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This Specialist Distributor, with a well-established footprint nationally is looking for an energetic and motivated Senior Technical Sales Executive, servicing and managing the Pest Control, Vegetation Management, Public Health and Hygiene Markets in the KZN region.
The window, through the SA Rugby Industry, MyPlayers and the South African Rugby Employers’ Organisation (Sareo), served as part of a broader cost-cutting mission.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx was one of four players to leave the Lions with the Stormers confirming the departures of forward Cobus Wiese and flyhalf Jean-Luc du Plessis.
The Cape-franchise also welcomed Springbok fullback Warrick Gelant from the Bulls, flyhalf Kade Wolhuter and loose forward Keke Morabe.
2019 World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has withdrawn his contract termination and will remain in Cape Town until at least the end of the 2021 British & irish Lions tour.
Speaking in a Stormers’ YouTube video, Ntubeni reflected on the changes made to John Dobson’s squad.
“You didn’t know if one of your best mates or someone that you really enjoy playing with is doing a deal or going overseas,” said Ntubeni.
“It was a bit of a stressful time but guys like Wilco (Louw) and Dillyn (Leyds) it wasn’t something new to us.
“With rugby you build close bonds … it’s going to be sad to see the guys leaving.”
When Super Rugby was halted, the Stormers were seventh on the log standings with four wins from six matches.
The one-size-fits-all approach taken by the government in planning the reopening of schools is “irrational and arbitrary” and puts into danger the lives of pupils, teachers and families, according to the National Association of Parents in School Governance, also acting on behalf of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas).
The association has intervened in the DA’s court application to oppose the lockdown regulations.
It said the application should not only be dismissed, but there should also be no further easing of the lockdown and no reopening of schools without protective measures.
In an affidavit by Mahlomola Kekana, the association’s president, he said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga’s plan to reopen schools was not only vague, but would put pupils and teachers in danger of succumbing to Covid-19.
Kekana added the DA’s application did not speak for the millions of parents and pupils the association represented and who would be impacted most if the lockdown regulations were relaxed.
“It is specifically disputed that the DA is genuinely acting in the public interest in this particular case. It represents section and sectarian interests,” he said in his affidavit.
The plan to relax the lockdown and open the economy was irrational in the fight against Covid-19, Kekana added.
One-size-fits-all approach
“The blanket one-size-fits-all national reopening of schools, irrespective of state of readiness relative to geographic, provincial, economic, historical and other differences is patently irrational and arbitrary.”
He said if schools reopened on the same day Level 3 of the lockdown started it would only “exacerbate an already dire situation”.
Kekana added poor school infrastructure, implementing social distancing, testing and protective equipment, staffing levels, consultation with all parties, sanitation and transport all posed a problem to reopening the schools.
Infrastructure
In her address on reopening schools this week, Motshekga said 1 577 schools had been vandalised across the country.
Kekana said this only confirmed schools were easily accessible and control measures were “virtually non-existent”.
“This is not an environment in which protective health measures can be realistically and effectively implemented.”
He added Motshekga had not provided a plan on how these schools would be capacitated to reopen in time.
She did not provide a plan for those pupils who were taught under trees, in tents, dilapidated buildings or overcrowded schools, he said.
“Given these realities, of which the court can take judicial notice, it is incumbent upon the respondents to demonstrate that they are gambling with the lives of our children and throwing them into the lion’s den.”
Social distancing
Where pupils greatly outnumber teachers, Kekana asked how social distancing would be enforced in these environments, including playgrounds and travelling to and from school.
“It will be impossible for the teacher to constantly be enforcing social distancing throughout the day without placing herself at risk and without compromising teaching time.”
The proposal to divide up classes begged the questions of where extra teachers would come from, Kekana said.
In terms of staffing levels, he added there would be a “dire shortage” of teachers and support staff.
“The minister has also not considered that as schools open, there will be more teachers falling sick and who will therefore need to be quarantined.
“This will drastically haemorrhage levels of staffing.”
‘No consultation’
Kekana said it was disturbing that parents, pupils and governing bodies were not consulted regarding measures to fight the virus in schools, protecting pupils with pre-existing conditions, protecting pupils who came from homes with family who have pre-existing conditions and how vandalised schools would be fixed.
Fixing historical issues in days
He added it was not realistic to prepare all school for reopening in the face of the pandemic.
“All in all, it is unrealistic to expect this honourable court to believe that all the problems which the state has failed to address in 26 years can be resolved in a matter of days or weeks,” Kekana said.
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande outlined the government’s plans on Saturday to allow students back on campuses.
Among some of the major announcements were that National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students would receive 10GB free data from June through to August; all students and staff members returning to campuses will be screened upon entry; and one third of students will be allowed back on campuses and in residences under Level 3 of the lockdown.
Universities
Currently, final-year students in programmes requiring clinical training, particularly in medicine, have been returning since mid-May. All other students have to study through digital and other means until they can return.
Under Level 3, a maximum of 33% of students will be allowed back on campuses and in residences – as long as they can been accommodated in line with health and safety protocols.
President Cyril Ramaphosa previously said most of the country should have reached Level 3 by the end of May.
The students who will be allowed back under Level 3 should be in their final year and must require access to laboratories, technical equipment, data, connectivity and access to residence as well as private accommodation.
Postgraduate students who require laboratory equipment and other technical equipment to undertake their studies may also return.
Students in all years of study that require clinical training in their programmes can also go back. Universities can also decide to allow back students to residences who may face “extreme difficulties” in learning at home.
Once Level 3 is announced, students will be given a period of two to three weeks from the announcement date to return back to their campuses. Institutions will issue permits to identified students to allow for their travel. Only a third of students will be allowed back in residences under Level 3.
Students will be screened for Covid-19 symptoms at campus entrances.
Once the country reaches Level 2, two-thirds of the student population will be allowed back. First-year students in all undergraduate programmes will be allowed back as well as students in all years of study who require laboratory and technical equipment to complete the academic year.
Students in all years of study who require practical placements, experiential learning or workplace-based learning to complete the academic year will also be allowed back – provided the workplaces and platforms are open and prepared. Two-thirds of residences may be occupied during Level 2.
Only at Level 1, will all students return.
TVET returns
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students will return by specific dates, but if their campuses are in areas that are still on Level 4 during that time – they will remain closed.
These are the return date for engineering students:
N6 & N3: 10 June
N5 & N2: 15 June
N4 & N1: 22 June
For business studies students:
N6: 25 June
N5: 29 June
N4: 06 July
National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4: 13 July
Level 3: 20 July
Level 2: 27 July
All lecturers need to return by 8 June.
CET colleges
Students registered for General Education and Training Certificate, Senior Certificate and National Occupational Certificates at Community Education and Training colleges need to return by 17 June. Exam dates have been postpone to next year to enable them to complete the 2020 academic year.
NSFAS students
Nzimande announced all NSFAS students, including Funza Lushaka teaching bursary students, would receive 10GB daytime and 20GB nighttime data for three months, starting from 1 June until the end of August.
This thanks to a new deal with cellphone service providers which secured “very favourable rates”.
He said these students should register their cellphone numbers with their respective institutions, and they shoud not change their SIM cards during this period.
Nzimande added the government was not in a position to subsidise data to students who fall within the so-called “missing middle” category – those who did not qualify for NSFAS bursaries, but came from households who might have been hit hard by the pandemic.
“We, however, appeal to [cellphone companies] to work with institutions to also offer affordable packages to such students.”
He said the government was working towards an affordable higher education loan scheme involving the private sector.
An agreement with the SA Revenue Service has been concluded to provide the NSFAS access to the latest tax data to validate the household income of applicants.
The NSFAS will now also be able to include other income, such as investment and rental, in its applications assessment.
“This will greatly assist towards the finalisation of outstanding appeals,” Nzimande added.
We are recruiting for a Digital Marketing Manager to join a wonderful FMCG brand within the food industry in Durban. The company was established over 20 years ago as a family run business that has grown both locally and internationally. We are looking for a very hands on Digital Marketing Manager to oversee and implement their Paid Media (Social and Display), email marketing and their SEO.
The responsibilities will include:
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Requirements
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Open to agency or inhouse experience but FMCG exposure would be ideal
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Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) that the sale of tobacco and alcohol should continue to be banned until the country reaches Level 1 of the lockdown.
News24 was reliably told that Dlamini-Zuma was supported by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi when she told the NCCC this week that she believed it would be too much of a health risk to allow the sale of cigarettes and alcohol on 1 June when the country is expected to go to Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown.
This prompted a debate in the meeting, chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa, with no resolution on the matter.
A high-ranking insider with intimate knowledge of the meeting said Dlamini-Zuma had come prepared with academic papers that argued against the sale of tobacco and alcohol during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing health risks.
Internationally recognised epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist Professor Salim Abdool Karim has weighed in on the debate about schools reopening in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the country should expect small outbreaks in schools – although they would be handled and dealt with accordingly.
Karim stated this during an interview with broadcast channel eNCA, where he said there was no good reason for children not to return to school if there were health protocols – such as hand sanitisation and social distancing – in place to curb the spread of the virus.
He added scientific evidence showed children seemed to be infected at a much lower rate than adults and were less susceptible to the virus.
Almost 230 000 people have been charged for contravening lockdown regulations since they were enforced on 26 March, Police Minister Bheki Cele has revealed.
Cele, who briefed the media on Friday, said the number of people charged for breaking the regulations had almost doubled as the country started moving into Level 4 of the lockdown.
“At one point towards the end of April when we were still on Level 5, we had about 107 000 cases opened with 118 000 people charged for contravention of the lockdown regulations. In just over a month, this number has more than doubled and is almost at 230 000 for contraventions,” he added.
Cele said the provinces with the highest number of arrests almost mirrored the provincial infection statistics, with the Western Cape recording the most arrests and highest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19, followed by the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
The Western Cape is starting to see increased pressure on its hospital systems ahead of the coronavirus peak, but it has not yet reached peak capacity, the Premier’s office said on Friday.
It warned however that, while it was ready to meet current critical care needs, at the peak, “even in the best-case scenario, we will still fall short of ICU beds”.
“The public sector has an existing capacity of 2 162 acute beds, and an 1 428 additional care beds will be provided by temporary ‘field hospitals’ in the Western Cape, including the 850 additional beds at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, 330 beds at a temporary hospital facility in Brackengate, 68 at the Khayelitsha Thusong Centre, 150 at the Cape Winelands Sonstraal Hospital, and 30 additional beds at Tygerberg Hospital,” said Premier Alan Winde’s spokesperson Bianca Capazorio.
She said the 850-beds planned for the CTICC remained on schedule to be completed by the first week of June, and that work was “progressing well”.
The temporary hospital at the convention centre will cater for patients presenting with milder clinical signs, and who are in need of hospitalisation and treatment, including administration of oxygen, but not to those with severe clinical signs requiring intensive care treatment.
The CTICC agreed to waive the hiring costs of the venue, welcoming the opportunity “to be part of the solution”.
Brazil has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot, and President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be taking a page out of US President’s Donald Trump’s playbook to tackle the growing number of cases.
Over the past several days the country’s daily spikes of cases have grown. On Tuesday, the country recorded 1 179 fatalities. On Wednesday, Brazil has the largest spike of cases in 24 hours with close to 20 000 cases, about a fifth of the overall record 106 000 new global cases the World Health Organisation recorded.
The country holds the third-highest number of cases behind the US and Russia, with over 310 000 infections and more than 20 000 deaths.
Vox reported that Bolsonaro mishandled the outbreak from the start by “continuously downplaying the seriousness of the virus, vocally opposed state governors’ decisions to impose lockdown measures, personally attended anti-lockdown protests, and pushed for businesses to reopen despite the growing outbreak.”
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat lupus and rheumatological disorder, has received a massive amount of publicity this year. The reason? Its role in the Covid-19 pandemic.
The drug made headlines after being proposed as a preventative measure (prophylaxis) against Covid-19, as reported in the New York Times.
While hydroxychloroquine has generally fewer side-effects than its cousin chloroquine, which was also researched as a possible Covid-19 treatment, it was generally declared as ineffective against the novel coronavirus, based on several studies.
But, besides the fact that the hydroxychloroquine hype may cause those who really need the medicine for lupus not being able to find it, the drug can also have irreversible side effects, as discussed in the journal Nature.
As schools in South Africa are set to reopen for Grades 7 and 12, there is a debate whether children are less at risk from Covid-19 than adults and those with underlying conditions.
While the general consensus has been that children are not as severely affected by Covid-19 as the elderly, more severe cases in children have been recorded throughout the world.
A new report from paediatric anaesthesiologists, infectious disease specialists and paediatricians at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine describes some of the most significant clinical characteristics of children hospitalised with severe Covid-19.
This report was published in the Journal of Pediatrics and compared the cases of 46 Covid-19 patients aged between one month and 21 years. These patients were either admitted to the general unit or the Pediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) at Montefiore.
The Covid-19 crisis is sweeping across the planet, becoming “the greatest disruptor the world has seen in generations”, according to a statement by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Union). But as the infection rate continues to surge, it should not result in other serious diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB), being neglected, a Union panel discussion on TB and Covid-19 on Wednesday concluded.
As of 21 May, South Africa has 369 confirmed Covid-19 deaths. Projections indicate that this figure could rise to more than 40 000 by November this year. However, according to the latest statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), TB caused around 63 000 deaths in South Africa in 2018 (figures for 2019 are not yet available).
Following the recent release of modelling on the impacts of the initial Covid-19 response on TB – commissioned by the Stop TB Partnership in collaboration with the Imperial College, Avenir Health and Johns Hopkins University – key leaders in the Union panel discussed what the results of this modelling study mean, and how governments can all work together to prevent the potential 1.4 million TB deaths worldwide, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A major factor indicated in the study was an estimation that, globally, a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration could lead to an additional 6.3 million people falling ill with TB and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths over the next five years. As a result, the world would face a setback of around five to eight years in the fight against TB.
• Maintain physical distancing – stay at least one metre away from somebody who is coughing or sneezing
• Practise frequent hand-washing, especially after direct contact with ill people or their environment
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, as your hands touch many surfaces and could potentially transfer the virus
• Practise respiratory hygiene – cover your mouth with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Remember to dispose the tissue immediately after use.
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