eNCA | All the president’s men could be affected if Zuma doesn’t step down

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JOHANNESBURG – A political analyst says President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet ministers will be affected should he lose his next motion of no confidence.

The President will be facing his ninth motion later this month if he does not step down as President of the country. 

On Tuesday, the State of the Nation Address (SONA) was postponed, and on Wednesday, the ANC NEC is meeting about Zuma’s fate. 

READ: Zuma resignation: it’s a waiting game

Sources within the ANC have indicated that Zuma is expected to resign no later than Thursday morning, failing which, the governing party will institute its own motion of no confidence in him in Parliament.

There is already a vote of no confidence, spear-headed by the EFF, set to take place in Parliament in February.

According to Lukhona Mnguni, should Zuma face such a vote, especially one brought by his own party, it does not bode well for his cabinet. 

“Partly why some in the ANC even those aligned to the president do not want that motion of no confidence to arrive and they want the president to go quietly (is because) they know a motion of no confidence means all members of Cabinet, including their deputy ministers, must resign,” says Mnguni. 

“Once you have everyone in cabinet resigning you have a new clean slate for this Ramaphosa aligned leadership to appoint a whole new cabinet. That could have many more casualties of those people seen as supporting or have been supporting President Zuma. So self-preservation is already starting to kick in somehow here.”

ANC veteran, Frank Chikane says the SONA postponement gives the ANC a window to consider what’s best for the country.

He says President Jacob Zuma’s exit is exactly what the nation needs. 

READ: ANC NEC to discuss with Zuma what’s best for the country: Mantashe

Communications Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says government’s work will continue despite the postponement of the SONA.

Police Minister and NEC member, Fikile Mbalula says Wednesday’s special NEC meeting won’t be swayed by opposition parties.

“I’m not concerned about what the opposition does. It’s doing its job and claiming its victories. It is the ANC that must make decisions based on the challenges it faces and how it views the country, where we want to go. I’m looking forward to the meeting and am happy to be part of the people who will be dealing with this issues we are confronted with that are part of our agenda tomorrow. I’ve got no fear that we will overcome and the movement will emerge victorious in relation to these challenges that we are faced with,” said Mbalula. 

A poll by research firm, Ipsos has found that 70 percent of South Africans of voting age, believe President Jacob Zuma is under-performing.

Ipsos interviewed nearly 3,500 citizens from varying backgrounds.

READ: Zuma’s final attempt to save himself

It found that 53-percent think Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is doing well.

Only 24 percent felt the same about Zuma.

Ipsos says opposition party sentiment didn’t skew the result, as 60-percent of ANC supporters also feel the country’s president is under-performing.

A former ANC MP says the party will lose next year’s national election, if President Jacob Zuma refuses to step down.
 

Ben Turok of the Institute for African Alternatives says: “I have a sense of what’s going on in the ANC and my sense is that there is a turning away from support for Zuma and a time to clear the decks. Reality is quite clear, if Zuma leads the ANC to 2019 it will lose the national election. Everybody knows that, it’s really so clear now. Having lost three metros how much more evidence do you need in order to decide where to go and what to say?”

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Health24.com | Should you give your children alcohol?

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Parents get worried when they hear scary statistics about teenage drinking.

Because teenagers tend to be unaccustomed to alcohol and unaware of the dangers involved, parents may think that giving them alcohol at home removes drinking-related risks.

But is it a good idea to give your child alcohol?

Reasons for use and misuse

A ground-breaking Australian study however found that this is not the case and that providing alcohol to their underage kids as a way to introduce them to drinking carefully, doesn’t protect them from the harms of heavy drinking.

In South Africa, surveys have shown that alcohol use among youth is common for a variety of reasons.

A 2012 Health24 article reported that nearly 80% of a group of surveyed Gauteng high school pupils regularly consumed alcohol.

Alcohol consumption leads to harm

According to the Australian article, the practice of introducing alcohol to children in a home environment actually appears to do more harm than good. Young people who got alcohol from parents were more likely than other teens to also get it elsewhere, the investigators found.

“Our study is the first to analyse parental supply of alcohol and its effects in detail in the long term, and finds that it is, in fact, associated with risks when compared to teenagers not given alcohol,” said lead author Richard Mattick. He is a professor of drug and alcohol studies at the University of New South Wales.

For the study, Mattick’s team followed more than 1 900 teens, whose ages ranged from about 12 to 18, over a six-year period.

The report was published in the The Lancet Public Health.

During those years, as teens got older, the proportion who got alcohol from mom and dad rose – from 15% to 57%. The proportion with no access to alcohol fell from 81% to 21%.

Signs of future alcohol abuse

By study’s end, 81% of teens who got alcohol from both their parents and other people reported binge drinking (defined as having more than four drinks on a single occasion). That compared to 62% of teens who got alcohol only from other people, and 25% of those who got alcohol only from their parents.

Similar patterns were seen for alcohol-related harm, and for signs of future alcohol abuse, dependence and alcohol-use disorders, the study authors said.

In addition, the researchers found that teens whose parents supplied them with alcohol in one year were twice as likely to also get it elsewhere the next year.

The findings show that parents don’t help teens deal with alcohol responsibility by providing it to them, and doing so does not reduce the risk that they will get it elsewhere, the researchers concluded.

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Our client is looking for a skilled welder who is proficient in MIG and TIG welding techniques to join their firm in East London. This is a 6 month contract. salary:R11000 per month. Ref:SMIGsla94 Requirements: • Proficiency in MIG and TIG welding techniques • Matric certificate or equivalent qualification To apply, please send a copy of your CV and any relevant Certificates to us at 1fourall recruitment. We do not charge candidates any fees. All calls will be answered between 11am and 1pm (Mon to Friday) No telephonic applications will be considered. Fax number:086 537 5433(Mark it attention Peter) Email:apply@1fourall.co.za

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Instagrammer Proves Weight Is Just a Number with Very Different Photos of Her Body at 125 Lbs.

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On Instagram, Arielle  Mandelson showed how drastically she can tone her body with nutrition and exercise, while keeping her weight exactly the same.

Want proof that weight is just a number? Then look to Arielle Mandelson’s Instagram, where she showed how drastically she can tone her body with nutrition and exercise, all while keeping her weight exactly the same.

Mandelson, a behavioral health consultant from Los Angeles, shared a series of three photos of herself over the last two years while she was following different diet plans and exercise routines. In the first photo, taken in Feb. 2016, she thought she was doing everything right after recovering from a near-deadly addiction to drugs and alcohol. But, she says, she still wasn’t feeling healthy.

“I spent a year focusing on my emotional well-being before I addressed my physical health, and when I finally did I was so misguided,” Mandelson, 32, tells PEOPLE. “I thought ‘healthy’ meant lean with abs so that’s what I pursued, and by all the wrong measures. I all but completely cut carbohydrates out of my diet, ate about twice the protein someone my size should, did a lot of cardio and attempted some random weight exercises. I felt aimless, bloated, lethargic and just completely frustrated.”

Looking to make a change, she decided to try out Kayla Itsines’ Beach Body Guide program after seeing other women on Instagram have success with the workouts.

“After a few weeks of doing BBG, something inside me had shifted; I could feel myself getting stronger each time I did a workout and my relationship with food improved,” Mandelson says. “My motivation was still primarily aesthetically driven but I also wanted to get stronger, so I looked at food as fuel and workouts as personal challenges to overcome. Carbohydrates and I became friends again, and I began exercising in the gym. I craved working out for the first time in my life.”

She took the second photo in the set a few months later, after finishing a full round of BBG. “I felt good on the inside, so I liked what I saw in the mirror,” Mandelson says.

As she started toning up, Mandelson says she was initially “obsessed” with the number on the scale.

“I thought if I could just get it lower and be a certain weight that I would feel better about myself,” she says. “It was disconcerting when the number didn’t change at first but my clothes fit better and I felt so good that I was able to ignore it.”

And when her weight wouldn’t budge, despite her workouts, Mandelson realized that it was muscle weight.

“Progress photos, vain as they are, became my primary barometer — and they are a much more effective tool for gauging where I was physically,” she says.

The third photo is current, and Mandelson says she feels “strong, energetic and proud.” She still does BBG, along with other workout programs, and started tracking her macronutrients.

“During the week I eat planned meals that I prepare — and it’s way more food than you would believe! — and during the weekend I just eat intuitively,” she says. “But I am not stringent about anything; I think people assume I eat leaves all day but really I’m over here eating three desserts after dinner.”

And Mandelson says her photos make an important point against focusing on weight.

“Scales can’t differentiate between muscle, fat, bones, tissue and water,” she says. “There are more accurate ways to measure body composition and that is ultimately what is important. I get messages everyday from women all over the world of all ages asking how to lose weight. It makes me sad to know how much value people give that number, and how much it can control somebody. I know because I’ve been there.”

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Badger Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a dynamic, growing Company based in George in the beautiful Garden Route We have the following vacancy in our internal audit department.
 Duties and responsibilities:

  • As the information technology auditor within the team take the lead in the planning, implementation and execution of the information technology audit plan.
  • Supply support to the team with the extraction and analysis of data when requested. 
  • As lead auditor or as a team member to plan, execute and report on audits, including but not limited to IT-specific audits, in compliance with the approved audit standards.
  • Identification and assessment of internal controls.
  • Report constructively on audit findings and making appropriate recommendations.
  • Evaluating and monitoring the implementation of recommendations made.
  • The mentoring of and transfer of skills to junior team members during audit engagements.
  • Maintain positive professional relationships with team members and business operations.

Requirements:

  • B degree in internal auditing or equivalent.
  • CISA or other professional internal audit qualifications will be advantageous.
  • At least three years of audit experience with some IT audit experience.
  • Insurance industry exposure will be advantageous. 

This position will be based in George, Western Cape

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Want to Lose Weight Walking? Do This One Thing

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Maybe you got a fitness tracker for the holidays and are feeling inspired to log a few extra miles a week. Or maybe you enjoy walking as a form of regular exercise, but are curious as to how you can slim down doing it. Whatever your reason, it's easier than you think to torch serious calories by simply moving your right foot in front of your left.

So here's how you take your walking routine to the next level: “Set mini goals for yourself during your walk. For example, if you’re taking your workout outdoors, try pacing as quickly as you can to the next stop sign. If you’re on a treadmill, do the same by setting a time goal that you can look forward to achieving," advises Christine DiBugnara, National Director of Group Fitness and Programming, UFC GYM. "Not only will this feel great to achieve, but it will make your workout go by much quicker.”

If you're walking with a friend or loved one, test each other to fun mini challenges along the way like walking as quickly as you can to your favorite workout tune while the other does walking lunges and then switching roles. As you set and break your mini goals, you'll likely begin to burn more calories with every workout and build your endurance, too.

To steal a line from Hippocrates, "walking is man's best medicine." See, even the 5th century BC Greek physician knew it sure ain't running.