Health24.com | How untreated sleep apnoea puts your heart at high risk

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Nearly 30 million Americans have a chronic health problem that more than doubles their risk of death due to heart disease.

The culprit is obstructive sleep apnoea, a disease in which the upper airway collapses during sleep, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Increased odds of several diseases

The AASM points to several major warning signs and risk factors for sleep apnoea: snoring, choking or gasping, fatigue, obesity and high blood pressure.

“Anyone who experiences snoring, choking or gasping during sleep should talk to a medical provider about their risk for sleep apnoea,” Dr Kelly Carden, president of the academy, said in an AASM news release.

Untreated sleep apnoea increases the odds of several diseases. Which ones? The acronym HEARTS will help you to remember:

  • H: Heart failure
  • E: Elevated blood pressure
  • A: Atrial fibrillation
  • R: Resistant hypertension
  • T: Type 2 diabetes
  • S: Stroke

If you have any symptoms of sleep apnoea, the AASM encourages you to reach out to a health care provider.

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Copywriter & Content Creator (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: negotiable Cost to company 
Benefits: Within the cost to company package
Location: Cape Town
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Junior/Mid
Type: Permanent
Reference: #Tam456
Company: VGP Recruitment

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A simply fantastic job opportunity has become available for a highly talented, Copywriter & Content Creator at an unconventional financial company in Cape Town. You will be working within a team made up of digital marketers, PR specialists, creatives and strategists who are all focused on helping South African’s save for their financial futures. The Copywriter & Content Creator reports into the Brand Communication Manager. This is a hugely exciting opportunity to join a growing brand that is working hard to make a difference in the lives of its clients. Show us your impressive portfolio!

Responsibilities

  • Writing emails for clients at different stages of their financial journey
  • Creating blog posts that will help educate South African’s on how to improve their finances and save for retirement
  • Engaging with the company’s Social Media communities. This includes inbound and outbound engagement. (i.e. answering questions received but also engaging other relevant topics happening on Twitter)
  • Support with the development and maintenance of content calendars
  • Report the effectiveness of the company’s content efforts and make recommendations for improvement
  • Proof-reading and editing content created by other people in the marketing team and across the company
  • Creatively repurpose existing content.

Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma or certification in Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or creative writing
  • 1 – 3 years’ experience in Content Marketing, Copywriting, or Social Media Management
  • Experience in Financial Services, with strong performance track record will be an advantage
  • Know your way around Facebook Business Manager and other Social Media tools and platforms
  • Basic understanding of Google Analytics
  • You have worked with a CRM system (e.g. HubSpot, Intercom) and CMS (e.g. WordPress) before
  • Microsoft word is a very close friend of yours
  • When it comes to researching topics and creating content you don’t just get your hands dirty, you’re willing to get elbow deep in information to find new angles and original ways of presenting ideas
  • You enjoy collaborating, learning from others, and sharing ideas. You also know when to put your head down and get on with your own work
  • Strong attention to detail
  • You know what an Oxford comma is
  • Numbers and financial terms don’t scare you.
  • You want to know your work will have a positive impact on people’s lives
  • You accept responsibility when wrong and stand your ground when you’re right
  • You ask questions
  • You love words
  • Humble
  • Collaborative – team player
  • Authentic and genuine.

Please send your relevant writing portfolio with your application.

Should you not receive a response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Company Description

VGP Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, creative, digital, PR/communications and publishing industries.

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Group Revenue Manager (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: negotiable Market related 
Benefits: Provident and Funeral
Location: Cape Town, Seapoint
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Company: Premier Hotels & Resorts

Job description

Premier Hotels and Resorts – one of SA’s leading, independent hotel groups, is looking for a dynamic, but experienced Group Revenue Manager, to oversee the revenue department for the group. The position is based in Seapoint, Cape Town.

Key responsibilities, will include but not limited too:

  • To develop and maintain yield policies for the company.
  • To develop and maintain rate management guidelines for all properties, with clear objectives set up front.
  • Statistics & Reporting – Analyse revenue, occupancy booking trends, lead times, forecasting.
  • Internet Channels – Manage distribution and booking channels.
  • Hold meetings with relevant staff and managment 
  • Maintain the PMS & CRS Systems
  • General Communication

Requirements

Key requirements and attributes:

  • Relevant post – matric and hospitality diploma / degree
  • Previous experience in the hospitality industry and a minimum of 2-5 years supervisory experience in a Revenue / Rate Management environment.
  • Excellent planning / mapping skills;
  • Ability to predict and swiftly adapt to changing business environment;
  • Excellent modelling and Excel skills
  • Computer literate, inter-alia PMS, CRS & Rate Management programmes;
  • Professional appearance
  • Language – speak/write in English
  • Positive, motivated attitude.
  • Interpersonal skills are imperative
  • Valid code 08 South African Drivers’ License
  • Exceptional understanding of rate structures and bands;
  • Understand Revenue and rate management;
  • To be familiar with current the market trends and public inclinations;
  • Keep informed on economic climates and forecasts;
  • Have knowledge of competitor rates and offerings in the various regions and markets that we operate;
  • Knowledge of operational systems;
  • Know the full product portfolio.

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Accounts Administrator (Durban)

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A rapidly growing manufacturer of environmentally friendly eco bags and specialists in digital printing and textile design is looking for an Accounts Clerk to join their vibrant team.

Enjoy a busy day receiving visitors, answering and screening calls, arranging meetings and courier deliveries.  Handle filing, photocopying, faxing, capture delivery notes and assist accountant with basic accounting duties. Order front office, kitchen and cleaning staff supplies and keep inventory of stock, ensure reception, kitchen and coffee bar area is tidy and presentable. Make and serve refreshments for management, meetings and visitors.

Skills required:

  • Matric
  • MS Office – Word/Excel/Outlook 
  • Basic accounting (Sage Pastel experience advantage)
  • Three years of reception experience

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Account Director (Johannesburg)

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Benefits: Subsidised medical aid and pension
Location: Johannesburg
Job level: Mid/Senior
Own transport required: Yes
Type: Permanent
Reference: #AD-JHB
Company: Eclipse PR

Job description

We are looking for an experienced consumer account director who has solid experience working in a PR agency on medium and large clients. Experience working on multiple local and global brands is a must. He/she must have strong client relationship skills, people management and working with a degree of independence.

This position reports directly into the business unit director and the candidate should have project management, budgeting, people management, and business development skills. He/she oversees and drives workflow and processes within the team, with a focus on retaining and growing existing clients and people, working closely with the senior leadership team to steward the ‘Retain and Grow’ strategy of the company.

The candidate should have a clear understanding of the overall company strategy, client strategies and ensuring that they work with the appropriate leaders in the business to deliver both client and company objectives.

Requirements

  • Minimum of five to ten years of experience in a PR agency
  • Experience with a local and international lifestyle and consumer brands
  • Must have the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively at all levels

Requirements:

  • Strong budgeting experience
  • Solid understanding of consumer trends and marketing best practices
  • Development of client strategies, PR plans and leading a team on execution
  • Has evidenced media relationships
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Problem solver
  • A thinker and a doer
  • Believes in and able to develop people
  • Understands integration and ability to work collaboratively with other agencies

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Notice of Exemption in terms of the Insurance Act, 2017 (Act No. 18 of 2017) (“Nova Risk Partners Limited”)

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.Net Developer – Cloud (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: R899999 – R900000 per year negotiable 
Location: Cape Town
Type: Permanent
Reference: #DZ48319
Company: E-Merge IT Recruitment

Are you a hard-working developer who focuses on beyond the box thinking and prefers a laid-back environment where the team work hard and play hard? A South African company with an international client base is seeking solid C# developers to join their team of ninja developers.

Working mainly on payment solutions for international clients using the latest tech stack while having the opportunity to be the front of technological advancements in the IT industry. The ideal developer would need to have rigorous C# experience with a hunger to learn new technologies and enhance their current coding abilities.

Requirements

Candidates are required to have a minimum of five years’ experience in IT, with three years’ exclusively in the C# space and knowledge on the following:

  • Angular
  • .Net Core
  • Azure/AWS Cloud technologies
  • SQL

Duties and responsibilities

  • Work closely with developers, designers and product owners to develop cutting edge products across the web and mobile space
  • Assist and support design, QA and the OPS teams during the various stages of the development life cycle
  • Develop enhancements and fix bugs on existing products.
  • Be able to work in an Agile environment

Skills and competencies

  • Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to be relied upon to ensure that projects within areas of responsibility are completed in a timely manner
  • Ability to work with others toward shared goals and meeting or exceeding them
  • Flexible about working with new methodologies and technologies
  • Design and develop software verification plans
  • Design quality assurance procedures

Qualifications and experience:

  • BSc or B-Tech in Computer Science or IT preferred
  • Three+ years of development experience working with SQL, Web Services, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Angular and C#
  • Solid Visual Studio experience
  • Reporting experience using tools like SSRS, QlikView, Org Chart

The reference for this position is DZ48319. It is a permanent position based in Cape Town offering a salary up to R900k per annum cost to company, negotiable based on experience. Contact Dudley on

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Posted on 07 Feb 12:35

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Senior Web Developer – C# – Parktown JHB – R840k to R1mil per annum (Parktown)

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Remuneration: R840000 – R1000000 per year negotiable 
Location: Parktown
Type: Permanent
Reference: #DZ48482

This client is Start-up business with a dynamic environment. They are building a new mobile product that is reinventing Retail and are looking for Strong C# Developers who can design and build a platform from the ground up! They are funded by one of the big Banks so you can expect some exciting projects ahead.

They are looking for an influencer, someone who is curious and talented; someone that thinks out the box and is a very strong coder on C#. If you looking for no red tape and a vibrant team – this job is the cookies for your cream!

Required:

  • 5+ years’ experience in full stack software development – C#
  • In depth working knowledge in the Microsoft stack, ASP.NET through to SQL Server.
  • Minimum years Angular experience
  • UI JavaScript / Typescript or React
  • Web API / Restful services
  • Cordova

Responsibilities:

  • Translate requirements and use cases into technical designs and functional code
  • Perform design and code reviews and help maintain code quality, performance and application responsiveness
  • Define product requirements and create high-level architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing systems/platforms
  • Compile all documentation that form part of the software development lifecycle, such as user needs, functional and technical specifications, followed by development in order to enhance the design and improve maintainability of our product   

Qualifications:

  • A BSC for something similar
  • Microsoft Certifications are always a win!

Reference Number for this position is DZ48482 which is a permanent position based in Parktown, offering a salary of R840K to R1mil cost to company. Contact Dudley

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Are you ready for a change of scenery? e-Merge IT recruitment is a niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right people with the right companies, in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge IT website for more great positions.
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Posted on 07 Feb 09:39

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