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You South Africa

Oct 01 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

NEW BLOCKBUSTERS!

AROUND THE WORLD

A MISSILE OF A MEMOIR • CHARLES SPENCER’S EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK ABOUT HIS SISTER DIANA PAINTS A HEARTLESS PICTURE OF THE KING AND HAS ELICITED AN UNUSUALLY STRONG RESPONSE FROM THE PALACE

HE WAS A WARRIOR • After years of mental health struggles and addiction, Cindy Crawford’s son Presley was trying to fight his demons once more – but he didn’t make it out of rehab

BECAUSE YOU loved me • CÉLINE DION’S COMEBACK TO THE STAGE WAS A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL AFFAIR – AND WHILE SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD A FEW WOBBLES DURING HER RETURN, THERE’S NO DENYING HER STAR POWER

A FAMILY ADVENTURE • They met, fell in love and became The Logan Fam on YouTube – now they’re trading a conventional house for life on the road in a camper van

PANIC AND FEAR ON THE STREETS • THE GRUESOME DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES OF NINE WOMEN IN EKURHULENI HAS SHAKEN THE COUNTRY BUT POLICE SAY IT MIGHT NOT BE THE WORK OF A SERIAL KILLER

MAGIC IN HER MARKS • As a little girl she hid from curious stares but now she stands proud thanks to an inspiring picture book her mother wrote about her skin condition

Sticky and SWEET • Dates have a distinctive FLAVOUR, are packed with nutrients and can be used in SAVOURY dishes, DESSERTS and baked goods

THE BASICS • If you’ve got a few good shirts, trousers that fit well and a jacket that you can throw on when it gets cooler, you’re ready for the new season. Add the right shoes and you’re pretty much there

WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS • A panic attack and an anxiety attack can feel similar, but they are not the same thing. Here’s how to tell one from the other

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU EMPLOY A DOMESTIC WORKER

SMELLING CHOCOLATE CAN BOOST YOUR WORKOUT

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

READS THAT HIT HARD • Cancel your weekend plans because once you get into these new releases, you won’t be able to put them down!

YOU PUZZLES • 15 PAGES OF FUN & GAMES

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YOUR STARS

How do I handle stress? • We look at techniques that can help you

STRESS BALL • DIY stress balls are really soft and squishy and soooo satisfying! And they’re very easy to make

YOUNG YOU

THE BABBELVERSE • The adventures of Palava and Palooka

Kids’ games & activities

THE CRASH NOBODY SAW COMING • HE WAS A CORPORATE ROCK STAR, THE MAN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH WHO TURNED STEINHOFF INTO A JSE JUGGERNAUT – BUT IT WAS ALL BUILT ON LIES, AND IN 2017 MARKUS JOOSTE’S HOUSE OF CARDS CAME TUMBLING DOWN. IN THIS EXTRACT FROM HIS NEW BOOK, JOURNALIST JAMES-BRENT STYAN REVEALS HOW THE PEOPLE AROUND THE MAVERICK BUSINESSMAN FAILED TO SEE THE RED FLAGS

A ROGUE AWAKENING • AI EXPERTS ARE WARNING THE TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING FASTER THAN HUMANS CAN KEEP UP – AND THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT IS AT RISK

PACKING A PUNCH! • She qualified as a doctor but boxing is in her blood – so now she’s also a promoter and she wants to help empower women through the sport

CASE CLOSED! • For 30 years she ruled daytime TV with her withering look and...

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English