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You South Africa

Sep 10 2026
Magazine

You has a simple recipe for success – spoil your readers and give them exactly what they want. It’s part of everyday life for more than 2 million English-speaking South Africans, filled with excellent articles which interest, inform and touch readers. There are human dramas, medical and scientific discoveries, general interest news, consumer issues, fashion and glamour. And don’t forget the interesting fiction, sport, motoring news, craftwork, recipes, home and school projects, crosswords and exciting competitions. It’s an irresistible combination, and everything is presented in a well-finished, colourful magazine.

You South Africa

Letters

CODED DELIGHT

AROUND THE WORLD

TEAM WALES VS TEAM SUSSEX • WILLIAM AND HARRY’S FRACTURED RELATIONSHIP IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NOW THE SUSSEXES ARE BACK IN THE UK – AND ROYAL INSIDERS SAY IT’S LIKELY TO SPARK THE EMERGENCE OF TWO ‘RIVAL COURTS’

NO END TO THE PAIN • Her four children died in a horror crash 29 years ago, and the daughter she was hoping would help her heal walked out of her life

Beauty and the Bok • HE BRINGS THRILLS AND SPILLS ON THE PITCH – NOW RUGBY STAR SACHA FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU HAS BEEN SWEPT OFF HIS FEET BY MODEL AND INFLUENCER SARAH LANGA

DEVOTED TO TRUMP • She works seven days a week for the US president and her adoration has sparked rumours there’s more to the relationship than meets the eye

ONE OF A KIND • She was the queen of country, but she’ll be remembered for more than just her music thanks to her big heart and larger-than-life personality

DEFYING DEATH • SA surfski legend Oscar Chalupsky was given six months to live – almost seven years later, he’s still fighting

Nothing’s going to stop me! • He’s walking 5 000km across SA on a prosthetic leg with no sponsors or support team – just a backpack, a tent and willpower

MEXICAN feast • These colourful, FRAGRANT dishes bring South American FLAVOURS to your dinner table

SKIRT ALERT • The skirt is having a moment and it’s anything but boring. Think prints that stop you mid-scroll, proper sparkle, textures worth touching and shapes you didn’t know you needed

THE FIVE EXERCISES YOU NEED FOR BETTER POSTURE • These strength-training moves target the muscles you need to keep you standing tall no matter your age

WHY WOMEN ARE MORE FINANCIALLY STRESSED • Money worries hit women especially hard because they’re usually the ones carrying the family’s mental load

ON OUR RADAR • The HOTTEST things in POP CULTURE and ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

TITLES TO TACKLE • From compelling thrillers to romance to soul-searching nonfiction, get lost in these reads

PUZZLES • 15 PAGES OF FUN & GAMES

TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER – WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

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YOUR STARS

Natural gas – a source of energy • We learn more about this gas that forms deep underground

DEEP-SEA GAS • On the previous page, we learnt all about natural gas. Now let’s look at one way it is extracted – with enormous drills that reach deep beneath the seabed

News of the week

THE BABBELVERSE • The adventures of Palava and Palooka

Kids’ games & activities

MORE THAN JUST A GAME • IN THIS EXTRACT FROM HIS NEW MEMOIR, RETIRED SPRINGBOK STEVEN KITSHOFF REVEALS THE TRICKS THAT ARE USED TO INSPIRE THE TEAM, AND HOW COACH RASSIE ERASMUS’ BRIGHT IDEA LED TO THE BIRTH OF ‘THE BOMB SQUAD’

HIS BIGGEST TEST • He teaches top SA athletes how to be mentally tough but sports psychologist Henning Gericke says his wife’s sudden paralysis earlier this year taught him the real meaning of resilience

NEED FOR SPEED • More than 30 years after zooming onto the game scene, Sonic the Hedgehog is still a global icon, racing into the hearts...

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English