Forklift Operator (commercial Warehousing)

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Forklift Operator (Commercial Warehousing) in Pietermaritzburg | Warehousing/Distribution | Job Mail | 4157053

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A company is currently seeking an experienced and highly skilled Forklift Operator. The prime function of this position is to provide support to the supply chain through collecting, loading, shipping and receiving warehouse products. He will also be responsible for optimizing loading for efficient logistics and supporting other warehouse functions to ensure optimal operation of the business. Flexibility with scheduled work days and shift preference is required. Requirements: -Grade 10 or higher. -Experienced in operating powered forklifts. -Possess a high regard for safety in the workplace. Day to day duties are as follows but not limited to: -Operate forklift. -Identify safety hazards in the workplace. -Adhere to quality and customer service standards set forth by the company. -Pick, wrap and stage orders to be shipped. Please send a copy of your updated CV to us. We do not charge any fees. FAX your CV to: 086 607 5682 Or call 5 Star: 064 163 0527 5Star@mailboxs.co.za

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News24.com | Day one of new Cape Town water restrictions

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Cape Town – As Capetonians awoke to the first day of further water restrictions on Monday, water outages in various areas continued to plague the city.

Parts of Zonnebloem, Glencairn, Constantia, Sea Point and Bellville were among nine locations which the municipality said – on its Twitter alert account – were experiencing “water outages”.

Monday marks the start of level 6 water restrictions which will see water usage greater than 10 500 litres a month per household, classified as excessive and water management devices could be fitted at households exceeding that limit.

READ: Level 6 water restrictions for Cape Town from January – how will it work?

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille marked the new year with a tweet celebrating the weather: “So wonderful to return to light rain in Cape Town. May rain see out the old year and herald the new. My wish for 2018: a wetter year”.

Residents and visitors to Cape Town also took to social media to comment on the new system.

Many posted links to a recent New York Times article which highlights the suggested possibility that Cape Town might be the first major city in the world to run out of water.

The City’s water restrictions are promoted as being necessary in order to avoid Day Zero – the time at which the City’s taps would be switched off – and water would have to be collected from designated points.

The daily water usage limit in the City remains at 87 litres per person per day.

News24.com | Hundreds flee clashes in C Africa

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Bangui – Hundreds of people in north-east Central African Republic have fled their villages following fresh violence between armed groups, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Sunday.

Villagers fled gunfire and machete attacks to arrive in the small town of Paoua, where some 11 000 people have already sought refuge since fighting erupted in the region in November.

“There are clashes at almost every point all around Paoua. We have seen hundreds of people flee their villages to take refuge in Paoua” since Wednesday, said Jean Hospital, MSF’s project coordinator in the region.

“We received civilians who were directly targeted by gunfire or were attacked with machetes, while others are collateral victims of the clashes,” he added.

Rival armed groups the National Movement for the Liberation of the Central African Republic (MNLC) and Revolution and Justice (RJ) began fighting on the outskirts of Paoua on Wednesday, following renewed violence in the region since November, sources said.

 ‘We risk being raped’ 

“The RJ told the population to flee and leave the roads open in case of an attack,” pastor Roy-Rodrigue Doutoumbaye told AFP on Wednesday at Paoua Hospital, where he accompanied a loved one shot in the head.

“They really wanted to kill me but because I had 110 000 francs (190 euros) on me they took the money and left me alive,” 52-year-old Jope, who suffers from tuberculosis, told AFP.

“If we stay alone in the city we risk being raped. Our husbands have left to take care of the crops,” said Marie-Angele Dembaye, as she travelled to Paoua, adding that armed men began looking for women.

“The situation will become complicated very quickly because these people do not have any family to welcome them to Paoua,” said MSF coordinator Hospital added.

According to the latest reports from the UN and the Red Cross, there were already between 15 000 and 17 000 displaced people in Paoua by mid-December.

Mired in poverty but rich in minerals, the former French colony has been battered by a three-year conflict between rival militias that began after then-president Francois Bozize was overthrown.

Thousands of people have been killed in the fighting. According to the UN, more than a million people have fled their homes and 2.4 million people – more than half of the Central African population – are in need of emergency food aid.

The country has seen an upsurge in violence since France shut down its Sangaris mission there last year, but the UN Security Council agreed in November to extend a peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, for a year and beef up the mission with 900 extra troops.

Health24.com | 5 ways to potect your hearing this New Year’s Eve

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Hearing loss is no longer a trait of old age. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) about 1.1 billion young people between the ages of 12 and 35 years of age are at risk of hearing loss.

The WHO says this is due to exposure to loud noise in recreational environments.

New Year’s Eve gatherings are often hubs of loud noise – here are five ways to protect your hearing during the celebrations.

1. Wear earplugs

According to Dangerous Decibels, a music concert can generate more than 110 decibels (dB) which is almost twice the amount generated during a conversation.

Exposure to loud music can damage your hearing within two minutes. If you find yourself at a music concert this New Year’s Eve, use earplugs to protect your hearing and prevent ringing ears long after the concert has ended.

2. Take short breaks

The countdown to New Year’s Day only lasts about an hour but the loud conversations may leave your ears feeling irritated.

While normal conversations take place at around 60dB, group conversations can be louder at 70dB.

At parties, group conversations can generate more than 85dB of noise, which is the daily recommended safe level. Should conversations become louder, you may be exposing your ears to harmful noise levels. 

Save your hearing by moving to a quieter spot to give your ears a much-needed break.

3. Keep your ears dry

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Planning on having an afternoon swim before hitting the town in the evening?

Invest in some swimmer’s earplugs to prevent swimmer’s ear (otitis externa), which can cause temporary hearing loss. Swimmer’s ear occurs when bacteria found in lakes and oceans enters the ear canal leading to pain.

Swimming earplugs and thorough drying of the ear can prevent this painful ear infection.

4. Lower the music

Playing some party jams on the way to a New Year’s Eve braai may be a great way to get you into the festive mood. But make sure you protect your ears and avoid listening to music at more than 60% of the volume.

Similar to being at a concert, loud music in your car or earphones can cause permanent hearing loss.

5. Avoid fireworks

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While fireworks may be one of the best parts of New Year’s Eve celebrations, they can damage your ears.

Fireworks generate between 150dB to 175dB of noise – an airplane produces as much noise as 150dB on take off. Don’t want to miss the show? Then find spot that is at least 15 to 20 metres from the fireworks.

If you prefer to be up close, pop some earplugs in to protect your hearing. 

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eNCA | Joburg mops up after storm devastation

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JOHANNESBURG – It is not yet clear if a tornado is responsible the devastation caused by a severe storm in Johannesburg late on Saturday afternoon.

Video has emerged on social media showing what could be a tornado with residents corroborating this.

The South African Weather Service, which had issued a tornado warning for Saturday, said it was still investigating whether a tornado ripped through the area.

Protea Glen residents affected by the storm could be seen out on the streets early on Sunday morning as clean-up operations continued.

Cars and homes in the area were damaged, with many homeless.

“I just saw roof tiles flying,” said one man who was attending a housewarming party in Protea Glen at the time of the storm.

Several people were injured when a roof collapsed at Lenasia’s Trade Route Mall, while numerous homes were damaged in Soweto.

Emergency services personnel responded to a number of car accidents because of the storm, with at least six injured in a taxi collision on the N12 highway near Impala Road.

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Health24.com | Getting a vasectomy may give your sex life a huge boost

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Vasectomies may take away your ability to have children, but they also give something back: more sex, according to new research.

A study on 294 couples by researchers at Germany’s Frankfurt University found that men who had vasectomies reported having more sex, a better sex drive and stronger erections and orgasms.

Their female partners also reported an increase in sexual arousal. The researchers concluded that the boost in overall bedroom antics could be attributed to the “absence of anxiety of unwanted pregnancies”.

Read more: This guy had a vasectomy and then got his wife pregnant twice

Four out of 10 men surveyed said their sex lives had “significantly improved” after a vasectomy and 12.4% reported having sex more often, according to the Daily Mail.

Four-and-a-half percent of guys reported having less sex since the snip – but still, the report concluded that “the sexual satisfaction of men improved” and that it “did not diminish” for their female partners.

Read more: The most surprising side effect of a vasectomy

The researchers did note that there may have been some selection bias in the results. Only 30% of couples who received the researchers’ survey responded, and the team thinks it may be possible that couples who were having great post-vasectomy sex would be more likely to want to tell the scientists about it.

Read more: How a vasectomy works

The Frankfurt study largely backs up data that separate researchers at Stanford found in a study of nearly 6 000 men in 2015. The Stanford study found that men with vasectomies had sex 5.9 times per month, compared to 4.9 times for intact guys.

The author of that study, Dr David Guo, told Men’s Health that he thought couples would be more likely to get busy now that the risk of an unplanned pregnancy is completely off the table.

For a 20-minute procedure (with a few days of soreness), that’s not too bad.

Your sex life is just one of the many things to consider before going under the knife. But if you do, it could provide an extra spark in the bedroom.

This article was originally published on www.menshealth.com 

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News24.com | 2018 is the year of ‘radical socio-economic transformation’ – Zuma

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Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma on Sunday characterised 2017 as eventful and fruitful, while saying radical transformation was on the cards for next year.

“We have come to an end of a very eventful and productive year,” the president said in a New Year’s statement issued by his office.

When it came to the economy, Zuma described it as having been a “turbulent 2017”, yet, said that “we are pleased that we emerged from the technical recession”.

“The country’s GDP began to show welcome improvements.”

OPINION: Get ready for 2018’s big clean-up

Next year, “extra efforts together” would be needed to “reignite” the economy, ensuring a growth that benefitted all, said the country’s president.

“The programme of radical socio-economic transformation will thus be the main focus of government in the year 2018, and it will inform the delivery of our programmes.”

Zuma said that a key way this transformation would manifest would be through his recent promise of free higher education for poor and working class students at universities and colleges.

“The intervention must be the beginning of a skills revolution in our country, in pursuit of the radical socio-economic transformation programme.”

‘Significant strides’ made in 2017

When it came to basic education, there were also measures needed to improve access for all.

“We will continue to eliminate mud schools and inappropriate school structures, replacing them with state-of-the-art buildings, especially in rural areas and other neglected communities.”

“Significant strides” made in 2017, included those against “poverty, inequality and unemployment,” said Zuma.

Among the successes he noted was progress in providing “electricity, housing, roads, water and sanitation, health care, social grants as well as accessible education”.

ALSO READ: Presidency pats itself on back with review of how SA moved forward in 2017

Drugs, crime, and violence against women and children were all issues that still needed to be eradicated.

Zuma noted that 2018 would mark the centenary of late former president Nelson Mandela.

“We should use the year to celebrate his contribution and promote unity and togetherness in our country,” said Zuma.

“Where we disagree, let us do so with dignity and respect and promote unity and cohesion as we build our country together.”

Zuma ended by wishing all South Africans a 2018 that would be “happy, fruitful and prosperous”.

eNCA | [FULL STATEMENT] President Zuma’s New Year message

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JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday released his New Year message to South African, touching on both the challenges and successes.

In the statement released on Sunday, he touched on the country’s economic woes in 2017, including the rescission, and called for renewed efforts to boost inclusive economic growth.

Improving the quality of life of the South African people, especially the poor and the working class, remains a key priority of government, he said.

“Significant strides” were made in 2017 in fighting poverty, inequality and unemployment, Zuma added, failing to touch on South Africa’s rising unemployment further.

“Despite serious challenges on the economic front, together we made substantial progress in providing basic services such as electricity, housing, roads, water and sanitation, health care, social grants, as well as accessible education.

He also touched on free tertiary higher education for low and middle income families, but again failed to discuss how it would be funded.

*Additional reporting ANA

Full statement:

Fellow South Africans 

We have come to an end of a very eventful and productive year, which we had dedicated to our leader, the late Oliver Reginald Tambo.    

The improvement of the quality of life of our people, especially the poor and the working class, remains a key priority of government, as we work to achieve the type of society that OR Tambo fought for.
In pursuit of this mission, significant strides were made in 2017, in fighting poverty, inequality and unemployment.   

Despite serious challenges on the economic front, together we made substantial progress in providing basic services such as electricity, housing, roads, water and sanitation, health care, social grants as well as accessible education.

On the economic front, following a turbulant 2017, we are pleased that we emerged from the technical recession.

The country’s GDP began to show welcome improvements.

In the New Year, we will need to put extra efforts together, to reignite the economy and promote growth and also to make it inclusive and beneficial to all.

The programme of Radical Socio-Economic Transformation will thus be the main focus of government in the year 2018 and it will inform the delivery of our programmes.

Through our Industrial Policy Action Plan and other programmes, South Africa will continue to promote investments particularly in key strategic sectors such as energy, manufacturing, transport, telecommunications, water, tourism, the oceans economy, mining and agriculture.

We will also continue to lay a firm foundation for greater growth through our infrastructure rollout programme.

We will also intensify investment in education in 2018.

We have already over the years expanded access to free education for children from poor households.

More than nine million children attend no fee schools, which represents at least 80 percent of our schools.   

We will continue to eliminate mud schools and inappropriate school structures, replacing them with state-of-the-art buildings, especially in rural areas and other neglected communities.

We announced the provision of free higher education for young people at universities and colleges who come from poor households earlier this month.

The intervention must be the beginning of a skills revolution in our country, in pursuit of the radical socio-economic transformation programme.  

Compatriots,

We must work harder to build a truly caring society in 2018.

We must work together to eradicate crime, drugs and substance abuse as well as violence against women and children in our communities.

The year 2018 marks the centenary of the late President Nelson Mandela.

We should use the year to celebrate his contribution and promote unity and togetherness in our country.

Let us work together to build a truly united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous South Africa. 

Where we disagree, let us do so with dignity and respect and promote unity and cohesion as we build our country together.

As we enjoy our festive holidays, let us do so responsibly, and promote the safety and security of all in our country together. 

We also wish the Matric Class of 2017 success as they await their National Senior Certificate results. 

We wish you a happy, fruitful and prosperous New Year, 2018!  

I thank you.   

Issued by the Presidency

Pretoria

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