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News24.com | Bailing out SAA with pension funds is unethical – DA

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Cape Town – It’s unethical to use citizens’ hard-earned pension funds to rescue the failing SAA once again, the DA said on Sunday.

This followed a report in Business Times that SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni has asked the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) for a R6bn bailout for the airline, which DA deputy spokesperson on finance Alf Lees said she had “basically run into the ground”.

“While the PIC reportedly refused these requests, this is yet another reason, to add to the mountain of reasons to remove Myeni. She now appears to be involved in the planned raid on pensioners’ money to prop up SAA and other bankrupt State-Owned Enterprises,” Lees said in a statement.

“PIC boss, Dan Matjila, apparently had to answer to allegations against him that were mysteriously apparently leaked after he turned down Myeni’s request. It’s concerning that Matjila is apparently unable to do his job without political interference.”

Matjila told Business Times Myeni was “reportedly furious” after he declined the loan.

He told the newspaper that “politically connected people” had made a number of requests for transactions that didn’t meet PIC’s investment conditions.

Lees argued that Myeni’s presence on the SAA board was not prudent or a legal requirement, saying it is “downright irrational and completely irresponsible” of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to “try to find technical means to retain” her.

Gigaba told Parliament’s standing committee on finance that Myeni’s contract is legal, after the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) said her extended tenure in September was not, according to its laws.

R10bn funding crisis

“SAA has been in constant need of rescuing, facing a R10 billion funding crisis in a few days’ time. The setbacks for SAA continue to pile up – Citibank has reportedly refused to extend their R1.8 billion loan beyond the 30th of September 2017; the balance of the lenders of the R6.8 billion due for payment by the 30th of September 2017 has apparently indicated their reluctance to extend their loans particularly if Myeni remains on the SAA board; the international ratings agencies are watching how Gigaba handles the SAA crisis very closely; and there is no time left for any special appropriation bill to be passed by Parliament before the 30th of September 2017.”

Lees said with Matjila facing an internal audit for “doing his job”, it was “difficult to have faith in the PIC when the politically connected seek access to the R1.9 trillion of pension money that Matjila manages to further enrich themselves”.

“It’s unethical to use the citizens’ hard-earned pension funds to rescue the failing SAA, once again.

“Despite all this, Gigaba is prepared to put the economic future of South Africa, and the 9.3 million unemployed South Africans, at risk in order to comply with the wishes of President Jacob Zuma to keep his close friend Dudu Myeni on the SAA board,” Lees claimed.
 

eNCA | Banyana Banyana lift COSAFA Cup title in Bulawayo

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JOHANNESBURG – Banyana Banyana recorded their fourth Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Championship title, as they beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in the final of the 2017 edition of the showpiece competition, at the Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Sunday afternoon.

The experienced Leandra Smeda was the star of the show for the South Africans in setting up the first goal before grabbing the winner in the 91st minute from a pass from Chantelle Esau.

The South Africans, who have represented Africa at the past two Olympic Games opened the scoring in the first minute of referee’s optional time at the end of the first half when Thembi Kgatlana latched onto a pass from Smeda, before out-sprinting her marker to score.

Zimbabwe took the game to the South Africans in the second half and seemed to have sent the match in the direction of a penalty shootout, when Rutendo Mokore headed home from a corner late in the second half, giving Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Andile Dlamini no chance of making a save. The strike was Mokore’s 10th goal of the tournament.

Zimbabwean goalkeeper Chido Dringirai kept her team in the match on several occasions, pulling off several superb saves to keep the Banyana attackers at bay.

The win allows Banyana interim coach Desiree Ellis to experience victory as a coach and player, having been part of the side when South Africa beat Zimbabwe 2-1 to lift the title back in 2002. The triumph comes at an important time in Ellis’ coaching career as SAFA are on the brink of announcing the full-time coach that will lead Banyana through to the 2020 Olympics.

Central defender Bambanani Mbane deservedly collected the ‘Player of the Match’ award, for her efforts in being a tower of strength in the Banyana rear-guard. Former SA goal-getter Noko Matlou, who these days plays a key role in the South African defence, made several timely tackles during the match.

For many of the Banyana players, the victory was sweet revenge for the disappointment of 2011, when Zimbabwe beat the South Africans 1-0 in the final of the tournament played in Harare. 

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eNCA | At least 17 dead in long-weekend crashes

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JOHANNESBURG/DURBAN – Seven people, including two children, were killed after a vehicle drove into a dam in Maphumulo in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.

Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Robert McKenzie said about 25 personnel responded to a call at around 10am on Sunday.

“The deceased included a 10-month-old boy and a three-year-old boy,” he added.

Seven more people were killed in Verena in Mpumalanga, while a further three people were killed in a collision between a truck and a motor vehicle near Delmas, Mpumalanga.

Meanwhile, three people were seriously injured in two separate collisions in Durban and Pretoria, paramedics said.

READ: Sharp spike in road deaths

Two people were seriously injured when three vehicles crashed on the M1 near the Klaarwater off-ramp in Chatsworth, Durban, Rescue Care spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said.

Advanced-life-support paramedics worked to stabilise the pair while the Durban fire department used the jaws-of-life and other equipment to free them from the wreckage.

In a crash a few hours later, a 51-year-old man was critically injured when his bakkie smashed into the centre barrier on the N4 eastbound before the N1 split in Hatfield, Pretoria, ER24 spokesman Russel Meiring said.

The driver was found on the ground about 30 metres from the bakkie.

READ: Three dead in Meyerton car crash

In Johannesburg, 11 people were injured when a minibus taxi crashed into a car and rolled on the M1 near the Athol Oaklands turn-off in Johannesburg on Sunday, according to paramedics.

Paramedics, along with other services, arrived on the scene shortly after 9.15am to find the taxi on its roof in the emergency lane, Meiring said.

The occupants managed to climb out of the vehicle and were found seated on the side of the road.

READ: Three dead after truck crashes into car in Delmas

“Paramedics assessed the patients and found that 11 had sustained injuries ranging from minor to moderate.”

Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi has ordered law-enforcement agencies to be on high alert as holidaymakers return from the Heritage Day long weekend.

He called on officials to patrol all known hazardous areas across South Africa to ensure reckless road users are arrested.

Additional reporting by eNCA

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for Sale. R 980 000 : 3.0 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR SALE IN CLARENDON MARINE… South Africa Property Portal

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  • Bedrooms: 3.0
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Part-Time Dieting Might Be the Trick to Losing Weight Successfully

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One of the first rules of dieting is that to lose weight, you have to burn off more calories than you take in. But cut back on calorie intake too much or for too long, and the body responds by going into energy-conservation mode—slowing down the rate at which those calories burn, which can counteract those good intentions.

Now, Australian researchers say they may have a way to make dieting more efficient and to keep the body’s metabolism humming along at its normal clip—which means more pounds lost (and kept off) in the long run. The secret, they say, is taking a break from dieting every few weeks.

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In their new study, published in the International Journal for Obesity, researchers from the University of Tasmania found that obese men who dieted continuously for 16 weeks lost less weight overall—20 pounds versus 31—than those whose diets followed a 2-weeks-on/2-weeks-off cycle for 30 weeks. The continuous dieters also lost less body fat than those in the intermittent group.

The intermittent dieters kept more of their weight off for the long-term, too. Six months after their diets had ended, the on-and-off group had maintained the most total weight loss since the start of the study—about 24 pounds versus only about 7.

So why did the on-again, off-again diet work so much better? The researchers think it has to do with something called adaptive thermogenesis—a process by which a person’s resting metabolism decreases when calorie intake is slashed. It’s a survival mechanism that’s helped humans stay alive during lean times (it’s sometimes called the “famine reaction”). But when an overweight person tries to lose weight, it can also work against them.

By limiting periods of calorie restriction to two weeks at a time, the authors believe they kept the famine reaction at bay—which allowed the study participants to burn more calories during those dieting periods.

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To conduct the study, the researchers provided meals during the study period. Overall, each group was assigned to 16 weeks of dieting, during which the men reduced their daily weight-maintenance calorie requirements by 33%. (On average, participants ate about 900 to 1,000 fewer calories per day during diet weeks.)

But while men in the continuous diet group stuck with their plan for 16 weeks straight, those in the intermittent group cycled on and off their diet every two weeks. During their off weeks, they ate their full caloric requirement—the number of calories required for weight to stay the same day-to-day, based on resting metabolic rate and self-reported physical activity levels.

Because of that, weight loss (or gain) during those off weeks was minimal. “Therefore, the greater weight loss in the [intermittent] group can be attributed to a higher rate of weight loss during the 8 x 2-week [energy-restriction] blocks, and not simply continual eight loss over a longer (30-week) intervention period,” the authors wrote in their paper.

Before you try the two-weeks on, two-weeks off diet strategy, though, know this: The authors were quick to point out that strict calorie-counting was also important during the non-diet weeks. Participants didn’t just eat whatever they wanted; they ate only what they needed to maintain a stable weight.

And that may be why the back-and-forth approach worked so well in this study, the authors say. In real life, taking a break from dieting could lead to an abnormally large appetite and overeating, “which may compromise weight loss,” they wrote.

They also point out that intermittent-fasting diets—programs that alternate no-holds-barred eating with several days very little or no food at all—don’t seem to work any better than continuous, steady dieting. “As such, incorporating periods of controlled energy balance, not simply variations in energy intake, may be necessary to realize the beneficial effects” of on-again, off-again dieting, they wrote.

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The study was small (32 participants completed it), and it could not determine whether two weeks on, two weeks off is an optimal pattern—just that it worked better than continuous calorie-cutting. And because the study only included men, it’s unclear whether the same would be true for women. More studies are needed, the authors say, to see if this plan would still be effective outside of a tightly controlled lab setting.

Still, the authors concluded, their findings provide preliminary support for an on-and-off calorie restriction, and suggest that it may be a “superior alternative” to continuous diet plans.

Salmon Cakes with Dill Sauce

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How to Make It

Step 1

Mix salmon, wheat berries, whole-wheat breadcrumbs, and 3 egg whites. Form into 8 patties; chill for 15 minutes. Dip cakes in remaining egg white and dredge in panko.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine yogurt, dill, and lemon juice; set aside.

Step 3

Bake salmon cakes in middle of oven for 15 minutes or until heated through and tops are golden. Preheat broiler; brown tops of cakes for 10–20 seconds. Serve with cucumbers, pickled ginger, and dill sauce.

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JUNIOR VIDEO EDITOR REQUIRED IN DURBANVILLE, CAPE TOWN Qualification Qualification/ Course in Video Editing Experience 1 – 2 years’ experience in Video Editing Experience and Knowledge in adobe Suite Knowledge of Camera and Production Skills Ability to Speak Xhosa/ Zulu/ Setswana (Advantage) Valid Driver’s License and Own transport Video production skills Motion graphic design skills Ability to work under pressure Attention to detail Info: Applicants must reside in CAPE TOWN or surrounding area. 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

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Based at selected Telkom Direct Stores within the 9 Provinces in South Africa, this person will be responsible for marketing, promoting, selling Telkom, Telkom Mobile, Telkom Business Mobile and Fixed Line Products and services to customers as they come to the store and to reach set sales targets supplied by client daily. Based at selected Telkom Direct Stores within the 9 Provinces in South Africa, this person will be responsible for marketing, promoting, selling Telkom, Telkom Mobile, Telkom Business Mobile and Fixed Line Products and services to customers as they come to the store and to reach set sales targets supplied by client daily. Special requirements : Must have experience on the Online Contract System i.e. CRM Must be able to work retail hours, weekends and shift work Must be able and prepared to use the store as a base point and leave the store to obtain sales targets as set by the company and client Must be prepared to move from the “base store” as per the client’s needs / requests within the set policy and procedure. Recommended qualifications : Minimum matric Sales training and experience Customer Services Training and experience Previous cellular phone knowledge, hardware and software training and experience absolutely essential