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Sport24.co.za | Derby time for SA teams in PRO14

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Cape Town – It’s derby time in South Africa and on Friday all PRO14 roads will lead to Port Elizabeth where the Southern Kings and Cheetahs will take centre stage in their first encounter of the season, which is also the only match of the weekend.

The clash will be significant for both teams, as the Cheetahs will look to maintain their unbeaten run against their South African counterparts after winning all three previous matches between them in the competition, while the Southern Kings will be desperate to register their second victory of the season.

The Free Staters are fresh off a morale-boosting 27-12 victory against Zebre Rugby Club in Italy – their third victory in five outings – and this is expected to boost their confidence going into the clash.

The home side, in turn, will have their sights set on bouncing back from their disappointing 38-0 defeat against Edinburgh in Scotland, especially after an encouraging spell in their four previous encounters in which they suffered three defeats by seven points or less.

The Cheetahs have been superior on attack and defence this season, with the Bloemfontein outfit having scored 36 tries and conceding 44, while the Southern Kings scored 28 and conceded 52. 

These statistics, however, could have little significance, especially with the hosts mindful of the fact that they went down by only nine points the last times the sides crossed paths in the competition in April in Port Elizabeth.

Their match-day teams have yet to be announced, but the Southern Kings will be particularly wary of Cheetahs’ try-scoring machine, Rabz Maxwane, who is the top try-scorer in the competition with eight tries, but they will also keep a close eye on the hosts’ Yaw Penxe, who is also on the top try-scorers list with five tries.

There was good news on the injury front this week for the Southern Kings as Masixole Banda (leg) and Tertius Kruger (hand) were declared fit after suffering injuries in their last match, while Sibusiso Sithole has recovered from a long-term knee injury, and will be available for selection.

 

Health24.com | Why your heart needs a good night’s sleep

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Six hours: That’s the minimum amount of sleep per night you need to help your heart stay healthy, new research suggests.

The study found that chronic lack of sleep and poor sleep quality raise the odds of fatty plaque accumulation in arteries – a condition known as atherosclerosis, which increases the odds of heart attack and stroke.

No cause and effect

There are many ways to fight heart disease, including “pharmaceuticals, physical activity and diet,” said lead researcher Jose Ordovas. “But this study emphasises we have to include sleep as one of the weapons we use to fight heart disease – a factor we are compromising every day.”

Ordovas is an investigator at the National Center for Cardiovascular Research in Madrid, Spain.

In the new research, his team used coronary ultrasound and CT scans to track the artery health of nearly 4 000 Spanish adults. The study participants, average age 46, did not have heart disease at the beginning of the study.

The study couldn’t prove cause and effect, but people who slept less than six hours a night were 27% more likely to have body-wide atherosclerosis than those who slept seven to eight hours a night, Ordovas and his colleagues reported.

Too much sleep wasn’t great for the heart, either. The study also found that women who slept more than eight hours a night had an increased risk of atherosclerosis.

Role of caffeine and alcohol

Participants with “poor-quality” sleep – frequent awakenings or difficulty getting to sleep – were also 34% more likely to have atherosclerosis, compared to those with good-quality sleep.

The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

“This is the first study to show that objectively measured sleep is independently associated with atherosclerosis throughout the body, not just in the heart,” Ordovas said in a journal news release. He also directs nutrition and genomics at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, at Tufts University in Boston.

People who had short and poor-quality sleep also tended to consume higher levels of caffeine and alcohol, Ordovas noted.

“Many people think alcohol is a good inducer of sleep, but there’s a rebound effect,” he said. “If you drink alcohol, you may wake up after a short period of sleep and have a hard time getting back to sleep. And if you do get back to sleep, it’s often a poor-quality sleep.”

Two US experts agreed that sleep is a key component of cardiovascular health.

Good sleep hygiene

While a direct cause-and-effect relationship between sleep and heart health remains unclear, “targeting one’s sleep habits is finally getting recognised in the medical world as an important factor to improve heart disease,” said Dr Eugenia Gianos. She directs women’s heart health at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Gianos reasoned that behaviours in a person’s waking hours may explain the sleep-heart connection. That’s “because patients with good sleep hygiene have the energy to be physically active, make healthy food choices and handle stress better,” she said.

Dr Thomas Kilkenny directs sleep medicine at Staten Island University Hospital, also in New York City. The new study “opens a door to further investigations to hopefully demonstrate the cause and effect between poor sleep quality and the generation of atherosclerosis disease,” he said.

“In the meantime, physicians should constantly evaluate their patients to identify sleeping disorders and stress to their patients the need to maintain at least six to eight hours of sleep per night,” Kilkenny said.

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Data Capturer / Administrator

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We are looking for a data capturer & administrator to start working urgent . Purpose of the job: To capture Group new business policies Job Function: Administration Process and administrate application. Check and validate application forms for quality control.
Follow the capturing procedure.
Second validation of Declaration of Health, pay-slips and relevant medical documents must be forwarded to Underwriting department timeously
Send incomplete applications back to Office Managers.
Process application form on system.
Follow up on outstanding documentation with Office Manager.
Liaise with New Business department on outstanding and provide feedback to Office Managers
Email scanned successful application forms to New business department.
Capture a minimum of 60 policies per day
Send captured application forms to Head Office for archiving. Register successful applications
Send the original application form for tick off process.
Follow up on all outstanding requirements from tick off
Documentation and Filing Procedures. Keep record systems up to date
Requirements
Formal Education. Grade 11.
Technical/Legal Certification.
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Certificate in Computer Literacy.
RE 5 (Advantage) Salary from R13500 depending on the experience and qualifications. If you are interested please send your CV to shipment.movers100@gmail.com

Store Leader (Groblersdal)

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Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd has been equipping South African adventurers since 1933, and is South Africa’s favourite outdoor adventure store. Stocking everything one needs for outdoor pursuits – including hiking, camping, trail running, mountain biking, snow sports, travel and more – Cape Union Mart is an essential first step in every adventure. Cape Union Mart has stores across South Africa, and in Namibia and Botswana.

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Electrical Foreman (Bronkhorstspruit)

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Our client within the processing plant industry is seeking to employ an electrical foreman in Bronkhorstspruit.
Please note:

If you do not fit the specification with the minimum requirements your application will not be accepted for this position. Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete an assessment or test to demonstrate your knowledge of this position.

Requirements:

  • Grade 12/matric Certificate
  • Electrician trade test (section 13) – Red seal.
  • Wireman’s licence qualification
  • Five years supervisory experience
  • Foreman’s certificate
  • Good knowledge of EX certification (gas and dust)
  • Good knowledge of wiring code

Applicants must reside in Bronkhorstspruit or surrounding area.

Only South African citizens, who are suitably qualified, live in the applicable area and meet the requirements of the position are eligible to apply for this vacancy.

Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. 

Visit our website to view all of our current vacancies: www.mprtc.co.za

Posted on 16 Jan 14:19

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The most essential and important resource any company can possess will undoubtedly be the talent that they employ. This is where MPRTC is crucial, in that we specialise in the most diverse and complex resource; we supply people, the right people, for your company.

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Creative Services Manager (Durban)

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Job description

Oliver + MORE is on the hunt for a creative services manager for an exciting opportunity to be based in Durban, at our client site. You will be responsible for: 

Managing the production and delivery process and operations functions for all creative projects submitted through the Studio.

  • Being the key driver for the creative delivery engine across digital and integrated campaigns and projects.
  • Responsible for the investigation and translation of client briefs into feasible, cost efficient creative solutions using your extensive experience and knowledge of delivering creative industry, including projects that span across design, digital and moving image. 
  • Using smart operational processes and workflow management. 
  • Working in close collaboration with the Content Team Leader to understand our clients’ needs and to inspire the team to deliver brilliant work in the most effective way.

What you will be doing:

  • Management and Facilitation of project set up + reporting
  • Managing and documenting the triage process for new projects (either via the client inbox or CTL) and ensuring that the brief is queried / correctly filled out before filtering through the agency.
  • Decision maker of where and how work is funnelled through the Studio and wider agency and ensuring a Job Owner and or Project Lead is assigned (dependent on tier).

Facilitate clear direction and communication for projects directed to near site or production teams, including: 

  • Clear communication of the brief and timings, handover of all assets received. 
  • Communicating project lead and job owner to the client. 
  • Transfer of brand knowledge to the respective team (brand guidelines, brand assets and immersions).
  • Collaborating with CTL to create weekly reports on finance and status of department for client and OLIVER. 
  • Managing daily/weekly WIP meetings to ensure team are on track and kept up to date with any new developments.
  • Workflow and resourcing
  • Managing workflow for the onsite studio
  • Working with creative director to build/continually review the studio team structure and skill requirements
  • Managing resource utilisation and liaising with Central Resource teams for peaks in volume of work/utilising skillsets not available onsite

Ensuring all team members (including onsite, near site and MORE) are up to date and adhere to U-studio processes and guidelines including:

  • Use of OLIVER and MORE systems
  • Brand immersions
  • Server structure and versioning

Requirements

What you need:

  • Excellent client engagement skills with the ability and confidence to Liaise with Senior Client Stakeholders
  • Experience + knowledge of delivering cross-platform projects e.g. digital display, website and video – In order to advise in triage of new briefs
  • Experience working with offshore 3rd parties and implications of this. E.g. financially and operationally
  • The ability to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise workloads to maximise productivity
  • Proactive and adaptable, able to effectively work under pressure
  • Experience in working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work that is on time and within budget
  • Highly adaptable to new procedures and systems, and ensuring that these systems are adhered to
  • Strong attention to detail and a passion to make sure quality control procedures are adhered to

Applications close: 31 January 2019

To apply click on ‘Apply now’, or email

labolg.eromsierom@tnemtiurcer

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About us

MORE is a production-agency, part of the global Inside Ideas Group (Oliver, AdjustYourSet, DARE, etc), producing content for a range of brands across multiple platforms, channels and countries. The content we produce includes digital media, animation, moving image and design. We pride ourselves on delivering work aimed specifically at the international marketplace. Brands we count among our clients include Starbucks, Liberty, Unilever, Virgin, Samsung, Gumtree and Hyundai, to name a few. OLIVER is a rapidly expanding creative services agency with a twist – we provide our clients with bespoke dedicated agencies that operate from within their offices. It’s a dynamic fast paced solutions focused start up environment – that brings client and agency closer together to create more creative and effective work.

www.oliver.agency 

www.moreismore.global

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Inbound Supply Chain Manager (Johannesburg)

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Location: Johannesburg
Own transport required: Yes
Type: Temporary
Reference: #ISCM
Company: Makro

Makro is searching for an Inbound Supply Chain Manager that is HUNGRY, HUMBLE, ENGAGED, AND SMART AND FOLLOWS THROUGH.

Main Purpose of the job:To strategically plan and improve the effectiveness of each channel by driving supply chain maturity across the organization, ensuring adequate funding for all required initiatives, driving logistics discipline efficiency and supporting collaboration across all divisions within the Massmart Group 

Key performance areas

Financial Management

  • Develop DC income budget and stretch targets
  • Meet budget and stretch targets
  • Negotiate and maximize efficiency earnings from vendors
  • Manage DC cost to serve calculations and adjust internal recoveries accordingly
  • Grow channel participation and increase value return to merchants

People Management

  • Ensure Induction is completed within stipulated time frame
  • Ensure that all new staff undergo orientation
  • Ensure achievement of initiatives in support of store equity plan when recruiting for the department
  • Signed role clarity in place for all employees
  • Performance contract in place for all
  • Complete regular performance evaluations
  • Signed PDD’s in place for all employees
  • Maintain appropriate level of discipline
  • Take appropriate disciplinary action
  • Conduct monthly score card and one on one discussions with all staff
  • Manage staff adherence to working schedule
  • Complete regular PDR’s to improve staff morale
  • Ensure staff is cross –skilled to ensure continuity of all functions
  • Energy level improvement
  • Manage time keeping and working hours
  • Effective planning for weekends and festive season trading
  • Manage Team Delivery based on performance plans
  • Ensure that the  % is achieved for training and development plans
  • Ensure that a succession plan is in place for individual departments    
  • Ensure Development plan is in place for all individuals 
  • Ensure % staff that have completed mandatory CBTs are recorded
  • Ensure % staff that have completed functional CBTs are recorded
  • Ensure Signed Role Clarity document is in place for each staff member
  • Ensure that there is a Performance Contract for all levelled managers

Strategy

In conjunction with Supply Chain Director, develop and own the 5 year inbound supply chain plan, including:

  • Replenishment
  • Channel & Network
  • Vendor engagement

Operations Management

  • Reduce and manage time taken to agree DC allowance with vendors since first engagement (Onboarding lead time)
  • Reduce time taken to onboard and explain benefits of PCC channel (Onboarding lead time)
  • Increase Goods Receipt figures at Chloorkop DC to targets as stated in the channel strategy
  • Maintain or increase Goods Receipt figures at Cato Ridge DC stated in the channel strategy
  • Create awareness of channel strategy and empower merchants to move vendors into the correct channel
  • Improving replenishment behavior maturity through order cycle maturity, system support replenishment practices and alignment with physical logistics and stores
  • Optimise working capital through specific and meaningful interventions with planning community
  • Improve visibility of inbound supply chain behaviours
  • Ensure effectiveness of logistics functions through coordinating efforts inside and outside of distribution centers to lower cost, improve service and compliance.
  • Drive maturity and visibility in supply chain activities that support and advocate upstream participation to remove unnecessary nodes and intermediaries (both imports and local)
  • Increase overall JBP vendors fill rate performance
  • Repeatable reports and consistent communication on vendor performance
  • Manage vendor portal and EDI usage and compliance

Relationship and Partnership Development

  • Actively build and manage relationships and engage with counterparts in other divisions within the Group and within the supplier and service partner base.
  • Participate in the Group Supply Chain Forum
  • Participate in the Makro Import Strategy
  • Participate in strategic Group Supply Chain projects
  • Leverage Group, supplier and service partner know-how
  • The position requires trust and honesty and that entails the handling of cash and/or finances, which includes but is not limited to, the handling, administering, processing and distribution of the Company’s monetary resources such as its stock in trade or merchandise.

Minimum Academic Requirements, Professional Qualifications, and Experience:

  • 4 year Degree in logistics, supply chain management or engineering
  • 5 – 7 years’ experience in a similar role

Competency Requirements

Essentials

  • Evaluating Problems
  • Providing Leadership
  • Giving Support
  • Driving Success

Leadership

  • Make informed judgements
  • Ensure customer/member centred performance
  • Ensure execution and achieve results
  • Ensure planning and improvement

Functional

  • Knowledge of SAP ERP
  • General MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Advanced MS Excel analytics using pivot tables and/or power pivot
  • MS Access skills would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of SAP Lumira would be advantageous
  • Knowledge of organizational procedures and policies

Makro supports Employment Equity principles and preference in all appointments will be given to people from designated groups and with disability.

If you don`t hear from us within fourteen days please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted on 16 Jan 14:14

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Offsite After-Hours Support (Johannesburg)

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Remuneration: R10000 per month Basic salary 
Benefits: Retirement Annuuity contribution
Location: Johannesburg, Sandton
Job level: Junior/Mid
Type: Permanent
Company: Moving Tactics Pty Ltd

Job description

Working times:

Note: Due to this unique business requirement you should pay careful attention to the required working hours:

Office hours

Wednesday – Friday: 12pm–8pm

Saturday and Sunday: 9am–3pm

Monday and Tuesday: Off

Standby hours

Saturday and Sunday: 3pm-8pm

Upon completion of your shift you must make sure that all incoming calls get forwarded to your mobile for after hour support (when you are not in the office).

Depending on the individual weekend work might be moved to be performed from home after a four-month assessment.

Duties:

  • Perform offsite functions like the rest of the offsite team when working after hours and weekends. This includes daily reports when you are working weekends.
  • Communicate and align functions with the content department to make sure you know what needs to happen after hours. There will always be a content representative on standby to assist you where needed.
  • Fix issues remotely where possible.
  • Telephonic store checks and system store checks.
  • Logging calls in call logging system.
  • Dispatch technicians and contractors to store when required.
  • Assisting the technicians and contractors on site once they get to site.
  • Making sure that the technician or contractor get to site within the SLA timeline.
  • Escalate to second and third-level support when required.
  • Use offsite contractor liaison’s contact sheet and dispatch technicians where required, if the issue cannot be left for the next business day, i.e. DMB’s must always be up and running.
  • When in the office from Wednesday to Friday you will assist with various technical duties in the office. Preparing equipment, etc.

Expectations

  • Proactive and sharp problem-solving skills.
  • Take ownership of duties and responsibilities.
  • Ability to think outside of the box.
  • You must always be contactable – manage the standby function and phone always.
  • Make sure the phone is always charged up and laptop ready to go.
  • Be timeous in everything you do. Priorities your duties and ensure completion of tasks.
  • Escalate to relevant HOD if emergencies arise.
  • Live our company values.
  • Must have a basic technical qualification i.e. MCSE, A+, CCNA.
  • Own transport and valid licence.

Requirements

Personal skills/attributes

  • Good communication skills, honest, reliable, proactive, problem solver, must be able to perform under pressure.

 

Posted on 16 Jan 14:14

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Point of Sales Assistant – Cashier (Cape Town)

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Cape Union Mart

Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd has been equipping South African adventurers since 1933, and is South Africa’s favourite outdoor adventure store. Stocking everything one needs for outdoor pursuits – including hiking, camping, trail running, mountain biking, snow sports, travel and more – Cape Union Mart is an essential first step in every adventure. Cape Union Mart has stores across South Africa, and in Namibia and Botswana.

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Store Assistant (Phuthaditjhaba)

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Remuneration: Basic salary 
Benefits: UIF, Provident fund, Medical aid
Location: Phuthaditjhaba
Education level: Matric
Job level: Junior
Type: Contract
Reference: #SA Phuthaditjhaba

Job description
Do you love fashion? And would like to join our dynamic team? Then Rage is the place for you.

Rage has an exciting opportunity for the shop assistant position in Free State, Phuthaditjhaba  for a person who is ambitious about the retail industry and loves interacting with people on a daily basis.
Retail experience
Can keep the store and stockroom neat and tidy
Sales driven
Good customer service
Target driven
Achievement orientated
Advantageous
Customer service skills: customers are going to ask to speak to the manager. How you interact with customers is crucial for repeat business, employee morale and the health of your company
Great customer service skills will help you solve issues before they become problems, and help create customer loyalty
Excellent communication
Strong customer focus
Attention to detail

Requirements
Retail savvy
Passion
Leading from the front
Great communicator
Relishes the detail
Love for the customer

Posted on 16 Jan 13:58

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