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TRAGEDY AND HOPE

My deepest sympathies go to Mrs and Mr Dlamini on the tragic loss of their precious son, Aphelele (YOU, 16 July). It is a miracle that Aphile survived with her injuries. Even though she has a long road of healing ahead of her, I pray this precious...

Madonna makes her Confessions, what to watch on the small screen and via streaming, and immerse yourself in farm and outdoor life programmes

Youtube MADONNA’S Confessions II – The Film is now available on Youtube after it was enthusiastically received at its premiere in June at the 25th Tribeca Festival. It’s an ambitious visual work that lasts more than 10 minutes and unfolds as a...

A Brand New Day for Spider-man, meet Ben Rodrigues, journey through Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and what to watch via streaming

The last time we saw Tom Holland’s Spider-man, aka Peter Parker, was in †‡†‰’s No Way Home. At the end of that movie, Dr Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cast a spell to make the world forget about Peter Parker, which makes the new movie something of a...

The real step count you should aim for, asthma in winter, your pet’s poop problem and finding your inner strength

IN TODAY’S age of smartwatches and fitness trackers it’s hard to go for more than a few hours without taking a peek at your daily step count. Whether it’s the endorphin rush from a celebratory ping to inform you that you’ve hit 10 000 steps, or the...

Princess at her peak

Kate’s kids filled with pride after she nails gruelling mountain challenge

Hearty mince dishes ever yone will love

ONE-PAN CHILLI CON CARNE MEATBALLS SERVES 4 / PREPARATION: 30 MINS / CHILLING: 1 HR / COOKING: 35-40 MINS Tomato meatballs with a chilli kick. MEATBALLS 450-500g lean beef mince 1 small onion, grated 1 carrot, peeled and grated 2 garlic cloves,...

THERE’S NO TOILET PAPER & MY CELLMATE HAS DIARRHOEA

JULY #1021

Milly Alcock is our Supergirl, check out Toy Story 5 on the big screen and catch the latest X-files flick

In cinemas from 26 June Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! And it’s not Superman either. It’s Supergirl. When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-el – also known as Supergirl – reluctantly joins forces with an...

Belt out a Power Ballad with Paul Rudd, FIFA World Cup classics to get you into soccer mode and Steven Spielberg’s latest thriller on the big screen

When Rick (PAUL RUDD), a past-hisprime wedding singer, meets fading boyband star Danny (NICK JONAS) during a gig, the two bond over music during a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his career,...

A SCHOOL FOR THE FUTURE KING

THE COST OF AI

THE POWER & WATER IT TAKES TO FUEL DATA CENTRES

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This is the way with Star Wars, Top Gun turns 40, some evergreen hits and Stanley Tucci’s foodie feast

IN CINEMAS 22 MAY Star Wars returns to the big screen for the first time since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, with this spin-off of the popular Disney+ sci-fi action TV series The Mandalorian, which has had three successful seasons. Here’s what you...

THE TRUMP WHISPERER

FOR THE LOVE OF WORDS

It’s time to sharpen your pencils! The latest edition of our most popular puzzle magazine has hit the shelves. YOU Blockbusters No 42 is a love letter to puzzle enthusiasts who understand that solving clues is more than a hobby – it’s pure happiness.

Some haute stuff from The Devil Wears Prada 2, what to catch on the small screen and streaming highlights

The film picks up 20 years after the events of the first film, Meryl Streep – who plays editor Miranda Priestly – explained on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show. “Andrea (Anne Hathaway, who played Miranda’s assistant in the original) has gone off and...

New Netflix doccie goes inside the turmoil of Lamar Odom’s life

NOBODY thought he’d make it. After being found unconscious in a brothel in Nevada he had 12 strokes, six heart attacks and kidney failure – the result of a near-fatal overdose of drugs. But he survived against all odds, cared for by a woman who barely...

I HAD THE FLU – THEN SUDDENLY I COULDN’T MOVE MY LEGS

APRIL #1010

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Rachel Kolisi’s new memoir plus two new fiction releases

By RACHEL KOLISI with ZIBU SITHOLE Pan Macmillan I’ve always admired Rachel Kolisi, but I came away with even more respect for her after reading her new memoir in which she opens up about her childhood, marriage, faith, being a mother and all the...

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6 THINGS THAT MAKE ANXIETY WORSE AND WHAT TO DO INSTEAD

Lola Young’s new album, Scrubs Season 10, some retro TV hits and what to watch via streaming

She is the artist behind one of 2025’s biggest hits, the brutally honest Messy, about never being good enough for someone whatever you do. It won her a Grammy last month for Best Rock Performance and saw her nominated in the Best Newcomer...

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News from around the world

ACOUPLE from Florida in the US is suing the fertility clinic they used because the baby the woman gave birth to in mid-december is not their biological child. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills have filed a lawsuit against IVF Life Inc. – which operates as...

Dossier of disgrace

PRESIDENTS, ROYALS, TYCOONS: THE LONG LIST OF PEOPLE CAUGHT IN EPSTEIN’S WEB

Page-turning thrillers and a judge’s memoir

BOOKS Two pageturning thrillers, plus a very entertaining legal memoir written by an Eastern Cape judge

Graham Dickason has a new life after the killing of his daughters in New Zealand

IT’S the end of October, one of the most beautiful months in the Western Cape, and nearly 1 000 riders are lining up for the first stage of the Wines2whales cycling race. The route will take them more than 60km from the Benguela Cove estate outside...

9 FOODS THAT LOWER CORTISOL

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Food trends: get set for the sweetcorn explosion and pickle revolution

01 SWEETCORN EXPLOSION This veggie’s versatility and nutritional benefits see it becoming a key ingredient in all sorts of dishes. Don’t be surprised if you come across sweetcorn ice cream, sweetcorn chocolate or even sweetcorn margaritas! 02 THE...

MY TWEETHEART!

Happy ending to the big Mbombela parrot war

THEY’VE SOLD OUT!

THE GREAT WEIGHT DRUG DEBATE Why women feel Oprah, Amy and other body positivity stars have let them down – and the shocking side effects they won’t talk about

Princess Diana entrapped, betrayed, deceived

IT’S been 30 years since she sat opposite a journalist and opened her heart in a way a royal has never done before. The famous “three of us in this marriage” quote, her doubts on whether Charles was fit to become king, her feelings of intense...

THE SURFING, BOXING DO-GOODER WHO ‘EVERYONE LOVES’

K-pop star EJAE’s Golden rise, what to watch on the big and small screens PLUS the ultimate Real Housewives girls’ trip

A year ago, EJAE was unknown, but K-Pop Demon Hunters – in which she voices Rumi – has brought her into the limelight. The Korean-born, US-based singer is no overnight success – she’s been preparing since she was 11 years old and began training to be...

PRINCE OF HEARTS TURNS ON THE CHARM IN RIO

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LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY FOR BOY WITH GIANT FACE TUMOUR

KATY PERRY & JUSTIN TRUDEAU GET HOT & HEAVY!

‘MY LOOSE SKIN DIDN’T MATCH THE BODY UNDERNEATH’

Kids rescued after Amazon plane crash tell their story

WHEN she found herself alone in the Amazon rainforest with her three younger siblings after the plane crash, she had no choice but to become their protector. For 40 days, 13-year-old Lesly Mucutuy kept her nine-year-old sister Soleiny, fiveyear-old...

‘IT’S A HUGE TRANSITION – I’VE ONLY EVER KNOWN A LIFE WITH THEM’

AT LAST AN OLIVE BRANCH!

New album alert: Cardi B won’t be so nice any longer!

CARDI B is not playing nice with her haters on her long-awaited new album. Titled Am I The Drama? she says the title was inspired by “the real-life drama” she’s been experiencing. The 32-year-old’s volatile marriage to rapper Offset imploded last...

What you need to know about side hustles and tax

FOR many people it’s no longer enough to have one job – these days nearly 60% of working South Africans have extra gigs and side hustles to generate additional income, according to the 2025 Old 1 YOUR PAYE COULD BE INSUFFICIENT Each employer deducts...

Golden couple’s quiet move to Dubai as insolvency looms

MONEY TROUBLE FOR NICKY & LEE-ANN

Win a copy of Paul McKenna’s newest book

ONE READER WILL WIN A COPY OF A NEW SELF-HELP BOOK Author Paul McKenna has spent the past four decades studying superachievers, uncovering some extraordinary discoveries to find a formula for getting what you want in life. In Power Manifesting he talks...

Bombshell book charts Prince Andrew and Fergie’s fall from grace

FOR years the world has known he’s no saint. Shady business dealings, dodgy friends, a sense of entitlement, boorish behaviour, stubbornness, even cruelty – Prince Andrew has been there, done that and been found guilty in the court of public...

‘JUST FRIENDS’, THEY SAY – BUT THE CAMERA DOESN’T LIE

THE TALENTED TEEN WHO HELPED HIS TEAM BECOME WORLD CHAMPS

Exclusive: Wilbur Smith’s widow on grief and creating a lasting legacy

IT’S been almost four years since he died but the best-selling author’s presence can still be felt in almost every corner of his plush Cape Town home. The study where Wilbur Smith wrote many of his hit novels is just the way he left it and giant...

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom separate after nine years

THEY met while bickering over a burger at a Golden Globes afterparty in 2016. It was an unexpected start to one of showbiz’s biggest love stories – Orlando Bloom, the dashing British actor, falling for Katy Perry, the all-American pop star who gave us...

LAUREN & JEFF’S BIG WEDDING BONANZA

MY G CUP HELL

Pretoria woman grateful for surgery after her breasts ballooned

GOLDENBALLS FINALLY GETS HIS GONG

Saviour? Xabi Alonso is back at troubled Real Madrid, this time as manager

FOR a club synonymous with silverware and European dominance, the current state of Real Madrid feels like a dramatic fall from grace. No recent trophies, a string of humiliating defeats and a team that appear to have lost their identity entirely. The...

‘RADIO WAS HIS LOVE BUT HIS SONS WERE HIS LIFE’

THE 146KG ROOKIE WHO BECAME THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN!

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WIDOW’S VICTORY

Mom wins court battle to use her late husband’s frozen sperm

Jack Schlossberg: JFK’s grandson continues the legacy

WITH his chiselled jawline, shock of dark hair and camera-ready smile, there’s no doubt about it – he’s a Kennedy. As the only grandson of former president John F Kennedy, it was inevitable that Jack Schlossberg would draw a lot of attention – and the...

TEARS & LAUGHTER AS JACK & SANTINI CELEBRATE THEIR FEISTY WIFE JO-LEEN

Second husband for KZN’s polyamorous ‘Pink Pitbull’

Learn about tax & VAT

YOU’VE probably heard adults talking about how taxes just keep increasing year after year. At school, if you haven’t already, you’ll soon find out about the concepts of tax as well as value-added tax (VAT). Before we look at exactly how it all works,...

TERROR IN THE WATER

Dad’s desperate struggle to prise his son from a croc’s jaws

Abuse sufferer’s moving message to 7-year-old rape victim Cwecwe

LIKE people across South Africa, she was horrified by the story of the little girl known as Cwecwe, the seven-year-old whose pseudonym has now become synonymous with gender-based violence. Like Cwecwe, Michelle Phegello Mathobela was raped as a child,...

TIGER’S CUP OF TEE!

Golfing legend falls for Trump’s son’s ex

A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE, ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE, THEN SHE WAS DEAD

THE FORMULA 1 YOUNG GUN IS REVVED & READY TO ROLL!

GRAND PRIX FIRECRACKER LANDO NORRIS

The charmed life of loved-up Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi

SHE’S a famous British actress, he’s an allAmerican nepo baby. Yet when their worlds collided – in the most Gen Z of ways, on Instagram – it was love at first DM. Four years later Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have cemented their place as one of...

THE HUNT IS ON!

Puzzle fans, YOU Word Search No 15 is on sale now and packed with all sorts of entertaining themes and grids. There are also lots of puzzles for kids – and they’ll have so much fun they won’t even realise they’re learning!

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HOW THIS PROUDLY SA TECHNIQUE CAN HEAL YOU

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