Innholdsfortegnelse for 14-Feb-19 i Drum English

PERFECT PAIRS THIS year when discussing what we were going to do for the lifestyle section for our Valentine’s Day issue, we decided it wasn’t just going to be about the same old, same old. Instead of romantic red, flirty fashion and meals for two, we decided to go with the idea of the perfect pair. Our lifestyle team had great fun matching items and colours together to give you a fresh take on the idea of an ideal match. We’d love to see how you put these inspirational ideas into action so if you’re planning to make any of the meals, pair any of the clothes or try the beauty bes-ties, share your pictures with us! Send to letters@drum.co.za and you could be published in the magazine. Until next…

Rapper Priddy Ugly and long-time girlfriend Bontle Modiselle have opened a joint Instagram account. DRUM readers aren’t convinced this is a good idea. They are still kids who are surely new to this love thing. Wait until there’s a baby involved! MO MADIBI When they break up, who inherits the account? MPUMELELO MPUMI Only the faithful can do these things. SPHAMANDLA NDAWONDE Let’s see them open a joint bank account. WILLIE LEKUBA Lalla Hirayama and her ex, Chris Nkosi, did this years ago. It’s nothing new. LERATO LEE’RAH MALETETSWE This is called taking it too far. Remember, when celebrities break up they start using social media to tear their exes down. Imagine when they share an account. SAGAT MTHOKOZISI MLONDO I wonder what will happen if things get priddy ugly!!!…

I WAS paid last week but I don’t know how I will survive until the end of the month. I’ve paid my rent and I thank God my landlord hasn’t yet started demanding her payment in foreign currency, but that’s no longer the case if you want to buy medication in Zimbabwe. It’s one of my biggest fears – will I manage to keep taking my kids to school and, if they get sick, will I be able to afford medication for them? My 78-year-old grandmother fell ill a few days ago. Something as basic as a box of 24 Panado, which costs about R18 in South Africa, is nearly twice as expensive here, at $2,50 (R34). What if she’d required the attention of a doctor, I ask myself, shuddering…

Create a family plan. Make sure there’s a balance of face-to-face interaction, family time, outdoor activities, exercise, unplugged downtime and sleep. Treat media as you would any other environment in your children’s life. Know their friends both online and off, know what platforms and apps they’re using, what sites they’re visiting and what they’re doing online. Screen time shouldn’t always be alone time. Watch something with them, play a game with them or do research together. Create tech-free zones. Keep mealtimes, family and social gatherings and kids’ bedrooms screen-free. Don’t have the TV on in the background. Keep devices outside bedrooms at night to help kids avoid the temptation to use them. Don’t use technology to keep kids calm and quiet. They need to learn how to manage boredom and…

EYEBROW PENCIL + SPOOLIE It’s all about the brows these days as even more products hit the market promising fuller, neater eyebrows. The spoolie, initially designed to brush out clumpy mascara on lashes, is now being used by beauty experts to brush brows into place. Use a spoolie with an eyebrow pencil to get that perfect “brows on fleek” look. EYESHADOW PRIMER + EYESHADOW To make your eyeshadow last, invest in an eyeshadow primer. As with foundation primer, you apply it to your lids before your eyeshadow. It also makes your chosen colour pop for a more dramatic look. ANTIOXIDANTS + BROADSPECTRUM SUNSCREEN Antioxidants found in serums claim to prevent cell damage in the skin as well as improve the skin’s appearance. Broad-spectrum sunscreen protects the skin from the sun’s…

WE’RE constantly bombarded with messages about how important vitamins and minerals are but many of us don’t even know exactly what they are, how much of them we need and why we even need them. Our bodies are constantly undergoing chemical and electrical processes to keep them working properly and these processes need a balance of minerals to perform vital functions, including making new cells, maintaining blood pressure, building up our bones, and carrying oxygen around the body. Like vitamins (Vital vitamins, 7 February), we can get the minerals we need from our food. CALCIUM is necessary for the formation of strong bones and teeth from birth and throughout adulthood. It also plays a role in blood clotting and blood pressure, muscle contraction and relaxation, transmitting nerve impulses, and hormone…

Your deduction may not exceed 10% of your taxable income after the deduction of other tax rebates such as retirement annuities and pension contributions. Say you earn R10 000 a month and contribute R900 monthly to a retirement annuity and R100 monthly to the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa). Your annual income is R120 000 and your annuity payment is R10 800. The amount on which the 10% is calculated is R120 000 minus R10 800, which is R109 200. Ten percent of this is R10 920. As your R100 monthly donation to Cansa comes to just R1 200, the whole R1 200 will be permitted as a deduction from the tax you have to pay. If your donations in a single year exceed 10% of your taxable income,…

The so-called millennial crooner is all over the charts these days thanks to a slew of hits, including Better, Saturday Nights, Eastside (with Halsey), Love Lies (with Normani) and Lovely (with Billie Eilish). The five-time Grammy nominee has been described as the “voice of a generation”. AN ARMY BRAT He was born Khalid Donnel Robinson in Fort Stewart in the US and bounced around between his home country and Heidelberg, Germany, as a kid thanks to his mother serving in the army. He calls his mom a “really huge inspiration”. “She actually sings in the army and taught me to sing,” the 21-year-old said. “But I felt it was kind of intimidating because she was just so good. So I started teaching myself and joined a lot of choirs. I…

ALL around the world lovers celebrate Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love, on 14 February each year. They do romantic things together and give each other gifts of chocolates, flowers and cards. But some people think the day is just a way for businesses to make money. Whether you love or hate Valentine’s Day, have you wondered where it comes from? Let’s find out more. SAINT VALENTINE In the traditional Christian calendar most days of the year are connected to a saint and 14 February is the day on which Saint Valentine (Valentinus in Latin) is honoured because it’s believed this is when he died. There are many saints named Valentine but three are celebrated on 14 February: Bishop Valentine of Terni, Valentine of Rome and a third Valentine…

How long does it really take to make your bed or wash your breakfast dishes? Maybe five minutes? If you don’t stay on top of these minor chores, they quickly build up. That cereal bowl and coffee mug soon turn into a sink full of dishes that will take a lot longer to clean. People who immediately clean up after themselves tend to be happier and more successful as it makes them feel accomplished and gives them a sense of control. It’s important in life to respect your efforts and to respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-esteem and self-discipline. These are habits that can be formed with something as simple as cleaning up after yourself. ANDRIES RORO KABINI, ROCKVILLE THE WINNING LETTER RECEIVES R300. Letters should be about 100 words.…

THEIR relationship is still in its early days and there are plenty displays of public affection to indicate it’s in the honeymoon phase. She’s met his family, he’s publicly declared his adoration for her and it seems a far cry from the tumultuous relationship she had with her ex-husband. Yet kwaito star Mshoza, real name Nomasonto Maswanganyi, can’t seem to dodge the drama in the love stakes. It’s been barely three months since she hooked up with Mamelodi Sundowns defender Anele Ngcongca and there’s already trouble brewing with his former lover and mother of his child. At the end of last year Mshoza and Linda Racaza allegedly got into a brawl that landed them behind bars. They were both arrested and had to be bailed out after police were called…

IT’S one of the fastest-growing industries in the world – worth a staggering R87 billion at the most recent count. People are joining gyms, signing up for yoga and forking out for everything from boxing and Pilates to personal trainers. And the fitness business, once the domain of the toned, the trim and the chiselled, is finally growing to include people who don’t fit the conventional mould. As these inspirational people show, you don’t have to have a certain look to be strong and fit. JESSAMYN STANLEY (31) Her strength, skill and flexibility are any yoga-lover’s dream. But when she started sharing photos of herself in a series of staggering poses, people were amazed – and not because of her talent. “It was people being like, ‘Wow, I didn’t realise…

TOMATO AND BASIL PRAWN, TOMATO AND BASIL COCKTAIL WITH MELBA TOAST SERVES 2 PREPARATION: 15 MIN PRAWN COCKTAIL 200g cooked prawn tails 2 plum tomatoes, deseeded and diced 1 sun-dried tomato, finely chopped 30ml (2T) mayonnaise 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped grated zest of 1 lemon 15ml (1T) freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 bunch fresh basil, shredded salt and freshly ground pepper TO SERVE 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered fresh basil 4 slices Melba toast or bruschetta 1 PRAWN COCKTAIL Set aside four of the prawns for the garnish. Remove the tails from the rest of the prawns and roughly chop. 2 Mix the chopped prawn meat with the rest of the ingredients. 3 TO SERVE Divide the prawn cocktail between two glasses.…

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MY LIFE IS TOO HARD Q I’m a 32-year-old married mother of one and I constantly think about ending my life. I have a plan for how I will do it, my only worry is my baby. I can’t end his life with mine – he deserves better. I’m a very angry person and I think it comes from when I was a child. My siblings and I were raised by a single mother who was unemployed. My father’s family is rich but they treated my mom like trash and in the end my father left us when we were little for a “better” woman. Our cousins gave us clothes but their parents took them away. Sometimes we had no food for two days, and the kids at school and…

ANSWERED PRAYER Van’s wife, Marie, is overweight and decides that it’s time she sheds the excess kilos as she wants to fit into the polka-dot bikini she hopes to wear on holiday in Margate. She takes her new diet seriously, even changing her driving route to avoid her favourite bakery. One morning, however, she arrives home carrying a gigantic coffee cake. Van scolds her, but her smile remains cherubic. “Ag, man, this is a very special coffee cake,” she explains. “I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window was a host of goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed: ‘Lord, if you want me to have one of those delicious coffee cakes let me have a parking space directly in front of…

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB The sun’s yearly visit to your sign is coming to an end so make the most of expressing your innate characteristics. Whether you want to pursue a professional goal, canvas for a humanitarian cause or fulfil a personal ambition, get to it. It’s also time to channel your vitality into creative and innovative projects. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 12, 24, 41, 44, 37, 50 PISCES 19 FEB – 20 MAR As the sun moves into your sign towards the end of the week, a new personal year dawns. It’s time to reflect on the past 12 months, whether to celebrate dreams fulfilled or lament disappointments. Picture the future you desire and visualise your preferred outcomes for the year ahead. It’s time to bid harmful habits…

WITH GUNS BLAZING AFTER nine years in the industry he finally got his big break. Actor WISEMAN MNCUBE (29) is without a doubt the breakout star of eHostela. The father of two is stealing the show as Jama, a trigger-happy hitman in the Mzansi Magic drama series that’s centred on the world of izinkabi (paid assassins). Wiseman, who previously had short stints in Generations: The Legacy, Ring of Lies and Gold Diggers, says he knew playing Jama would be explosive. We asked the Durban-born actor to do a quick Q&A session with us. Your character, Jama, is trigger-happy, but do you own a gun? Hell no! I don’t own a gun and I can’t shoot. I don’t even want to know how, thank you very much! What do you like…

DRUM Word Search Do you love the thrill of finding hidden gems? Then DRUM Word Search (R44) is the magazine for you – it’s the perfect way to relax while still exercising your brain. The second issue is packed with 109 great puzzles the entire family will enjoy. There are  themes such as cities, movies, music, food, sport and the Bible, all featuring great word lists. The kids’ section features animals, colours, weather, idioms and more, they will have fun and learn so much too. DRUM HOMEWORK DONE NO 2 2019 As the school year begins it’s a good idea to start  preparing for homework, assignments and projects. DRUM Homework Done issue No 2 (R44) is packed with interesting facts on everything from birds and insects to the history of…

THEY kept fans guessing for months – were they or weren’t they an item? Rumours of a love affair had been doing the rounds for a while after the businesswoman hinted on social media she was more than just friends with the hot musician. Heart-shaped hands peppered their social media pages and a flurry of love emojis filled their feeds. And when he posted a snap of himself holding hands with Brown Mbombo late last year, Prince Kaybee finally confirmed she was his new bae. The pair have been inseparable since. We meet Prince Kaybee and Brown at five-star boutique hotel Fairlawns in Morningside, Joburg, where the couple have also booked a spa treatment. Prince Kaybee (30), real name Kabelo Motsamai, deserves some pampering after setting stages across the country…

PINK & RED This trendy duo graced the runways this season. It makes a bold statement as both shades are so vivacious. LILAC & GREY This pairing creates a balance between lilac’s femininity and grey’s sophistication. YELLOW & GREEN Yellow has lit up fashion shows this season, with many high-end designers opting for this happy hue. Wear it with green for a cheerful and energetic colour match. PASTEL GREEN & PEACH Mix soft greens with peach for a fresh summer look. Different shades of these colours will add even more interest to this combo. STOCKISTS ACKERMANS 0860-900-100; CHARLES & KEITH 0860-104-764; COLETTE BYCOLETTE HAYMAN 021-937-5436; CONTEMPOSHOP.CO.ZA; EDGARS 0800-203-925; EXECUSPECS 0860 109 289; FOREVER NEW021-419-4552; H&M 0860-690-707; MILADYS 0800-212-535; MRP 0800-212-535; POETRY021-419-0020; SUPERBALIST.COM;TRUWORTHS 021-424-2250;VANS 021 709 0084; WOOLWORTHS 0860-022-002; YDE 021-460-2800;…

DO YOU often give money to a charity organisation? Or are you thinking about doing it? If so, it’s a good idea – and not just because you’ll be making a difference to someone else’s life. The money you contribute is also tax-deductible provided you follow the rules. We asked Vittorio di Glannatale of Ghias Accounting Services to tell us all there is to know about these deductions. 1 CONDITIONS FOR DONATING > The organisation you donate to must be registered with the South African Revenue Service (Sars) as a public benefit organisation (PBO). > Donors aren’t allowed to set any conditions for donating. For example, if the school you want to donate to is a PBO and you want your child to be admitted to the school, a donation…

RHYTHM CITY Bash brings in Lungile’s alibi. Sabelo is about to sacrifice himself. Mampho’s doubts over Joe continue. Gail (PAM ANDREWS) is forced to give David an alibi. Rene encourages Mampho to name her pig. David is setting about destroying someone else’s reputation. Mampho faces Joe’s pregnant wife. Dumi makes a big decision. Mampho has an unexpected visitor. MUVHANGO Tenda’s life is a nightmare. Moliehi is forced to decide. Vho-Mukondeleli battles to keep her admirer a secret. Vho-Mukondeleli relives her youth. There’s uncertainty over Shumi’s and the baby’s health. Vho-Makhadzi reprimands Mulalo (SYDNEY RAMAKUELA) over his first wife. Masindi spitefully tells people about Mukondeleli’s new love interest. GENERATIONS: THE LEGACY Zitha (ZOE MTHIYANE) believes she’s found a solution. Lucy isn’t happy when Patricia gets the answer she wanted. Zondiwe wants…

1 Tennis Naomi Osaka player is the first . . . to become world No 1 in the singles women’s rankings? A Asian B Latino C Mexican D American 2 In America, candy floss and toffee apple are known as . . .? A Flossy & sticky toffee B Sugar floss & candy fruit C Cotton candy & candy apple D Spun sugar & fruit toffee 3 The moon’s orbit around Earth takes . days? A 40 B 100 C 27 D 60 4 . . . is a process in a chemical reaction which causes solid particles to become separated from a liquid? A Evaporation B Liquidation C Condensation D Precipitation 5 A bridge on Cape Town’s Foreshore highway has been left uncompleted for over . . . years? A 20 B 40…

TO HIS many fans he was the greatest artist who ever lived, a genius whose talent is as timeless as the moonwalk he delivered with a style all his own. To his detractors he’s a sinister character who used his fame and fortune to woo young boys, showering them with treats and attention, then sexually molesting them. These claims are nothing new, of course. When he was alive Michael Jackson was dogged for decades by allegations of child abuse. But a bone-chilling new documentary has cast fresh light on the dark side of the singer’s soul – and it could alter Michael’s legacy forever. Leaving Neverland premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah recently and features content so graphic and disturbing the audience was left “ashen-faced” by the end,…

Love in a time of hip-hop YOU guys, this is true love – and all it took was a few new digits and one little promise! Yes, hip-hop power pair OFFSET and CARDI B are once again sharing their marital home in Atlanta with baby Kulture. Cardi ditched her hubby in December after she found out he’d allegedly been cheating on her. What changed? Well, sources tell TMZ, Offset changed his phone number to show Cardi he’s serious about sticking to those vows. The new number is only for business and Cardi calls, and the big promise he’s made to her is, “No more groupies”. The Migos rapper is not allowing any lady fans near him during upcoming performances, sources say, and presumably on other occasions too . . .…