C# Developer (Stellenbosch)

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Remuneration: negotiable Cost to company 
Location: Stellenbosch
Education level: Degree
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Reference: #LV41237
Company: E-Merge IT Recruitment

Job description

This client is a fast-growing international data management and protection business in a market which is growing rapidly. They have partners across the globe and offices in the UK near London and in South Africa in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch. They are experiencing an exciting time in their growth as they look to expand their cloud offerings and scale their business.

Requirements

  • Develop and maintain Backup Pro software, in particular: Server-side Storage Platform, which serves as back-end for cross-platform backup clients.
  • General code quality improvement (testability, performance, resource usage).
  • Help to design and implement cloud-scale backup services using Microsoft Azure and Amazon EC2/S3.
  • Produce design specifications and implement (code) design according to best practices and software coding standards.
  • Produce test code (unit tests) to drive all functionality, including error paths.
  • Ongoing support throughout lifecycle of the product (or until the support responsibility has been re-allocated), to all departments and customers as and when required.
  • Provide assistance to junior developers on technical issues, coding and software engineering standards.
  • Work closely with Team Leaders and Project Managers to make sure delivery schedules are met.

Qualifications

  • Three+ years of practical experience (excluding studies) in a commercial working environment is a must.
  • Must have written code for several different projects; having been involved from design to commercial implementation (including ongoing maintenance).
  • Extensive C# experience
  • Experience with test driven development

Preferable:

  • Knowledge of Team Foundation Server, Git, HTTP and REST
  • Experience writing Windows Services and TCP/IP sockets.
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or other cloud services.

Reference Number for this position is LV41237which is a permanent position based in Stellenbosch offering a salary negotiable on experience.

The time for change is now! e-Merge IT recruitment are specialist niche recruiters with a wide range of positions available. We offer researched positions with top companies to strong technical candidates. Email Liza on

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or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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12 People Have Died After Trying This Popular Weight-Loss Procedure. Here’s What You Should Know

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At least 12 deaths in the last two years have been linked to a popular treatment for obesity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned in a letter to health care providers earlier this week. In most cases, patients died within a month of having a liquid-filled balloon inserted in their stomachs, a procedure that limits the amount a person can eat and helps them feel fuller faster.

Two types of liquid-filled balloon systems have been on the market since 2015: the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System and the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System. These balloons are inserted via a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure and are inflated with a saline solution once in place in the stomach.

The balloons are designed to remain in place for several months, while patients receive counseling on diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle changes. In clinical trials for both devices, patients lost at least twice as much weight with these procedures than with diet and exercise alone.

But in August 2017, the FDA issued a warning about seven deaths that had been linked to the two types of liquid-filled balloons. At the time, the FDA said that it wasn’t clear whether those deaths were caused by the balloon systems, but that it was looking into the possibility.

This week, the agency revealed that five more deaths had been reported since last year’s warning, several of which were linked to perforations of the stomach wall after balloon implantation. In addition to the deaths, other complications related to the placement and use of these devices—such as inflammation of the pancreas, and the balloon filling with air or more liquid and getting too large—have also been reported.

The FDA approved labeling changes last week to reflect this new information and is encouraging doctors to closely monitor patients with intragastric balloons for complications. Health care providers should also talk with their patients about symptoms that could be signs of serious problems, the FDA said, and advise them on what to do if those symptoms occur.

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But the letter does not discourage all use of the Orbera and ReShape balloons. “While these devices remain an appropriate treatment option for some patients with obesity, patients should always discuss with their doctors which treatment option is best for them,” said William Maisel, MD, director of the Office of Device Evaluation in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in an FDA brief.

Aurora Pryor, MD, director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center at Stony Brook University in New York, treats patients with both Orbera and ReShape, along with other forms of bariatric surgery. She says doctors and patients should take the FDA’s letter seriously, but that overall, complication rates from these devices remain low.

“Any death in a patient raises red flags and concern, but you also have to consider the large number of people who are using these balloons and look at that proportionately,” says Dr. Pryor. Hundreds of thousands of these balloons have been implanted worldwide, she says, compared to just 12 deaths reported. In statements, Orbera and ReShape manufacturers cited mortality rates of lower than 0.01% and 0.06%, respectively.

“You can’t say that this is a completely safe operation—there are definitely some risks involved. And for a fair consent process, you have to discuss these things with your patients,” says Dr. Pryor. “But I do think if you’re aware of these complications, and you’re looking out for pain and other symptoms, these things can be managed if identified early.”

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Liquid-filled balloons are one of several options for patients considering surgical treatments for obesity. Patients who fit the criteria for traditional weight-loss surgery—usually a body mass index of 40 or higher, or 35 with other health problems—can also opt for a gastric bypass or a sleeve gastrectomy.

Like any surgery, these procedures also come with risks. But they’re generally considered very safe: One 2012 report found that mortality and complication rates for both gastric bypass and sleeve procedures were lower than those generally associated with gallbladder or hip replacement surgery. And according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the mortality rate during the 30 days following bariatric surgery is around 0.13%.

“If people meet the parameters, I will strongly encourage them to have either a sleeve or gastric bypass procedure, as those are the most studied to be effective for weight loss,” says Dr. Pryor. “If somebody has a lower BMI or they don’t qualify for surgery or aren’t interested in surgery, that’s where other options, such as balloons, come in.”

A newer balloon system, called Obalon, is swallowed rather than inserted endoscopically, and is then filled with gas rather than with liquid. At this time, the FDA is not aware of any deaths or serious adverse events related to these newer devices, an agency spokesperson told Health via email. 

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When deciding on any treatment options, Dr. Pryor says, it’s important doctors and patients consider both the risks and the benefits. In the case of intragastric balloons, benefits can include not just weight loss, but also reductions in obesity-related complications like heart disease and diabetes. “Despite the FDA’s warning, I think the balloons are still an excellent procedure,” she says, “and an important option for many patients struggling with their weight.”

Sport24.co.za | Rampant France overrun woeful Junior Boks

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Cape Town – Despite an enterprising second half fightback, the Junior Springboks have suffered a defeat at the World Rugby U20 Championships, going down 46-29 to hosts France in their final pool match.

France led 36-7 at the break after a rampant first half effort. 

After the start of the match, the home side were immediately in the ascendency with an early try from Jordan Joseph.

That set the stage for the rest of the first half as the Junior Boks defence was left in tatters with France running in tries through Louis Carbonel, Joseph, Pierre-Louis Barassi and Romain Ntamack.

Ntamack and Carbonel added two conversions each while Carbonel also kicked an early penalty. 

The Junior Boks did managed a score just before half-time thanks to hooker Schalk Erasmus. 

Lubabalo Dobela added the conversion.

In the second half, South Africa struck first through replacement Tiaan van der Merwe to make the score 36-12 in the 47th minute.

France extended their lead to 43-12  in the 55th minute with an converted try from Jean-Baptiste Gros.

The Junior Boks again cut the deficit thanks to an unconverted try from the in-form Wandisile Simelane as the score read 43-17 in the 64th minute. 

In the 66th minute, the hosts lost replacement Maxime Lamonth, sent to the bin for repeated infringements.

South Africa took advantage of the extra man with Alulutho Tshakweni crashing over in the 70th minute for an unconverted try to make the score 43-22.

The Junior Boks had their fifth try in the 74th minute as Sazi Sandi crossed the whitewash and Giovanni Lombard added the extras. 

That made the score a more respectable 43-29 with five minutes to play. 

A Carbonel penalty was the final score of the match as France ran out deserved 46-29 winners. 

Despite the defeat, South Africa will still qualify second in their group and will play England in the semi-finals while France will play New Zealand. 

The matches take place on Tuesday, June 12. 

They will wonder, however, what could have been had their defence stood up to the French onslaught in the first half. 

Scorers

South Africa

Tries: Schalk Erasmus, Tiaan vd Merwe, Wandisile Simelane, Alulutho Tshakweni, Sazi Sandi.

Conversion: Lubabalo Dobela, Gianni Lombard

France

Tries: Jordan Joseph (2), Louis Carbonel, Pierre-Louis Barassi, Romain Ntamack, Jean-Baptiste Gros

Conversions: Carbonel (3). Ntamack (2)

Penalty: Carbonel (2)

Junior Springboks

15 Gianni Lombard (Golden Lions), 14 Tyrone Green (Golden Lions), 13 Manuel Rass (Golden Lions), 12 Lyle Hendricks (Western Province), 11 Wandisile Simelane (Golden Lions), 10 Lubabalo Dobela (Free State), 9 Zak Burger (Sharks), 8 Muller Uys (Western Province) 7 PJ Steenkamp (Golden Lions), 6 Dian Schoonees (Golden Lions), 5 Ruan Vermaak (Golden Lions), 4 Salmaan Moerat (captain, Western Province), 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye (Golden Lions), 2 Schalk Erasmus (Western Province), 1 Nathan McBeth (Golden Lions)

Substitutes: 16 Tiaan van der Merwe (Golden Lions), 17 Alulutho Tshakweni (Eastern Province), 18 Sazi Sandi (Western Province), 19 Ruan Nortje (Blue Bulls), 20 Ben-Jason Dixon (Western Province), 21 Rewan Kruger (Free State), 22 David Coetzer (Western Province), 23 Sihle Njezula (Western Province)

News24.com | Back land reform, Ramaphosa tells Afrikanerbond

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For millions of South Africans, the Broederbond was an instrument of misery and hardship, but the Afrikanerbond must unify and progress, Ramaphosa told Afrikanerbond members at their centenary celebration on Thursday evening.

Ramaphosa also asked them to back land reform, saying it would be to the benefit of the whole country.

“Rather than seeing it as a threat, running to foreign capitals ringing the alarm bells, see it as an opportunity,” he said. “Let us not see the issue of land as a reason to pack up and go.”

The Afrikanerbond was previously known as the Broederbond – then a secret society for white, Christian, Afrikaans males who clandestinely controlled the political, economic and cultural levers of apartheid South Africa.

Ramaphosa said the organisation was born out of the suffering Afrikaners endured under the British. As they strove to realise their rights, they had denied those same rights to the majority of South Africans.

“To me, that represents a very big contradiction,” Ramaphosa said. “This is a historical reality that we must acknowledge.”

‘Afrikaners are by name and definition Africans’

Ramaphosa said this year was also the centenary of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle icon Albertina Sisulu, whose lives’ work was the antithesis of what the Broederbond had stood for.

“We now have a responsibility to build this South Africa from the ashes of the past,” he said.

He said the Broederbond had empowered Afrikaners, and the Afrikanerbond had t now use its “know-how” to the benefit of the whole country.

“As we build an inclusive society, we look to the Afrikanerbond to unleash the economic potential of the entire country.

“The future of the Afrikaner is intrinsically linked to the prosperity of the country as a whole,” he said.

“Afrikaners are by name and definition Africans,” Ramaphosa said, to some applause.

Ramaphosa also quoted Beyers Naude, who was kicked out of the Broederbond when he voiced his opposition to apartheid.

He acknowledged that the Broederbond had played a role in paving the way for the National Party and some sections of white society to move away from apartheid. 

‘We want our people to stay in this country’

Ramaphosa, who spoke Afrikaans during parts of his speech, received a standing ovation when he concluded with “Baie dankie (thank you very much)”.

Among the several hundred people at the Rhebokskloof Wine Estate outside Wellington in the Cape Winelands, were DA leader Mmusi Maimane, Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota, FF Plus leader Pieter Groenewald and FF Plus MP Corné Mulder.

Afrikanerbond chairperson Jaco Schoeman said the last apartheid president and former deputy president, FW de Klerk, and IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi had also been invited, but had offered their apologies.

When Schoeman introduced Ramaphosa, he referred to his debut State of the Nation address as president, and what has come to be known as the “Thuma Mina (Send Me)” speech, saying the Afrikanerbond also wanted to be “sent along”.

He said the Afrikanerbond’s motto, “Wees sterk (Be strong)” was very similar to that of the struggle’s cry of “Amandla!”.

“We are not going to knock on the door of (US president Donald) Trump or (controversial Australian MP Peter) Dutton,” Schoeman said.

“We want our people to stay in this country.”

News24.com | Gun owners with expired licences must hand them in or face arrest – ConCourt

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Gun owners whose licences have expired will have to surrender their firearms to the police immediately.

This was confirmed by a Constitutional Court judgment on Thursday, with national police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirming that those who failed to do so would be arrested.

“We welcome the judgment and we are calling on all those who haven’t renewed their firearm licences to bring them in. If we find them, [they will be arrested],” Naidoo said.

This ruling comes after a long court battle between the South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) and the minister of police.

Justice Johan Froneman ruled that owning a firearm was not a fundamental right, but a privilege regulated by law under the Firearms Control Act.

The SAHGCA argued that the police did not have the capacity to handle the surrender of thousands of firearms.

But Naidoo said the police would manage and make it work.

“Much of SA Hunters’ founding papers in the High Court focused on alleged problems and complaints about the administration of the Act,” Froneman said in his judgment.

“While the apparent problems in the administration of the Act are cause for legitimate concern, it is not relevant to a proper interpretation of the impugned provisions of the Act.”

‘The gun holder must get rid of the firearm’

The association also argued that there was irrationality or vagueness flowing from the time-lapse termination.

Froneman, however, found the law to be clear.

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“There is a short answer to this: the gun holder must get rid of the firearm,” he said.

“But, goes the argument, he cannot do so lawfully because he immediately becomes guilty of a crime when the licence has lapsed. But this consequence, even if correct, is not vague or uncertain, or irrational in terms of the end sought.”

“The gun owner knows that he must either apply in time for renewal or dispose of the firearm before expiry. If he does not, he will be guilty of an offence,” Froneman said.

Further, he found the SAHGCA to be wrong in its contention that there were no lawful means of disposal after the termination of the licence.

“I can see no legal obstacle to handing the firearm over to the police after termination. The fear that the gun owner may be liable for prosecution if he takes steps to hand over the unlicensed firearm to the police is overstated,” he said.

READ: Guns ‘go missing’ from police station in Cape Town

Gun Free South Africa, which was allowed to be part of the case as a friend of the court, welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court.

‘SAPS has consistently failed to enforce the law’

Director Adèle Kirsten said the ruling upheld the constitutionality of regular gun licence renewals.

“Unless a gun owner has renewed his gun licence before expiry, he has committed a criminal offence and is subject to penalties, including a fine or imprisonment,” Kirsten said.

“In the context of the recent spate of children being shot and killed following defensive gun use, the significance of the Constitutional Court judgment upholding regular licence renewals as a cornerstone of the Firearms Control Act cannot be emphasised enough,” she said.

Kirsten said, despite the ruling, Gun Free SA was relying on the police to enforce the existing legislation.

“Since 2010, there’s been a steady erosion in the effectiveness of the Firearms Control Act to save lives as a result of actions by the police and gun owners,” she said.

“In a vacuum of effective police leadership, the SAPS has consistently failed to enforce the law, either through deliberate fraud and corruption or a dereliction of duty; while many gun owners have sought and exploited loopholes in the law to bypass controls and accumulate guns.”

eNCA | WATCH: Shivambu sticks to his guns, says ‘Africans suffered the most’

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JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu is sticking to his guns in an ongoing race row centred on Treasury deputy director-general Ismail Momoniat. 

On Wednesday, Shivambu sparked an uproar by saying in Parliament that Momoniat undermines African leaders in the Treasury. 

LISTEN: What Floyd Shivambu said to Ismail Momoniat

The ANC in Parliament, Treasury and a range of political and civil society stakeholders have slammed Shivambu as racist. 

Parliament’s finance committee chairman, Yunus Carrim, says he will resign if he was wrong about reprimanding Shivambu for his comments about Momoniat.

WATCH: Shivambu, Momoniat, Carrim in escalating race row

Shivambu sticks by his comments, saying he will never apologise for them, and that Momoniat is not of African descent and “we must not tiptoe around this question”.

According to Shivambu, black Africans suffered the most under apartheid and their level of oppression cannot be equated to that of other Africans, including those who are Indian by descent. 

 Watch the eNCA interview with Shivambu below. 

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