Fairlady - 1 Nov 2025
MARGOT ROBBIE
ARE WE FEELING OUR FEELINGS ENOUGH?
CHRISTMAS
MPHO BOSHEGO
❛I don’t have a daddy; I have a donor ❜
6 BEAUTY EXPERTS’
MANKEEPING
‘GRIEF REWIRES YOU’
How much plastic are you ingesting?
11 LOW-EFFORT HEALTH HACKS
ON ELECTRIC DAISIES AND COLD-WATER DIPS
PROFILE
TRAVEL
MANKEEPING
MICROPLASTICS
NAVIGATING GRIEF – A LIFELONG JOURNEY
ENTREPRENEURS
COVER STORY
ALL THE FEELS
ALMOST-SECRET SPOTS
LOW-EFFORT HEALTH HACKS
GIFT GUIDE
WOMEN OF THE FUTURE
HEALTHY LIVING
GOING SOLO
AND THIS JUST IN…
BOOK EXTRACT
A TASTE OF CHRISTMAS
BEAUTY
STYLE ICONS
TEST HOUSE
EDITOR’S LETTER
FASHION
TRIED & TESTED
LAST WORD
THE FINE PRINT
PUZZLES
CHEERS!
TEAM PICKS
BOOKS
YOUR LETTERS
What I’m loving…
Winning letter
Win!
Join
What we love right now
5 Whale tale
3 Lemony fresh
4 Outbreak averted
6
Salty air & penguin encounters
7 More murders in the building
10 That je ne sais quoi
9 A little pocket of calm
8 Skin saviour
STYLE ICONS
Marite Truter
Anna Weylandt
THE WHY, & THE WHICH the wardrobe
Love actually? OR JUST MANKEEPING?
Love actually? OR JUST MANKEEPING?
LOVE, CHAOS & DIPLOMACY
A big, bold, a beautiful CAREER
8 of the CAPE’S ALMOSTSECRET SPOTS
8 of the CAPE’S ALMOSTSECRET SPOTS
GOING solo
BEVERLEY HOUSTON (46) owns a successful communications company. She conceived her daughter, Ivy (almost 5), via sperm donation.
GOING solo
Asset management firm vice president YOLANDA WALKER (43) is mom to livewire 4-year-old twins Jesse (boy) and Jolee (girl), aka Joey – conceived via IVF.
Accountant LOUISE AVES (46) conceived her son, Benjamin (6), on her fourth attempt at IUI.
TARYN CALMEYER (50) balances running a busy legal practice and bringing up her two adopted daughters, Anna (8) and Kiki (4).
Lawyer KOKETSO LEDIGA (34) calls her pigeon-pair twins, Kagisano and Kagano (4½), conceived via IVF, The Rainbows.
AFRICAN DREAM
Anna Rosholt Jewellery
Tolokazi Beer & Cider
All the FEELS
WALK OFF YOUR BELLY IN 6 WEEKS
ONLY R479
11 LOW-EFFORT HEALTH HACKS
EAT YOUR SALAD FIRST
HAVE A SAVOURY BREAKFAST
DRINK A GLASS OF WATER WITH A TABLESPOON OF VINEGAR BEFORE A MEAL
DRESS YOUR CARBS
EAT DESSERT
VACUUM AFTER A DOUGHNUT
The most common mistake women make is following male-centric fitness advice.
EAT BEFORE YOU EXERCISE
JUMP
TAKE A COOL PLUNGE, NOT COLD
TAKE UP A GRANDMA HOBBY
GO FOR A SAUNA SESSION
A ROUTE MAP, OF SORTS, THROUGH GRIEF
A ROUTE MAP, OF SORTS, THROUGH GRIEF
WHAT I’VE LEARNT ABOUT GRIEF
COPING STRATEGIES
GRIEF-RELATED PODCASTS
BOOKS ABOUT GRIEF
ONLINE RESOURCES
La dolce vita
3 PRICELESS LIFE LESSONS
GIFT GUIDE
GIFT GUIDE
Meet our 2025 WINNERS
WOMAN OF THE FUTURE
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR & READER’S CHOICE WINNER
RISING STAR
Wellbeing
THE JAPANESE SECRET TO WALKING
SHOPPING BASKET
GENTLE DETOX
THE UNDERRATED SUPERFOOD
HANG OUT WITH AMY
How much PLASTIC are you INGESTING?
How much PLASTIC are you INGESTING?
SUPPORT PLASTIC CLEAN-UPS
Test House
BONELESS GAMMON
OTHER
BONE-IN GAMMON
BEEF FILLET
ROAST
COOKED GAMMON
LAMB
PORK SAUSAGES
PORK CHOPS
PIGS IN A BLANKET
PORK BELLY
ICED CAKES
SIDE DISHES
FESTIVE-SEASON HAMPERS
JEWELLED CAKES
MINCE PIES
PLAIN CAKES
CHOCOLATES
CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS
3 Top STRAND SPOILS
…And this just in
Make it monochrome
Upping the game
Spring spritz
Live loud
Simply magnetic
ASK THE EXPERTS
ALICIA BUCKLE
SHANTI O’HAGAN SAFIYAH CASSIM
SHANTI O’HAGAN SAFIYAH CASSIM
DR NOKUBONGA KHOZA
SALLY GILDER
CARMEN HICKMAN
PUSHING THE NEEDLE
PRICING
Gift OF THE GARB
Gift OF THE GARB
SPICED BRINJAL
Christmas FROM START TO FINISH
BRAAIED BUTTERFLIED LAMB WITH SALSA VERDE
CRISP FLATBREAD WITH THREE DIPS
SEARED TUNA WITH FENNEL & LEMON SALAD
BUTTERNUT, THYME & ROSEMARY GRATIN
PROSCIUTTOWRAPPED NUTTY ROAST CHICKEN
ROAST PORK WITH APRICOT, FETA & PISTACHIO STUFFING
PINK PEPPER BEEF FILLET WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
SPICED BRINJAL
BRAAIED BUTTERFLIED LAMB WITH SALSA VERDE
CRISP FLATBREAD WITH THREE DIPS
SEARED TUNA WITH FENNEL & LEMON SALAD
BUTTERNUT, THYME & ROSEMARY GRATIN
PROSCIUTTOWRAPPED NUTTY ROAST CHICKEN
ROAST PORK WITH APRICOT, FETA & PISTACHIO STUFFING
PINK PEPPER BEEF FILLET WITH HORSERADISH CREAM
Orange slices are brushed with honey and baked until they begin to caramelise.
ORANGE TIRAMISU CAKE
CHRISTMAS PUDDING ICE CREAM
SPICY PANFORTE
Cheers!
TASTING PANEL
Four great gifts
Wine Concepts
Books
Books
LOVE HEAL LEARN?
ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER
Cryptic puzzles
Word search
MegaXword 202
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MegaXword 1
MegaXword 2
Brainteaser 201
30-Minute South African Air-Fryer Cookbook by Louisa Holst
Why Am I Like This? by Qaanitah Hunter
Win!
SOLUTION TO BRAINTEASER 200
SOLUTION TO BRAINTEASER 199
Brainteaser 1
Brainteaser 2
Sudoku
Code words
Solutions
HOW TO ENTER
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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