Pretoria, 31 October 2018 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for September 2018 recording a trade deficit of R2.95 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN). The year-to-date (01 January to 30 September 2018) trade deficit of R0.33 billion is a deterioration on the surplus for the comparable period in 2017 of R44.89 billion. Exports year-to-date increased by 5.6% whilst imports for the same period showed an increase of 11.5%.
UX analyst tasks and responsibilities will include:
Improve conversion rate optimisation efforts with data-driven decision-making.
Set KPIs, establish reporting, and institutionalise learnings.
Communicate vision effectively with strong visual storytelling.
Be familiar with A/B testing tools like Optimizely and Hotjar.
Take responsibility for the user experience on all front facing platforms.
Work in collaboration with the UI designer to visualise and extend our online user experiences and offerings.
Proactively brainstorm new ideas and mock these up with industry level tools like Balsamiq or Axure.
Identify missing online opportunities and help fill these gaps.
Oversee and approve the creation of all wireframes, prototypes, user flow diagrams and interaction designs from a responsive design point of view.
Manage all forms of requirement gathering, user research and usability testing, ensuring the best methods are selected for each project.
In collaboration with UI designer, act as the central point for all user experience design queries.
Work with the designers, developers, product owners and business systems analysts to create an effective user experience for all platforms.
Drive and be accountable for the UX strategy.
Company Description
GetSmarter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 2U, Inc., is a digital education company that partners with the world’s leading universities to select, design and deliver premium online short courses with a data-driven focus on learning gain.
Requirements
At least two years of experience in a professional UX design role.
Strong working knowledge of key prototyping tools such as Axure, Balsamiq and Invision.
Up to date knowledge of user-centred design and best practice.
Strong team and project management skills.
Strong working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
Extensive knowledge in responsive and mobile UX.
Excellent communication skills.
The ability to imagine and explore ideal future states of online platforms and to proactively bring these concepts to the table.
Our client is seeking to employ an experienced production engineer in the Witbank area.
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:
Relevant qualifications
Five to 10 years’ experience in a similar field (operations and production)
Experience using automated test tools
Experience in a mechanical production environment (factory setting)
Process management
Production planning
Managing stock levels
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent technical skills
Applicants must reside in Witbank 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 31 Oct 12:37
MPRTC Recruitment
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.
Our client is seeking to employ an asset management professional in Port Elizabeth.
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:
Bachelors in engineering, or equivalent experience in ind. manufacturing
Maintenance or logistics experience is an added advantage
The ability to travel to other locations on business is required
Must possess high degree of computer literacy
Customer account management ideally with start-up/project management experience
Skills/duties:
On-site professional management of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO)
Working with systems that enable the company to track its repairable inventory and apply associated warranty programmes
Develop clear working standard operating procedures detailing process flow and operational requirements for day to day activities in support of the maintenance and repair operations
Providing a single point of contact for maintenance repairs and asset tracking
Reducing MRO stock duplication and obsolescence
Storeroom support managing its reorganisation in partnership with the customer
Providing migration, rationalisation, and standardisation strategies to drive down MRO inventory asset value
Ensuring savings delivered to customer and revenue delivered to the company
Supporting productivity improvements through timely delivery of parts to the maintenance teams, whilst providing an overall lower total cost of ownership
Providing monthly financial reports
Arranging consignment of new purchases
Work with client departments including plant management, maintenance, engineering, purchasing and distributors to identify and formulate efficiency plans for maintenance
Increase ‘out of the box’ reliability of spare repairable assets, through the use of extensive internal and external repair vendor capability
Applicants must reside in Port Elizabeth 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 31 Oct 12:35
MPRTC Recruitment
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.
Auditor in East London | Auditing | Job Mail | 4330869
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Auditor Required. Audit & Accounting experience, Pastel, Computer literacy with a BComm degree and completed articles essential. Excellent communication skills. R18 000+ neg. Email CV, qualifications and references to: berklyfinancialsolutions@gmail.com
OK, this tip probably seems pretty obvious, but Thanksgiving is one of those holidays when people plan to eat until they are stuffed to the brim.
Instead of seeing how much you can eat, serve yourself a small, golf-ball-size serving of everything you want—no restrictions—but have only enough to satisfy your stomach without overdoing it. Remember, Thanksgiving is one day. Done right, you won’t set yourself back too far!
Oracle Database Administrator in Cape Town | Development | Job Mail | 3897735
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Education: Degree, National Diploma, SAP Certification Experience: 3 years Reference: 041813MKSAP2 Job Description: My client is a niche Consulting company with young vibrant employees with a position available for an Oracle DBA who will report to the Manager and be responsible for developing or contributing to the support strategies/processes that will enable the company to deliver high quality and reliable database systems while meeting business requirements. The incumbent will be part of a team that delivers round the clock support for all databases.
Requirements: Install and upgrade software Create and upgrade instances Assist with database patching Support user and developer database access Audit Database usage Manage tablespace capacity and growth Understand and contribute to effective monitoring of the database Perform DB backups and recovery Refresh test databases Ensure database integrity Schedule, implement and document database changes. Ensure Database availability according to customer SLA Assist with resolution of database issues. Manage and escalate incidents according to customer SLA Meet customer Service Level Agreements (SLA) as per service contract Create and manage customer incidents in MOS
Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your CV to it.careers@goldmantech.co.za or fax to 086 668 8041. You can also contact us 021 555 0952.
Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
A former acting municipal manager of Makhado municipality in Limpopo, Johannes Kandwendo, is to face disciplinary action over his involvement in the irregular investment of R63m at VBS Mutual Bank.
This follows a council resolution late on Tuesday afternoon in which the ANC indirectly supported a motion by the DA to push Kandwendo out of the municipality. Kandwendo is currently director of community services at the municipality.
In August this year, the DA submitted two motions of no confidence against Kandwendo and Mayor Mildred Sinyosi, respectively, for their role in the depositing of R63m at VBS without proper procedures being followed.
At a special council meeting late on Tuesday, the ANC instead insisted that it first table a draft resolution before the DA motion against Kandwendo could be heard. In the draft resolution, the ANC called for the suspension of Kandwendo and subsequent disciplinary action against him.
The resolution was adopted by the council and Kandwendo has now been given seven days to give reasons why he should not be suspended.
However, a motion to remove Sinyosi as the mayor failed. The ANC, which is a majority party in the council, voted against the motion.
‘The buck stops with him’
The DA’s Geoffrey Tshibvumo said: “The results of the motion of no confidence against Sinyosi were a show that they (ANC) will continue to defend the indefensible. All the shenanigans about VBS investment happened under her nose.”
Tshibvumo also said his party was happy that Kandwendo would face the music.
“We are happy that the ANC reacted to our motion. He was an accounting officer at the time and the buck stops with him.”
A week ago, the Giyani municipality dismissed its chief financial officer (CFO), Hitler Maluleke, for, among other contraventions, his involvement in the investment of almost R160m at VBS. He was fired after a disciplinary hearing.
Maluleke, who is also a former CFO at Makhado municipality, was also accused of having authorised payments for projects that were not completed.
The ANC’s integrity committee has since called on all its members implicated in the VBS heist report to resign.
However, Limpopo ANC treasurer Danny Msiza, who is also seriously implicated in the report, has since indicated that he will go to court to challenge the document.
Although many of them have lost everything, the brave women and men from Working on Fire continue to battle the flames that have engulfed the Southern Cape.
Working on Fire spokesperson Lauren Howard said that at least 16 firefighters had been personally affected by the fire.
“They lost everything,” she said.
The firefighters had been working tirelessly in stressful conditions, she said. “But they have a strong bond with each other and they just pull through.”
One firefighter from the Eastern Cape said that containing the fires had been extremely challenging.
“It was my first time fighting such a big fire and the mountains have very steep slopes,” Nkululeko Ngamlana said.
“We are well-trained firefighters so we are managing to cope under these conditions.
We always sing to keep our spirits up so that we don’t think about home – so we can focus on what we are doing.”
New fires
Around 129 firefighters from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State have set up their headquarters at Rosemoor Stadium.
When News24 arrived at the stadium, firefighters were lining up to collect their supper while others prepared for the night shift on the mountains.
Howard said that it had been a particularly difficult day for the firefighters.
“We had a couple of new fires starting up in the Knysna area. Rheenendal and Karatara have been affected,” she said.
“Our firefighters have been deployed as far as Grootvadersbosch and Swellendam area.”
On Tuesday, 840 people were evacuated from Farleigh, Keurhoek, Rheenendal and Karatara and have been stationed at various community halls.
Knysna fires still raging
Earlier that day, two adults and six children from Karatara were reported dead as a result of the fire.
Police spokesperson Malcolm Poje said that an inquest docket had been opened into the cause of the fire.
Poje said that there was no further information regarding the deaths and that the death toll remained the same.
“The fires in George and the surrounding areas have been contained. The weather conditions from last night helped the George area. Fires in the Knysna area are still going,” he said.
