s testified to the US congress. His two Ted Talks have been viewed more than four million times.

More is at stake here than just children spending too much time staring at screens, companies selling our data or Russian hackers interferin Harris argues. Those seemingly separate problems are real but they’re also diversions from tackling the bigger picture.

What’s actually happening is a fundamental rewiring of the human brain, leading to behaviour that’s tearing apart our social fabric, he says.

I’m sitting with him in a small room in San Francisco’s business district, upstairs from the rented offices of the Centre for Humane Technology (CHT), the nonprofit organisation Harris cofounded last year. He’s slightly built, with vigilant eyes that are almost the same copper-brown colour as his neat hair and beard. He wears dark jeans, a grey shirt and grey fleece with an old-school digital watch on his left wrist. The watch is both a means of freeing himself from checking his phone and a sign to other refuseniks that he’s on their side.

S HARRIS launches into his pitch he gleams with evangelical purpose. Ten minutes in, he leaps to his feet and sketches a graph on a whiteboard to show the moment in the future when technology will overwhelm humankind’s strengths: when artificial intelligence can do everything better than we can and the machines take our jobs. It looks reassuringly far off.

But then he opens up the presentation on his phone (which is set to greyscale to make it less addictive). He homes in on a much earlier watershed. This, he says, is when the algorithms that churn away in the background of our everyday lives

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achieve a form of stealth supremacy by hacking our all-too-human weaknesses.

These are vulnerabilities such as vanity, social insecurity and our susceptibility to information that affirms our existing prejudices rather than contradicting them. Technology doesn’t have to be nearly so advanced to penetrate this soft underbelly. We’re there already.

“The first crossing point was when it overloaded our mental limits, which we feel as information overload,” he says.

That probably happened in the early Noughties, he adds, around the time that the tabbed browser was invented, so we could keep multiple pages open more easily on our computers.

Then smartphones arrived and became a portal through which apps such as Facebook and LinkedIn could reach “and grab the puppet string of your e and social validations”. You know the kind of thing, he says: “Oh, these three people endorsed you on LinkedIn. Don’t you feel like you should endorse them back?”

Since then, our relationship with technology has had profound real-world effects. These appear like outriders from the book of Revelation in Harris’ presentation. “You get shortening of attention spans, addiction, disinformation, narcissism, outrage, polarisation.”

This is measurable. Half of teenagers and more than a quarter of parents feel “addicted” to their mobile devices, a 2016 study for the charity Common Sense Media found. Research at Yale University indicates that each word of moral outrage added to a tweet increases the amount of retweets by 17%. A 2018 study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed that fake news spreads six times faster than accurate news.

Last year a program called FaceApp went viral by offering users a chance to generate plausibly aged images of themselves and share them with their friends.

Thus, simply by exploiting their vanity, Russian-based designers persuaded 150 million people to hand over private images of their faces, paired with their names.

The most damaging development is the most recent, what Harris calls “the checkmate”. This is when technology “attacks the foundation of what we trust” via fake news, bots and deep fake videos.

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where people around you might be radicalised by YouTube videos or choose not to vaccinate their children because of misinformation spread on Twitter. Techinfluenced crises are erupting everywhere, but taking a whack-a-mole stick for each problem misses the point.

Harris often quotes Edward Wilson, the Harvard professor and evolutionary biologist, who said, “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Palaeolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology.”

Essentially, Harris says, “We are chimps with nukes,” and the chimps are becoming more primitive just as the nukes get more sophisticated and deadly.

But the real tragedy is that belief in truth and facts is slipping away at a time “when it’s never been more urgent to know how many years we have until the permafrost melts”, Harris says, in an era when “we need the whole world to see our world’s problems the same way very quickly”.

I can feel myself recoiling, pressing into the back of my chair to get away from the dystopian forecast on the phone. Harris grins. “That’s why we lose sleep. That’s why we work so hard.”

CHT’s goal is to change how technology is built. This summer, it launched a podcast called Your Undivided Attention As a boy Harris was astonished at how easily he could fool people with his magic tricks.

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a Raskin, interview perts who can help deystify human downading, including auorities on cults, casino sign, addiction, elecon hacking and meth.

In one episode, Gloria Mark, a professor at the department of informatics at the University of California, talks about the “science of interruptions”. She’s found that when people are working on computers, their attention breaks every 40 seconds. Less than two decades ago it was every three minutes – and people were shocked then.

“We’re still in the Wild West of tech development,” she told the hosts. Tech “is being developed without really thinking about how it fits with human beings”.

That’s what Harris and Raskin want to change. Their approach is a pincer movement: they lobby tech leaders discreetly and hold workshops inside technology companies, while also mounting a public campaign to increase external pressure.

Last year in April they gathered severch heavy-hitters in a San ancisco amphitheatre to troduce the concept of man downgrading. The dience included cofounds of Apple, Craigslist and interest, vice-presidents at acebook and Google, venre capitalists and actor nd technology entrepreeur Joseph Gordon-Levitt. t a dinner for a select roup of attendees, Harris agged a silver lining to the ery dark clouds he’d spent he day depicting.

“Unlike climate change, t takes only about 1 000 eople to reverse human owngrading,” he said. “In this room, right now, are

many of those people.”

To persuade them to act, he expects that he must reframe the way that thousands, if not millions, of people think about technology.

The main offenders are obvious.

“It’s hard not to look at this and say, essentially, we have at least two of the biggest companies – Facebook (including Instagram and WhatsApp) and Google (including YouTube) incentivised to create this digital Dark Age, where disinformation outcompetes information.”

YouTube has two billion unique monthly users, giving it a psychological footprint roughly the same size as Christianity. Facebook is bigger.

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ARRIS grew up in San Francisco’s Bay Area and was raised by his mother, who worked as a lawyer for injured workers. As a shy seven-year-old he learnt about the power of persuasion when he became obsessed with magic. It never ceased to amaze him how he could manipulate his audience with tricks that seemed obvious.

He studied computer science at Stanford, where as well as Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, his contemporaries included Chris Cox, the future head of product at Facebook, and Ed Baker, later head of growth at both Facebook and Uber. Evan Spiegel, chief executive of Snap, was just behind them.

During his master’s, Harris joined the Persuasive Technology Lab run by behavioural psychologist BJ Fogg. The class has since attained quasi-mythical status for training a generation of entrepreneurs to use psychological insights to influence users’ actions.

Harris cofounded a company of his own, Apture, which was bought by Google in 2011, and he joined the search engine’s email service. Anxieties about attention capitalism boiled inside him

there for almost a year, he says, “Because I saw the situation getting worse and I didn’t see the key product, Gmail, sufficiently attack the problem.”

In 2013 he wrote a slide presentation setting out his thoughts on the “enormous responsibility” borne by designers like him at Google, Facebook and Apple for how “millions of people around the world spend their attention”. He sent the manifesto to 10 friends. It went viral within Google, and Harris ended up discussing the slide deck with Larry Page, then the chief executive.

Google gave him a new role, “design ethicist”, but ultimately he became frustrated with the company’s failure to reform and in 2016 he left to run a nonprofit advocacy group focused on addressing his concerns. He called it Time Well Spent, to crystallise what he thought a user’s experience of technology should be.

In April 2017, technology investor Roger McNamee, an early backer of Facebook and former mentor of Mark Zuckerberg, heard Harris on the TV news programme 60 Minutes. He was talking about how app design features made smartphones addictive in the same way that slot machines are. McNamee, who suspected that Facebook was “a clear and present danger to democracy”, was intrigued.

The two men joined forces and added Jim Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, the largest charity in the United States focused on children and media.

They briefed members of the US Congress investigating possible Russian interference in the 2016 election and discussed privacy violations with lawyers and politicians.

Within months, as nearly 40 American states opened investigations into Facebook, a Wall Street Journal profile depicted the trio in cowboy garb as “the New Tech Avengers”.

In January 2018, Mark Zuckerberg outlining his company’s goals for the year in a Facebook post, began, “One of our big focus areas is making sure the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent.”

A few months later, both Google and Apple announced initiatives to help users monitor and reduce screen time.

Not everyone has been won over, though. Andrew Przybylski, an experimental psychologist and director of research at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, believes Harris lacks scientific evidence for his claims, which he compares to previous moral panics over video games and comic books in the Nineties and Fifties.

Dean Eckles, a social scientist and professor of communications and technology at MIT, also questions the evidence for the theory of human downgrading.

But he stresses “Harris has done good” by increasing scrutiny on how tech companies’ business models affect society.

That scrutiny is paying off. Fogg, the Stanford behavioural psychologist, recently renamed the Persuasive Technology Lab. It’s now the Behaviour Design Lab, with a focus on fostering “good habits”. A few months ago, he made a forecast for the new year. “A movement to be ‘post-digital’ will emerge in 2020,” he tweeted. “We’ll start to realise that being chained to your mobile phone is a lowstatus behaviour, similar to smoking.”

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AST year Chris Hughes, a cofounder of Facebook and an adviser to CHT, called for Facebook to be broken up. His chief concern was Zuckerberg’s historically unprecedented power “to monitor, organise and even censor the conversations of two billion people”.

In July, the US federal trade commission fined Facebook $5 billion for violating users’ privacy. In September, it gave Google a $170 million penalty for collecting children’s personal information without parental consent via YouTube.

In October, Zuckerberg was hauled before US lawmakers for a second time in 18 months, a development that would’ve seemed “crazy” only a few years ago, Harris says.

Soon afterwards, it emerged that more than 250 Facebook employees had written a letter to the company’s top team protesting at its refusal to fact-check political adverts.

Harris sees these developments as

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proof he’s on the right path. The challenge is to press on.

“We’re something like eight people in an office in San Francisco with every government, thousands of engineers and media knocking at our door,” he says, looking suddenly weary. “You can imagine how overwhelmed we are and how little of a personal life any of us has, because of how much is at stake and how quickly it needs to change.” S © BEN HOYLE, THE TIMES MAGAZINE, NEWS LICENSING

HOW TO MAKE YOUR PHONE LESS ADDICTIVE S Turn off all notifications except those

from people Most notifications are generated by machines, not real people. They keep our phones vibrating to lure us back into apps we don’t really need to be in.

Visit settings > notifications and turn off all notifications, banners and badges, apart from apps where real people want your attention, such as messaging apps WhatsApp, Messenger, WeChat and so on.

Or, better still, turn off all your notifications altogether.

S Go greyscale Colourful icons give our brains shiny rewards every time we look at our phone. Set your phone to greyscale to remove those positive reinforcements. It helps many people check their phone less.

In iOS, type in “colour filters” in spotlight search. Enabling this setting allows you quickly to triple-tap the home button to toggle greyscale on and off, so you keep colour when you need it. For Android, go to settings > digital wellbeing & parental control > wind down.

S Charge your device outside the bedroom Get a separate alarm clock and charge your phone in a different room (or on the other side of the bedroom).

This way you can wake up without getting sucked into your phone before you even get out of bed.

S Keep your home screen for tools only Do you open apps mindlessly because they are the first thing you see when you unlock your phone? Limit your first page of apps just to tools – the apps you use for quick in-and-out tasks such as Maps, Camera, Calendar, Notes. Move the rest of your apps, especially mindless choices, off the first page and into folders.

S Remove social media from your phone If you really want to use your phone less, remove all the major social media apps. It’s the easiest way to cut back, because these apps can easily gobble up so much of our time. Train yourself to use them from your computer only (if at all).

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Twins Yusuf and Yaqoob survived a shocking family tragedy – now they’re off to varsity

Matriculants Yaqoob (left) and Yusuf Arrison recently received a ministerial award, which included new cellphones, for their perseverance in the face of hardship.

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HEY’RE twins so they’re there for each other no matter what – and the struggles and challenges these two have endured have only ser ved to strengthen the bond that binds them.

Yusuf and Yaqoob Arrison made headlines a few years ago after surviving a tragic family shooting.

As Yusuf lay unconscious with a bullet in his head, Yaqoob was in the bed next to his, playing dead to stop their suicidal mother from killing him. He was later able to flee the house, carrying his twin to safety on his back.

Now just three years down the line the 17-year-olds are in the news again – this time because of the amazing support Yaqoob offered his brother to help him succeed in his final matric exams.

As a result of the shooting, Yusuf was left with impaired vision and has difficulty reading. But Yaqoob was determined this wouldn’t prevent his brother getting the marks he needed to go to university.

So he spent hours each day patiently reading to Yusuf and helping him study.

His brotherly devotion paid off. When the results were announced in January,

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felt really nice to be recognised for our efforts. It meant a lot.”

There were many who didn’t expect him and his brother to succeed, he says – so proving everyone wrong makes the award even sweeter.

The twins’ mother, Aneesa, and their elder brother, Waseem, whom she killed before shooting the twins and turning the gun on herself. It’s believed she became depressed due to financial troubles after the death of their father.

both boys discovered they’d achieved matric exemption.

And that’s not all – at the annual Western Cape National Matric Certificate awards ceremony, the plucky twins from Bernadino Heights in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, were honoured with special awards for the resilience they’d displayed in the face of hardship.

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HE brothers’ lives changed forever one tragic Saturday morning in January 2017.

Their mother, Aneesa (43), first shot and killed their elder brother, Waseem (21), then turned the gun on her twins, who were just 14 at the time.

“I woke up in the early hours because I heard a loud bang,” Yaqoob recalls. “The next thing I remember is someone walking towards me.”

At the time he didn’t realise it was his mother or that the noise he’d heard was her shooting Waseem.

Yusuf slept through the commotion.

He woke up only after experiencing a stabbing pain in his head. Then he blacked out.

“She shot Yusuf then turned to shoot me,” Yaqoob says.

After a bullet hit him in the hand he lay still, pretending to be dead.

The house went quiet for a while.

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When Yaqoob sneaked down to the lounge he found his mother there.

“I saw her shoot herself,” he says.

Despite the harrowing circumstances, he managed to remain calm.

“I wasn’t panicking. All I knew was I had to get away from there with Yusuf.”

Carrying his brother, he ran to a neighbour’s house to call for help.

Yusuf spent two months in Tygerberg Hospital in Bellville. During the first week he was in a medically induced coma and after five brain surgeries he needed regular physiotherapy to help him walk again.

“It was tough because I was alone every day,” Yusuf recalls.

“My brother and friends visited at night, but I always felt lonely after they left again.”

The optic nerve of his left eye is damaged, which has impaired his peripheral vision.

Yaqoob also carries scars from the traumatic shooting. The nerves in his left hand are damaged and although he could’ve had surgery to correct it he elected not to do so.

“I was too scared,” he says shyly. “But it’s okay that I have a slightly weird finger.

It’s who I am now.”

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OST of the memories from their childhood before the incident are happy ones.

“We played games a lot and got up to mischief,” Yaqoob jokes.

Yusuf adds there was rarely an activity they didn’t do together.

“When I decided I was going to play cricket he did it with me. We were bad at it but we played it,” Yusuf says.

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The boys with their aunt Zubeida de Villiers, who moved into the family home and became their legal guardian in 2017.

de Villiers moved into the family home and has been their legal guardian ever since.

Aneesa is believed to have had financial troubles after th Ameen, died two years previously following a long battle with brain cancer.

The stress and responsibility of being a single mother caused her to spiral into depression.

After the family shooting it took the twins time to deal with the trauma – and each had his own way of coping.

Yusuf turned to a psychologist, whom he saw twice a day while in hospital.

“It helped me,” he says. “It even got to the point where we weren’t talking about that. We were playing games and talking about other random stuff.”

Yaqoob, on the other hand, drew comfort from friends and family.

“For me, speaking to a psychologist didn’t work. I didn’t see the need to speak to someone I didn’t know. I had friends and the people I was staying with who were there for me. That was better.”

Preparing for the matric exams was tough, Yusuf says.

“I couldn’t really work in class because of my vision impairment,” he says. “I had to download PDFs of the work and use that to study because I couldn’t focus on the board in class.”

Bernadino Heights High School made s ecial arrangements for suf, such as enlarging his estion papers and alloting him more time and meone to help him write.

But it was Yaqoob who pported his brother the ost.

For two hours every day qoob helped Yusuf, who as impaired vision after e shooting, to study for is exams by reading to im. Both got matric exmption and will study at he University of the estern Cape this year.

he’d read Yusuf ’s notes to him to help him study.

It wasn’t always easy, they say with a laugh.

“He had geography and I had IT,” Yaqoob explains. “So I had no idea what I was reading but I knew he’d understand it.”

They weren’t the slightest bit nervous the night before the results were released – after all, they knew they’d put in the hard work.

Yaqoob bagged two distinctions, one in Afrikaans and the other in information technology. Like his brother, he’s proud he didn’t allow what happened to them to get him down.

Both have been accepted at the University of the Western Cape. Yusuf was due to enrol to study psychology while Yaqoob will complete a BSc in physiotherapy.

Last year they were told their school had nominated them for the ministerial award – but discovering they’d won and would meet Western Cape Premier Alan Winde came as a complete surprise.

“We only found out a day before the awards ceremony,” Yaqoob says.

They each received a certificate, a badge, a cellphone and R10 000 towards their tertiary studies.

“We were around smart people!”

Yaqoob says with a grin. “It felt special to be recognised for something we had to do anyway, which was pass matric.”

The teens say their ordeal has taught them lessons they’ll carry with them for the rest of their lives.

“You shouldn’t let your past hold you back. You should always look forward,” Yusuf says wisely.

Yaqoob interjects with some of his own pearls of wisdom.

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SO LONG, BLACK MAMBA

Larger than life and bigger than basketball – fans mourn Kobe Bryant’s tragic death. We l at the icon’s life and legacy COMPILED BY DENNIS CAVER

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E REGULARLY travelled by helicopter to avoid the terrible Los Angeles traffic. Sitting in the oftengridlocked roads took too much of a toll on his body and he avoided it whenever he could.

Basketball icon Kobe Bryant is unlikely to have thought of getting into his private helicopter on 26 January as anything special. But in the end that trip took the ultimate toll when it crashed, killing all nine on board, including Kobe and one of his daughters, Gianna (13).

Kobe (41) had been one of the fiercest, most relentlessly competitive athletes in the world. The powerhouse former basketball player was an NBA All-Star, an Olympian, a business mogul and even took home an Academy Award for a short film he’d made about the game he loved so much.

He was also a husband to Vanessa Bryant and father to their four girls, Natalia (17), Gianna, Bianka (3) and Capri (seven months).

Tributes poured in thick and fast after news of the crash broke. Kobe and

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Gianna were travelling to her team’s basketball practice at the Mamba Sports Academy in Los Angeles, which he owned.

Initial reports indicate the helicopter was flying through thick fog and poor visibility led it to crash into a hillside near Calabasas, California.

The other occupants in the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter were Alyssa Altobelli, one of Gianna’s basketball teammates, her parents Keri and John Altobelli, teammate Payton Chester and her mother Sarah Chester, basketball coach Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan.

Kobe, who spent his 20-year basketball career with the Los Angeles Lakers, was coach of Gianna’s high school basketball team. It was one of his proudest postretirement achievements.

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HE overwhelming emotions that followed news of Kobe’s death were grief and disbelief.

But there were many critics who shared links to stories about the rape allegations he faced in 2003.

A 19-year-old receptionist at the Lodge

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed when their helicopter crashed near Los Angeles.

& Spa at Cordillera in Colorado laid a rape charge against Kobe, but he maintained the encounter was consensual.

The case never went to trial after the young woman decided she didn’t want to testify, and the charges were dropped.

A 2005 civil case was settled out of court.

In 2018 it became news again after Kobe won an Oscar for the animated short film, Dear Basketball, which he wrote and narrated. More than 17 000 people signed a petition asking the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to rescind it.

After the charges were dropped in 2004, Kobe issued an apology through his attorney. “Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognise now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did,” he said at the time.

“After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.”

He apologised to his wife, Vanessa, and famously bought her a $4 million (then R26m) purple diamond ring.

LEFT: Kobe coaches Gianna during a game at the Mamba Sports Academy a day before their tragic death.

RIGHT: Kobe with his wife, Vanessa, and daughters (from left) Gianna, Bianka and Natalia in 2017 when the Lakers retired his jerseys.

The site of the crash where Kobe, Gianna and seven others perished.

The helicopter was flying in thick fog when it went down in Calabasas, California.

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The allegation cost him sponsorship deals with McDonald’s and CocaCola, and sales of his Lakers jersey plummeted.

It had a profound effect on Kobe and he started to call himself Black Mamba, which he said was inspired by watching the film Kill Bill: Volume 2.

Nike, the only sponsor not to ditch him, launched a snake-inspired logo and signature Black Mamba sneakers.

But his attitude on the court also changed. He started to swear, mocked his teammates, cursed at Lakers staff and refused to pass the ball during play.

In 2011 he was fined $100 000 (then R660 000) for shouting a homophobic slur at a referee, for which he later apologised.

In one interview he explained some of his reinvention following the rape allegations. “I said, ‘You know what? I’m just going to be me.’ F**k it. If I don’t like a question from a reporter, I’m going to say it. If they ask me a question about this thing [the rape allegation], I’m just going to tell them the truth.”

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NYTHING Kobe did was bound to make headlines, whether good or bad.

He started to play professionally at age 17, fresh out of high school.

The son of former NBA player Joe Bry-

ant signed a $3,5m (then about R12,6m) contract with the Lakers in 1996.

He was on the cover of Forbes magazine in 2000 at the age of 21, thanks to a six-year, $71m (then about R590m) playing contract and sponsorship deals with Adidas, Mattel, Sprite, Spalding and Giorgio Armani.

His interests in business began in 2013 when he co-founded the venture capital firm Bryant Stibel with web.com founder Jeff Stibel. The firm has more than $2 billion (R29bn) in assets, with investments in technology, media and data companies.

Kobe also made millions of dollars on his investment in sports drink Bodyarmor, which is partly owned by Coca-Cola.

It was around this time he launched a lawsuit against his mom, Pamela, when she tried to auction his childhood items.

Their relationship was already fraught with tension because Joe and Pamela disapproved of Kobe’s marriage to Vanessa in 2001. They reportedly made peace when Kobe’s first daughter was born.

His relationship with Vanessa was also sometimes rocky. She filed for divorce in 2011 but they reconciled later that year.

Two months ago he shared an image on Instagram with the caption, “On this day 20 years ago I met my best friend, my

Queen @vanessabryant. I decided to take her on a date to Disneyland tonight to celebrate old school style (pre 4princesses). I love you my Mamacita per sempre.”

Kobe, who retired in 2016, looked forward to a bright future. That year he founded Granity Studios, a media company which focuses on storytelling around sports. Granity produced Dear Basketball and published Kobe’s autobiography, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play, as well as young adult and children’s books.

And, of course, he was focused on coaching Gianna’s team. Their last moments were spent in that helicopter on their way to the game they loved.

Kobe never saw the mode of transport as flashy. As JR Moehringer wrote in GQ magazine in 2010, “It’s a nice dash of glitz, a touch of showbiz that goes well with the Hollywood sign in the hazy distance.

“But sexy as it might seem, [he] says the helicopter is just another tool for maintaining his body. It’s no different than his weights or his whirlpool tubs or his custom-made Nikes.

“Given his broken finger, his fragile knees, his sore back and achy feet, not to mention his chronic agita (heartburn), Bryant can’t sit in a car for two hours.”

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POPPIE HITS THE BIG SCREEN The well-known book has now been turned into a movie. YOU talks to the actresses who play Poppie Nongena and her mom, Lenah BY PIETER VAN ZYL & BONOLO SEKUDU

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HE book has been translated into 13 languages and was turned into a play that earned standing ovations night after night during its year-long run on Broadway in New York. Now it’s being br silver screen – and it tells is as relevant as it was when it rived on the scen 42 years ago.

Poppie Nongena, which has been raking in awards on the festival circuit, is based on the true story of a domestic worker in apartheid South Africa – woman whose lif ripped apart by the laws that defined t In present-day S thousands of mothers and grandmothers still spend their days cooking and cleaning in other people’s homes and caring for children who aren’t their own.

And often employers are oblivious to the daily challenges the women they rely on so much have to endure.

But pointing fingers and inciting ill will isn’t the message of Poppie’s story, says veteran actress Nomsa Nene, who played the title character in the play version of Elsa Joubert’s landmark book, Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena).

Now she plays Poppie’s mom, Lenah, with actress Clementine Mosimane portraying the lead character.

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LEFT: Clementine Mosimane bagged the best actress award at the Silwerskerm Film Festival in August for her role as Poppie (ABOVE).

the Poppies and ‘madams’ com e together in rder to get to ow and unrstand each e r b e tt e r,” says. uld be a conween women, as it is in the book, between Poppie and [her employer] Mrs Swanepoel.”

Clementine says she’s honoured to play the role. “It took deep emotion to truly understand what our mothers and grannies had to go through,” the actress says.

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HE book is based on the true stor y of Ntombizodumo Eunice Ntsatha, who worked for Elsa. Her childhood nickname was Poppie – or “little doll” in Afrikaans.

Although Elsa, who was editor of YOU’s sister magazine Huisgenoot in the 1940s, shared the royalties from the book with Poppie, the former domestic work-

er remained hidden behind the pseudonym Poppie Nongena until 2009, when Joubert’s second biography, Reisiger (Traveller), was published.

In Elsa’s hit book, Poppie grows up in Upington in the Northern Cape, a Xhosa-born, Afrikaans-speaking girl who married at age 16.

She moves to Cape Town where she and her husband, Stone Nongena, settle in Nyanga. When the Group Areas Act is enforced in the 1960s, Poppie and her children are ordered to relocate to Ciskei, a “Bantustan” homeland where her husband, a boilerman, was born.

But Poppie refuses to budge. She spends a decade resisting the apartheid laws, winning limited extensions to her permit allowing her and her children to remain, until she’s forced to “resettle” in a remote township in the Eastern Cape.

Poppie couldn’t raise her own children “because she had to raise other people’s children,” Clementine says.

“Her children feel the neglect. Poppie also carries other burdens and struggles apart from taking care of her employer’s home, the cleaning and ironing. She has a family of her own, and a sick husband.”

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RIGHT: Nomsa Nene plays Poppie’s mom, Lenah. She was the star of the original theatre production.

BELOW: Clementine and Rolanda Marais as Magriet, Poppie’s boss’ sister.

Clementine hopes the movie will help domestic workers and their employers get to know one another better.

Clementine is at the heart of the film, says Christiaan Olwagen, the movie’s director and co-screenwriter. “The script was the bones until Clementine came in and gave it a beating heart,” he told Carte Blanche.

Clementine’s grandmother was a domestic worker who “struggled to put food on the table because of the government’s oppressive laws,” the actress says.

“It’s painful to think about it. She and other domestic workers lived and worked in the same South Africa, but weren’t treated fairly because of the colour of their skin.

“Elsa’s book is a celebration of strong women and how we can be even stronger together. She was brave enough to write with such compassion about a woman of a different race.”

Clementine’s late parents, Sophie Tema and Moroe Mosimane, were journalists at the newspaper The World, which was banned by the apartheid government.

“Through my parents I learned a lot about what was really going on in the country,” she recalls.

“They supported me in everything and

ABOVE: Clementine with on-screen daughter Thandi, played by Letlotlo Zimkhitha Mohlabeng, and son Weekend, played byThembalethu Ntuli.

BELOW: The movie explores how Poppie feels about spending more time with her employer’s daughter Chrissie Swanepoel (played by Kathryn Visser) than her own kids.

would have been very proud to see me in this movie.

“My mother proved to me that a black woman can be anything, from a journalist to a doctor. But most black women still probably work in kitchens.”

The film and the book on which it’s based “are as relevant now, as in the 1970s,” she adds.

“I believe everything happens for a reason. These hardships remind us that we, as human beings, can’t live consumed by hatred and never forgiving others.

“We need to remember that forgiveness is an individual thing. It’s not a mob thing.”

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OMSA chuckles as she recalls auditioning for the role of Poppie 35 years ago.

“I was working part-time as a sales lady at Foschini and I remember going to the audition during my lunch hour,” she says.

She had rushed to the Market Theatre in Johannesburg to try her luck and was thrilled when she got the call a few days later saying she’d be the play’s lead – and become the first black woman in South

Africa to perform in Afrikaans on stage.

She didn’t realise at the time that the play would resonate around South Africa and the world, mirroring the lives of countless women such as Poppie.

“I was involved in protest theatre too, as it was a way for me and other artists to fight for our rights. I was proud to be performing Poppie’s story and saying, ‘Hear me out, hear us, we can’t live like this’.”

Her grandmother, coincidentally also named Lenah, was a domestic worker who inspired her portrayal of Poppie.

“I couldn’t separate myself from the story. It was what I’d lived through.”

“If the film can draw attention to the domestic worker who works in your home, it has succeeded in its purpose.

There are still workers who are being exploited, who aren’t paid what they’re worth.

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African cinemas now.

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These primates put their enormous ears to good use by cupping them around branches while tapping their fingers against the wood. In this way they’re able to hear where the hollow sections are.

They use their teeth to gnaw holes into the bark. They’re then able to pierce grubs and insects with their hook-like nails and drag them out to eat.

Found in Madagascar Fun fact There’s an old superstition that if an aye-aye points at you with its long middle finger, you’ll die.

FACE E o a ther could love – might be your reaction when you see these creatures.

But for one woman, they are nothing short of dropdead gorgeous.

Sami Bayly, an awardwinning Australian writer, ecologist and natural history illustrator, recently launched a collection of portraits of the world’s weirdest animals, which she describes as “a celebration of the beauty in ‘ugliness’.”

“The attributes we see as ‘ugly’ almost alwa nction that the animals have ada d d over many

THE BEAUTY IN THE BEASTS These animals drew the short straw wheen n it came to looks but illustrator Sam mi Bayyly thinks they’re just gorgeous COMPILED BY SANDY COOOK years to assist them with survival,” Sami (23) writes in her book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals.

“Most people spend their lives avoiding being associated with anything regarded as ‘ugly’; I find myself being drawn towards them. And drawing them,” she wrote in Britain’s The Guard-

ian newspaper.

“I hope my book will introduce others to a broader range of species – and help us care about them, regardless of how they look.”

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HAIRLESS CHINESE CRESTED DOG

This is one of the most popular breeds to enter the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest and often wins. Hair grows only on parts of its face, feet and tail. There’s an established link between hairless breeds of dog and poor tooth longevity, so the hairless Chinese crested dog often has odd gappy teeth.

Found in Many countries around the world.

Fun facts Because they have no hair on most of their bodies, they can be prone to skin conditions. Getting blackheads is one of them.

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

North America’s biggest bird has a featherless head, which shows off its wrinkly pink skin. But this adaptation saves it from having to clean its feathers after a messy meal, which is useful as it spends most of its day feeding and preening.

Found on The southwest and west coasts of America.

Fun facts California condors consume so much food in a sitting that they’re unable to take flight for a few hours afterwards. They’ve been recorded to live for 60 years.

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SURINAM TOAD HAMMER-HEADED FRUIT BAT

The purpose of the male’s enormous snout is to generate loud honking sounds that help it attract females.

Found in Equatorial Africa Fun facts A group of hammerheaded fruit bats is called a cloud. In rare cases, the bat has been known to attack chickens, hunting them for meat and drinking their blood.

These bizarre toads have developed an incredible trait: the ability to grow and hatch babies on their backs, which means they can protect their eggs from predators. During mating, eggs are implanted in the female’s back and afterwards she grows a layer of skin over them. Tiny toads emerge from her back after 12-20 weeks.

Found in Streams and rivers throughout South America, particularly in the Amazon River basin.

Fun fact Babies that emerge from a female’s back aren’t tadpoles. They’re mini adults and are fully independent.

NAKED MOLE RAT

This creature has evolved so that its teeth are outside its mouth, which allows it to dig without swallowing dirt. Loose skin helps naked mole rats pass one another in narrow tunnels without getting stuck. Although they’re “naked” they have no sensitivity in their skin, so they don’t feel pain.

Found in East Africa’s tropical grasslands.

Fun facts They can survive without air for up to 18 minutes and can run just as fast backwards as forwards.

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BLOBFISH

This fish, which was discovered only in 2003, has evolved to survive under immense water pressure. It has little need for muscles or bones, as the depths where it lives can be 120 times the pressure at sea level.

Found in The deep, deep waters of Australia and New Zealand.

Fun facts It was voted the world’s ugliest animal in 2013 by the Ugly g y Animal Preservation Society. y Its home is 2,5 times deeper p than most submarines can reach.

PROBOSCIS MONKEY

Animal experts believe there’s a direct correlation between the size of a male’s nose and his attractiveness to females. Males are also believed to use their snouts to make loud noises that call potential females – while warning other males to stay away.

Found on The island of Borneo and the three nations that divide the island – Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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HE’S the twinkly-eyed queen of the small screen, the dimpled grand dame of Hollywood and the last Golden Girl standing.

And Betty White isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The beloved actress has just celebrated her 98th birthday – but not for her a quiet tea party with a couple of sweet old dears.

When you’re the oldest working actress in Tinseltown and one of the most highly respected stars of all time, people take note. And Betty’s big day was marked with an eruption of messages and memes and an outpouring of love.

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, with whom she starred in the 2014 movie The Proposal, even serenaded her with a special birthday song.

The actors sang their parts separately to the camera, and Ryan then merged the clips to create a touching and hilarious tribute to the nonagenarian superstar.

Sandra (55) ended with, “From Sandy, who loves you more than Ryan.” To which he replied, “What did Sandy ever do for you? Did she ever show up and handdeliver flowers to you wearing nothing but black socks and a dozen gold bracelets, just like you requested? Doubt it.”

Betty was no doubt delighted. She’s the epitome of the age-is-nothing-but-anumber adage. “I’m 92 and I can still

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FOREVER GOLDEN She’s just turned 98 but sparkling Betty White is as spirited as she was when she played ditsy Rose in The Golden Girls COMPILED BY SANDY COOK steal yo’ man,” she tweeted in 2014. Followed by, “Who cares about age when you still have your beauty?”

Many older people are reluctant to jump on the social media bandwagon but not Betty – she has 1,4 million Instagram followers and 1,39 million Twitter fans to her name.

Nothing much seems to get her down – not even recurring rumours of her death, which popped up in 2014, 2015 and again last year. “Tell them there’s no need to get impatient,” she quipped the last time. “I’m hurrying as best I can.”

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EHIND Betty’s sweetheart smile is a steely determination to succeed, and it’s stood her in good stead.

Over the years she’s won seven Emmy awards, a Gram-

my and two Screen Actors Guild awards.

She was named honorary mayor of Hollywood in 1955 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And in 2015 she was honoured with a Daytime Emmy lifetime achievement award.

Yet retirement has never been on the cards for Betty. In 2010 she appeared on Saturday Night Live after a Facebook group campaigned for her to host the wildly popular and irreverent American late-night comedy show. Her episode won rave reviews, earned her an Emmy and recorded the highest ratings in 18 months.

In 2014 she earned an Emmy nod for her prank show Betty White’s Off Their Rocker.

She’s worked in showbiz for eight decades and has the longest TV career of any female entertainer in history – a feat that’s earned her a place in Guinness

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ABOVE LEFT: Betty as a young actress. ABOVE RIGHT: Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. RIGHT: Over the years she’s won seven Emmys and received a lifetime achievement award.

World Records.

South Africans first fell for her as the “neighbourhood nymphomaniac” in the Mary Tyler Moore Show but it was as the deeply dippy Rose Nylund in the cult TV series The Golden Girls that she wormed her way forever into our hearts.

Betty originally auditioned for the role of Blanche du Bois, the sex-mad one of the Golden Girls quartet, but the part went to raunchy Rue McClanahan and Betty went on to immortalise wide-eyed and witless Rose.

Betty, who was born in Illinois but moved to California as a young girl, can’t remember the name of the 1939 show in which she made her screen debut but she can recall wearing her high school graduation dress and dancing the Merry Widow waltz.

Her first standout role was in 1955 in the sitcom Life with Elizabeth, in which she played an animal-loving optimist – a role she says was more likee the h reall Betty than any other she’s playeed.

She’s a passionate animal-lover and believes she would’ve beeen a zookeeper if she hadn’t becom me an actress. Her social media ac-counts are filled with animal videos, she makes a point of visiting zoos wherever she travels and supports various animal rights groups.

She even turned down a role

as Helen Hunt’s mother in the Oscarwinning movie As Good as It Gets because Jack Nicholson’s character chucks a small dog down the trash chute of an apartment building. The director refused to cut the scene, and cast Shirley Knight in the role instead.

When it comes to love, Betty has had three husbands: her first marriage lasted less than a year and the second just two years. But she lost her heart to actor and game-show host Allen Ludden, whom she met when she was a regular on the game show Password.

They were married for 19 years until Allen’s death of stomach cancer in 1981.

“I miss having someone to hold,” Betty said after he died. “But if you’ve had the best, who needs the rest?”

Asked how she felt about losing the love of her life, she said, “There’s no formula. Keep busy with your work and your life. You can’t become a profession-

O, WHAT’S the key to her longevity – a vegan diet and green tea? Not a chance. Vodka and hot dogs “probably in that order” are more up her alley, she cheerfully admits.

And her tips for a long life? “Enjoy life.

Accentuate the positive. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than say, ‘Hey, that was great!’ It’s not hard to find great stuff if you look.”

Any regrets? Yes, one big one – and it involves a man. Entertainment Weekly once asked her, “Is there one thing out there that Betty White still wants to do?”

“Robert Redford,” she shot back, deadpan.

She’s a huge fan of the actor, who’s 14 years her junior – although she says if they ever do get to meet she’ll probably be so embarrassed she won’t know what to do with herself.

Betty has bid farewell to all her fellow Golden Girls: Estelle Getty (Sophia) died in 2008, Bea Arthur (Dorothy) in 2009 and Rue in 2010. But the memories and the reruns live on, as do collections of some of the girls’ best lines.

Take this gem: Rose: Gee, Sophia! You’re awfully cranky today.

Sophia: Well, forgive me. But my arthritis is acting up. And I realised today I haven’t showered with a man in 22 years!

Dorothy: Ma, Pop’s been dead 27 years.

Sophia: What’s your point?

Dorothy: Ma, what are you saying?

Rose: Isn’t it obvious, Dorothy? She showered with a dead man for five years.

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Charlize Theron has been hailed for her portrayal of former Fox News broadcaster Megyn Kelly (FAR LEFT).

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HE was just j t starting t ti outt in i Hollywood – a naive young actress from SA – when a famous director asked her to audition at his house. Arriving at his mansion, she found him in his pyjamas and as he groped her leg he left her in no doubt about what he really expected from the meeting.

Charlize Theron made her apologies and left. Sitting in her car, she wondered how things could have gone so horribly wrong. Was she somehow to blame? Had she sent the guy mixed messages?

Years later she realised she’d experienced a classic case of sexual harassment – and Charlize (44) is outspoken on the issue that led to the downfall of moguls such as Harvey Weinstein and sparked the global #MeToo movement.

Now the Benoni-born beauty is tackling the topic in her acclaimed new film, Bombshell. Based on real-life events, it exposes the culture of sexual harassment in the slick corridors of top conservative TV news channel Fox News during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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lize says. “It pushes a lot of emotion out of you when you watch it.”

She plays Megyn Kelly, the show’s queen bee news anchor who teams up with fellow newscaster Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) and newbie Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie) to blow the whistle on their sex-pest boss, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes (John Lithgow).

Thanks to their efforts the TV titan – who in one scene makes an employee lift her skirt in his office to show him her underwear – was fired in 2016.

The movie has been winning rave reviews and earned Oscar nominations for Charlize (best actress) and Margot (best supporting actress).

As one critic put it, Charlize’s performance as the fiercely ambitious Megyn is “gobsmackingly good” and “Oscar worthy” – and Charlize was delighted when she was nominated for a little golden statuette.

“Holy shit,” she tweeted. “I’m floored.

Thank you @TheAcademy.”

Still, she isn’t allowing herself to get her hopes up. “Look, it’s been a thrilling couple of weeks,” she told TV talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel. “I was nominated for a Golden Globe, I was nominated for a Critics’ Choice, but I didn’t win.”

Her kids, Jackson (7) and August (4), were very disappointed, she added.

“Their reaction was a mixture of super sad and also kind of angry.”

Win or lose, though, she’s received the most important nod of all: from Megyn Kelly herself. The 49-year-old, who has worked in recent years as a talk-show host and an NBC News correspondent, watched the movie with several of her Fox News co-workers.

“It was an incredibly moving experience,” she says.

Bombshell is one of her career highlights, Charlize says. “This movie really is important. I believe that in every part of my body. We should be able to go to work

in a world where we’re not threatened, we’re not power-played, we’re not sexually harassed while we try to provide for our families and ourselves,” she says.

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Two colleagues, played by Nicole Kidman (middle) and Margot Robbie (right), help Charlize’s character expose sexual harassment at Fox News.

According to Charlize, “there should be an Oscar category for dialect coaches because it’s not an easy thing for me.”

Perfecting how Megyn spoke took her a very long time. Ultimately it was her dog, Berkley, that gave her the final seal of approval. “He’s kind of like my dog husband . . . where I am, that’s where he is.”

But after sitting with her “for hundreds of hours” as she tried to get the sound right, he lost interest. “And so I got a bit panicked. I was like, ‘I don’t think this is gonna happen’,” Charlize says.

“And then I did this monologue and I gave it a real shot and out of nowhere Berkley, who’s been asleep for like six weeks, gave me this surprised look like, ‘Why are you sounding like that? You’re not my mom’. That’s when I knew.”

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Last year she told Glamour magazine she never wanted to get married – although she did follow that up later with the statement that “somebody just needs to grow a pair and step up”.

“I’ve been single for 10 years,” she declared. “I’m shockingly available.”

LEFT: Charlize with John Lithgow who plays Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. BELOW: The real Roger Ailes.

There were the recent Brad Pitt romance whispers (see page 11) but nothing much came of that.

Her career, however, continues to soar.

She was recently honoured with the career achievement award at the annual Hollywood Film Awards and she has more than 40 movie credits and counting to her name.

“I’m not going anywhere – sorry, guys,” she says. “I’ve only begun.”

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SCREEN CHAMELEON Charlize has undergone a few amazing transformations over the years.

Monster (2003) For her Oscar-winning role as real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos, she gained almost 15kg, had her hair thinned and her eyebrows shaved and bleached.

Aeon Flux (2005) She ditched her signature blonde hair for an asymmetrical, short, jet-black hairdo to play an action heroine.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Her role as fierce Imperator Furiosa saw her shaving her head and sporting a 5kg mechanical arm.

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HILE she’s not one to shy away from gritty roles, Charlize says she had some reservations about playing Megyn.

The outspoken broadcaster sparked controversy with comments she made in recent years, particularly about race – such as insisting Santa Claus and Jesus are white and expressing the view that it’s okay for white people to paint their faces black at Halloween if they’re dressing up as black characters.

“I was conflicted about playing her,” Charlize told W Magazine. “I personally felt uncomfortable with some of the stuff she’s said. But ultimately I understood her strength and ambition.

Thanks to the cast’s many makeovers, Bombshell also has an Oscar nomination for best makeup and hairstyling.

The fact that Charlize looks so much like Megyn is thanks to the wizardry of makeup artist Kazu Hiro. He made her eyelids look heavier, gave her a square jaw and inserted nose plugs to make her nostrils bigger. She also had to wear dark contact lenses.

The whole process took three hours every day but Charlize was a trooper, he says – and viewers have been blown away by the transformation.

“It’s so authentic, so on point, it’s unnerving,” says Terri White, editor of Empire magazine.

“You don’t see Theron at all,” Rolling Stone magazine’s Peter Travers agrees.

“Through voice, posture, wardrobe and genius prosthetic makeup, she is Kelly.”

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He’s shared the stage with the likes of The Parlotones and Desmond & the Tutus – and this month WERNER BEKKER (25) is part of the opening line-up for Norwegian band A-ha at their Cape Town and Johannesburg show on 15 February.

The singer-songwriter will perform his acoustic-driven single Withdrawal, which explores the emotions around giving up something you know isn’t good for you.

“Whether it’s smoking, drinking, eating or whatever you do to take the edge off,” he explains. “When we lose this coping mechanism we tend to take our frustration out on the ones we love.”

We caught up with Werner to find out more about the muso.

What or who has had the biggest influence on your music?

My dad had a huge impact on the music I listen to. He was a singersongwriter himself and I discovered almost all my influences through the music he played when I was growing up.

What song do you have on repeat?

In Meinem Bett by [German rock band] AnnenMayKantereit.

Your new single is called Withdrawal. What do you crave?

Meaningful conversations over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.

Which famous person would you like to share a meal with?

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– he seems like a hilarious human and I’d love to pick his brain.

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

Curse at our cats who wake us up without fail at 5.30am every morning by pushing anything and everything off all the surfaces in the bedroom.

When did you realise that music is what you wanted to do?

I think I knew from a young age that it was my calling. It wasn’t so much a realisation – more an ingrained need to create.

Which local artist would you most like to collaborate with?

Jacques Moolman. We’ve been jamming together recently and have been chatting on and off about collaborating, so hopefully we can get into the studio this year.

Werner is part of the opening line-up for Norwegian band A-ha’s concert in Jozi.

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One look at this photo of a young LEE-ANN LIEBENBERG and it’s clear her beautiful daughter GIA is the spitting image of her mom! We wouldn’t be surprised if the nine-yearold follows in her model mom’s footsteps one day.

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Is that yellow potion the secret to TANIT PHOENIX’s glowing skin? It’s called golden milk and is made with almond milk and turmeric. The Spud 2: The Madness Continues actress shared the recipe on Instagram.

“Magic of turmeric. I want to post about all the delicious anti-ageing, detoxifying and anti-inflammatory drinks and

snacks I enjoy, and hopefully it will give you inspiration to start making your own plant ‘medicine’. Nothing better than knowing that plants can heal and sustain our bodies.”

Tanit (39), her husband, Gringo actor Sharlto Copley (46), and their daughter, Sielle (2), are based in Los Angeles but are on holiday in Cape Town.

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A FEW OF HER FAVOURITE THINGS One of the things she loves is city views at night, and now that SASHA-LEE OLIVIER (26) has officially taken over the Miss SA crown from Miss Universe Zozi Tunzi, she has a magnificent view of Johannesburg from her new Sandton flat. We caught up with Sasha-Lee and asked her to let us in on a few of her favourites.

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ABOVE: Sasha-Lee has officially taken over the Miss South Africa crown. RIGHT: She’s not only a beauty but also a fitness fanatic.

FAR RIGHT: Out and about in London where she represented SA in the 2019 Miss World pageant.

She enjoys fishing and loves nothing more than quiet time with a rod and reel.

ABOVE and RIGHT: Long-time partners Marvin Orie and Petrush hce Steenkamp are look king forward to welcom ming their first child. LEFT: Marvin visited Anfield stadium, hom me to English soccer team t Liverpool, last yeaar.

He recently visited Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, and said it was the e “best day of my life so far” – butt we reckon the day his son is born will trump that!

And Lions lock MARVIN ORIE doesn’t have long to wait – he and partner PETRUSHCE P STEENKAMP (both 26) are expecting their firrst baby in May. The e couple are thrilled to be staarting a family and are lookin ng forward to their son’s arrivaal.

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Miley’s revenge Despite the Don’t Call Me Angel singer’s efforts to flaunt her relationship with Cody, an Australian musician, actor and model, an insider insists that she hasn’t responded well to news of Liam’s new romance.

“They haven’t spoken in quite some time. She’s not checking in on him with mutual friends as she doesn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable,” says the friend.

“But deep down inside she still loves him.

“This very public romance with Cody and constant ‘look-at-me’ behaviour is all designed to push Liam’s buttons.”

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But while the Independence Day: Resurgence star and his Australian model girlfriend were the picture of sun-kissed happiness in Byron Bay, Australia – Miley (27) appeared rather pensive as she cuddled up to her beau, CODY SIMPSON (23), on Malibu’s Zuma Beach.

‘This public romance with Cody is all designed to push Liam’s buttons’ – AN INSIDER

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Schumi ‘very different’ today IT’S been six years since Formula One legend MICHAEL SCHUMACHER suffered a near-fatal accident while skiing in the French Alps.

After undergoing two operations and months of rehab treatment, the seven-time world champ was finally allowed to return to his home in Geneva, Switzerland. But since then updates about his condition have been few and far between.

His wife, CORINNA (50), has consistently remained tight-lipped over the state of her husband’s health and what, if any, progress he’s made since his injury which initially resulted in him being placed in a medically induced coma. In a rare public statement last year, Corinna gave hope to devoted fans by posting a message online saying, “Big things start with small steps.”

But leading neurosurgeon Nicola Acciari recently warned fans not to get their hopes up, explaining that the 51-yearold German star would probably be unrecognisable.

“We must imagine a person very different from the one we remember on the track, with a very altered and deteriorated organic, muscular and skeletal structure as a result of the brain trauma he suffered.”

Michael Schumacher was skiing in the French Alps with h his son, MICK hen he fell and hit (then 14), in 2013 wh his head on a rock. Luckily the racing legend was wearing a ski helmet, which saved his life. He was airlifted to hospital and unde erwent two maajor operations.

‘We must imagine a person very different from the one we remember’ – NEUROSURGEON NICOLA ACCIARI

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SHE’S usually guarded about her private life but as a film crew followed her to shoot Miss Americana, a new Netflix documentary about her career, TAYLOR SWIFT (30) didn’t hold back.

Much to the delight of her fans the pop star finally touched on her uber-private romance with British actor Joe Alwyn (28), admitting she was attracted to him because of his “wonderful, normal, balanced kind of life”.

The Lover songbird also admitted to battling an eating disorder as a result of life in the spotlight.

“It’s only happened a few times, but sometimes I’ll see a picture of me where I feel like I looked like my tummy was too big and that’ll trigger me to just starve a little bit – just stop eating.”

But perhaps her biggest revelation was that her mother, ANDREA SWIFT (62), is battling cancer for a second time and has a brain tumour.

“While she was going through treatment [for cancer], they found a brain tumour and the symptoms of what a person goes through when they have a brain tumour is nothing like what we’ve ever been through with her cancer before. So, it’s just been a really hard time for us as a family.”

‘Everyone loves their mom; everyone’s got an important mom. But for me, she’s really the guiding force’

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E MIGHT be just six years old but England’s PRINCE GEORGE will soon be a TV star in his own right – well, kind of.

Television network HBO has ordered an animated comedy series entitled The Prince, which centres on the British royal family and will be told from the little blueblood’s perspective.

The show is based on American writer and TV producer Gary Janetti’s satirical Instagram account.

Gary creates and shares memes of George “reacting” to British tabloid headlines about his family.

The results are hilarious and with nearly a million Instagram followers, Gary has a solid fan base.

The show features an impressive cast. Janetti himself will be voicing Prince George, while Orlando Bloom will voice Prince Harry, Billions’ Condola Rashad is the voice of Harry’s wife, Meghan, and Tom Hollander voices both Princes Philip and Charles.

ORLANDO BLOOM is one of the stars in the new animated series about the royal family. He’ll be the voice e of Prince Harry.

Robert fights #MeToo claims Acting legend ROBERT DE NIRO’s former assistant isn’t backing down from her gender discrimination claims – but neither is he.

CHASE GRAHAM ROBINSON sued Robert last year for $12 million (R171m), claiming the actor was verbally abusive, made sexually charged comments and subjected her to unwanted physical contact.

But Robert (76) has hit back, stating in court papers that Chase (37) previously threatened to write a memoir exposing his secrets if her demands weren’t met.

The papers, filed in the Manhattan Federal Court in New York, had no further information on what the memoir could contain. But Chase alleged Robert had once made unwanted jokes about his Viagra prescription during her time working for him.

In response to Chase’s claims, Robert and his company, Canal Productions, filed their own $3m (R42,9m) lawsuit against her last year. They claim she “loafed around, ordered takeout, binge-watched Friends while on the clock and stole” from him.

Both cases are still pending.

C CHASE GRAHAM ROBINSON is suing actor R ROBERT DE NIRO, citing gender discriminatio on. She alleges Robert made unwelcome se exual jokes and was verbally abusive.

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It seems SELENA GOMEZ is finally completely comfortable with telling her side of the JUSTIN BIEBER (25) story.

In an interview with Lulu Garcia-Navarro for Weekend Edition Sunday, Selena (27) admits the track Lose You to Love Me was inspired by the Biebs but adds that it’s “not a hateful song”.

“It’s dangerous to stay in a victim mentality,” Selena says. “And I’m not being disrespectful; I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse.”

When asked if she meant emotional abuse, the singer admitted as much.

“As much as I definitely don’t want to spend the rest of my life talking about this. I’m really proud that I can say I feel the strongest I’ve ever felt, and I’ve found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible.”

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Turns out CHANNING TATUM and JENNA DEWAN aren’t the friendly exes everyone thought they were.

A fan recently commented on a picture Channing (39) posted on social media of his girlfriend, JESSIE J (31). The Instagram user said Jenna “looks better” with him but the actor fired back saying there’s “nobody more stunning and beautiful to look at than Jess. And yeah, that includes my ex”.

Shortly afterwards Steve

Kazee, 39-year-old Jenna’s new beau and father of her unborn child, had a word of caution for Channing.

“Watch your mouth,” he said in his Instagram story.

But the former lovebirds, who share a daughter, can play nice when they need to. Channing and Jenna finally settled on a custody agreement over their daughter, Everly (6).

They’ll share joint custody and will only feature her in advertisements on social media with the other party’s consent.

A recent post of Jessie J on Channing’s Instagram profile caused a stir online.

Moving on swiftly

VANESSA HUDGENS is wasting g no time getting on with life following her split from AUSTIN BUTLER (28) after nine years together.

The actress (31) celebrated her newly single status with a sunflower tattoo, inked on the edge of her left breast. She posted a sultry snap of her new tat on Instagram.

Vanessa is reportedly seeing LA Lakers basketball player KYLE KUZMA, who previously dated model Kendall Jenner.

Vanessa and Kyle (24) were spotted enjoying a cosy dinner together. A few days later she was seen sitting courtside at one of his games.

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T’S a relationship that’s come full circle. Actress PAMELA ANDERSON (52) and movie producer JON PETERS (74), who first dated more than 30 years ago, tied the knot in Malibu, California,earlier this month.

Following the low-key nuptials Jon, who recently produced Man of Steel and A Star Is Born, was effusive about his new bride.

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Sh married She i dT Tommy ((now 57), drummer of Mötley Crüe, in February 1995 after knowing him for about four days.

The marriage was marred by instances of domestic violence and ended three years later, although the pair later rekindled their romance in 2008.

They have two sons, Brandon (23) and Dylan (22).

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could have my pick, but for 35 years I’ve only wanted Pamela,” he told The Hollywood Reporter magazine. “She makes me wild in a good way. She inspires me. I protect her and treat her the way she deserves to be treated.”

This is the fifth marriage for both husband and wife. Pam is known for her complicated love-life, but her new husband’s hasn’t exactly been simple either.

Jon’s second marriage – to actress Lesley Ann Warren (73), with whom he has a son,

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Her nex ea liin inee-gr grabbing romance was with another rock star, Kid Rock (now 49), whose real name is Robert J Ritchie. The couple hooked up in 2002, split by 2003 and were back on and married on a yacht in St Tropez by July 2006. They split for good just four months later.

Christopher (51) – broke down in the early ’70s when the then-hairdresser took up with singer and actress Barbra Streisand (77), whom he met on the set of comedy For Pete’s Sake (1974) and dated on-andoff for 12 years.

He made Barbra the godmother of his daughters Caleigh (31) and Skye (30) with his third wife, Christine Forsyth (66) – all three attended his and Pam’s wedding. He has another daughter, Kendyl, with his fourth wife, Mindy Williamson.

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By ep ep em er 2 07 P m mmy was engaged again, this time to professional poker player Rick Salomon (now 51). They wed in October 2007, but four months later she requested the marriage be annulled, citing fraud. The pair reunited and were married again by 2014, eventually splitting a year later.

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with ith the She oo up wi French soccer player in 2017, even going as far as moving to France. She publicly dumped Adil (now 34) two years later, accusing him of cheating on her and alluding in a scathing Instagram post to him being abusive during their relationship.

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GRAMMYS Rapper Lizzo was elegance personified in a white Versace dress and diamonds.

She walked away with three awards including best pop solo performance for Truth Hurts.

Camila Cabello dazzled in Versace. She performed her new track, First Man, which she dedicated to her dad.

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Stars donned their finest designer duds for music’s biggest night held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles Host Alicia Keys paid tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant – who died tragically just hours earlier – with a tearjerking performance with Boyz II Men.

Ella Mai, who was nominated for best R&B album for her selftitled debut, in Armani.

Best album nominee HER stood out in a multicoloured Dsquared² dress.

Model Chrissy Teigen slayed in Yanina Couture while hubby John Legend rocked a two-length suit.

Lil Nas X, who won best music video and best pop duo/group performance for Old Town Road, with Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.

Rosalía – who won best Latin rock, urban or alternative album for her 2018 album El Mal Querer – performed at the event.

Actress Jameela Jamil wowed in Georges Chakra.

She came out to support singer boyfriend James Blake.

Alessandra Ambrosio showed off her supermodel body in Balmain.

Avant-pop star FKA Twigs and R&B legend Usher performed a medley of Prince classics.

Former Grammy winner Dua Lipa in Vivienne Westwood.

Teen Billie Eilish took home the Big Four: album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist.

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Demi Lovato made an emotional return to the stage – the first time since her overdose in 2018.

Queen of pop Ariana Grande ensured all eyes were on her in an oversized Giambattista Valli gown.

FKA Twigs showed off her eccentric style in Ed Marler.

‘I had a great mf time tonight – thank you for everything’ – FIVE-TIME NOMINEE ARIANA GRANDE

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Bebe Rexha in a chic black suit over a sheer crystalencrusted top.

Real-life couple and The Voice coaches Gwen Stefani (in Dolce & Gabbana) and Blake Shelton.

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