This will be a challenging and rewarding role where you will: Inputting data and maintaining cash books for all Business Recovery cases on IPS.
Making online payments where required
Liaising with the Banks and the Insolvency Service regarding funds held.
Meet cashier requirements in accordance with the firm’s procedures
Ensure cashiers instructions are appropriately supported by documentary evidence.
Attend to, and resolve, ad hoc enquiries that may be raised by partners and staff from time to time
Seek to appropriately allocate time to cases worked on and review chargeability
Complete VAT returns
Carry out VAT reclaims/payments following de-registration
Perform electronic filing.
Other duties to be undertaken as directed
Technical requirements and professional skills: IT skills – strong working knowledge of MS Excel, other MS products and similar desktop applications. Willingness to learn new systems is essential
Knowledge of the Insolvency system IPS is desirable but not essential.
Well presented with a professional level of communication – both verbal and written
Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks with limited supervision.
Ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to use own initiative and take a flexible approach.
Email CV to:retail@agfgroup.co.za
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Receptionist / Pa Required – Ref: Wpr852
You will be a highly organised individual with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to ensure the smooth running of the business. This isn’t your traditional reception role as your responsibilities will cover a much broader spectrum, with this role requiring an individual who can adapt their approach when required. Key responsibilities of the role will include: · Answering and redirecting calls to the main switchboard, taking messages when appropriate · Greeting and welcoming all visitors to site · Managing multiple diaries of senior members of staff. · Provide administrative assistance to the wider organisation when required. · Management of incoming and outgoing mail and deliveries. · Management of the relationships between the business and additional on-site tenants. The hours of work are 08:00 – 16:30 (Monday to Friday) with a 1-hour lunch. You will have free on-site parking from day one and be entitled to a number of benefits including; a very competitive salary, pension (5% employee, 3% employer) and four times life assurance. The business also provides an active social environment with regular trips and away days. Email your CV to: danny@oracleconsult.co.za
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Cashier Needed
What you’ll be doing in the role: Accurately counting the contents of containers received balancing cash against customer documentation.
Ensuring Standard and Local Operating Procedures are adhered to at all times
Consolidating and balancing cash as appropriate throughout the process.
Accurately completing the necessary paperwork and/or entries into appropriate cash management systems.
Identifying discrepancies in cash received and escalating this to Senior Cashier.
Use the Viper track and trace system to ensure integrity of container audit trails.
Ensuring all company security procedures are adhered to at all times.
Observing all Health & Safety requirements whilst within the cash/coin centre.
Carrying out any other duties that are deemed reasonable.
Meeting or exceeding expected personal and team productivity levels.
Undertaking training activities as required.
Skill set needed and requirements Able to pass a criminal record check.
Must be able to communicate with customers and colleagues in English.
Must be able to pass a personal credit and ID check.
Prepared to undergo airport style searches.
Ability to follow laid down company procedures/instructions.
Ability to work to deadlines.
Previous cash handling experience.
Flexible and helpful.
Focused on delivery of customer service.
Email CV to:retail@agfgroup.co.za
Cashiers Wanted
We are looking for positive, energetic and hard-working people to join our Stadium Events Team. It is a fast paced and demanding environment, so a cool head and attention to details is a must! As mentioned, we are mostly looking for people to work on sports stadiums. Events are happening mostly on Tuesday/Wednesday afternoon and weekends. Previous experience is a must. You need to be familiar with: handling cash, canapés service, drinks reception, counter service or retail. Please note, that all black uniform is required. You will be paid at the end of every week. Email CV to:retail@agfgroup.co.za
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Sport24.co.za | Bok 2019 champions versus 2009 side: Who’s better?
Cape Town – The Springboks broke a 10-year drought on Saturday when they clinched the Rugby Championship (formerly Tri-Nations) against Argentina in Salta to lay claim to being premier southern hemisphere side.
So just how well do they stack up when measured against their Bok counterparts of exactly a decade ago, who landed the 2009 title after pipping New Zealand 32-29 in a Hamilton humdinger?
I opted to pick a combined XV from the respective starting line-ups as a gauge of that, and it ended up being a very tight exercise.
Taking the liberty of making a positional switch or two, and also bearing in mind that two players are “neutralised” by having been part of squad plans in both 2019 and 2009 (the starting loose-head prop each time, Tendai Mtawarira, and versatile Frans Steyn) representation is shaded by the earlier-era Boks.
Of the 13 berths not involving the admirably durable crossover duo, seven are taken by 2009 heroes, and six from Rassie Erasmus’s fast-emerging 2019 crew.
In fairness, bear in mind that the team of 10 years ago were on the crest of a proven wave, many of them coming off the World Cup success of 2007 – under John Smit, who also captains my selection – and also a British and Irish Lions series triumph just ahead of the Tri-Nations.
Here’s the line-up:
No 15: Willie le Roux (2019) v Frans Steyn (2009)
Le Roux’s a renowned sorcerer, but the Steyn of the time (currently being used as an impact sub in midfield) was a powerful presence both physically and with that bombing boot in the last line of defence; the latter attribute had helped a lot in the Hamilton title-clincher.
Choice: Steyn
No 14: Cheslin Kolbe (2019) v Odwa Ndungane (2009)
Ndungane was a whole-hearted “Mr Reliable” for SA. But he wasn’t blessed with special pace or X-factor and on those grounds the plucky little dynamo who is Kolbe (outstanding against both NZ and Argentina) edges it.
Choice: Kolbe
No 13: Lukhanyo Am (2019) v Jaque Fourie (2009)
Reasonably straightforward: Am is gradually finding his feet for the Boks, but Fourie is a legendary figure of the outside centre channel with his organisational skills, defensive acumen and amazing strength on his feet.
Choice: Fourie
No 12: Damian de Allende (2019) v Jean de Villiers (2009)
Again, fairly clear-cut despite De Allende’s strong showing against the Pumas. De Villiers is another Bok great with his 109-cap career and cutting edge (renowned opportunism, too) in his berth.
Choice: De Villiers
No 11: Makazole Mapimpi (2019) v Bryan Habana (2009)
The 2019 incumbent, while a true flier, isn’t yet established in his spot. Habana is a legend of left-wing play, 2007 World Rugby Player of the Year and RWC winner, plus second most-capped Bok.
Choice: Habana
No 10: Handre Pollard (2019) v Morne Steyn (2009)
Pollard has everything Steyn boasted as a Springbok … only more. His directness and bodily strength make him doubly dangerous, and he was a massive factor in landing the recent Rugby Champs silverware.
Choice: Pollard
No 9: Faf de Klerk (2019) v Fourie du Preez (2009)
De Klerk’s always a tiger for the national cause, but Du Preez was a globally-revered genius of scrumhalf play at his peak, with a rare game-reading ability.
Choice: Du Preez
No 8: Duane Vermeulen (2019) v Pierre Spies (2009)
Thrilling athlete though he could be when games opened up sufficiently, Spies wasn’t always too prominent at the coalface, where Vermeulen is simply a tough-as-nails combatant.
Choice: Vermeulen
No 7: Pieter-Steph du Toit (2019) v Schalk Burger (2009)
Burger played blindside flank in the Hamilton clincher, but I have other plans for him (read on!). So that role goes to the very much on-the-up Du Toit, the former lock adjusting wonderfully to the side of the scrum … and existing SA Rugby Player of the Year.
Choice: Du Toit
No 6: Kwagga Smith (2019) v Heinrich Brussow (2009)
At his vintage best, Schalk Burger (he of such demonic energy) was primarily a “six” for the Boks, so the popular, world-renowned figure eclipses both lower-centre-of-gravity diggers to the jersey here, despite Brussow’s killer showings specifically against the All Blacks during 2009.
Choice: Neither … it’s Burger
No 5: Franco Mostert (2019) v Victor Matfield (2009)
Mostert’s an admirable pro with a ceaseless engine, and especially strong in Salta on Saturday. But Matfield is an all-time lineout legend, and still SA’s most capped player. Nobody, surely, has ever wreaked havoc on opposition throw-ins more?
Choice: Matfield
No 4: Eben Etzebeth (2019) v Bakkies Botha (2009)
Difficult … and no doubt my choice will attract controversy. Both Etzebeth and Botha are ace, front-lock meanies of highest standing. But Etzebeth’s superior athleticism earns him my nod.
Choice: Etzebeth
No 3: Trevor Nyakane (2019) v John Smit (2009)
The way is clear for the rising tighthead force who is Nyakane (utterly lethal at scrum-time in Salta) to claim the spot, as Smit instead enters the radar for the hooker berth – see below.
Choice: Nyakane
No 2: Bongi Mbonambi (2019) v Bismarck du Plessis (2009)
Du Plessis was arguably a nose better than Smit in this berth, which partly explained the latter’s Test spell as a tighthead in order to accommodate both. Mbonambi’s on an upward curve, too. But I want RWC-winning Smit’s calm, revered leadership for my combo, so he fits in here.
Choice: Neither … Smit cracks it
No 1: Tendai Mtawarira (both 2019 and 2009)
Encouragingly, the “Beast” of the current international season is showing all the relish he demonstrated when he first burst onto the Test scene. It is a tribute all of its own that he was wearing No 1 on both the 2019 and 2009 occasions when the Boks scooped the Rugby Champs/Tri-Nations honours.
Choice: Well, obviously … Mtawarira
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News24.com | Wife of SA hostage in Libya pleads: ‘We need Gerco here with us’
The wife of Gerco van Deventer, the South African paramedic who has been held hostage in Libya since November 2017, has pleaded for his return, saying his family needs him.
Van Deventer, a 43-year-old father of three, was captured a few days after he arrived in Libya to work on a one-month contract. The paramedic from Swellendam in the Western Cape had been out of a job and was given an opportunity to work abroad by a friend.
On November 3, 2017, Van Deventer was abducted along with three Turkish men in southern Libya.
Van Deventer’s wife, Shereen, told News24 that he had flown to Libya at the end of October 2017 for contract work as a paramedic. “He was there for a number of days, waiting to fly out to Awbari Power Station… after which I found out that he was kidnapped.”
In a video released in January this year, a worn out Van Deventer pleads for his release, saying: “I’ve got a lot of problems. [My] blood sugar, I cannot control it. I’ve got a problem with my heart… there’s blood in my urine, I desperately need to see a doctor at a hospital. I need to be released as soon as possible… please, pay the money and let me be released.
“Let me go home to my family in South Africa. It’s been a long time. I haven’t seen or spoken to my children for all this time, I haven’t spoken to my wife…”
Van Deventer then breaks out into tears. “I just need to go home,” he says. “Please, please, please…” he pleads.
READ: ‘Please, please, please… I just need to go home’ – SA man held hostage in Libya
“It is, and continues to be, an extremely stressful and uncertain time for us as a family. We eagerly await his earliest release,” Shereen says.
“I know it is difficult for Gerco to find himself in a position where he cannot provide for his family, as well as struggling with his health. This remains a constant concern to us as a family.
“The last communication we received was the video posted on Facebook and, according to that, it is not going well with him. It seems that his health is deteriorating and he begs to be able to come home to his family.”
Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has been involved in negotiating Van Deventer’s release since the beginning of this year.
According to its founder and director, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, his captors are an Islamic splinter group associated with al-Qaeda, one of many operating all over the world.
A similar group had held South African Christo Bothma, 54, hostage in Burkina Faso. On July 30, News24 reported that Bothma is believed to have died in custody.
No funds for ransom
“They want $1.5m (R22.9m) for [Van Deventer’s] release. His family, however, does not have the means to pay that kind of money,” Sooliman told News24 earlier.
“We made it clear to the captors that there is no funding available to pay ransom for [Van Deventer]. The reason he was in Libya, in the first place, was to earn a decent income.
“No company will pay ransom, no government will pay ransom and his family certainly doesn’t have the means. This has been made very clear to them. It is now a matter of waiting. Unfortunately, when you don’t have ransom to pay, the ‘waiting’ can run into years.”
According to Sooliman’s information, Van Deventer is still alive.
“This is very tough for the family. His wife is quite strong, I speak to her very often.”
Shereen says the family doesn’t have much to offer. “To be honest, I am not sure what [the captors’] expectations are.
“We do not know how to express this more clearly. We need Gerco here with us. He is a father, a husband, a son and a brother. He is a man that takes his responsibilities to his family very seriously.
“Let him go so that he can come back to us.”
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News24.com | Derek Hanekom sues Jacob Zuma for R500K for calling him ‘apartheid spy’
Former Cabinet minister and prominent ANC member Derek Hanekom is taking former president Jacob Zuma to court to the tune of R500 000 for defamation, Business Day reported.
This follows a tweet on July 25 in which Zuma referred to Hanekom as a “known enemy agent”.
The tweet came after EFF leader Julius Malema alleged that Hanekom conspired with the party to oust Zuma via a motion of no confidence in the National Assembly.
Hanekom served in Zuma’s Cabinet in various positions, the last being tourism minister, despite him being outspoken against the former president and openly voicing concerns over state capture.
According to court papers, the defamation case is set for August 21. Zuma will then have to provide evidence for his accusations.
Hanekom reportedly argued that the accusations made on Zuma’s official Twitter account had caused “immense harm and damage” to his reputation and this harm would continue as long as “this statement remained published without censure”.
The Business Day report states that Hanekom said that Zuma’s tweet insinuated that he was part of a plan hatched by the apartheid government and foreign intelligence agencies to remove Zuma as president.
Hanekom also reportedly wants the court to order Zuma to delete the tweet and then to “unconditionally withdraw his spy claim, acknowledge that it was entirely false” and apologise.
He further wants Zuma to be “interdicted from publishing any statement that says or implies” that he “is or was an enemy agent or apartheid spy”.
Hanekom also wants the court to order Zuma to tweet: “On 25 July 2019, I published a tweet which alleges that Mr Derek Hanekom is a known enemy agent. I unconditionally withdraw this allegation and apologise for making it as it is entirely false. I have no basis whatsoever for asserting that Mr Hanekom is a known enemy agent.”
The defamation suit adds to Zuma’s legal woes. In December, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered that he would have to pay his own legal costs which were incurred in his personal capacity in criminal cases instituted against him.
EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Zuma’s plots, spies, the Guptas and Johann Rupert
Zuma came out guns blazing when he appeared before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in July.
Among other things, he waved around a piece of paper and said he had a list of names of presumably ANC leaders who worked as apartheid and American spies.
He also named Ngoako Ramatlhodi, the former minister of mineral resources Zuma fired and replaced with Mosebenzi Zwane, as an apartheid spy recruited in Lesotho.
“I have been provoked and provoked… and all I wanted to do was to save the ANC and the country,” Zuma told the commission.
Ramatlhodi immediately challenged Zuma to take a lie detector test.
“It will not go uncontested. He must prove it. If he is alleging it, he must prove it. I have never been a spy anywhere,” he told News24.
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Health24.com | Taking care of your heart means you’re taking care of your brain too
Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Take care of your heart.
That’s the takeaway from a new study that suggests good heart health in middle age could lower your odds for problems with thinking and memory later in life.
Lower risk later in life
The study included nearly 7 900 British adults who did not have heart disease or dementia at age 50. Over an average 25-year follow-up, 347 cases of dementia were diagnosed among participants. Average age at diagnosis: 75.
After taking other factors into account, researchers linked a higher score at age 50 on seven healthy habits outlined in the American Heart Association’s “Life Simple 7” with a lower risk of dementia later in life.
The Life Simple 7 assesses smoking, diet, physical activity, fasting blood sugar, blood cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index (a measure of body fat based on height and weight).
Dementia rates were 1.3 per 1 000 person years among participants who had high scores on heart healthy habits, compared to 3.2 per 1 000 for low-scorers, according to the study published in the BMJ.
A progressive disease
A better score at age 50 was also associated with higher overall brain and grey matter volumes in MRI scans 20 years later.
Though the study could not prove that heart-healthy living actually caused dementia risk to drop, the researchers said their findings support public policies to improve heart health in middle age. They pointed out that dementia is a progressive disease that can start 15 to 20 years before symptoms appear.
“Our findings suggest that the Life’s Simple 7, which comprises the cardiovascular health score, at age 50 may shape the risk of dementia in a synergistic manner,” the study team wrote. “Cardiovascular risk factors are modifiable, making them strategically important prevention targets.”
The lead author is Severine Sabia of the French National Institute of Health in Paris and University College London.
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This gorgeous two bedroom apartment with stunning views in High Cape is available from 1st October 2019 or sooner. Each of the double bedrooms have carpets and built-in cupboards and the main bedroom overlooks the stunning garden. There are two bathrooms of which the main bedroom is en-suite with a shower and the 2nd bathroom has a bath with shower attachment.
An open plan lounge/diningroom leads on to a delightful balcony, as well as the garden and pool are ideal for leisurely outdoor entertaining.
The apartment has an alarm, trellis doors, one single automated garage and is cat friendly. The monthly rental includes garden service and pool service. Electricity is billed monthly.
Ideally located, it is a close to Garden Shopping Centre, all the great coffee shops and restaurants in Vredehoek, Table Mountain, The Mount Nelson as well as easy access to the City Centre, N2 and M3