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Customer Service Consultant (cape Town)

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SOUTHERN AFRICA’S LEADER IN RECORD STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT’S LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE REQUIRES A CUSTOMER SERVICE CONSULTANT IN CAPE TOWN

Purpose of the Job

To maintain excellent customer relationships through effective service delivery; to assist Account Managers with daily tasks with the objective of retaining and growing the defined portfolios. To actively resolve all client queries that have been escalated to Service Consultant within a reasonable timeframe and to actively identify leads for respective Key Account Managers.

Qualifications, knowledge and skills

Relevant Tertiary qualification in Sales/ Marketing or Business Management

3- 4 Years’ experience within the Service Industry or Business to Business sales

  • Must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license (Non-negotiable)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Must be a team player
  • Self-starter

Applicant must reside in CAPE TOWN 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.

Please visit our website www.mprtc.co.za to upload your CV or for more information.

News24.com | ANC Gauteng ready to hold provincial and regional conferences

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The mood is “buoyant” ahead of the ANC’s provincial and five regional conferences for Gauteng which will be conducted before the end of June, the party announced on Sunday.

“All five regions are ready politically and organisationally to convene successful regional conferences, which will be followed by a provincial conference,” said the provincial ANC in a statement on Sunday, following a briefing held in Johannesburg.

“The mood is buoyant among the rank and file members and supporters of the ANC in Gauteng.”

READ: The battle for control of ANC provinces gets underway

Various meetings with different party structures have been held over the last few weeks to ensure that the conferences will be finished by the end of June.

A total of 471 branches, having passed a membership audit, will be attending the conferences – and will also be electing their delegates.

‘Embarrassment’

The party’s provincial structure said people were clamouring to join the party: “We have been inundated with reports from our regions and branches about large numbers of people who are demanding membership forms and cards and many who proudly wear ANC regalia.”

“There is no turning to an era where ANC leaders became an embarrassment to the organisation, its supporters and the people of South Africa.”

The Provincial Executive Committee said that it had “no doubt” that the Gauteng structure had “stood steadfastly and spoken out publicly against practices that undermine integrity and public confidence in the ANC”.

The party invited the public to share ideas with the party about provincial development in the future.

The theme for the conferences are to be “100 Years of Nelson Mandela: The Year of Renewal, Unity and Jobs”.

The key areas of focus will be “the renewal and unity of the ANC in order to restore public confidence”.

Furthermore, the conferences will look at service delivery, job creation as well as “radical socioeconomic transformation”.

“The successful conclusion of our conferences will put the ANC in a formidable and unassailable position to win the 2019 elections decisively.”

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Sport24.co.za | United fans and rivals rally round stricken Ferguson

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London – Messages of support continued to pour in as legendary football manager Sir Alex Ferguson fought for his life on Sunday following emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage.

Considered the most successful manager in the history of British football, Ferguson won 38 major trophies in just over 26 years in charge of Manchester United, including 13 Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League twice.

It is a measure of the Scot’s success on the pitch, and his stature off it that tributes poured in from around the world of sport, and beyond, to wish the 76-year-old a speedy recovery after he underwent surgery on Saturday.

“Everyone at AC Milan wishes Sir Alex Ferguson a full and speedy recovery,” said a statement by the seven-time European champions on their official Twitter page early Sunday morning.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, who is on the verge of leading the Turin giants to a seventh successive Serie A crown, said: “Stay strong Alex Ferguson.”

News of Ferguson’s condition also had an impact beyond the world of football.

Top American baseball side the Chicago White Sox posted a heartfelt message on their Twitter page weeks after one of their players, Danny Farquhar, recently suffered a brain haemorrhage while sitting in the team dugout.

“The #WhiteSox stand with the @ManUtd community in sending our positive thoughts to Sir Alex Ferguson,” said the message on @whitesox.

“Having been recently impacted by a brain hemorrhage in our own family, we know the dramatic impact it causes, and the strength that can be drawn from those who care.”

Ferguson, who retired from management five years ago, appeared in good health when presenting a commemorative vase to old rival Arsene Wenger, who is stepping down as Arsenal manager, at United’s Old Trafford ground last week.

But on Saturday an ambulance was called to the Scot’s home in Cheadle, near Manchester, at 9:00.

Concerns for Ferguson’s health mounted when it was announced his son, Darren, the manager of English third-tier club Doncaster, would miss his side’s match against Wigan because of “family reasons”.

News of Ferguson’s operation was made public by United in a statement that appeared to be cautiously optimistic about his prospects for recovery.

“Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage,” the statement said on Saturday.

“The procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery. His family request privacy in this matter.

“We will keep Sir Alex and his loved ones in our thoughts during this time, and we are united in our wish to see him make a comfortable, speedy recovery.”

Pending updates on Ferguson’s condition on Sunday, messages of support from all walks of life poured in.

“I wish Sir Alex Ferguson a speedy and full recovery,” said British Labour MP John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor.

“A brilliant manager and a good man, who won the respect of all of us football supporters worldwide.”

Wenger, who spent many years as Ferguson’s main managerial rival in England’s Premier League, offered his support to the Scot in a short statement to the Daily Mail on Sunday.

“I am concerned and I’m thinking about him and his family,” said the Frenchman.

“I trust his strength and his strong character will get him well very quickly.”

eNCA | Land invaders, police clash in Protea Glen

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JOHANNESBURG – Police are monitoring an area in Protea Glen, Soweto, where there have been more attempts to occupy empty land illegally.

The land has apparently been set aside for a government housing project, but that has not been confirmed by authorities.

READ: How mine dumps affect the health of communities living nearby

Police fired rubber bullets and teargas at defiant residents who are adamant that they are the rightful owners of the land. They claim they have been given permission by the owners to settle there.

Police have destroyed structures that have been built.

The attempt to occupy the land has been continuing since Tuesday.

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News24.com | Cops following leads to find killers of Graeme Bloch’s elderly parents

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Western Cape detectives are following leads to find the people who killed the elderly parents of education expert Professor Graeme Bloch in their home, provincial police said on Sunday.

No arrests had yet been made and there were “no new developments to report at this stage”, said Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana.

Rosalie Bloch, 84 and Aubrey Jackson, 94, were found tied up and murdered in their Victorian double-storey home in the quiet suburb of Rosebank, Cape Town, on Saturday.

READ Pensioners tied up and killed: Police probing murders of Graeme Bloch’s parents

Their bodies were discovered at about 09:00 on Saturday by a relative who went to fetch them, police said previously.

Cases of murder and house robbery were opened.

It was not immediately clear what was taken from the house.

Detectives were looking at CCTV footage from a nearby guesthouse to find leads, Netwerk24 reported.

A police source reportedly revealed that two black men and a white woman were identified as possible suspects on the footage. 

On Saturday, the ANC expressed its shock and sadness at the “brutal, callous and cold-blooded killing” of Bloch’s parents. Bloch is married to former politician Cheryl Carolus.

“We strongly condemn the cowardly act visited on the defenceless and elderly. It is disheartening to note that we still have amongst us, those who are determined to trample on other people’s right to live driven by selfish and cruel intentions,” ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said in a statement. 

He urged law enforcement agencies to work hard in their quest to ensure that the couple’s murderers were caught and that they face the full might of the law.

Mabe called on all South Africans to act in concert to ensure that criminals had nowhere to hide.

The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) also expressed its shock at the murders.

Sanco spokesperson Jabu Mahlangu said much more still needed to be done to protect the aged against violent crime.

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Health24.com | Get results with different meditation techniques

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Deep breathing is a great stress reliever, and the technique called “mindfulness meditation” is helpful to use breathing to get more in touch with your inner self.

People who meditate say they feel more positive, and have more energy and better concentration.

Many physiological benefits

According to a previous Health24 article, the brains of people who regularly meditate shrink less as they age, and they have stronger connections in the brain itself.

Meditation has many other physiological benefits; examples are:

  • Generalised reduction in respiratory and heart rates and a decreased pulse
  • Increases alpha brainwaves, linked to relaxation
  • Reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke
  • Restores the body’s own self-repair mechanisms
  • Decreases blood pressure
  • Decreases muscle tension
  • Increases serotonin levels
  • Reduces PMS

There’s more than one way to tap meditation’s benefits – through variations in technique. A study published in the journal Mindfulness looked at what can be gained from a few popular approaches.

With body scan meditation, you focus on each body part, one at a time, from your head to your feet. When paired with focused breathing, study participants sharply reduced their number of negative thoughts, and thoughts about the future and the past. Body scan meditation can help you feel more centred and focused on the “now”.

Loving-kindness. This type of meditation helps you deepen positive feelings for a loved one as well as for yourself, your extended social circle, and beyond. This type of meditation led to the greatest boost in participants’ feelings of warm, positive thoughts about others. It can be a good approach if you’re facing interpersonal conflicts.

Observing-thought. This type of meditation teaches you to recognise and define thoughts – as negative or positive, for instance – without becoming absorbed in them. This practice helped participants become more aware of both thoughts and judgmental attitudes they held toward others. It also can stop rumination – the habit of repetitively going over distressing situations in your mind.

While meditation, in general, can help you feel more relaxed, different types offer additional benefits. Experiment to find those that bring you closer to your personal improvement goals.

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Operations Manager | Digital Agency (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: R45000 – R50000 per month Cost to company 
Benefits: Medical Aid, Provident Fund
Location: Cape Town
Education level: Matric
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Company: Amplified Talent

Job description

I’m working with an award winning digital agency and they are recruiting for an Operations Manager to join their growing Cape Town offices. The agency works with leading blue-chip brands in South Africa and Internationally and they are part of a larger advertising network who have offices all over the World. The agency offers cutting-edge digital solutions to their clients and are at the forefront of the digital industry. As the Operations Manager you will be overseeing the Project Management Department as well as the Traffic Team and you have responsibility of maintenance and management of process with a focus on job, department and client profitability.

Main responsibilities:

• Oversee all technical + design production
• Ensure that the team delivers projects efficiently, on-time + within budget
• Develop + implement process
• Manage stakeholders
• Manage the Head of Project Management + Traffic Manager
• Implement + maintain an effective Resource Schedule
• Responsibility of freelance resources

Requirements

You will be reporting into the COO and play a key part in the senior management team of the agency.

We are looking for someone that has:

• Ideally 5years + agency experience in operations / production / traffic and this must be within a technical environment
• Experience using CHASE is a huge advantage
• Strong personality, calm under pressure, deadline driven + commercially minded

If this sounds like you then get in touch with Amplified Talent to discuss further.

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The Two Steps This Woman Took That Led to Her 130-Pound Weight Loss

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Big thumbs up for her healthy lifestyle changes.

Meghan Lenss used to love snacking on Hot Cheetos and sipping frappuccinos. In fact, the 26-year-old from Riverside, California ate fast food every day. But when her weight reached 300 pounds in January 2017, she decided to adopt a healthier lifestyle. 

RELATED: 9 No-Cook Meals for When It’s Too Hot to Turn on the Oven

Now, a year and a half later, she’s celebrating her 130-pound weight loss. Late last month, she shared a series of transformation photos tracking her slow but steady progress. 

She launched her new lifestyle because she “was tired of everyday activities being difficult,” she tells Health. “Walking to class, not being able to walk up stairs … It was embarrassing.” And she credits two key things with helping her lose the weight.

First, she gave up fast food and started cooking her own meals at home. Second, she committed herself to daily workouts—purchasing an elliptical machine and doing an hour of cardio every night. “It was dreadful and I struggled every night to get my butt in the garage to work out. But I did it, and every day it got a little easier, and soon enough, I saw results. I realized I could do it.”

Lenss also downloaded MyFitnessPal to help her stay on track, and she created Instagram page @_iwokeupinbeastmode to keep herself accountable. And though she makes occasional exceptions, she bid farewell to pizza, fries, and high-calorie drinks.

RELATED: 9 Kitchen Hacks That Will Make Healthy Eating So Much Easier

Today, her meals consist of lean protein and plenty of veggies. She’s swapped her go-to indulgences for healthy alternatives, like replacing her Cheetos for Skinny Pop with cayenne pepper. 

“Through all of this, I started to have more energy,” she says. “My clothes started to fit better. I gained confidence. I joined a gym! But the real kick is that I actually went to the gym instead of just paying for a membership I never used!”

She’s experienced countless highs on this journey, but Lenss also embraces the lows.

“Now, don’t get me wrong. I still struggle,” she says. “I ate an entire box of cookies last weekend. But you know what I did after? I accepted it, moved on, and made the next day better. Progress is a process.”