Cape Times 2022-01-04

Bang Showbiz The Duchess of Cambridge will reach the milestone age of 40 later this month but has decided not to have a big party, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. A source told The Mail On Sunday newspaper: “There are likely to be low-key celebrations for the duchess. She didn’t want anything flashy anyway – that’s not exactly her thing – but particularly given the current climate anything is likely to be scaled down.” The celebrations will be small and will include only close friends and family. This comes after Catherine, her husband Prince William, 39, and their children Princes George and Louis, 8 and 3, and 6-year-old Princess Charlotte, spent Christmas with her family at Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Their decision to remain in Norfolk came after it was…

Bang Showbiz Chrissy Teigen has sprouted new hairs after undergoing an eyebrow transplant. The 36-year-old model recently took to Instagram to enthuse about the procedure, which involves transplanting hair from the “back of your head” to the brows to create a fuller look, after years of overplucking the facial feature as a teen. Teigen wrote: “I never wear make-up if I can avoid it, so I was so excited for this eyebrow transplant surgery where they take hairs from the back of your head!” And she has now updated her 36.4 million followers on the progress in a clip showing off the new hairs that have sprouted. She captioned the video: “welcome, new brow hairs!” Many fans commented on how glowing the brunette beauty’s skin was looking, with Hollywood actress…

IANS The online dating community is not far behind in terms of ringing in the New Year, and they have some exciting things in the works. QuackQuack, which just passed the 15 million user mark in India, ran a short poll among 50 000 of its users to map the preparations of newly formed couples and discovered some fascinating statistics. The poll brought out some interesting dating trends ahead of the New Year, the key takeaways are summarised below: When ‘We’ Meet 75% of men and 56% of women are really eager to meet their partner/match in the New Year. The remaining 25% of men and 44% of women would prefer to continue virtual dating/video calling because they were concerned about the new Covid-19 pandemic variant Omicron. From…

Lutho Pasiya lutho.pasiya@inl.co.za Many foods contain fibre. But I think that a lot of us don’t realise the importance of including it in our daily meals. In fact, most people eat only half of the recommended daily amount – and we need to eat more. Why do we need fibre? Fibre isn’t appealing, but it’s important. We need it in order to keep our digestive systems running smoothly. If you don’t get enough of it, you may feel constipated. Fibre can also help control cholesterol. Below we share some of the best high-fibre foods to keep your gut happy. Oats There is nothing quite like a bowl of oatmeal first thing in the morning – and that’s especially true when it comes to the amount of fibre oats contain. If…

Zelda Venter zelda.venter@inl.co.za A LIMPOPO taxi owner who was allegedly conned when he bought a minibus – not knowing that the vehicle still belonged to the bank – successfully turned to the court when, under duress, he had to surrender his newly-bought vehicle. Koketso Tlou Mantikwe was busy transporting commuters in Polokwane when a tracer, appointed by Absa Bank, suddenly stopped him and demanded the vehicle back. The tracer told Mantikwe that the Toyota HiAce belonged to the bank and not to him. Mantikwe, who had paid R310 000 for his taxi and had the registration papers to prove it, tried to explain that he was the legal owner of the vehicle. He was, however, told by the tracing agent that he was, in all probability, conned as the…

Chevon Booysen Chevon.booysen@inl.co.za THE DEPARTMENT of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment’s (DFFE) recently reopened the Online Application System for the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) for registered users and current applicants, will close later this month. The reopening of the system on December 28 last year, does not apply to new applicants and will close at midnight on January 28, DFFE said. However, Saldanha Bay Westcoast Black Business Alliance (BBA) spokesperson Sammy Claassen said the department was ill-prepared for the process and that a month extension was not sufficient. He said this disadvantaged small-scale fishers who did not have access to online resources. “The public participation consultation process was rushed and inadequate and we are of the opinion that the department and ministry lack knowledge and expertise to deal sufficiently…