Cape Town – The Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation has urged South Africans to support Caster Semenya, the country’s 800 metres double Olympic champion, in her bid to appeal a new set of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations aimed at lowering the allowed limits of testosterone in hyperandrogenic athletes.
Committee chairperson Beauty Dlulane said the IAAF’s insistence on changing the regulations will lead to many people viewing it as a discriminatory world sporting organisation.
“There has to be justification in what the IAAF is proposing, because as things stand it appears they just want to slow Caster (down). For as long as Caster has competed, it has been the IAAF’s intention to change the regulations in order to disadvantage her.
“The IAAF’s actions towards Caster Semenya and other female athletes in Africa should be rejected with the contempt they deserve.”
Dlulane emphasised the importance of denouncing racism and sexism in sport, particularly when it tries to hide in regulations.
Semenya has lodged an appeal against the new regulations, which were scheduled to come into effect in November 2018, delaying their implementation until the appeal has been resolved, which is expected on March 26, 2019.
Female athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) will be forced to medicate to reduce their testosterone levels if the new regulations are implemented.
The portfolio committee called on the world, including every South African, to support Semenya during this week’s hearing of the appeal against the regulation.
She welcomed the Department of Sport and Recreation’s high-level team to fight the case, as well as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s message of support.
Vagina. Anus. Simply hearing the words can summon awkward sniggers and even embarrassment. But what’s really scandalising is how little women actually know about their own anatomy, according to an exclusive study commissioned by Women’s Health.
To help you understand your nether regions, we created this guide to checking your privates (which, btw, are much more than just your vajayjay) – including signs there’s trouble brewing down below. Ready to get up close and personal with your lady bits?
Squeamish? Get over it. Giving your bits a yearly once-over is the number-one way to stay safe…
Squatting makes it hard to get a good glimpse. Sit in a chair or on the floor, open your thighs and elevate one leg.
Grab a mirror
Using a handheld mirror, note the size and colour of your labia and clitoris (this might involve touching), as well as any bumps or rough spots (relax – no one’s skin is perfect down here, either).
Train your eyes on your vaginal opening, then on your anus – you shouldn’t see tissue peeking out of either. If you ID any major changes, blisters, open sores or protruding tissue, call your doc. Otherwise, put your big-girl panties back on and pat yourself on the back.
South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn’t urgent action to correct unsustainable practices, says an environmental organisation.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), South Africa will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 to feed an estimated population of 73 million people.
“We need to understand that our current approach to food production is by no means benign. Both globally and in South Africa, agriculture is the largest land use and has the heaviest impact on land transformation and biodiversity loss. Soil degradation, for example, results in a net loss of arable land every year,” Agri-Food Systems: Facts and Futures report author Tatjana von Bormann told News24.
Farming in SA needs comprehensive reform in order to meet the needs of a growing population, says the 56-page report.
‘Resilient and secure food system’
The report reads: “Until a few years ago, WWF focused on the impacts of agricultural production, which are by far the most significant environmental impacts.
“However, focusing on farms only will not bring about the necessary structural transformation that is needed for a resilient and secure food system.
“If we want to achieve this shift within a complex adaptive system, we need to follow a socio-ecological approach, where the social, economic and political dimensions (the actors) are embedded within the ecological component (nature).
“This approach hinges on understanding all the possible interconnections and feedback loops so that, in intending to fix one thing, we do not create another unintended consequence.”
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The report argues that, while SA has kept undernourishment below 5% since 1990, there are still significant challenges, with half the population still living below the poverty line.
“Paramount among these [challenges] are diet-related health problems, such as the growing prevalence of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and the persistence of hunger, nutrient deficiencies and stunting,” says the report adding that women, children and the poor are most vulnerable.
Food insecurity is a global problem, despite commitments to ensure food security and poverty alleviation.
Malnutrition
According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), 45% of deaths of children under five can be attributed to malnutrition as an underlying cause, and two billion people worldwide suffer from vitamin or mineral deficiencies.
The WWF report cited a number of challenges to food security in SA: smallholder farmers without support; market dominance squeezing out smaller players; and the cost of healthy food as key hurdles to food security.
In addition, the impact of climate change, population increase, and food demand was likely to place serious demands on the food system.
“There will be a doubling of demand for certain products – meat and dairy included – by 2050. How will we meet this? It can’t just be about more production. We need a complete transformation to a system so that it nurtures human health and the environment,” said Von Bormann.
The WFP said that its Fill the Nutrient Gap tool was being used to engage with stakeholders on nutrition strategies in terms of market access and offers, dietary practices, nutrient intake gap of key target groups and affordability of a nutritious diet.
The organisation’s 2018 Global Nutrition Report puts stunting (chronic malnutrition) at 27.4% for South African children under five (2015 statistics).
That report also found 5.6% of children under five in SA were wasting.
The WWF said that progress in food security was not limited to the actions of any single role player.
“Progress must be cross-sectoral and made on all levels more or less simultaneously. WWF advocates that the necessary transformative change will be driven by inclusive regenerative farming, optimal water use, responsible sourcing, reducing food waste and dietary shift,” said Von Bormann.
Climate change
South African policy highlights the risk of the impact of climate change on food security.
“Climate change has the potential to reduce food production and the availability of potable water, with consequences for migration patterns and levels of conflict,” says the National Development Plan Executive Summary.
It adds that the effect of climate change will have a disproportionate impact on “the poor, especially women and children”.
The NDP has the goal of creating a food surplus, with one-third of supply produced by small-scale farmers.
Author: Lauren Kuhn, Franz Ruch, and Rudi Steinbach
The global financial crisis (GFC) saw real interest rates fall to all-time lows as central banks aimed to stimulate economic activity. The effectiveness of such low real rates depends, to a large extent, on the neutral real interest rate — popularly referred to as r-star. Monetary policy is considered expansionary when real interest rates are below r-star, and vice versa. However, the challenge arises from the fact that r-star is unobservable. This paper estimates r-star in the spirit of the popular Laubach-Williams (LW) methodology, but adapts their approach to capture the dynamics of a small open economy. This is achieved by incorporating additional drivers of the neutral rate, such as domestic net savings and investment, South Africa’s country risk premium, and the potential growth rate of our trading partners. In addition, foreign linkages like the exchange rate and international commodity prices are included to capture the impact of developments in the rest of the world on South African growth and inflation. The results suggest that South Africa’s r-star has fallen less than in advanced economies — from an average of 4.4 per cent from 2000 to 2006 to 1.9 per cent in 2017Q4.
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Purpose of job: To inspect transport vehicles according to a set safety agenda for compliance; weigh and dispatch vehicles. To Register Transporters on a PC and manage the loading slot of vehicles. Job Requirements:
Grade 12
General writing, reading and communication skills in English
Attention to detail
Mostly working whilst standing
Submitting data to a computer system. Required Outputs: Visual inspection of vehicles, drivers and documents
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We are looking for a Pest Control Officer for a National Company in East London. Must have experience working as a pest control technician / officer. Qualification in Pest Control is essential. Must have a registered P number. Responsibility: All duties with regards to Pest control. Salary: R7500 – R8500 per month + Company Vehicle + Fuel + Fringe Benefits. Send cv to info@performitpersonnel.co.za Job Reference #: PCO002 Consultant Name: Damian Sin Hidge
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A liquor sales representative is required in Middelburg/Witbank.
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:
Experience in external/field sales
Experience in selling wine or liquor to the retail and hospitality industries
Must have excellent cold calling and customer retention skills
Valid drivers licence and own vehicle — a must
Must be goal orientated and sales driven
Grade 12/matric
Applicants must reside in Middelburg/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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