We have a wonderful opportunity for a creative, mid-weight Copywriter/Scriptwriter at a super explainer video company in the Eastern Cape. This forward-thinking company conceptualise and produce a variety of videos for some of the world’s biggest brands. We’re looking for someone who is able to understand complex products and work with more technical and in-depth subject matter in the fields of tech, healthcare and financial etc. Our client may also consider a candidate from a journalism or e-learning background. The ideal candidate is someone with solid and stable work experience – someone reliable, who commits long-term to their role and agency.
Requirements The successful candidate must have/be:
University Degree – preferred
Relevant Scriptwriting or Advertising qualification
4-5 years’ experience
Background in advertising, journalism, communications, or a creative field – preferred
Previous scriptwriting experience in the areas of explainer videos or TV and radio ads – a bonus!
Creative
Talented with strong writing skills
Willingness to learn
Team player.
Please submit your writing portfolio on application.
Should you not receive a response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Company Description
VGP Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, creative, digital, PR/communications and publishing industries.
Here is the chance for you to join a future-focused software company that thinks disruptively, to deliver technology with a key focus on manufacturing, retail and healthcare market sectors. As a data engineer, your role will have hands-on involvement in building data pipelines.
Essential requirements:
You have four+ years of data engineering experience
You have experience/understanding of DevOps and setting up CI/CD pipelines
You have a Degree in Computer Science or related field
You Hadoop-based experience – MapReduce, Hive and Pig)
You have SQL-based experience – PostgreSQL and MySQL, MSSQL)
You have worked with either MatLab/SAS/R/Spark
You have good Python experience
You have good server virtualisation experience (AWS, Azure, GCE, Digital Ocean, OpenStack, CloudStack, CloudFoundry, etc.)
Reference Number for this position is MH50573 Based in Sandton. This is a permanent role. Budget is in the region of R750,000 per annum based on experience, skillset and current level. Contact Michelle on [michelle@e-merge.co.za]].
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Before the 1970s, the survival rate of extremely preterm babies was below 10%
A new study studied changes during adult years in individuals who were born very preterm
It was found that the extremely premature group tended to develop more heart issues as adults
Erin Wegener was a tiny baby facing enormous challenges.
Born at 29 weeks’ gestation, she weighed only 1 pound, 14 ounces (0.5kg). Her first three months were lived in the neonatal intensive care unit. Family photos show her covered in gauze, sustained by too many tubes to count. Her entire hand just about fit inside her father’s wedding ring.
Her parents were warned she could face a lifetime of mental and physical challenges. But today, she’s working as a music therapist in the same hospital system in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she was born.
The doctors’ most dire warnings didn’t come true, and her premature birth has never been much of a factor in her adult life. “I feel very thankful that I have not had a lot of health issues growing up,” she said.
Cardiovascular health score
Wegener was born in 1985, just a few years before breakthroughs in treatment allowed many more extremely low birth weight babies to survive. As that wave of children enters adulthood, a new study is revealing details about possible risks to their heart health.
Research published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension compared cardiovascular health among two groups of Australians born in 1991 and 1992, as they turned 25 years old. The 165 participants in the first group were born extremely preterm (earlier than 28 weeks’ gestation) or with an extremely low birth weight (below 2.2 pounds). The 127 participants in the second group were born at term and at normal weights.
Researchers looked at several factors related to heart health and calculated a cardiovascular health score for each person. Overall, the extremely premature/low birth weight group had a less favourable rating than the term-born group, specifically for blood pressure, exercise capacity, fasting blood glucose (a marker of diabetes) and visceral abdominal fat (“belly fat”, which has been linked to heart disease, cancer and more).
It was known that people born early are prone to such problems, said the study’s lead author Dr Jeanie Cheong, a professor at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. But the new research sought to tie the risks together for an overall view, she said. “We looked at all these factors cumulatively, rather than individually, thus providing a holistic view to health.”
Her work is part of the ongoing Victorian Infant Collaborative Study, which has been monitoring a group of Australians since their birth in 1991 or 1992. That’s the era when some treatments became widespread – such as corticosteroids for at-risk pregnant women to accelerate lung growth of babies in utero or using wetting-like agents called surfactants to treat immature lungs in premature babies.
Gender differences
Those treatments led to what Cheong called an exponential rise in survival over a short period for preemies. Before the 1970s, the survival rate of extremely preterm babies was below 10%, she said. By the early 1990s, that rate had soared to nearly 70%. It’s now at 87%, according to a separate study published recently in BMJ Open that Cheong led.
But the new study confirms other investigations about preemies’ long-term cardiovascular risk and adds details, said Dr Anne Monique Nuyt, a professor of paediatrics at the University of Montreal and head of neonatology at CHU Sainte-Justine hospital in Montreal. She was not involved in the new research.
“It’s one of the very first reports showing changes during adult years in individuals who were born very preterm.” Because they evaluated the participants at age 18, researchers discovered, for example, that the preterm group gained more weight between 18 and 25 than the normal birth weight group.
Nuyt, co-leader of a separate long-term study of premature infants, said the new work also confirmed earlier findings of gender differences in preemies’ future heart risks. Males scored worse for blood pressure, exercise tolerance and belly fat.
Cheong said the findings shouldn’t worry individuals born early. But “it is even more important for them to have close health surveillance and adopt healthy lifestyle choices, something that we all should do regardless,” she said.
Miracle of survival
The new study also showed the rate of smoking among former preemies is as high as in the general population, which Nuyt called worrisome. After all, many required oxygen right up until their parents took them home.
“We know smoking is very bad for the lungs. And it’s very bad for the heart, and it’s very bad for blood pressure. So if there’s one group that should not at all smoke, it’s these extremely low birth weight or extremely preterm individuals,” said Nuyt, who co-wrote a review paper published recently in Hypertension that called for greater awareness of the links between premature birth and heart problems.
“All physicians, all health care providers should be asking their patients, ‘Do you know your birth weight? Do you know whether you were born very tiny or very premature?'” she said.
Wegener, now 35, isn’t aware of any heart issues. And as the mother of three – with another baby due in April – she’s grateful for what she considers the miracle of her survival and long-term health. “I feel very fortunate.”
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Social media management and client care. We are looking for a young, vibrant person to be maternity leave cover for six months with the opportunity to become permanent thereafter. We are a small, tight-knit team with some amazing clients and we are growing all the time.
Your job will entail:
Creating content for various accounts (writing copy, briefing design/other production teams if necessary).
Managing the accounts (Community Management/responding to DM’s/copywriting/content calendars/monthly reports).
Characteristics we are looking for:
Problem solver
Able to take instruction
Great grammar and spelling
Attention to detail
Willing to work overtime and the occasional weekend day, which you will be compensated for
Takes initiative
Able to juggle different areas without becoming overwhelmed
Team player
Social
Multilingual a huge bonus but not a prerequisite
Willing to jump in where needed.
Keen to learn, have a laugh, be professional, be courteous and to not take the whole thing too seriously.
Company Description
“Nothing to say and nothing to teach, except that the goal falls short of the reach.” – Leonard Cohen
Requirements
One to three years working at an agency in a similar role.
CMT wishes to employ a suitably qualified/experienced and committed office administrator with initiative and strong administrative skills in our Rustenburgoffice. The position would suit somebody who lives in/around Rustenburg . Salary commensurate with experience.
Key duties and responsibilities (may include but are not limited to):
Providing administrative support in a variety of ways to assist the teams in the field
Collating all office requests for activity costs
Reconciliation of all expenditure
Daily collating, capturing and emailing the office movements of all employees based at the office to head office
Filing of all office documentation as required
To complete other administrative duties that may be required.
quote the reference number ADMIN/RUST1220 in the e-mail subject line to the attention of the HR Assistant at az.gro.tmc@tnemtiurcer
Only emailed applications with both the above attachments and the correct reference number will be accepted. An application which does not comply with all of the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete and will not be viewed.
CMT is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is with intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. CMT reserves the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
Closing date: 3 December 2020 (12pm)
Correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
CMT reserves the right to amend and/or withdraw adverts at any time without notification.
Company Description
Community Media Trust (CMT) is a South African NGO focusing on communication in the fields of basic human rights. CMT aims to empower individuals and communities, encouraging them to take part in managing and improving their own lives, promoting healthy and health-seeking behaviour and basic human rights. It does this through media and outreach programmes that provide scientific information in a format that is easy to understand. Please visit our website to find out more about CMT – www.cmt.org.za.
Requirements
Matric (or equivalent)
Two to four years of proven administration experience in the same/similar position
Proven experience in reconciliation of expenditure
Good communication and strong organisational/logistical skills
Excellent computer literacy, including excellent skills in Microsoft Excel
Fluency in English and Tswana required.
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, TB and other related health issues required
Valid code 8 driver’s license with driving experience
Competencies
Excellent organisational skills
Initiative and excellent problem-solving skills
Seeks to go beyond role requirements and aims for high performance.
CMT wishes to employ a suitably experienced driver in Mahikeng. Applicants must have an unendorsed valid SA drivers’ licence with a PDP and be available to start immediately. Salary commensurate with experience.
Key duties and responsibilities (may include but are not limited to)
Careful and cautious driving of vehicles
Abiding by the rules of road and being responsible for any/all traffic fines incurred
Inspecting cars for defects and safe operating conditions before, during and after trips and submitting written reports on the condition of the vehicle(s) each month
Reporting any problems with vehicle(s) and ensuring it is repaired
Completing and maintaining an accurate vehicle log book
Management of petrol card and vehicle keys
Ensuring vehicle is well maintained, is kept clean and receives regular services
Ensuring car is safely parked at office premises overnight and is locked and alarmed
Passenger transport – driving Mahikeng field staff for work-related meetings/events
Running errands for work-related needs
Providing support for team overall
To complete ad-hoc duties as requested from time to time by your supervisor.
To apply: When applying please quote the reference number DRIVER/NMM1220 in the subject line to the attention HR Assistant at az.gro.tmc@tnemtiurcer
Only online applications with the above attachment will be accepted – should you not quote the reference number; your application will not be viewed.
CMT is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is with intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. CMT reserve the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
Closing date: 3 December 2020 (12pm)
Correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. CMT reserves the right to amend and/or withdraw adverts at any time without notification
Company Description
Community Media Trust (CMT) is a South African NGO focusing on communication in the fields of basic human rights. CMT aims to empower individuals and communities, encouraging them to take part in managing and improving their own lives, promoting healthy and health-seeking behaviour and basic human rights. It does this through media and outreach programmes that provide scientific information in a format that is easy to understand. Please visit our website to find out more about CMT – www.cmt.org.za.
Requirements
Minimum three years of driving experience
Unendorsed valid SA Code 8 or 10 driver’s licence with a PDP
Fully functioning mobile phone
Good Vehicle maintenance experience
Good interpersonal skills
Good communication skills in English
Ability to manage petty cash issued
Knowledge of Mahikeng and surrounds
Personal attributes
Punctuality, discretion, tact and diplomacy (essential to maintain complete confidentiality of information)
Pretoria, Tuesday 17 November 2020 – The General Assembly Meeting of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has elected the Commissioner-General of the Togolese Revenue Office, Mr Philippe Tchodie, as the new Chairperson of the ATAF Council and the Commissioner of SARS, Mr Edward Kieswetter, as the ATAF vice-chairperson.
The ATAF Council is elected for a two-year term to provide strategic guidance and leadership for the fulfilment of the organisation’s vision and objectives. The new Council to preside over the destiny of the organisation is composed of Togo (Chair), South Africa (Vice-Chair), Burundi, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, The Gambia, Uganda and Zambia.
SARS was not only instrumental in the formation of ATAF but as a former founder member has remained seized by the activities of the organization since its inception 10 years ago.
Mr Kieswetter said he was delighted at the trust that tax organisations on the African continent placed in SARS.
“This is a wonderful endorsement of the vital role played by SARS in helping to grow our country and our continent through the effective and efficient administration of our tax system.
“African tax administrations have the mammoth task of dealing with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the short term, while boosting domestic revenue and curbing practices such as transfer pricing and the illicit financial flows of vast sums of money that are lost to the continent every year,” Mr Kieswetter said.
“In this regard, SARS will continue to play its role as a fellow African tax authority in building capacity, sharing information and applying the relevant treaties that are aimed at promoting tax compliance throughout the continent.”
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CMT seeks to employ suitably experienced data capturers in Mahikeng who will be responsible for capturing and controlling data, running reports, creating spreadsheets. The data capturers will work from CMT Mahikeng office (tbc). The position would suit somebody who lives in/around Mahikeng. Salary commensurate with experience. The data capturers will report to the senior M&E officer and the project coordinator.
To apply:
When applying please quote the reference DC/NMM1220 in the subject line to the attention HR Assistant at az.gro.tmc@tnemtiurcer
Only online applications with the above attachment will be accepted – should you not quote the reference number; your application will not be viewed.
CMT is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is with intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. CMT reserve the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
Closing date: 3 December 2020 (12pm)
Correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
CMT reserves the right to amend and/or withdraw adverts at any time without notification.
Company Description
Community Media Trust (CMT) is a South African NGO focusing on communication in the fields of basic human rights. CMT aims to empower individuals and communities, encouraging them to take part in managing and improving their own lives, promoting healthy and health-seeking behaviour and basic human rights. It does this through media and outreach programmes that provide scientific information in a format that is easy to understand. Please visit our website to find out more about CMT – www.cmt.org.za.
Requirements
A minimum of three years’ data capturing combined with administrative working experience
Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Highly organised and meticulous
Flexible and helpful attitude required at all times
Ability to perform well under pressure and multitask
Ability to work quickly, accurately with attention to detail
Ability to meet deadlines
Computer literate with a proficient knowledge of MS Office including Access
Valid code 8 driver’s license with driving experience
Personal attributes
Punctuality, discretion, tact and diplomacy (essential to maintain complete confidentiality of information)
Strong team player with exceptional people skills, broad-minded and able to manage a varied and multicultural environment
CMT seeks to employ a suitably experienced data capturer in Klerksdorp who will be responsible for capturing and controlling data, running reports, creating spreadsheets. The data capturer will work from CMT Klerksdorp office (tbc). The position would suit somebody who lives in/around Klerksdorp. Salary commensurate with experience. The data capturer will report to the senior M&E officer and the project coordinator.
To apply:
When applying please quote the reference DC/DRKK1220 in the subject line to the attention HR Assistant at “az.gro.tmc@tnemtiurcer
Only online applications with the above attachment will be accepted – should you not quote the reference number; your application will not be viewed.
CMT is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is with intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. CMT reserve the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
Closing date: 3 December 2020 (12pm)
Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
CMT reserves the right to amend and/or withdraw adverts at any time without notification.
Company Description
Community Media Trust (CMT) is a South African NGO focusing on communication in the fields of basic human rights. CMT aims to empower individuals and communities, encouraging them to take part in managing and improving their own lives, promoting healthy and health-seeking behaviour and basic human rights. It does this through media and outreach programmes that provide scientific information in a format that is easy to understand. Please visit our website to find out more about CMT – www.cmt.org.za.
Requirements
A minimum of three years’ data capturing combined with administrative working experience
Ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Highly organised and meticulous
Flexible and helpful attitude required at all times
Ability to perform well under pressure and multitask
Ability to work quickly, accurately with attention to detail
Ability to meet deadlines
Computer literate with a proficient knowledge of MS Office including Access
Valid code 8 driver’s license with driving experience
Personal attributes
Punctuality, discretion, tact and diplomacy (essential to maintain complete confidentiality of information)
Strong team player with exceptional people skills, broad-minded and able to manage a varied and multicultural environment
CMT wishes to employ a suitably experienced driver in Klerksdorp. Applicants must have an unendorsed valid SA drivers’ licence with a PDP and be available to start immediately. Salary commensurates with experience.
Key duties and responsibilities (may include but are not limited to)
Careful and cautious driving of vehicles
Abiding by the rules of road and being responsible for any/all traffic fines incurred
Inspecting cars for defects and safe operating conditions before, during and after trips and submitting written reports on the condition of the vehicle(s) each month
Reporting any problems with vehicle(s) and ensuring it is repaired
Completing and maintaining an accurate vehicle log book
Management of petrol card and vehicle keys
Ensuring vehicle is well maintained, is kept clean and receives regular services
Ensuring car is safely parked at office premises overnight and is locked and alarmed
Passenger transport – driving Klerksdorp field staff for work-related meetings/events
Running errands for work-related needs
Providing support for team overall
To complete ad-hoc duties as requested from time to time by your supervisor.
To apply: When applying please quote the reference number DRIVER/DRKK1220 in the subject line to the attention HR Assistant at az.gro.tmc@tnemtiurcer.
Only online applications with the above attachment will be accepted – should you not quote the reference number; your application will not be viewed.
CMT is committed to equity in our employment practices. It is with intention to appoint individuals with the aim of meeting our equity objectives. CMT reserve the right not to appoint if no suitable candidates are identified.
Closing date: 3 December 2020 (12pm)
Correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive a response within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
CMT reserves the right to amend and/or withdraw adverts at any time without notification.
Company Description
Community Media Trust (CMT) is a South African NGO focusing on communication in the fields of basic human rights. CMT aims to empower individuals and communities, encouraging them to take part in managing and improving their own lives, promoting healthy and health-seeking behaviour and basic human rights. It does this through media and outreach programmes that provide scientific information in a format that is easy to understand. Please visit our website to find out more about CMT – www.cmt.org.za.
Requirements
Minimum three years of driving experience
Unendorsed valid SA Code 8 or 10 drivers licence with a PDP
Fully functioning mobile phone
Good Vehicle maintenance experience
Good interpersonal skills
Good communication skills in English
Ability to manage petty cash issued
Knowledge of Klerksdorp and surrounds
Personal attributes
Punctuality, discretion, tact and diplomacy (essential to maintain complete confidentiality of information)
