Cosmopolitan - South Africa Magazine - December 2019

In this issue

Holiday- Your best holiday ever starts with COSMO. From party facebeat to an accessories special – we’re spoiling her with luxe looks to live out loud this December.

The Pop Star Next Door

Don’t let the wild backstory, romantic rebellions and soulful anger fool you. Really, Halsey is a 25-year-old from New Jersey named Ashley Frangipane. And she has feelings too.

8 mins

On The Trails With The Superfans

What makes professional women abandon every thing for a glimpse of their idols? EMILY GULLA goes on tour with them to find out

9 mins

Femicide Is Out Of Control - How TF Do We End This?

The 2018/19 SAPS Crime Statistics revealed that a total of 2 771 women were murdered in South Africa during that period – that’s one murder every three hours. This makes our country’s femicide rate five times higher than the global average. Commonly known as ‘the rape capital of the world’, South Africa earned the title in 2000. Almost 20 years later, statist ics are worse than ever. Carrie Timlin investigates the ongoing national war on women’s bodies.

8 mins

This Month We're …Getting Productive

Do you spring out of bed wide awake ... then by 11am find that all you want to do is crawl under your desk and sleep? It could be that instead of being a morning or night person, you’re a blend of the two. Experts have now identified a third type of circadian rhythm – one where you wake up alert, are drowsy from 11am to 3pm, then feel productive until 10pm*. Sound familiar? Use the morning and late afternoon for creative tasks – and spend your sleepy hours on those that are admin heavy. Can you change your body clock? Turn over to find out...

6 mins

What It 's Like To Date A Guy Who Lives At Home

This house - that ’s -not -his -house is cute, though

2 mins

The Robot Wars

For decades, mankind has feared the day technology becomes cleverer than us. Now it’s here, and we were too busy trying to sync our Sonos to notice. Welcome to The Big Techover...

5 mins

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Cosmopolitan - South Africa Magazine Description:

COSMOPOLITAN magazine is one of the most successful women's glossy magazines in South Africa; an indispensable read for a tribe of loyal Fun, Fearless Females. COSMO is the magazine for woman in her freedom years, the ambitious young woman’s bible. The dominant force in the young girl’.