News24.com | CAS reveals Man City ignored UEFA investigation, but did not breach FFP

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Manchester City showed a “blatant disregard” for UEFA’s investigation into alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, (CAS) but European football’s governing body failed to prove City had disguised funding from the club’s owners as sponsorship income.

Earlier this month, CAS overturned a two-year ban from European competitions imposed on City by UEFA and reduced a fine of €30 million to €10 million.

The full reasoned judgement by CAS released on Tuesday showed that the fine was to reflect “a severe breach” in City’s unwillingness to cooperate with UEFA’s investigation.

But the charges of alleged concealment of equity funding were more significant violations and that “based on the evidence the panel cannot reach the conclusion that disguised funding was paid to City.”

City’s fortunes on the field have been transformed since a takeover from Sheikh Mansour, a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, in 2008.

The club were accused of deliberately inflating the value of income from Emirati sponsors Etisalat and Etihad Airways to meet UEFA’s FFP regulations, which limits the losses clubs can make to spend on player transfer fees and wages.

UEFA launched an investigation after German magazine Der Spiegel published a series of leaked emails relating to City’s finances in 2018.

CAS indicated that witness statements from senior City executives as well as a letter from Sheikh Mansour – all provided to CAS but not to UEFA during the first process – could have swung the original verdict in City’s favour.

“The appealed decision is therefore not per se wrong but, at least to a certain extent, is a consequence of MCFC’s decision to produce the most relevant evidence at its disposal only in the present appeal proceedings before CAS,” said the court.

The judgement also found that UEFA’s case was hamstrung by the necessity to finalise the appeal before the start of the 2020/2021 Champions League as it relinquished a request for more evidence to be provided from City’s emails.

“UEFA’s approach in this regard is understood, because it was faced with a dilemma between trying to obtain additional evidence and having an award issued before the start of the 2020/2021 UEFA club competitions season,” added the CAS panel.

Nine Premier League clubs – Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool, Man United, Newcastle, Tottenham and Wolves – filed an application to UEFA for City not to be allowed to compete in European competition if a verdict was not reached before the start of the 2020/21 season.

 

 

News24.com | Law enforcement agencies can now access evidence presented at Zondo commission

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President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: GCIS

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: GCIS

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa has amended regulation 11 of the state capture commission.
  • The amendment states any employee of the commission will not be “precluded from using or disclosing information, records or documents” to any state law enforcement agency.
  • Presidency spokesperson Tyrone Seale has confirmed the document’s authenticity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a gazette published on Tuesday, has amended regulation 11 of the state capture commission which will allow law enforcement agencies to access evidence presented at the commission.

The amendment states that notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, any employee of the commission shall not, after it has concluded its work,  be precluded from being employed or appointed on a consultancy basis by any law enforcement agency and after being so employed or appointed be precluded from using or disclosing information, records or documents obtained by him or her during the course of his or her employment by the commission.

The amendment further notes the regulation does not derogate from the statutory powers and duties of any law enforcement agency and the commission.

Presidency spokesperson Tyrone Seale confirmed the authenticity of the document on Tuesday.

News24.com | WRAP | SA economy ‘may take two years to recover’, UCT to finish academic year remotely

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Countries tighten curbs over fears of ‘second wave’

Governments across the world imposed new restrictions in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots as new infections shot up in some countries, sparking fears of a second wave.

The World Health Organisation warned that the virus does not appear to be affected by seasonality and the global death toll from the pandemic passed 654 000 on Tuesday, nearly a third of that number in Europe, according to an AFP tally.

More than 100 000 deaths have been recorded since 9 July and the global toll has doubled in just over two months.

Iran suffered its worst day yet of the pandemic, reporting 235 new deaths on Tuesday, a record toll for a single day in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country.

Chinese authorities scrambled to halt the possibility of a second wave of infections after a new coronavirus cluster in the northwest port city of Dalian spread to other provinces.

In recent months, a number of small outbreaks have given cause for concern, with China reporting 68 new infections on Tuesday – the highest daily number since April.

Meanwhile, the UK over the weekend introduced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for travellers returning from Spain which has seen an uptick in cases in recent weeks.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Tuesday of a “second wave” in Europe.

Spain’s tourism industry faced fresh misery as Germany also issued a travel warning against parts of the country.

Greece said it will reopen six of its ports, including Piraeus in Athens, to cruise ships at the weekend but made masks compulsory again in shops and public services in response to a recent rise in infections.

The World Health Organisation meanwhile warned against false beliefs that summer is safer and could slow the spread of the pandemic.

“Season does not seem to be affecting the transmission of this virus,” WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters.

– AFP

Health24.com | Dangerous ‘drunkorexia’ hits college campuses

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  • Researchers have found that many students diet, exercise or purge to offset calories from drinking
  • This behaviour was observed among female Australian students and is called ‘drunkorexia’
  • Drunkorexia appears to be motivated by two key social norms: consuming alcohol and thinness

College students are known to drink too much and eat a poor diet.

So it may not be surprising that new research has revealed that these two unhealthy behaviours often collide on campus.

When students diet, exercise or purge to purposely offset calories they consume from alcohol, experts sometimes call this “drunkorexia”.

The new study, published online recently in the journal Australian Psychologist, discovered that drunkorexia is incredibly common among female college students, and certain psychological thought patterns may be partially to blame.

Early ‘maladaptive schemas’

Based on a survey of nearly 500 female university students in Australia, researchers found that eight in 10 had engaged in drunkorexic behaviours – skipping meals, drinking low-calorie or sugar-free alcoholic beverages, and purging or exercising after drinking – over a three-month period.

Close to three in 10 reported engaging in these behaviours to offset the calories they took in from alcohol. They did not otherwise show signs of an eating disorder.

The study also found that those who engaged in drunkorexic behaviours were likely to share particular thought patterns – called early maladaptive schemas – or deeply held beliefs about oneself that often develop in childhood.

The researchers identified insufficient self-control, emotional deprivation and social isolation as the three particular schemas associated with drunkorexia.

“Drunkorexia behaviour appears to be motivated by two key social norms for young adults – consuming alcohol and thinness,” said study author Alycia Powell-Jones, a clinical psychologist at the University of South Australia.

More intense intoxication

“However, our research indicates that this behaviour can be a coping strategy potentially to manage social anxieties, through becoming accepted and fitting in,” she added.

Prior research has confirmed that excessive drinking and disordered eating often go hand-in-hand, but this study was the first to identify potential underlying causes.

The prevalence of drunkorexia should be cause for concern, according to two experts, as the combination of these two behaviours comes with consequences.

One concern is that restricting food while drinking alcohol increases the intensity of intoxication.

“Having food in your stomach prior to drinking helps to slow down how quickly alcohol enters your bloodstream,” explained Lisa Fucito, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Relatively common behaviours

And alcohol is not a replacement for food – it is just empty calories, added Fucito.

“Individuals who engage in these patterns may actually put on weight and have nutritional deficits,” she noted.

Besides the well-established dangers inherent to eating disorders and excessive alcohol consumption, the combination heightens the risk that one will progress towards more severe forms of the two conditions.

According to Simon Sherry, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, “Individuals who engage in these relatively common behaviours will be at risk to develop the full-blown version of an eating disorder or the full-blown version of a substance use disorder.”

Sherry said, “One of the riskiest things here is that you could move further down a continuum of having a mental illness.”

But he emphasised that there are well-established interventions to treat eating disorders, and he believes that these techniques could manage drunkorexia.

Deeply ingrained psychological factors

“We have roughly three decades of research that suggests cognitive behavioural therapy is an effective intervention for disordered eating, and I think that intervention could easily and flexibly take into account this pattern of behaviour whereby alcohol gets woven into a pattern of disordered eating,” Sherry said.

“I’d be quite optimistic about helping someone who was suffering from this particular collision between food and alcohol problem,” he said.

As this study revealed, there may be deeply ingrained psychological factors that contribute to the development of drunkorexia, and Fucito said that effective intervention would need to address them.

“An effective intervention needs to address both risks – the pressures to be thin and to drink heavily,” Fucito explained.

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Branding Business Development/Sales Manager (Johannesburg)

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Remuneration: R35000 – R40000 per month Negotiable depending on experience 
Benefits: Commission & petrol card
Location: Johannesburg, Bryanston
Education level: Degree
Job level: Mid
Type: Permanent
Reference: #YG#BrandBu
Company: Cardilogix

Job description

A stunning opportunity exists with a leading creative agency. If you have the following skills, hurry and send the CVs. We want to talk to you. The role is based in Bryanston, Gauteng.
Previous ad or marketing agency exp in a similar role is essential.

Education:

  • Degree or diploma in marketing, communication, sales
  • Further studies to complement formal training.

KPAs:

  • Develop and package new business opportunities
  • Sell services and projects
  • Client retention
  • Previous exp doing the same job functionality in a creative agency is essential and non negotiable 

Skills:

  • Research and analysis of clients

Sales:

  • Written and verbal ability (English)
  • Proposal writing
  • Presentation skills
  • Appropriate computer knowledge – PowerPoint, Word, Excel
  • Client and project management

Experience:

  • Responsibility for revenue generation in a service business. Public relations/advertising/branding/media/research, or client environment.
  • Proven ability to deliver against the above skills
  • Motivation and sale of concepts and services to clients

Client relationships

Personal attributes:

  • A well rounded, confident and passionate individual with energy and ability to turn good ideas into great results
  • Able to seek revenue-producing opportunities, package our services/brands and close deals
  • A lively mind and engaging personality
  • You enjoy the hunt, debating thoughts and ideas, and are skilled at farming the rewards.
  • Seriously, we want a highly motivated, well dressed, with it up to scratch “brand person” to come on board and sell and develop our clients already famous brand into an even more famous brand

Still interested?
Well if you have experience in the following, there is no doubt we want to talk to you sooner rather than later!

Posted on 28 Jul 15:35

Political Writers/Cartoonists (Durban)

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Remuneration: negotiable 
Location: Durban
Job level: Junior/Mid
Type: Temporary
Reference: #1410786
Company: Italics Publishing and Communication

Job description

We are looking for experienced freelance political writers/cartoonists from across the country – no chancers please!

You will need to have two years’ experience writing politically-inclined articles or drawing politically-motivated cartoons with a proven track record – if you are a blogger or have a website we will accept a link to your most recent political piece.

Also, you will need to have a proven contact-base of political leaders and people in the political sphere whom you may have written about before and understand the political trends of South Africa.

You must have a unique take on what politics should and can be in South Africa to qualify, no holds barred. A sample of a recent past article or link to the blog will be advantageous here.

For you to qualify for an online interview you will need to submit the following:

  • A brief CV outlining work experience with a brief motivation-letter about your stance on political media.
  • Samples of work as mentioned above.
  • A 450-word piece on what you think of the Covid-19 Lockdown concerning any governmental department.
  • Please check your spelling, grammar and explain foreign words by use of italics before submitting it. Feel free to be yourself here, this piece could be factual, comical, autobiographical, etc.
  • Please note: We are a fun group to work with so be as creative as you wish with your piece 🙂
  • A recent photograph of yourself or caricature.

Send information to with reference “Journalist” or “Cartoonist” in the subject line.

Requirements

  • Excellent wordsmith or artistic skill.
  • Know your politics especially South Africa’s issues and positives.
  • Be professional and fun to work with.
  • Have a sense of humour.  
  • Understand the freelance media environment of deadlines and awesome work contributions in order to get paid well!

Posted on 28 Jul 15:33

Medical schemes hit back at CMS for impeding Covid-19 relief measures

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The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) is hitting back at the Council of Medical Schemes’ (CMS) claim that medical schemes aren’t looking after their members during the Covid-19 pandemic, by challenging the regulatory body’s lack of response to proposals from the industry.

Dr Katlego Mothudi, MD, Board of Healthcare Funders

The challenge stems from a circular issued by the CMS relating to Covid-19 exemptions and guidelines, which states that “medical schemes have not applied for exemption, they are denying beneficiaries relief despite extreme Covid-19 conditions”.“

Dr Katlego Mothudi, managing director of the BHF, pointed out that at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the BHF approached the CMS to grant collective exemptions to allow schemes to extend relief such as financially distressed members a contribution holiday during Covid-19 period. “The CMS did not support the BHF recommendations noting that the regulator would not allow for a collective application; but requested that medical aid schemes make individual applications for exemption consideration.”

While some schemes submitted individual applications, others looked at their rules to establish areas in which they could provide support without making the applications to the CMS, given that members needed an immediate solution. Individual exemption application would have been a lengthy process, especially after the collective application was declined. These processes were assessed against the schemes’ rules and any departure from these would have been adequately addressed through a resolution by the scheme’s board of trustees.

The fact that some schemes did not apply for the exemption does not mean that they did not offer assistance, it means they were able to identify areas within the scheme rules to support members without going through the individual exemption application proces.

The BHF further clarified that, over the past three months, medical aid schemes have come up with various innovative solutions to support members in these testing times. Some schemes have allowed members to buy down temporarily during this period to ensure that members remain covered while they manage their finances. Others have provided payment holidays, determined through an individual needs assessment basis, while others have allowed members to utilise their accumulated savings to pay for contributions.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, the BHF has made a number of submissions to the CMS to support medical schemes to provide relief to members. This includes a request for CMS to set up a framework to enable medical aid schemes to collectively negotiate costs for all Covid-19 related cases. In April, the BHF submitted a draft framework to support this proposal. It was accepted by the CMS with a view to seek ratification of the process from the National Department of Health, however, to date the industry is yet to receive feedback on the status of the proposed framework.”

Non-responsive regulatory environment

A non-responsive regulatory environment presents a big challenge to the various stakeholders, particularly the beneficiaries, says Mothudi. “At the moment, medical aid schemes are compromised as they cannot collectively negotiate for effective pricing for hospital admissions or anything related to Covid-19, to increase affordability for members; because the proposed negotiation chamber has not been established, as per our submission to the council.”

The BHF further raised concerns on the delay in finalising the low-cost benefit options (LCBO) framework, which would have allowed the schemes to register these options as part of their service offering. The LCBOs would have provided a much-needed financial buffer for members who can no longer afford to pay premiums during this time. This process was initiated almost four years ago when the BHF submitted an application on behalf of the 52 medical aid schemes represented under the funding representative body. The CMS declined the application at the time as well.

Crisis

“We are now in a crisis, and medical aid schemes find themselves in a space where they have to carefully navigate the regulatory environment to ensure that they continue to provide support to their beneficiaries. The solutions that medical schemes came up with are in fact commendable under the circumstances and it is very encouraging to see how BHF members have stepped up in various other interventions to tackle the challenges presented by Covid-19,” he says.

The CMS needs to further engage with the recommendations that have been put forward to enable medical schemes to do more for members. In addition, constant, clear communication between the regulator and the medical schemes is essential for the council to understand interventions that have been put in place by medical schemes for those members in financial distress. The BHF is concerned that no attempts have however been made to achieve this,” says Mothudi.

Healthcare Call Centre Agent (Cape Town)

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Location: Cape Town, Maitland
Job level: Junior/Mid

IntroductionPersuade Marketing is looking for a health care specialist to join our team
The required person will be responsible to engage with warm leads and convert them into appointments related to health care

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Engaging with warm leads through warm calling to secure a meeting at a clinic / hospital
  • Build rapport and have empathy with every lead that is given to you
  • Checking clients booking system and our system for availability and booking appointments with the clinic / hospital
  • Following all required training and building relationships through outbound calling
  • Communicating effectively and professionally
  • Maintaining a strong knowledge of company processes
  • Hitting daily and weekly targets 

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • MUST have healthcare experience 
  • MUST have experience required to cold calling or being a receptionist
  • MUST be over the age of 30+/ preferably a female applicant
  • EXCELLENT English vocally and written required 

Do not apply if you do not have the required experience. If you apply and do not have the required criteria your CV will be deleted

Package & Remuneration

  • Contract based position
  • Flexi hours: 08:00-16:00
  • CTC based on experience R5000
  • Good commission structure

Posted on 28 Jul 09:36

Junior Social Administrator/Designer (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: R7000 – R12000 per month Cost to company 
Location: Cape Town, Somerset West
Education level: Matric
Job level: Junior/Mid
Own transport required: Yes
Travel requirement: Occasional
Reference: #IM280720
Company: InteractiveMedia

Job description

Good MorningWe are looking for an ambitious, customer-centric person to join our social customer service team. The position is full time and based in Somerset West, however there may be travel requirements at times (CT and JHB). You will work within a team and will need to be reliable, honest, and hard working. Your success will be measured by our client’s growth and reputation improvements.You will be instrumental in assisting our current client base with customer reputation management. This would involve assisting the social account managers with the inbox, messenger and website chat responses, ensuring customers feel looked after (online) with all responses being considerate and timely. A good command of the English language required with a 2nd language to your advantage (spelling errors and grammatical mistakes cannot be accepted).Main duties include:

  • Social media responses to customers (we need to improve our response times and create a voice for the brand)
  • Ensure a positive customer experience – in-depth knowledge of customer needs
  • Promote and maintain a positive and professional yet fun image of the company
  • Issue resolution: investigate and resolve customer issues as required (via contact with social team and/or store)
  • Manage the chat messages on the website (chat is built in and occasional pre-sales messages arise)
  • Communicate with the staff in all branches if additional information is needed
  • Manage content on the website (products and blogs) – you will have a team of writers and designers to manage
  • Meet with existing suppliers, ensure products ranges are correct, and assist in creating campaigns
  • Secret shopper: assist brick and mortar stores in improving the physical customer experience

Company Description

A digital marketing and software company.

Requirements

Neccessities:

  • English speaking (fluent), additional languages to your advantage
  • Social media platforms and websites (knowledge on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube)
  • A Matric certificate with fair grades (additional degrees/courses/diplomas are to advantage)
  • Experience within customer service or willingness to learn.
  • Peoples person, considerate, friendly, and reliable
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Openness to learning about new tech, software, and platforms
  • Tech-savvy and an out-of-the-box thinker
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, great listening skills
  • Work well under pressure
  • Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
  • Computer skills (MS Word, Outlook, Power Point, etc.)
  • Clear criminal record (non- negotiable)
  • Driver’s license and own vehicle
  • Presentable and approachable

Nice to have:

  • Design experience (Adobe suite, Corel, etc..)
  • Software/platform knowledge (Eclincher, Mail chimp, Sendinblue, Gleam, Canva, etc..)
  • Proven customer service record
  • Sales/retail background

Posted on 28 Jul 08:52

Medical Marketing Assistants

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  • Ad Placed : 28 Jul 2020 08:33:26
  • Remuneration : PER MONTH
  • Employment Type : Full Time
  • Employment Level : Professional
  • Industry :

    • Medical
    Other Medical

  • Region : Eastern Cape / East London
  • Company : Medizone Finance Pty Ltd

Expanding Healthcare Company in
East London. We Require 15 Consultants
To Start Immediately! We Offer:
Full Company Training.
Starting Package R9600 + commission.
Company Bonuses. Requirements:
Must Be Neat and Professional.
Must Be Available Immediately. For an interview SMS name, surname, age and Area to 072 954 4220 or call 087 365 3606 and we will call you back.

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