Our client is seeking to employ a pump fitter in Witbank.
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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:
Qualified or semi-skilled pump fitter
One to two years’ experience working with diesel-driven water pumps and engines
Applicants must reside in Witbank 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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Once upon a time, I used to be obsessed with a spin instructor who taught at 7:30 p.m. twice a week. Even though I ended work at 5:30 p.m., I still waited two hours to get my sweat on—and don’t get me wrong, class was amazing. I was always in the greatest mood, and the rush of endorphins was just what I needed… until I tried to get to bed a few hours later, only to stare at the ceiling instead of fall asleep.
That’s right: It turns out the time you hit the gym can play a huge role when it comes to your sleep cycle. Studies have shown that vigorous exercise less than three hours before bedtime can lead to delayed sleep onset. “When you start to move, your heart beats faster to pump more blood to your muscles. This increases blood flow overall, including the blood flow to your brain—and greater blood flow to your brain increases energy and alertness,” says nutritionist and exerice physiologist Gabbi Berkow, RD.
The other thing is, your body also releases several hormones when you exercise, including adrenaline and norepinephrine. “Since exercise places physical ‘stress’ on your body (in a good way!), it also increases circulating levels of hormones that are released during the stress response,” explains Berkow. “These hormones increase your heart rate, energy, and metabolism—all of which are helpful during exercise, but not conducive to falling asleep.”
After exercising, your body naturally goes through a cool-down period that brings your hormones back under control once activity stops. But the length can be different depending on the person. Some people can easily cool down within 30 minutes, while others take several hours… and clearly, I was the latter.
When should you go for a sweat session, then? Unfortunately, there's no one correct answer. “The best time of day to exercise is whenever you’re most consistent,” says Berkow. “You don’t see better results from working out in the morning, afternoon, or evening—you see the best results when you’re the most consistent.” So if you’re not a morning person, forcing yourself to wake up for a 6 a.m. run is probably not going to work on a regular basis.
If the only time you can fit in a workout is 8 p.m. (and you're planning to turn in within three hours), all hope isn’t lost, assures Berkow. “The more intense the exercise, the harder it will be to fall asleep immediately after. For example, if you lift weights or do cardio right before bed, you may have some trouble falling asleep because your body is amped up from the intense exercise,” she cautions.
However, as long as it’s not done too close to bed, "exercise can actually help you fall asleep because it exerts energy," says Berkow. "Relaxing exercises like slow, flowing yoga and stretching can be done right before bed, and these can be helpful for falling asleep, since they calm your body and nervous system down."
As for the days you just can’t miss that late-night boxing class? Here's how to cool down faster. “Make sure you cool down and stretch right after your workout, as this will begin the process of helping your body calm down and return to normal,” says Berkow. “Take a warm, relaxing shower, and make a well-balanced dinner that combines at least 20 to 30 grams of protein, whole-grain carbohydrates, and green veggies. The combination of a hot shower and sitting down to a nutritious dinner helps get your body into a relaxed state.”
In addition, staying away from bright lights and phone screens for at least an hour before bed will also help, since the blue light from your phone inhibits the production of melatonin in your body—the hormone your body needs to regulate your circadian rhythm. By taking these precautions, you can hit up your favorite late evening class and still score the best sleep ever.
Permanent Property Investment Consultant in Durban | Property Administrator | Job Mail | 4389813
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Our esteemed client, based in the Northern Suburbs, Cape Town area, is a group of companies providing investment consulting services and residential buy-to-let properties for investors and is looking to employ a Property Investment Consultant. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN OFFICE BASED JOB; NO TRAVELLING IS REQUIRED! EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent Role SALARY (Estimation Only): R15 000 + Commission (to be discussed) START DATE: ASAP. DUTIES: Sell new development properties to prospective investors. Help property investors build their portfolios Assist property investors in achieving financial freedom through strategically buying the right investment properties. Work very closely with the bond origination team APPLICANTS MUST HAVE: A National Senior Certificate. A clear criminal and credit record. A minimum of 2 years New Business sales experience. Sales, Marketing and Consulting experience Residential property experience Sectional Title experience Property Contracts experience Property sales processes experience. **Consultants do not have to source any stock ** ONLY CANDIDATES FROM THE DURBANVILLE AREA WILL BE CONSIDERED MUST BE REGISTERED WITH ESTATE AGENCY AFFAIRS BOARD OF SOUTH AFRICA!! Should you meet all the above pre-requisites, please apply TODAY. Include your most recent & updated CV, all relevant certificates and diploma’s and a professional head & shoulders profile picture. careers@statusstaffing.com
Workers at the beleaguered services firm African Global Operations (AGO) – formerly known as Bosasa – were shut out of their offices on Friday, as confusion over their futures continues to grow.
A senior worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the appointment of the new administrator and reports that the banks had closed Bosasa accounts had staffers worried.
“We don’t know if there is a future for us here. We are panicking and no one has explained to us what’s happening here. We have parked our vehicles on the streets because we don’t know if they are safe inside the building,” he said.
The employee said many of the workers wanted government to take over the 10 Bosasa-serviced facilities.
“We have facilities that already belong to the Department of Social Development and we demand government to take them over and insource us as workers. We have the relevant experience and we call that the department must let us continue working where we are working now.
“We don’t know what to do. We are in the dark and no one is explaining to us what is the way forward,” he said.
Of the 10 youth facilities that are managed by AGO, only one in Gauteng is privately owned, while the rest are controlled by government.
Another senior employee, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said AGO’s finances were in “a mess”.
“The administrator is going to be shocked when he checks out books. It’s a mess. Nothing in our books is in order. He is going to work hard to ensure that the books are in order,” he said.
On Thursday, a Johannesburg-based insolvency practitioner told News24 that he had moved to secure documents and computers at AGO’s head offices.
The Master of the High Court in Johannesburg appointed the liquidator to oversee the winding up of the company and around 10 of its subsidiary entities.
Are you a midweight copywriter with the ability to write across various industries? Can you flip between tones of voice and adapt your language to suit any brand with ease? If you have a proven track record, deep understanding of communication, and how copy helps clients achieve their goals, we want to hear from you.
We’re looking for a self-sufficient, multi-tasking, confident creative copywriter who can deliver the sharpest ideas and words a writer can muster.
You will work alongside art directors, designers, brand, and marketing managers to conceptualise original approaches and innovative ideas. We need a keen team player.
You’ll report to the Creative Director.
Did we mention you would be working in the heart of the Winelands, with a stunning view of the Cape Peninsula and Table Mountain?
Responsibilities
Take ownership of copy briefs and answer them to a very high standard
Offer outstanding creative copywriting
Check all copy generated by team members and offer feedback when necessary
Manage multiple projects, with the ability to switch from one to the other seamlessly
Meet deadlines and stay within budget constraints
Push clients towards fresh, exciting ideas
Complete time sheets and reports
Please note: This position is not for someone with a journalistic background i.e. who studied a BA languages (journalism) degree and pursued a career in journalism.
Please include your salary expectation in your application.
If you have not heard from us in two weeks, consider your application as unsuccessful.
Requirements
Skillsets
Excellent communication skills
Good conceptual ability
Excellent creative writing – short and long format – on all platforms, including for social media
A keen attention to detail and deadlines
Familiarity with creative processes, techniques and media including digital
Qualifications
Relevant degree or diploma in creative copywriting (i.e. Vega, Red & Yellow School, AAA)
Two to five years experience in a creative agency environment
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Driver – East London in East London | Drivers | Job Mail | 4388783
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Educational Qualification and Experience: • Grade 10 (St 8) Academic qualification with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a stock room. • Valid SA Drivers Licence (Code C) as well as PDP. • Familiar with East London and surroundings will count in the applicants favour. Skills and Competencies: • Ensure the effective loading, packing and marking of products; • Effective cleaning of the vehicle / work area; • Possess the ability to act with tact and ensure good customer service; • The ability to maintain product and personal cleanliness to; • Ensure compliance with safety regulations; • Perform ad hoc assignments as given by immediate supervisor. Application Procedure Candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply by sending a detailed CV & cover letter, as well as copies of qualifications to: The Human Resources Division, PO Box 27, HUMANSDORP, 6300, Email to micheller@humkoop.co.za Fax 086 666 1322 & Tel: (042) 007 0012 Closing date 28 February 2019 (If you have not been contacted by 06 March 2019, please accept that your application was unsuccessful)
Pretoria, 22 Friday 2019 – Following months of intense surveillance and observing various flights, yesterday the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs officers, stationed at OR Tambo International Airport, successfully profiled a suspected drug smuggler, and intercepted her luggage containing cocaine valued at over R3 million.
The traveller, who arrived from Sao Paulo, initially denied checking in any luggage. However, when the officers enquired further, it was established that she had checked-in luggage weighing 23 kilograms.
The officers then found her checked in bag on the carousel. During a physical inspection of the bag, two backpacks filled with 10.645kg of suspected cocaine were discovered and the woman was immediately detained.
A criminal case for drug smuggling and an attempt to defeat the ends of justice by denying knowledge of the luggage was registered at the local police station.
The passenger was then arrested pending her court appearance on the charges.
Cape Town – It is one of those “could work a charm … might backfire noticeably” selection moves.
On immediate thought, you have to credit Lions head coach Swys de Bruin for enterprise through his decision to pick two mobile but notably small flanks for the Super Rugby round-two clash with the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday (17:15 kick-off).
Rather than take the difficult decision over which of in-form incumbent Marnus Schoeman or fit-again Kwagga Smith to deploy on the open side of the scrum, he has instead shelved the principle – at least for this week – of fielding a more conventional, brawny blind-sider and pinned his faith in both whippets as his flankers for the derby.
Considering that captain and seasoned No 8 Warren Whiteley is also more renowned for his roaming and off-loading skills than his out-and-out “grunt” (though he is increasingly no shirker in that department), the Lions will fascinatingly field one of the least physical loose trios imaginable at this level.
By stark contrast, their home-town opponents, hurting from a 40-3 thrashing by the Bulls in Pretoria in their season-opener, again put out the Springbok current first-choice flankers in Siya Kolisi, their own skipper, and SA Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit.
Both are rather more renowned for their bone-crunching qualities at close quarters – though Kolisi is not averse to a flair-laden offload or pacey charge or two in open play – than as pilferers and effective “extra back-liners”.
The tale of the tape between the two sets of flanks says a lot about the different styles on offer: Kolisi is 1.88m and 105kg to Schoeman’s especially diminutive 1.78m and 95kg, and the gap is considerably more acute between the powerhouse Du Toit (2.00m, 120kg) and former SA Sevens marauder Smith (1.82m, 94kg).
So clearly the Lions will be pinning a lot of faith in their front five to both outmuscle and outwork their direct Stormers counterparts, thus creating a springboard for fleet-footed Schoeman, fresh off his hat-trick of tries against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, and Smith to not only engineer turnovers ad nauseum but take part in attacking raids against a home outfit who looked as questionable for defensive organisation as they were fumbling and lateral for own ball-in-hand efforts at Loftus.
The other reason the joint-selection of Schoeman – well-known to many Stormers players through his loan stint at Newlands during 2017 – and Smith is risky for the Lions is that it naturally compromises their lineout toward the tail.
While Whiteley is a quality lineout factor, he will be a bit of a one-man show – up against a range of taller opposition timber nearby in the shape of Stormers loosies Kolisi, Du Toit and Sikhumbuzo Notshe.
Still, coach De Bruin may have figured that the Stormers’ lineout is fragile enough at present – they botched at least four off their own throw early on during the Pretoria calamity, especially of the deeper variety – not to be too major a collective factor in home favour on Saturday.
In his defence selection-wise, too, it is not easy for De Bruin to put out a suitably “balanced” loose-forward combo at present, considering the injured status of No 7 wrecking-ball Cyle Brink.
The mastermind’s main bench back-row option at Newlands will be Hacjivah Dayimani, another who falls much more into the “athletic” category although he is considerably taller than both starting flankers and could bolster the visitors’ lineout if it becomes necessary.
Broadly, it seems clear the Lions intend to outsmart, outrun and out-skill the Stormers on an anticipated dry and warm day.
But at the same time, Robbie Fleck’s under-scrutiny charges will have looked at the starting shape of the Highvelders’ line-up and probably believe that they can overcome them in an earthier, slightly more bullying fashion …
Has a high-fat meal ever left you feeling bloated and sluggish? It turns out that a heavier fat diet may keep the many bacteria that live in your digestive system from doing their best, too.
New research found that when people boosted their fat intake to 40% of their daily diet for six months, the number of “good” gut bacteria decreased while amounts of “unhelpful” bacteria increased.
Increase in inflammatory triggers
“The [study] result showed that a high-fat diet is linked to unfavourable changes in the type and numbers of gut bacteria – collectively known as the microbiome,” said the study’s senior author, Duo Li. He is chief professor of nutrition at the Institute of Nutrition and Health at Qingdao University in Qingdao, China.
In addition to changing the make-up of the microbiome, the study authors also noted an increase in inflammatory triggers in the body. These changes may contribute to the development of metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and heart disease, the researchers noted.
Nutritionist Samantha Heller, from NYU Langone Health in New York City, said bacteria living in the digestive system appear to have broad-ranging impacts on human health, and that they “eat what we eat”.
“Research suggests that they thrive on plant fibres – such as those found in fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts and grains – and that the typical Western diet, which is rich in fat, red and processed meats, cheese, sweets, refined grains and fast-fried junk foods, in a sense, poisons them,” she explained.
In China, where the study was done, a traditional diet has been low in fat and high in carbohydrates. That, however, has been shifting to a diet higher in fat and lower in carbohydrates. At the same time, the rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes have also been rising, the study authors said.
Altered carbohydrate intake
To see if changes occur in the gut microbiome when people transition from a low-fat diet to a higher-fat diet, the researchers recruited about 200 young people, who weren’t obese, for the study. Their average age was about 23 years old.
Li said their average fat intake before the start of the study was about 31%.
The study volunteers were randomly placed into one of three groups for six months. One group ate a diet comprised of 20% fat, another ate 30% of their daily calories from fat, while the third had a 40% fat diet.
The researchers altered carbohydrate intake – things like rice and wheat flour – to make up for the changes in fat intake. The amount of fibre and protein in the diets stayed essentially the same.
All three groups had weight loss, but the lowest-fat group lost the most weight and had the greatest reductions in waist circumference, total cholesterol and bad cholesterol. The low-fat diet group also had an increase in gut bacteria that have been linked to lower cholesterol levels.
Those on the higher-fat fare had an increase in a different type of gut bug – one that’s been linked to higher cholesterol levels. Their diet was also associated with “significant” changes in long chain fatty acid metabolism, producing higher levels of chemicals that are thought to trigger inflammation.
Too much of a good thing
Li said the findings may be relevant in developed countries where fat intake is high, but that further research needs to be done to see if similar changes occur in different populations.
“We suggest that fat intake for a general healthy population should not be more than 30% of total energy – at least in Asian populations,” Li said, and added that most fat should come from healthy fats, such as soybean, peanut or olive oil.
Nutritionist Heller said it’s important not to “interpret the findings of this study to suggest that dietary fat is unhealthy. We need to eat fats to be healthy, unsaturated fats in particular.”
But, she added, you can have too much of a good thing. “Fad diets rich in animal fats – such as ‘Keto’ or ‘Paleo’ – over time, are likely to be deleterious to the gut microbiome and subsequently increase the risk of inflammation and chronic diseases,” Heller said.
To keep your microbiome happy and healthy, Heller recommended eating more vegetables, legumes, fruits, grains and nuts, while avoiding processed meats, limiting red meat and cheese, and balancing your intake of fats, carbohydrates and protein.
Results of the study were published online in the journal Gut.
