De Kock captained the Proteas for the first time in the 4th ODI as the visitors fell to a 3-run (D/L) loss in a rain-affected clash that was disrupted numerous times by the wet weather.
It wasn’t the result that De Kock would have wanted in his first match in charge, but there was at least some comfort for the 25-year-old.
In his brief but entertaining knock of 23 (13), De Kock became the 6th-fastest batsman in the history of ODI cricket to pass 4 000 runs.
It has taken the wicketkeeper just 94 innings to reach that milestone, and only 5 other cricketers have done it quicker.
De Kock’s opening partner Hashim Amla has set the standard and leads the way on that list having reached 4 000 runs in just 81 innings.
Viv Richards is 2nd having done it in 88 innings.
Both De Kock and Amla have shown glimpses of their best form in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, confirming that they are still South Africa’s best bet as an opening pair heading into next year’s 2019 World Cup in England.
Three Woodstock families are battling in court to be allowed to stay in a house where some of them have lived for more than 30 years.
Shariff Alexander, his girlfriend Nicole Puterson, and their one-year-old live in one room at 23 Gympie Street, Woodstock. They share the three-roomed property with eight other people, including children. Alexander moved in with his grandmother, who is the primary tenant, in 1980.
“My family has lived here for over 30 years. This is why I’m trying my best to fight for this place,” he said.
Alexander told GroundUp that residents’ troubles started a few months ago when the property was sold after the death of the owner. He said that since January, the occupants had been harassed by police. A resident, who lived in the lounge, had been forced off the premises when the new owner began renovating the space.
On Monday, Pilland Property Investments – the estate agents handling the sale of the house – brought an application in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court to evict the three families. The families, represented by Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre attorney Jonathan Cogger, are opposing the application.
The residents say in documents before the court that Alexander received a letter from the estate agents telling him to vacate the property by January 10. He said the letter was dated December 20, but he only received it on January 8.
Building unsafe and dangerous
On February 6, he was served with a notice of the eviction application. Two days later, representatives of the agents came to the property to tell the residents to leave, and on February 9, the agents, accompanied by a team of police officers, raided the property. The residents were asked if they paid rent. They were told to leave the property immediately, the residents said in an affidavit.
The same day, construction workers began renovating the inside of the property, without the occupants’ consent. The back door and some windows were removed, and plaster was stripped from most of the walls. An interior partition erected by the occupants was dismantled, and belongings of former occupants were thrown away, according to residents.
The Gympie Street house is being stripped while three families are living there. (Barbara Maregele/GroundUp)
The families then sought help from housing activists, who referred them to Cogger.
When Cogger visited the property on February 17, a representative from the construction company told him the building was unsafe and dangerous. Puterson and her baby were inside at the time. Renovations inside the property were stopped later that afternoon.
According to the occupants’ affidavit, most of them make a living as informal traders or do piece work in the Woodstock area. None of the residents earn more than R1 500 a month.
“The occupiers submit that the ejectment from the property, without the provision of suitable well-located alternative accommodation by the City of Cape Town, would render us homeless and/or become a considerable burden to our families,” they said in their statement.
‘The place has also been vandalised’
When GroundUp visited the house, some items of clothing, a bath and rubble were scattered on the front stoep and on the adjacent plot. The front windows were taped up with cardboard and plastic. Inside, most of the wooden flooring in the lounge area had been removed. There was a large hole in the roof and most of the walls had been stripped.
Alexander said electricity and water had been switched off three weeks ago, without notice.
“Since the construction people were here, the place has also been vandalised.” Thieves had removed the wiring and cables in the roof, he said.
The case was postponed to September 4 for argument.
Attorney Anthea Pienaar-Julius, who represents the agents, is expected to argue that the property is no longer habitable.
Cogger, who is opposing the eviction application, is expected to argue that it is not “just and equitable to grant the eviction because the occupants have already been deprived of peaceful and undisturbed possession of the property”.
While the country was celebrating Women’s Day on Thursday, a grieving mother described her pain after losing her 23-year-old daughter, Rhodes student Khensani Maseko.
Maseko was laid to rest on Thursday.
It is suspected that Maseko took her own life on Friday after battling depression. She was raped, allegedly by her boyfriend, in May.
Prior to her death, Maseko took to Instagram, posting “No one deserves to be raped” along with the date of her birth and the day of the post – which was the same day she died.
Rhodes University announced on Monday that the alleged perpetrator had been suspended and the institution was working with the police as well as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). It was calling for an inquest into Maseko’s death.
In a moving “Message from Mama” read out by relative Sandiso Maseko, Maseko’s mother recalled the fond memories she had of her daughter – from her first day of school to her university days, where she exceeded all expectations.
‘I don’t know how I’m going to carry on’
“I was so thankful for God for you. I named you Nkanyezi because I believed you were going to be a shining star and truly you became a shining star,” Sandiso Maseko read.
Mourners gathered at the Nasrec Memorial Cemetery in Johannesburg where she was laid to rest. In attendance, among others, was Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Rhodes University vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela, and university student leaders.
They sang gospel songs while some in attendance sobbed uncontrollably. The podium was decorated with flowers where speakers took to the platform one by one. A picture of Maseko was also on display.
Her mother said she was an example to many in her family and community.
“I want to thank God for the memories we shared. I don’t know how I am going to carry on without you, but I trust God to help me through this tough, confusing time in my life.”
Mabizela said Maseko’s story had again raised issues of “anger and frustration” related to “women oppression”.
“Her death must force us to pause and reflect deeply on the society that we have become. Men need to be taught how to interact with people, and with women, in a loving, caring and respectful way,” Mabizela said.
Cele called for a new society where women could be free.
One of ‘our very own’
Gauteng EFF student leader Mandisa Mashego spoke strongly, laying the blame squarely at the door of Rhodes University, saying it was sad that they had come together on Women’s Day to bid farewell to “our very own”.
Mashego said they would never forgive the institution for “taking away Khensani”.
She also called on Cele to open satellite police stations on campuses.
“We are here to send a revolutionary send-off to one of our soldiers. We addressed her as the people’s president, because whenever people encountered a problem, they would easily approach Khensani,” president of the EFF student command Peter Keetse said.
Keetse recalled the #FeesMustFall movement, saying it happened under soldiers like Khensani.
“Many thought it could never be done, but it was something that was a reality.”
Keetse called on universities to offer better support to students who had suffered from depression.
“This should be the last incident, it must come to an end. We are deeply saddened by the passing of our own,” he said.
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“I always tell my clients that I would rather them get sleep instead of working out on four hours of sleep,” Borden told mindbodygreen.com. “Studies have shown that between 7.5 and eight hours of sleep every night helps the body repair itself and regulate inflammation in the body.”
Borden, who has also worked with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, and Ryan Gosling, said sleep also affects your metabolic process.
“[Not getting enough sleep] produces a higher amount of the inflammatory stress hormone, cortisol,” she said in the interview. “Cortisol has its time and place in our bodies, but not at night. Cortisol heightens our alertness, the last thing we need when we crave sleep.”
Aside from sleeping in, Borden also recommends that her clients avoid sugar and load up on greens.
“Sugars are inflammatory and trigger more sugar cravings, along with increasing inflammatory cortisol levels, which cause belly fat,” she said. “Choose vegetables that are all the colors of the rainbow and focus on dark green veggies, too. These give us phytonutrients, which have many antioxidant assets that can put a stop to cell damage, which helps strengthen our immune system, prevents cancer, has a positive effect on our hormones, and improves our overall health and vitality.”
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“Getting outdoors for even 10 minutes provides the body with a natural dose of vitamin D,” she said. “Being outside also provides amazing mental stimulation.”
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The Accountant will report to the local finance manager and will ensure compliance with standards, procedures and internal controls, in line with group directives and local legislation for the accounting operations of the company, while keeping to the relevant timelines applicable to the finance function. Key responsibilities include the analysis, accounting and control of cost, along with the day to day operations of the financial function.
Fulfil the delivery of correct and on-time financial reports and management accounts (cockpit), including schedules and variances.
Inspect, analyse and fulfil the accounting of foreign currency and hedging transactions in SAP in adherence to IFRS.
Fulfil proper custodianship of the accounting records of the company
Develop good relationships with colleagues and external parties such as auditors, fiscal and governmental institutions
Develop and fulfil the accounting function in compliance to legislation and group policy and procedures
Ensure the existence of, and verify and execute reconciliations, schedules and support for all general ledger accounts
Reconcile relevant sub-ledgers with General Ledger, e.g. Fixed Assets, Inventory, Debtors, Creditors and the CO-PA modules in SAP.
Processing, reviewing and approving of General Ledger journals incl. monthly closing, payroll and adjustments.
Processing of sales transactions timeously and accurately
Processing of foreign exchange transactions in adherence to IFRS, incl. purchases, sales, payments and creditor reconciliations
Daily flagging and processing of foreign currency and hedging transactions
Loading of payments on banking platforms or manually as required
Review creditor reconciliations and payment proposals
Analyse, reconcile, substantiate, compile returns and comply with taxes and levies incl. Income Tax, Provisional Tax, VAT, PAYE etc.
Analyse costing and accounting of inventory, reconciling and preparing schedules of raw materials, work in progress and final product
Analyse product costing, customer order and service order setup in SAP before new projects start.
Prepare financial information for all relevant parties like banks, government, insurers and auditors (e.g. SARS, DTI, Stats SA, BBBEE).
Prepare statutory annual financial statements
Comply with SAP Controlling (CO) and Financial (FI) modules procedures and the group internal control framework.
Prepare weekly/monthly cash flow projections
Monitor, scrutinise and ensure completeness of accruals
Compilation and analysis of cost center and company financial information, reports, annual budgets and forecasts.
Drive and execute the annual fixed asset verification process along with fixed asset accounting and capex reporting.
Report daily to the finance manager and provide support to the corporate Finance department in Madrid.
Desired qualification/education :
Degree and postgraduate degree in finance, cost accounting and tax,
Qualification as chartered accountant
Specialised knowledge and training in :
Expertise in IFRS
Valid registration as a chartered accountant
Proven knowledge of South African income tax and VAT
Proven knowledge of management and cost accountant
Experience :
Minimum of three to five years’ experience as an accountant,
Experience of SAP FI, SAP CO and in the manufacturing industry,
Previous experience obtained at a “Big 4” audit firm is highly preferred,
Exposure to accounting, ideally with background in a multi-national company requiring high levels of responsibility, autonomy
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills,
Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Working experience with in a reputable ERP System is highly desired,
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A head of Ad operations to join a very young , fun and dynamic environment
Who are you?
You are a true team player and are good with people
You have the ability to deal with a fast-moving operations team
You are able to prioritise tasks flexibly to hit business objectives and to maintain internal relationships
You are able to mediate, and you have a strong character to tackle and handle any issues that may arise
You can manage a team efficiently
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What’s the role?
You will be responsible for making sure the digital department is operating efficiently and the various businesses and business units are getting what they need from the digital team
You will be responsible for monitoring workflow, ensuring tasks and issues are dealt with according to business priorities
You will be responsible for acting as a non – technical / operational escalation point for the digital team, paid media and other operations teams across several businesses
You will be responsible for line management of Ad Ops team consisting of currently 1 ad ops specialist
You will be responsible for ensuring correct and efficient processes are in place and are followed as well as timelines managed
You will be responsible for ensuring that any brief is met and compliance requirements are met
You will be responsible for ensuring any client specific requirements/best practices are used
You will be responsible for maintaining the relationship between Ad Ops and client teams to ensure expectations are understood and achieved
You will be responsible for managing relationships – Making sure our customers (internal and external) are happy and there is understanding
You will be responsible for reporting and presentations
Ensuring the digital team has efficient and effective reporting for volume, profit and quality management
Ensuring internal departments have access to the info they require from the digital team
Reporting for senior management – how the team is tracking relative to targets, and performing month on month
Compiling client reports and presentations
You will be responsible for flagging any target issues or profit issues to the digital team
You will be responsible for managing relationships with various external partners
You will be responsible for manage deadlines for the digital team
You will be responsible for managing communication with the digital team – technical and non
You will be responsible for escalating any issues from internal departments to the relevant line managers if necessary
You will be responsible for managing design priorities and outsourced design partners
You will be responsible for driving new digital projects
You will be responsible for Qa and testing – making sure everything is working 100%
You will be responsible for content – getting the most out of content – working with internal and external teams
You will be responsible for speeding things up – chase people for anything that is holding the digital team back
Requirements
Boxes to tick…
Degree level education
Experience in how to combine consulting skills, data analytics and media strategy to drive and improve clients’ business results.
Strong experience in a digital traffic/project management environment
In-depth knowledge of digital channels and familiarity with navigating Google Adwords, Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager. Double Click and other digital channels a plus.
Your someone who…
Organised
Ability to quickly learn new systems
Highly detail oriented
Good with time management
Obsessed with accuracy
A strong critical thinker and able to multitask
Good at building relationships – a creative problem solver
Customer service expert
A great team player
A good communicator – able to write clearly, speak professionally and translate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Excited by the idea to work in new technology and eager to take on the challenges of a constantly changing industry
