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INTERNATIONAL HIGH END JEWELLERY STORE REQUIRES A DYNAMIC JEWELLERY SALES CONSULTANT IN CAVENDISH MALL, CAPE TOWN
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 Sales and Marketing Degree
- 3-4 Years sales experience in exclusive Jewellery or sales experience in a fashion retail environment
- Clear concise communication in both Afrikaans and English
- Proven track record in in-store sales and marketing experience is essential
- Exceptional customer service
- Must be well-groomed and presentable
- Valid code 8 driver’s license and own transport
Applicants 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.
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Automation Specialist (richards Bay)
International Industrial Engineering Company has an opportunity available for an Automation Specialist in Richard Bay
Requirements:
- National Diploma in Electronic Engineering Instrumentation & Control Systems (Light Current)
- 3 Years’ experience in an Automation field
- Experience dealing with Allen Bradley Products
- Electrical Trade Tested is an added advantage
- Electrical wiring of panels and numbering
- Electrical cable installations and connections
- Installation of lights and plug circuits
- Experience in MS Projects
Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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Electrical Technician (ugie, Eastern Cape)
Our client within the timber industry is seeking an Electrician Technician in Ugie, Eastern Cape
Requirements:
- Matric Certificate
- Recognized Electrical Trade Test
- Electrical Diploma
- 5 Years’ experience as an Electrical Engineer
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- PLC & SCADA knowledge
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News24.com | Another SA teacher missing in Vietnam
A second South African teacher has been reported missing in Vietnam.
The family of Mushfiq Daniels, 28, from Surrey Estate in Cape Town, says he was last seen on June 5 in Ho Chi Min City, according to Netwerk24. Daniels has been working as an English teacher in the country since March 2018.
Daniels last spoke to his family on July 3, and his mother, Faheema Abrahams, was notified of his disappearance on July 7. The family has been in contact with the South African embassy.
Daniels’ family has travelled to Vietnam and have searched at mosques, hospitals, police stations and restaurants in the hope of uncovering his whereabouts, but have yet to receive any leads.
According to a Facebook page set up to aid the search, Daniels’ family believes he “suffered a breakdown causing distress and disorientation”.
On Friday, the family called for followers of the page to “keep a lookout near all mosques in the Ho Chi Minh City [area]”, but this did not yield any results.
“We have no other confirmed reports. It is currently difficult to verify some reports due to the lack of CCTV in the city. Please continue to keep an eye out for Mushfiq,” the family posted.
Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson Nelson Kgwete confirmed that the department is aware of Daniels’ disappearance.
“Officials at the [South African] embassy in Hanoi are in contact with the Vietnamese authorities. Local police have launched a search to trace Mr Daniels. The embassy is also in contact with Mr Daniels’ family members who are currently in Vietnam,” Kgwete added.
Earlier this year, another South African was reported missing, News24 reported.
John Bothma, 22, from Gauteng, was last heard from on May 18. He had been visiting a friend in Ho Chi Minh City. His phone had been off since then and friends and family have been trying to piece together what could have happened.
Bothma had been doing short-team teaching stints since entering the south-east Asian country in November last year, but was hoping to secure a longer contract.
Images of a South African man involved in accident, thought to be Bothma, were circulating on Facebook last month. However, authorities verified Bothma was not the man involved in the accident.
Kgwete also confirmed that efforts to trace Bothma are continuing.
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Sport24.co.za | Brave SA women’s netball side edged by Australia
Cape Town – Australia needed to display all their champion quality in beating South Africa in the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup in Liverpool on Saturday.
World No 1-ranked Australia, who are 11-time winners of the 14 World Cups to date, won 55-53 to progress to the final.
The scores in each quarter read (Australia first): 14-10, 17-13, 12-16 and 12-14.
Australia will face the winner of the second semi-final between hosts England and New Zealand in the final on Sunday, July 21 at 18:00 SA time.
The SA women’s team will play the loser of that clash in the battle for the bronze medal on Sunday, July 21 at 15:30 SA time.
News24.com | CR17 funds probe ‘unlawful’, ‘out of Public Protector’s jurisdiction’ – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa told Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane in his submissions to her that her office’s investigation into funds relating to his ANC presidential campaign was “out of her jurisdiction”.
Mkhwebane on Friday found that Ramaphosa “deliberately misled” Parliament when he responded to a question about a R500 000 donation to his 2017 ANC presidential campaign from controversial company Bosasa in November last year.
She also said his campaign needed to be the subject of a money laundering investigation, and that Ramaphosa should declare all donations received in his campaign.
In a 51-page submission to Mkhwebane made before her findings were made public this week, the president told her that all findings made against him were unfounded.
“The president does not accept that the Public Protector has jurisdiction to investigate the CR17 campaign and to make any findings in relation to it,” the submission read.
Ramaphosa’s lawyers argued that his funding campaign was in his capacity as an ANC member and leader, not a public office bearer.
As for the president needing to declare his donations from his campaign, it was not required by the Executive Ethics Code, his submission argued.
“The Code only requires members to disclose their own financial interests and those of their dependent children. The donations to the CR17 campaign belonged to the campaign and not the president.”
‘No reason to doubt’
He also told her that it was unfair to find that he had “deliberately” lied to Parliament, standing firm that he had not known about the donation to his campaign when asked about it in Parliament by DA leader Mmusi Maimane in November last year.
Maimane had originally asked the question based on an affidavit he had received, saying Bosasa had given the money to Ramaphosa’s son, Andile.
“The President’s answer to Mr Maimane’s question was thus entirely honest and correct, given the facts available to him. He said that his son Andile had an honest and arms-length relationship with Bosasa and that there was nothing untoward about its payments to him. There is no reason to doubt the truth and accuracy of this statement.”
It would only later emerge that the money was not given to his son, but to his ANC campaign.
It was unrealistic and unfair on the president to suggest that he should have allowed Maimane’s serious accusation to hang in the air unanswered and “prolong the political harm it caused” when there was no reason to do so, the submission said.
He also believed Maimane’s question to be honest based on the facts presented to the DA leader.
Money laundering investigation
Mkhwebane on Friday demanded that Ramaphosa publish all the donations he had received during his 2017 ANC presidential campaign, finding he had breached the executive ethics code by failing to disclose the donations, News24 reported.
She also recommended that his campaign be the subject of a money laundering investigation, saying large sums of money were transferred by various donors into a trust account named EFG2, which was the account that the CR17 campaign used to collect donations, News24 reported.
Ramaphosa on Friday acknowledged that he had received the report, and said the Public Protector had not properly considered his submissions.
“It is unfortunate, however, that from a cursory reading of the final report, it seems that the President’s response to the Section 7(9) notice has not been given due consideration.
“Nonetheless, the President will study the Public Protector’s report and make a decision on any further action.”
The DA on Friday said it wanted an ad hoc committee in Parliament to look into the Ramaphosa Bosasa-matter, News24 reported.
Health24.com | Kids need to be exposed to germs, but how much is okay?
Somewhere between the Mom who obsessively wipes down every knob and toy her child might touch, and the Dad who thinks rolling in the dirt is “good” for kids, there’s a healthy medium, British experts say.
“We have to find a way to protect against infectious diseases and harmful microbes, whilst at the same time sustaining exposure to the essential beneficial microbes in our world,” explained Sally Bloomfield.
How much dirt is okay?
Bloomfield is a member of the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, and also the co-author of a new report that surveyed British adults on their attitude towards dirt and germs in the home.
The 2018 survey, from the Royal Society for Public Health, suggests people are confused about how much dirt is OK. A lot of that confusion is probably coming from the rise of the “hygiene hypothesis” – the notion that today’s homes are overly sanitised, and kids need contact with germs to build up healthy immune systems.
But this notion can be taken too far, as Bloomfield’s group found.
In fact, nearly one in four people polled agreed with the statement that “hygiene in the home is not important because children need to be exposed to harmful germs to build their immune system”.
Men were twice as likely as women to express that opinion.
On the other hand, misconceptions around the level of “danger” posed by dirt were also common.
Bloomfield’s team found that “almost two-thirds of those we surveyed (61%) said touching a child’s dirty hands after they have been playing outside was likely to spread harmful germs”.
But that’s simply not true. In fact, “there is little evidence that outdoor dirt and soil is contaminated with harmful microbes (unless there are animals nearby),” according to the report.
Different germs, different hazards
Bloomfield, a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the key thing to remember is that all germs are not created equal.
Exposure to diverse microbes from other people, domestic animals and the natural environment do help build a healthy immune system and microbiome – the varied microbes normally living in the gut and respiratory tract, experts agree. However, exposure to the wrong types of germs can both weaken the microbiome and cause infections.
And if those infections require antibiotics, “good” bacteria in the gut get destroyed along with the bad, they pointed out.
So, how to find a balance between being a compulsive germaphobe who’s constantly cleaning or the lax parent letting kids chow down on mud pies?
Bloomfield believes a new, more nuanced model, called “targeted hygiene”, is probably the answer.
Targeted hygiene means intervening with kids and their environment, but only when you can stop the risk of infection. This doesn’t necessarily mean avid cleaning. Cleaning does get rid of visible dirt, but it won’t necessarily reduce the risk of infection.
What does? Handwashing.
Handwashing is a simple component of targeted hygiene, and should be timed to certain activities, Bloomfield said.
“Our own bodies, our food and our domestic animals are the most likely sources of spread of infection – so the times that matter are [times such as] when we handle raw food, when we use the toilet, when we care for our pets, when we are infected or caring for someone who is infected,” she explained.
So, be sure to wash your hands well:
- When you first come home
- If you’ve been caring for or playing with a pet
- After toileting
- Before eating or preparing food
- After handling raw meat, fruits or vegetables
- After sneezing, coughing or blowing your nose
‘Common sense’ clean
Most – but not all – of the British adults surveyed seem to understand the value of hand washing, since “73% of respondents said they ‘always’ washed their hands thoroughly with soap after using the toilet and after preparing raw meat”, the report found.
In addition to hand washing, Bloomfield said other important measures include cleaning surfaces that come into contact with food, cleaning surfaces regularly touched by many people, and washing dishcloths immediately after using them so they don’t spread germs.
Dr Aaron Glatt is a spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He reviewed the new report and said he “likes the idea of targeted hygiene”.
“Good common sense remains the best way to prevent infection,” Glatt said. “You don’t need to wash your hands 40 times a day, but appropriate hand washing needs to be stressed. If you’ve just come out of the bathroom or are going to be preparing foods, wash your hands.”
When it comes to routine cleaning, Glatt said the kitchen and bathrooms are two major areas that need attention.
He agreed that pets can potentially be a point of transmission for infection, but if they’re cared for properly, they shouldn’t be a concern.
“We even allow pets into the hospital for therapy,” Glatt said. “In general, kids and pets interact in a positive way.”
Again, common sense should be your guide: “Kids shouldn’t let a pet lick their plate and then eat from it,” Glatt said.
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