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Health24.com | 5 ways to eat healthy with a busy lifestyle
Technology has made life easier in many ways. It’s also made life busier, faster and more demanding, leaving very little time for a healthy lifestyle.
Ironically, however, it’s the times when we’re most stressed and overworked that our bodies most need exercise and good nutrition.
Here are 5 tips to help keep you healthy despite your busy lifestyle:
1. Prep meals: As unappealing as it is to have yet another chore on your schedule, preparing food ahead of time can save you lots of time and hunger pangs. Try to cook a few different items over the weekend, and divide it into different containers to grab and go during the week. Keep snacks like nuts, biltong and fruit in portioned-out bags as well.
2. Write a menu: Take 20 minutes to write out a menu with quick meals you would like to eat during the week. This means that when you shop for food, you buy what you need, and when it’s time to make dinner you already know what you’re making and have what you need.
3. Remember breakfast: A balanced and nutritious breakfast will set you up for the rest of your day and give you energy and keep your sugar levels stable. Opt for smoothies packed with fresh fruit and even some veggies, or even overnight oats made the night before if you’re short on time.
4. Eat and meet: Try to plan your meetings over lunch with clients or staff to make sure you eat at lunchtime. Even better, arrange to walk to the restaurant to get some fresh air and exercise. Avoid eating while you work at your desk, as the temptation to snack mindlessly and overeat is too great.
5. Keep hydrated: Keep a bottle of water on your desk and sip it throughout the day. Refill your bottle at the furthest water fountain for a short break and walk. Limit sugary energy or carbonated drinks, as these will cause your blood sugar levels to spike and then crash, leaving you feeling lethargic and unproductive. They also add unnecessary calories to your diet – and if you are sitting at your desk most of the day, you won’t be burning those extra calories.
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News24.com | There are no divisions at the policy conference, says Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says there are no divisions among the more than 3 000 delegates attending the ANC’s six-day national policy conference at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg.
“The delegates are in good spirit, there’s unity of purpose and there aren’t divisions as many people would have suspected,” Ramaphosa told reporters during an exhibition of small business walk-about at the Nasrec Expo Centre on Sunday.
The conference is a gathering of about 3 500 delegates from branches across the country to discuss the party’s policies going into the elective conference in December where changes and new policies will be ratified.
The first two days of the conference, which began on Friday, were spent looking into a diagnostic report into the state it was in.
The report was presented to the plenary on Friday night by Secretary General Gwede Mantashe, who told reporters on Saturday that there had been attempts made by some members of the plenary not to allow him to present it to the gathering. After some discussion, it was agreed that the report would be read out and placed into the record.
It was believed that those who raised issues with having the report read out were from the Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal branches.
Earlier that day, minutes before President Jacob Zuma was set to give his opening address, members from Mpumalanga, KZN, Free State, Limpopo, North West and the Women’s League took part in a “sing-off” with delegates from the Eastern Cape.
This was after Eastern Cape delegates began singing songs calling for a change in leadership and using the substitution gesture. The battle took place in front of the podium where Zuma was set to address the gathering.
The other, much larger group eventually overpowered them and pushed the Eastern Cape group back to their seats, singing songs praising the leader.
The conference got underway amid divisions over a fiercely contested leadership race between Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Mantashe had told reporters previously that divisive songs which aimed at hurting certain leaders or appeared to be launching a campaign for others, would not be allowed.
‘Enriching process’
However, despite this, Ramaphosa insists that the conference had not been divisive.
“The first two days have been a really enriching process,” he said.
“This is the ANC at its best, when it looks at itself in a very critical manner and begins a journey of self-correction, of healing, of renewal and this conference is giving us that great opportunity.”
He said all the delegates were on the same page about trying to look at ways in which it could deepen unity within the ANC.
When it came to the ideas and proposals of policies, he said the objective was not to be self-centered.
“We are not just representing ourselves and we are not crafting policies for ourselves but crafting policies that are going to guide the whole country as we move forward.”
Heated debates by the party’s factions were expected to take place over the definition of radical economic transformation, whether the domination of capital should be racially defined, the expropriation of land and whether the country’s, as well as the party’s Constitutions, needed to be amended.
Ramaphosa said the leaders of the party had come to the conference specifically to listen to the sentiment from the branches and the people on the ground.
“What we are doing here is a deep and overarching process of guiding society, of guiding us in government,” he said.
“The process of looking at policies has been bottom-up rather than top-down. This is a conference of branches, this is when branches have a voice [and] put forward their own views.
“And so as the leadership we are here to listen [and to] imbibe what our branch delegates are saying.
“The branch delegates are well armed by the experience of our people, by the poverty that our people are going through, the unemployment and the inequality. So everyone who is here is coming forward with ideas of how we can address these many challenges that our country and our people are facing.”
The conference continues on Monday and ends on Wednesday.
News24.com | ANC calls DA’s ‘Made in Dubai’ advert an insult to leaders who adhere to rules
Johannesburg – ANC Gauteng chairperson Paul Mashatile has described a DA-sponsored advert, which has the words “ANC policy, proudly made in Dubai”, as an insult.
The advert was published on Sunday during the governing party’s national policy conference, held at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg.
Speaking to News24, Mashatile described the advert as an insult to the hundreds of ANC members who were genuinely dealing with the issues affecting this country.
The DA’s national spokesperson Phumzile van Damme said the advert served as a message to South Africans that the country had been sold to the highest bidder, which was, in their opinion, the Gupta family.
“While the ANC puts up a front of consulting about the policy direction of the party, the truth of the matter is that it has sold South Africa to the highest bidder – the Guptas are the de facto rulers of both the ANC and the country,” Van Damme said.
She said South Africa needed to hit the reset button and realise that the governing party was “well and truly dead”.
The advert, which was published in a Sunday publication, appeared on the third day of the ANC’s six-day policy conference.
Heated debates were expected at the conference, with the party’s factions arguing over the definition of radical economic transformation and whether the domination of capital should be racially defined.
State capture
The party had spent the first two days of the conference assessing the “health” of the party after being rocked by several scandals, which include declining electoral support and calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down.
Following a number of court cases, marches by members of the public, as well as the recent release of emails linking certain government officials to the controversial Gupta family, Secretary General Gwede Mantashe told reporters that the issue of state capture would be discussed “candidly”.
City Press has previously reported that an email trail between the controversial Gupta family and their employees has blown the lid off how they had managed to do business with the government. The trail also revealed how the family ingratiated themselves with senior government officials, and go so far as to help move Zuma and his family to Dubai.
The publication also confirmed the address, an opulent mansion valued at R330m, which is owned by the controversial family. The palatial home is based in Dubai’s most expensive neighbourhood and is said to have had the most expensive asking price of any home in the entire United Arab Emirates at some point.
The information was revealed in the tranche of emails which implicated Zuma, his son and the family’s business partner Duduzane Zuma, as well as a number of ministers and heads of state-owned entities.
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Mashatile insisted that only a few members of the party were perpetuating an image that the party was captured by the family, saying the ANC needed to deal with it quickly.
“There are a few people within our ranks who are creating this impression and the ANC leadership must move fast to deal with it. “There are no Guptas at this conference, we are not influenced by them, they are not being represented here.
“These are genuine members of the ANC from branches who are concerned by issues of state capture and the supposed influence of the Guptas. It’s not many members of the ANC who are creating this storm, it’s a few, and the ANC must deal with them.”
Sport24.co.za | Richards uncertain about SA’s transformation plan
London – South Africa great Barry Richards has questioned whether the current policy of racial transformation will end with “merit selection”.
The policy is designed to cope with the legacy of apartheid, when largely only white players such as Richards, the outstanding opening batsman of the 1970s, were allowed to play for official South Africa sides.
But the policy and its implementation have proved contentious amid suggestions that players have not always been chosen on merit and that some white cricketers, knowing their chances were in some way restricted, have instead chosen to pursue financially more lucrative careers with English county sides.
However, while transformation has seen the likes of Andile Phehlukwayo and Temba Bavuma possibly get their international chances earlier than expected, both have justified their selections in terms of performance.
Richards, speaking ahead of next week’s first Test between England and South Africa at Lord’s, accepted it was a contentious issue.
“It’s a difficult one,” said Richards at an event staged by series sponsors Investec.
“South Africa has come from a history of what we know,” added Richards, whose own Test career was limited to just four matches because of the apartheid-induced sports boycott of South Africa.
As of last August, Cricket South Africa defined the policy as one where national teams should include on average and across all formats, six players of colour, of which two must be black African.
The target at domestic level is a stricter six players of colour per side per match, of which three must be black African.
But for many years the issue was not so well defined and Richards said: “I don’t think they (CSA) make it clear enough to the fans and then you have people on social media having a go at each other.”
Richards’s globe-trotting career saw him play for a multi-racial Rest of the World side when South Africa’s 1970 tour of England was cancelled and open for Hampshire alongside West Indies great Gordon Greenidge.
“From day one, when I came to play county cricket and I first met Garry Sobers, people like that, picking a team was on merit, I’ve always been of that opinion,” said Richards.
“Whether you can do that in the South African context… I think we’re now we’re far enough along the line to say we can pick it (the South Africa team) on merit. Where it’s causing a problem is a little further down the line.
“Then you’ve got this transformation policy where an Indian player like Hashim (Amla) becomes different from a black player like (Kagiso) Rabada in terms of team selection. It’s a machination of politics and sport, it’s always been a mix but never been a great mix.
“The transformation policy, I can see what they are trying to achieve, but whether they achieve the end goal of a merit selection remains to be seen.”
There are several South African players who have effectively called time on their international careers in order to be classed as ‘home’ selections by counties under the so-called ‘Kolpak’ rule.
Hampshire alone have two in fast bowler Kyle Abbott and top-order batsmen Rilee Rossouw.
Neither they nor any of the other current ‘Kolpaks’ have specifically listed transformation as a reason for their decision but there are many who believe it played a part, just as South Africa-born batsman Kevin Pietersen said it was a factor in his move to represent England.
“You can understand, if you are a fringe player, Kyle Abbott is 29, not an automatic selection, ‘what do I do?’ ‘Should I go the Kolpak route?’,” said Richards. “There are 17 rand to the pound, it’s a temptation. I’m surprised more haven’t gone that route.”
He added: “But the Kolpak players, your back-up players are very important. If those guys are saying we don’t like it because we might not be part of the set-up, that’s something else you’ve got to factor into how you implement transformation.
“It’s a problem and I’m not sure they (CSA) quite know what the solution is just yet.”
eNCA | ‘For the Sake of our Future’: stalwarts call for renewal of ANC
*To view the ANC stalwarts new appeal to the party, as well as their original appeal to the leadership on 25 October, 2016, go to the bottom of the article.
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC stalwarts and veterans on 1 July published on their Facebook page the document they presented to the President and the ANC’s top five officials on October 25, 2016.
At the same time, the stalwarts and veterans released a new plea to be empowered to convene and facilitate a National Consultative Conference in order to effect the renewal of the organisation.
Included among the stalwarts are all the remaining members of the Rivonia Treason Trial. Ahmed Kathrada was the documents first signatory.
The stalwarts noted that they remain loyal members of the ANC, and wish to “continue to serve all the people of South Africa and ensure the historical values and principlesof the ANC are restored.”
They noted their shock at being attacked by President Zuma at the ANC NEC and reject his assertions with regards to their motivations as patently untrue.
The ANC Stalwarts and Veterans Facebook page presented the stalwarts 27 point document, detailing their commitment to the organisation, and to “the principles that have been the hallmark of the ANC for over one hundred years.”
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They noted the challenges, divisions and splits that had occurred during the ANC’s history and noted that on all occasions, “Its leadership, cadres and members rose to the occasion – protecting, defending and upholding the core values of the ANC.”
The stalwarts noted that they had spoken out about “departures from the ANC’s values, and (had) counselled a process of introspection.”
They had “recently watched as the ANC abdicated its historically earned position as the ‘leader of society’ to opposition parties and other civil society entities… (had) observed the ill-begotten wealth among some of our leaders at all levels and the resulting ruinous effects on the organisation’s moral and political fabric and on society as a whole, (and had) watched as the leadership of the ANC became mired in a cycle of in-fighting occasioned not by any ideological or political difference but personal interest.”
They noted that these factors had contributed significantly to the increase in political assassinations and had noted that the NEC had accepted collective responsibility for recent electoral defeats.
But they cautioned “against the constant refrain that the ANC has the inherent ability to self-correct.” They said this led to complacency and disinclined the party from taking the necessary corrective measures.
The stalwarts noted that the ANC leadership had failed the people of South Africa by presiding “over the downward spiral of the organisation and… defending… the personal interests of some leaders at the expense of the public good and the credibility of the organisation.”
The veterans said action was required. The stated that they “must be empowered to convene and facilitate a National Consultative Conference, similar in structure to the historic Morogoro Consultative Conference. The Consultative Conference must reflect on all aspects of the state of the organisation and prepare for the 2017 National Conference.
“The Conference will also need to discuss the selection and election of credible leaders – free of blemishes, factionalism and corruption based on the precepts expounded in the ANC document “Through the eye of the Needle”. The deliberations and resolutions of the Conference should contribute to the leadership that leads the ANC to the next national election.”
Their objectives and next steps, they stated, would be to call for the consultative conference prior to the 2017 elective conference; to create a credible ANC platform; To call for all genuine members of the ANC from all walks of life and structures, to return to the branches of the ANC; To ensure that elected leaders are not products of manipulated elections; to ensure that the elective conference would begin the process of renewal for the ANC and also mark the beginning of the process to “win back the confidence of the people”; to work with the ANC Youth League in order to motivate young people to support the ANC; to build worker unity; to protect and defend state entities; and to rid the organisation of corruption, ill-discipline, factionalism, arrogance, abuse of state power and resources.
The stalwarts noted that their “collective political and organisational experience… as cadres committed to improving the quality of discourse in the ANC and to promote purposeful dialogue with all sectors of South African society” was at the disposal of the ANC in realising these objectives.
The document below was released by the stalwarts on 1 July, 2017.
For the Sake of Our Future by eNCA.com on Scribd
The document below was delivered to the leadership of the ANC on 25 October, 2016.
The Anc Stalwarts Document Presented to the President and the Top Five Officials of the ANC by eNCA.com on Scribd
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eNCA | No holy cows inside ANC conference: Mbalula
JOHANNESBURG – “Everything” has been put on the table for discussion at the African National Congress’s 5th national policy conference currently under way in Johannesburg and nothing has been “swept under the carpet”, ANC campaigns head Fikile Mbalula said on Sunday.
“Everything is laid bare in the conference… there are no holy cows in there,” he told reporters after presenting the organisational renewal report at the plenary the previous day.
The ANC had survived difficult times. “This is a tough moment for the ANC and we cannot let it self-destruct because then we would be ignoring the great work done by leaders such as Oliver Tambo,” Mbalula said.
Issues raised which were wreaking havoc within the fractured ANC included the influence of the wealthy, politically connected Gupta family, factionalism, cronyism, buying of votes for certain leaders, and so-called gate keeping. Most of the problems within the ANC, such as factionalism, has been discussed for over two decades and no decision had been implemented, he said.
“We must no longer pay lip service to this matter anymore… we must acknowledge that factionalism is among us. We are at the present moment dealing with the ‘Eye of the Needle’, but it is not enforced.”
The ANC’s ”Through the Eye of The Needle” document was produced in 2001 and sets out guidelines on how to elect leaders, including processes on how to elect the best leaders from ANC structures.
Among the proposals for a renewed ANC was an electoral council which would serve as a leadership vetting structure to ensure that credible members led the party, Mbalula said.
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”The resolution on the establishment of the revolutionary electoral council must be implemented. This process will be guided by the ‘Through the Eye of the Needle’; the council will consist of the best in the ANC, not those who have retired themselves to a point where they are not interested to stand for leadership… this will help us exorcise that tendency of factionalism and allow the ANC leadership to be discussed in the open.
”The council’s processes will ensure that those who are elected to serve in the ANC have passed the test of time in terms of their impeccable credentials,” he said.
The power to choose leaders still lay with the branches, but the scrutiny on whether or not those nominated met set criteria would be the responsibility of the council. The leadership lobbying process ”engineered by clandestine factionalism” destabilised the ANC.
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”The fact that people have got [an] interest to stand for elections in an organisation should not be a taboo… it should be allowed. We must ban this negative lobbying that includes dispensing of patronage and all dangers that come along with that,” he said.
Another contentious matter was the ANC’s integrity commission headed by anti-apartheid struggle veteran and stalwart Andrew Mlangeni. The commission is seen as toothless for its inability to take decisive action against those implicated in allegations of corruption.
The commission should have the power to subpoena those implicated. ”The integrity commission should have powers without subjecting itself to the will of the ANC NEC [national executive committee]… it must subpoena people to come and account… it must have teeth to bite,” Mbalula said.
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