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IT’S ALL GO, GO, GO! • A new album and doccie, businesses to run and a blended family to look after – there’s just no stopping the force that is JLo
HARD TIMES AHEAD • Money woes, ridicule and waning popularity – 2024 isn’t getting off to a good start for Harry and Meghan
MY 2 KIDS GONE IN A FLASH • He thought he’d driven over a kerb but he’d hit his wife – and when she died he threw himself down a mineshaft, leaving three boys orphaned
HIGH AMBITIONS • With just a few months to go to the national elections, businessman Roger Jardine has launched a new party and is on a mission to boot the ANC out of power
WEB OF EVIL • He’s just put a monster behind bars for life. Veteran cop ‘Bez’ Bezuidenhout talks to YOU about the horrors he comes across in his job and his satisfaction at catching bad guys
A TRIPLE WHAMMY • It was a tough 2023 for veteran SA actor David Rees, who has had to face health setbacks, a divorce and the end of 7de Laan – but he’s determined to bounce back
ONCE UPON A TIME . . . • Sindeka’s book club is a beacon of hope and a safe haven for curious children who live in a gang-infested part of Cape Town
Back to SCHOOL • It’s almost time for the FIRST TERM of the year – get prepared with these recipes to rely on for LUNCHBOXES and AFTERNOON treats
The BELL’S RINGING! • Get ready to go back to school with these uniform essentials
TIME FOR YOU • With life becoming ever busier, we explore how these gentle routines can help us feel refreshed and also looking great
WINDOWSILL WONDERS • Biophilic décor – when you blur the indoors with outside – is a huge trend and windowsill plants are just the way to pull it off
TIME TO START FRESH • Want to eat more healthily this year? Make it easy by harnessing the nutritional power of these everyday superfoods
ASK DR LOUISE • Write to Dr Louise, PO Box 39410, Moreletapark 0044, or email info@drlouise.co.za.
Make money from your clutter • Thinking of having selling unwanted items in your home? Here are 10 tips for a successful garage sale
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chuckles • Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page.
YOUR STARS • For daily horoscopes go to you.co.za.
YOUR STARS 2024 • Check your zodiac sign and see what the year has store for you!
CHILL out • The HOTTEST things in POP CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK
WHAT TO READ • A new page-turner from Jeffrey Archer, plus three fascinating non-fiction books
YOU PUZZLES • 13 PAGES OF FUN & GAMES
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PASS THE CHIPS! • Did you know seaweed crisps are only available in Thailand? And yoghurt-flavoured crisps are only sold in Japan? Here’s a look at the fascinating science behind which chips are sold where
JUNGLE OF JOKERS • Animals do the darndest things, as these fabulous competition pictures show
FINALLY SHE’S FREE • First she was a...