Lowveld Media, a dynamic, award-winning media house in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate full-time sports editor.
Lowveld Media readers are captivated by sports coverage. The primary task of the sports editor will be to ensure that Lowveld Media coverage is central to the sports conversation and interest shared over as many sports disciplines as possible.
The sports editor will source and gather accurate information and cover a variety of exciting and relevant articles related to a community newspaper in both English and Afrikaans.
Requirements
A recognised journalism degree or diploma
Experience in a community newspaper and newsroom environment
Sports writing skills
Passion and knowledge of different sports disciplines
Ability to write well-constructed and accurate articles, which reflect both sides of a story
Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to work unsupervised and meet strict deadlines
Ability to work in a team
Ability to anticipate problems and formulate solutions
Must have good interviewing skills and an excellent command in English and Afrikaans
Photographic skills
Must be computer literate with multimedia and online media skills
Must be able to work under pressure
Have valid drivers’ license and own vehicle.
Personal skills/attributes
Accountable and responsible
Detail-orientated and focused
Deadline driven
Self-motivated and resourceful
Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
Passionate and enthusiastic with a positive attitude
Closing date: 21 December 2018.
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Afda, The School for the Creative Economy, is a leading private higher education institution offering fully accredited and registered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as higher certificates which are outcomes-based. The programmes are focused on the creative, entertainment, business, and related industries, and are offered across four campuses in South Africa. Afda is a full member of CILECT, an international association of the world’s major film and television schools and is proudly part of Stadio Multiversity.
Afda is registered as The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate no. 2001/HE07/012.
Applications are invited for the position of student affairs officer.
A position exists for the appointment of a student affairs officer to commence duty at the beginning of January 2019 or soon thereafter. Afda (The South African School of Motion Picture and Live Performance) is the leading film, television and live performance school in SA.
Afda is a full member of CILECT, the association of the world’s major film and television schools, and chairs the Cilect African Regional Association of accredited film schools.
Afda offers accredited certificate, degree and postgraduate programs in motion picture production and in live performance.
The incumbent, reporting to the registrar, must be a dynamic, organised person with a proven management background as well as experience in administration. The ideal candidate will have at least a graduate degree and relevant experience ideally in the entertainment management industry, but not necessary.
Specific duties:
Student records
Student development
Statutory compliance
Human resource assistant (leave records)
Bursary requirements and submissions
Section 24 manager – training committee
Minute-taking secretarial duties for all appropriate meetings
Liaison with all appropriate departments
Requirements:
Graduate degree or equivalent in relevant field
Relevant experience
Online learning experience
Writing and language editing skills
Communication skills
Administrative skills
Flexibility and adaptability to change and new challenges
Team working
Excellent time and deadline management
A positive attitude
Commitment to the Afda values: passion, integrity, self-discipline, humility, and reliability
AFDA is an equal opportunity employer based on the sound principles of nation building.
Please send the following to
az.oc.adfa@dmyk
a CV (no certificates)
email and telephone contact details
three references
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Afda, The School for the Creative Economy, is a leading private higher education institution offering fully accredited and registered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as higher certificates which are outcomes-based. The programmes are focused on the creative, entertainment, business, and related industries, and are offered across four campuses in South Africa. Afda is a full member of CILECT, an international association of the world’s major film and television schools and is proudly part of Stadio Multiversity.
Afda is registered as The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate no. 2001/HE07/012.
Applications are invited for the position of maintenance assistant.
As the maintenance assistant, Afda is looking for a committed and dedicated professional to assist with the daily maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep of building and campus grounds.
The position requires someone who is organised, efficient, computer literate, and interacts well with people. The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to embrace Afda’s unique pedagogy, which is the basis of the interdisciplinary teaching at Afda.
Essential duties and related skills include:
At least three years’ experience in a maintenance position
The ability and competency to work with various types of power tools and hand tools
Required to work overtime if and when necessary
Experience required in:
Plumbing
Tiling
Roofing
Brickwork
Paintwork
Rhino board partitioning
Electrical
General indoor and outdoor maintenance
Requirements and personal attributes:
Driving licence optional but preferred
Maturity to handle a range of situations
A meticulous and thorough nature with an understanding of maintenance protocols and systems
An ability to work to tight deadlines
Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality
Honest and trustworthy
Respectful and open to learning and guidance
Culturally aware and sensitive
Flexible
Please send the following to
az.oc.adfa@enneite>b<.e
a CV (no certificates)
email and telephone contact details
three references
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Details
Start date: January 2019.
Posted on 06 Dec 10:38
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Afda, The School for the Creative Economy, is a leading private higher education institution offering fully accredited and registered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as higher certificates which are outcomes-based. The programmes are focused on the creative, entertainment, business, and related industries, and are offered across four campuses in South Africa. Afda is a full member of CILECT, an international association of the world’s major film and television schools and is proudly part of Stadio Multiversity.
Afda is registered as The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate no. 2001/HE07/012.
Applications are invited for the position of junior film directing lecturer.
As the discipline lecturer for first-year film directing, Afda is looking for a committed and dedicated industry professional to lecture and provide support to undergraduate students. The position requires someone with drive and initiative who is able to motivate and teach students both the practical skills required of a film director, but also guide them into the world of directing for the screen. The candidate needs to demonstrate a willingness to embrace Afda’s unique pedagogy which is the basis of the interdisciplinary teaching and socialised learning at Afda. There is also a strong emphasis on cultural relevance within the teaching, and the need to help the students identify and develop a distinctive African voice to their productions. In this way we hope to be able to contribute to nation building and build the foundations for a sustainable local film industry.
Key duties:
Lecturing and facilitating workshops for first-year film directors and assisting with second-year directors within the school of film, in accordance with Afda’s pedagogy.
Preparing content and lesson plans for each term and assessment registration for the term’s assessments.
Evaluate directing students’ written and practical work.
Conducting student consultations and reflective meetings.
Deliver the required administrative work for the directing department including attendance registers, class management administration and time table planning.
Attend meetings with counter-parts to ensure parity across all campuses on term outcomes.
Curriculum development.
Requirements and personal attributes:
At least three years’ experience in the film and entertainment industry, or practical experience of directing for film.
Relevant honours degree or equivalent qualification in film, television, live performance, and/or media studies.
Computer literate and admin skills.
Highly developed organisational skills.
Initiative.
Maturity to handle a range of situations.
A meticulous and thorough nature.
An ability to work to tight deadlines.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality.
Honest and trustworthy – committed to high integrity of excellence.
Culturally aware and sensitive.
Flexible.
Sound work ethics.
Proactive.
Focus, passion, self-discipline.
Please send the following to
az.oc.adfa@dmyk
a CV (no certificates)
email and telephone contact details
three references
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Details
Start date: January 2019.
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Our Client a leading & respected company providing Specialized Cleaning services & chemicals, seeks the services of an experienced sales Executive.
The ideal candidate will –
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Afda, The School for the Creative Economy is a leading private higher education institution offering fully accredited and registered Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees as well as higher certificates which are outcomes-based. The programmes are focused on the creative, entertainment, business and related industries, and are offered across four campuses in South Africa. Afda is a full member of CILECT, an international association of the world’s major film and television schools, and is proudly part of Stadio Multiversity.
Afda is registered as The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate no. 2001/HE07/012.
Applications are invited for the position of maintenance manager – cleaning/gardening.
As the maintenance manager – cleaning/gardening, Afda is looking for a committed and dedicated professional to assist with the daily maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep of building and campus grounds.
The position requires someone who is organised, efficient, computer literate, and interacts well with people. The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to embrace Afda’s unique pedagogy, which is the basis of the interdisciplinary teaching at Afda.
Essential duties and related skills include:
At least two years’ experience in a cleaning and gardening role
Knowledge of cleaning and gardening duties and practices
The ability and competency to work with handheld and power garden tools
The ability and competency to work with various types of cleaning aids, liquids, chemicals, etc.
Required to work overtime if and when necessary
Requirements and personal attributes:
Effective communication skills
Planning and organising
Prioritising
Attention to detail
Flexibility/adaptability
High level of responsiveness
Teamwork
Taking accurate instructions from various people
Positive attitude
Behaving in an ethical manner at all times
Physically able to reach, stretch, bend, lift, and stand for long periods of time
Knowledge of general cleaning products, supplies, and techniques
Ability to execute ad-hoc verbal instructions as and when required
Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality
Honest and trustworthy
Respectful and open to learning and guidance
Culturally aware and sensitive
Flexible
Please send the following to
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email and telephone contact details
three references
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Details
Start date: January 2019.
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Pile a few sides on your plate along with your slice of prime rib, and you’ve consumed enough calories to last you an entire day. Eating a lot of red meat has been linked to an increased risk for heart disease, certain cancers, and a shortened lifespan, but an occasional indulgence in a lower-fat cut, like tenderloin, is OK.
When can a landlord evict law-abiding tenants in order to effect refurbishments? And when can a landlord evict tenants for this reason on an urgent basis?
These two questions are currently before the Constitutional Court in an application for leave to appeal an eviction that the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ordered on May 23, 2018, GroundUp reported.
Background
The case concerns the fate of more than 50 tenants of a derelict building in Hillbrow, some of whom have lived on the property for as long as 25 years. The building is owned by Lewray Investments and managed by Urban Taskforce Investments.
The building was erected in 1954. It is currently in a poor condition and in need of refurbishment. The parties do not dispute this. What is in dispute however, is what process must be followed to effect refurbishments and what the respective rights of the tenants and landlord are in these circumstances.
In January 2018, the landlord provided the tenants with a notice to vacate the property for refurbishments. In the notice, the landlord offered to relocate the tenants to another building which it owns. Alternatively, it offered the tenants a R5 000 cash payment as compensation.
The tenants interpreted the notice as an eviction notice and referred a dispute to the Rental Housing Tribunal.
According to the Constitution, a person cannot be evicted without a court order. A landlord must follow the procedure set out by the Prevention of Illegal Eviction and Unlawful Occupation Act (PIE Act).
The Rental Housing Tribunal made its ruling on March 5, 2018. It ruled that the landlord’s notice was merely a notice to vacate the property and not an eviction notice. It also found that the notice provided the tenants with two options. Their first option was to vacate the property in which case they would be entitled not to pay rent for that period. Alternatively, they could remain on the property, but this would mean that they would have no claim for damages should they sustain injuries or damage during the refurbishment.
The tribunal also said that should the tenants choose to vacate the property, the landlord must provide them with alternative accommodation and offer them the sum of R2 500 as compensation.
After the tribunal’s order, the landlord sent another notice to the tenants. This time it instructed the tenants to vacate the property immediately. The tenants refused to vacate. The landlord then approached the High Court on an urgent basis to evict the tenants.
The High Court granted this order on May 23, 2018. But the tenants applied for leave to appeal which the court refused. They then approached the Supreme Court of Appeal for leave to appeal but this too was rejected.
Urgency
In a last effort to set aside the eviction, the tenants approached the Constitutional Court for relief.
In their papers, they raise two main arguments. The first is that the High Court applied the wrong procedure for urgent evictions. The second is that the eviction was improper because it circumvented the PIE Act and related regulations.
The tenants argued that the High Court applied the incorrect procedure for urgent evictions. This is because the PIE Act requires, among other things, that the property pose a real and imminent danger of substantial injury to person or property.
Although the building was in a poor condition, this and other requirements in the PIE Act were not met. The tenants argue that the High Court conceded this, but instead of applying this test, which is set out in Section 5 of the PIE Act, the High Court applied the test for urgent applications, which is set out in the High Court rules.
The tenants argue that the High Court’s approach has grave consequences for poor and vulnerable tenants. This is because in adopting this approach, the High Court accepted financial expediency as a basis to grant an urgent eviction.
The tenants argue that this infringes their constitutional rights and urgent evictions may only be granted under the strict circumstances laid down by the PIE Act.
Improper eviction
The second main argument the tenants raise is that the eviction violated the Gauteng Regulations to the Rental Housing Act. These regulate when tenants may be evicted in order to make refurbishments. The tenants highlight a few elements of the regulations.
Firstly, they only permit the landlord to cancel the lease and evict a tenant if the property is uninhabitable. Secondly, they give the tenant the right to return to a property of the same size when the refurbishments are complete. Thirdly, the regulations provide that the tenants are entitled to not pay rent during the period of refurbishment.
The tenants argue that the regulations try to bridge the power imbalance between poor and vulnerable tenants in derelict buildings and powerful landlords. The tenants argue that the High Court violated the regulations and the PIE Act in three ways.
First, the High Court erred by finding that the tenants were “unlawful occupiers” in terms of the PIE Act and could therefore be evicted. This contravenes the PIE Act because it defines an unlawful occupier as someone who has no legal right to be on the property.
However, it was common cause that the tenants paid all their rent which was due and the lease had not been cancelled. Secondly, the High Court acknowledged that the landlord intended to destroy the current flats and subdivide them. So the tenants’ rights to return to the same property would be violated because they would be returning to smaller units.
Thirdly, the High Court refused to stop the tenants’ rent during the refurbishment period as required by the regulations.
Relief sought
The tenants argue that the eviction should be set aside and they must be housed in units of the same size and be entitled to a remission of rental.
The landlord’s arguments
But the landlord argues that the question of the correct test for urgency is moot because the tenants have already been relocated following a consent order granted on September 8, 2018. As far as the question of the regulations and not having to pay rent go, the landlord argues that the Rental Housing Tribunal – not the Constitutional Court – is best tasked to resolve this question.
This is because the question of whether a landlord may evict tenants to make refurbishments involves complex technical and economic issues that the tribunal is best tasked to answer. The landlord also argues that to make a return on its investment, it is obliged to subdivide the units; it is not economically viable to keep the units the current size.
Why this case is important
This case raises important questions about the competing interests of landlords and tenants in derelict buildings in Johannesburg. This is an issue not only in Johannesburg, but for cities across the country.
As activists and communities fight against gentrification and urban renewal, the question of how these competing interests should be resolved is one the courts must urgently answer.
Sure, unhealthy eating habits can cause everything from weight gain to sluggishness. The good news: With minimal effort, you can make up for most not-so-good food decisions…
Bad food habit: You’re never not eating
For you, chewing is like breathing. And since you probably lose track of how much and what you’ve eaten, all that endless crunching and munching adds up.
Your problem is more about fidgeting than eating. So try drinking tea or sparkling water as a kilojoule-free way to keep your hands and pie-hole occupied between meals.
When liquid won’t do, go for healthy snacks that require some work to get at – pistachio nuts, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds still in their shells all take time to open. You’ll spend more minutes cracking and cleaning up than actually eating, says dietitian Cynthia Sass.
And stockpile other no-pudge goodies that you can eat in tiny, individual pieces. We like low-fat popcorn or fat-free, wasabi-flavoured Japanese rice crackers.
Bad food habit: You pack it in till it hurts
That whole “enjoy just one bite” advice makes you roll your eyes as you dig into your third piece of a colleague’s birthday cake. Occasional gluttony has its place, but an all-you-can-eat-all-the-time attitude can cause indigestion, acid reflux and bloating, says dietitian Amy Campbell.
Stuff yourself with foods that contain fewer kilojoules per bite. These tend to have a higher water and fibre content, so they fill you up quicker, says Campbell.
Go ahead: Tuck into soups (stock-based, not cream-based), garden salads (carrots, cucumbers, celery, lettuce, tomatoes and green beans), gazpacho, fat-free or low-fat yoghurt or cottage cheese, apples and pears, whole-grain cereals with fat-free or low-fat milk and grilled lean meats (chicken and ostrich) or seafood (white fish, like hake and kingklip, preferably steamed).
