A 41-year-old man linked to rape cases in Limpopo was arrested in Pretoria on Saturday while with an alleged victim, police said.
Officers in Sunnyside, Pretoria discovered that the woman who the man was with at his time of arrest was allegedly kidnapped and raped on Friday evening.
“Police members were on routine patrol when they spotted a suspicious black Mazda-3 with two occupants, a male and female,” said police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele.
According to Makhubele, police found implements believed to have been either stolen or used to commit a crime.
“It is alleged by the female occupant that she had been kidnapped the previous night and was raped at gunpoint by the male suspect.”
Makhubele said police were able to confirm that the male suspect had two pending rape cases against him in Lebowakgomo, Limpopo.
The suspect will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
If you’re a new or expectant parent, or even just thinking about starting a family, you’ve probably heard at least a little bit about postpartum depression (PPD). But what often gets glossed over in the conversation surrounding maternal mental health is the postpartum anxiety component.
Postpartum anxiety affects an estimated 15 percent of women (though that number varies a bit in the scientific research). This suggests that it’s just as common as PPD, which has been shown to affect anywhere from 10 to 20 percent of new moms.
But postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression are closely related. Historically, medical experts and resources have used “postpartum depression” as an umbrella term for a whole host of mood disorders that can occur in the postpartum period, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), psychosis, and anxiety, explains Dr Shelly Orlowsky, a licensed clinical psychologist who specialises in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
The problem with grouping them all together, though, is that it may be confusing to some women who feel off during or after pregnancy but don’t feel like they have symptoms depression. There’s no one-size-fits-all diagnosis, but having a better understanding of what sets postpartum anxiety and depression apart as well as how they overlap is an important step toward getting mamas proper mental health treatment in the perinatal period.
First, a quick refresher on what postpartum depression generally looks like:
Many new moms experience what is casually referred to as the “baby blues” — a period of feeling sad, irritated, angry, annoyed, hopeless, and/or resentful during the first couple of weeks following childbirth. (Hello, you just had a baby, and it’s a LOT.) You may feel like crying for no reason, be unsure about raising your baby, or have trouble sleeping, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) explains. These feelings can come and go in waves, but ultimately they should resolve pretty much on their own within a week or two after welcoming your baby.
So then how is PPD different from the baby blues? PPD may last up to a year after having your baby, and it generally requires more formal treatment (like therapeutic or medical interventions). Fun fact: The latest issue of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (which is like the medical Bible of mental health disorders), includes a “with postpartum onset” specifier in its section on major depressive disorder (MDD) to more deliberately represent postpartum depression as its own condition. It was kinda lumped in under MDD until fairly recently.
Women with PPD frequently report having an intense feeling of being overwhelmed by motherhood and may even question whether they should’ve become a mom in the first place, Orlowsky describes. Another recurring thread, she says, is just not feeling like yourself, or feeling out of control without knowing why.
She’s also had patients who report feeling nothing, or being emotionally numb; they’re simply going through the motions without any interest in their babies, or life in general. Some moms may harbour thoughts of harming herself or her baby. As you can see, postpartum depression is pretty complex and can look very different from person to person. (Oh, and it can affect new dads, too.)
It’s worth pointing out that with any pregnancy-related mood disorders, the term “postpartum” can be misleading. That’s because symptoms can pop up during your pregnancy or after you give birth. So, you may also hear “perinatal” used, which more generally implies the time before and after childbirth.
Symptoms of postpartum anxiety are a little different.
Postpartum anxiety isn’t listed as its own thing and doesn’t have a specifier in the DSM. But your doctor might still use the term to describe how you’re feeling and to diagnose you — it’s a standard term in the medical world.
Orlowsky describes PPD as a loss of heart, and postpartum anxiety — or perinatal generalized anxiety disorder — as a loss of a normal sense of balance and calm. Women with postpartum anxiety specifically aren’t necessarily dealing with depression.
Rather, women with postpartum anxiety on its own may feel as if they are in a constant state of arousal, agitation, and worry, she explains. They may feel unable to quiet their mind no matter how hard they try, or have trouble sitting still or getting to sleep.
Some moms with postpartum anxiety have disturbing “what if?” thoughts about bad things happening to the baby. They may be afraid to get into the car with their child, or are uncomfortable leaving him or her with anyone else. Moms who suffer from intrusive thoughts like this may not be able to respond to reason, Orlowsky notes. (For instance, even though deep down you *know* your partner is home with the baby while you go out to run errands and everything’s okay, you might be compelled to turn back and go through a safety checklist again.)
Like it’s relative PPD, postpartum anxiety is treatable. That being said, because PPD has been studied and discussed at much greater lengths, many moms with postpartum anxiety don’t recognise they have it, and it often goes undiagnosed. Another reason moms with postpartum anxiety don’t realize they have a problem or delay seeking help is because they don’t know how much anxiety is to be expected or “normal,” versus how much is too much—even for a new mom.
You can have symptoms of postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, or a mix of the two.
Physical symptoms of PPD are similar to those of perinatal anxiety and typically include changes in sleep and appetite, nausea, headaches, body aches, and dizziness. You can predominantly have symptoms of depression with tell-tale signs of anxiety mixed in, or the opposite.
The relationship between the two disorders isn’t fully understood, per the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health says. It’s unclear whether having postpartum anxiety is more likely to bring on PDD, or vice versa, Orlowsky says. In one scenario, a mom can be depressed and also consumed with worrisome thoughts regarding her baby’s safety. On the flip side, a mom’s anxiety may become so cumbersome that it leads her to have depression symptoms as well.
Women with PPD or anxiety (or a combo) might feel guilty or ashamed about their inability to embrace motherhood. As a result, they might have a hard time being among other moms, friends, and family members. But social isolation can end up deepening the pain of it: “Postpartum depression and anxiety are so draining [that] moms don’t want to be around other people — but that’s precisely what they need,” Orlowsky says.
It may not seem like distinguishing between the two really matters, but it does. Perinatal mood disorders are not black and white for every person, and that’s totally okay. But being able to describe your symptoms to your doctor, whether they take the form of anxiety or depression or seem to be some hybrid, helps your physician tailor a treatment plan to fit your needs.
If you think you have postpartum depression and/or anxiety, these are your next steps.
If you just feel off, and feelings of anxiousness or depression are making you unable to function properly from day to day for longer than two weeks, you likely need to seek out professional help.
But if you’re not ready for that step (hey, no judgment), start by sharing how you’re feeling someone you trust. This can be a friend, family member, doula, or a medical professional. “You don’t have to be able to diagnose yourself, but you know when you have a cold versus the flu,” Orlowsky explains. (In other words, you have the best sense of what feels normal or not for you.)
Ideally, your paediatrician or obstetrician has screening measures in place to assess whether you are exhibiting symptoms of postpartum depression or anxiety, after which they can refer you to a clinician who specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
What’s more, if you have dealt with anxiety and/or depression during a previous pregnancy or were diagnosed with both or either one of these conditions prior to having kids — it’s important to address that with your obstetrician. A woman who has had PPD or postpartum anxiety in a previous pregnancy is 50 percent more likely to develop it in a subsequent pregnancy, according to Orlowsky. That said, you may not have had either with your first child (or multiple children) but could still develop it during subsequent pregnancies.
Treatment absolutely exists for both postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression—and you deserve it. Some women may benefit from one-on-one therapy and/or support groups when dealing with PPD and/or anxiety, while others may also require medication. When Orlowsky thinks a patient could benefit from medication, she refers them to a reproductive psychiatrist.
Cape Town – Bafana Bafana stunned the football world when they knocked tournament favourites and hosts Egypt out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday in Cairo.
Entering the match on the back of three disappointing groups matches, Stuart Baxter’s charges more than held their own against a side who boasted star Liverpool player Mo Salah in their ranks.
It was an 85th minute goal by Absa Premiership Player of the Year, Thembinkosi Lorch, that settled matters and will see Bafana Bafana play Nigeria in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, July 10 at 21:00 (SA time).
It was meant to be a 2-minute walk to the corner shop for Ashtivon Gaffley. The electricity units at his Hanover Park home were running low and his father asked him to top it up so that they wouldn’t be in the dark.
Instead, he became one of 12 people murdered in the gang-ridden neighbourhood last month.
The 21-year-old never returned home after taking his last stroll with a friend on Tuesday June 11, 2019. At 12:30, in clear view of other pedestrians, he was shot as he tried to flee when gangsters opened fire in Athburg Walk.
Two shots were heard. One bullet missed. The other hit him in the back.
His mother Martine Gaffley had been at work in the city centre, where she is employed as an office cleaner, when a relative phoned her and urged her to go home immediately.
“When the driver dropped me at the corner of my street, I heard my seven-year-old daughter scream. She had been on her way home from school when she saw the body lying in the street. Her brother, my son, had been shot. He was dead.”
Ashtivon had died in his father’s arms, only two doors away from their home.
The sickly man had felt the blood bubbling from his son’s back as he tried to speak. He was dead before he could tell his dad what he had wanted to say.
According to witnesses, Ashtivon had pushed his friend who had accompanied him as well as another man out of the way as he fled the bullets.
Neighbours told Gaffley that her son had not been the intended target. She heard that after he was hit, Ashtivon continued to run. He called for his father who had come out of their house to see what had happened.
“His dad cries for him every night, because he saw Ashtivon’s legs eventually give way as he fell to the ground. Our son never got up again.”
His body had already been covered when she sat down on the pavement next to him.
“I opened his face and cried over him. I cried. My boy looked so peaceful. He could have been asleep, if it wasn’t for the blood running from his nose and mouth.”
Ashtivon Gaffley. (Supplied)
Martine still hasn’t come to terms with Ashtivon’s death. He was scheduled to leave for Namibia on June 14, three days after his murder.
“We wanted him to get out of Hanover Park. There was nothing here for him, except danger and hopelessness. But he didn’t make it until his departure date.”
When you live in an area plagued by gangsterism, you teach your children survival skills, Gaffley said.
“I taught them that when you hear a shot, you lie down on the ground until it stops. It worked when my eldest son almost got caught in crossfire – he dropped the bag of potatoes he had been carrying, threw himself into someone’s yard and stayed down. Ashtivon shouldn’t have run. Then today I still would have had my three kids, not two.”
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk confirmed the incident.
According to him, a 21-year-old suspect was arrested.
No response was received when asked for further details and whether the suspect has appeared in court.
Gaffley said a detective had informed her that an arrest had been made, but later told her that the suspect could not be linked to Ashtivon’s murder.
“There are witnesses who saw what had happened, but nobody wants to come forward. And even if they catch the person who murdered him, that won’t bring him back to me,” she said.
“My son wasn’t a gangster. He didn’t have a tjappie (tattoo) on his body. He was a cheeky boy who had an answer for everything, but he was harmless. Everyone knew he couldn’t even fight.”
The Gaffleys have lived in Hanover Park for almost 20 years. Situated about 17 km outside Cape Town, the police’s Anti-Gang Unit was launched in the area by President Cyril Ramaphosa last year.
But Gaffley said she was yet to feel the effect of the specialised police team.
“It’s not lekker (good) to live here. Gangsters shoot and kill as they try to take over the streets. Bullets are fired here every day. If I had the means, I would move out today. But I can’t,” she said.
Athburg Walk in Hanover Park where Ashtivon Gaffley was shot. (Tammy Petersen, News24)
“This isn’t a safe place to raise your children, especially boys. They are intimidated to join the gangs. If they don’t, they get targeted and hurt. The consequences are bad, no matter what choice they make.”
If she could, she would have kept her children indoors around the clock.
“But that wouldn’t be fair on them. I couldn’t lock them up every day. As long as he was not out looking for trouble or putting himself in harm’s way, I had peace. Ashtivon loved playing dominoes with the neighbours and watching the comings and goings in the street. There wasn’t much else for him to do.
“But when he stepped out of the house, I would pray. I prayed and prayed and prayed for the blood of Jesus over my children, that they would always be safe. I knew what could happen to them. Because when you live in Hanover Park, you know death. You know people who have been murdered. It’s just how it is.”
She dreams of packing up and moving to a more peaceful area where she no longer has to panic every time a family member sets foot outside the door.
“But for now, there is nowhere else to go. We are stuck here, watching the children who grew up in front of us end up terrorising their own community.”
This story is part of a three-part “Gang Wars” series, this week focussing on Hanover Park. Parts 2 and 3 will be published on Monday and Tuesday.
Sales Engineer (4 year internship) in Pietermaritzburg | Other General Employment | Job Mail | 4477109
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Large Automotive concern seeks candidate with relevant tertiary education coupled with 3-5 years solid Supplier Management and Localisation of Engine & Chassis parts within the OEM Automotive Sector. Will be responsible for:
– Drawing up and implementing purchasing strategy of Engine & Chassis Automotive components / parts
– Recommending parts sourcing and potential suppliers
– Supplier assessments and technical communication
– Negotiate and conclude supplier agreements according to localisation plan
Assembly Planning: Mechline Support / Project Support for Mechline Areas in East London | Other General Employment | Job Mail | 4472059
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Responsibility for new and reuse mechline equipment installation support of the assembly shop.
Lead and Implementation of equipment and tooling project in adherence to the company Buy-off procedure.
Lead equipment Buy-off coordination meetings with Process Engineering and Production
Supports production on the shop floor to verify equipment readiness status and monitors any building findings during Baulos 4, PTs, Launch and Change Implementation
Provides contact for special short-term projects as deemed important by management
Reviews new tooling requirements as coming from assembly line planners within their respective work areas
Provides sketches and design proposals for new tooling / equipment modifications as an input for subsequent fabrication of tooling / equipment.
Timing coordination in project plan (MS Project/ Rplan)
Responsible for leading onsite installation meetings
Support of the entire assembly building process and interface between internal departments and external partners.
Check the documentation, design and drawings of the external planning partners and contractors for equipment (Manipulators)
Perform and document machine and process capability measurements according to the „Masterliste“ to ensure the equipment meets the quality requirements of the assembled product
Meet department goal in terms of quality, timing and costs of the assigned facilities.
To assure implementation of environmental tasks and compliance with environmental requirements as per Environmental
Management Manual for the assigned area of responsibility.
To assure that all outputs are done in compliance to the Company’s Integrity & Anti Bribery Codes, Conflict of Interest Policy &
S.H.E.Q. requirements and to inform superior about deviations.
REQUIREMENTS:
3 year experience in Production Planning or related fields
Advantageous: Work Experience with company equipment and tooling related issues, filling equipment project management, problem solving
Good Computer Skills (MS Office – Advanced Excel, Power Point & Word)
Ability to fluently communicate in English
Advantageous: Basic German knowledge
Ability to communicate technical information clearly verbally and in writing
Willing to work in an international environment
Willingness to work in a team
Willingness to work on weekend and holiday on site as needed
Ability to perform the minimum required physical and mental requirements of the function
Assignment requires substantial international and domestic travel
Very important: Project coordination and self-initiative
We are looking for an Experienced Senior Fast Food Manager in the Sasolburg area
Manage the restaurant in accordance with Restaurant’s Policies and Procedures
Maximize restaurant sales and profitability by effective deployment of labour, assets and production costs
To maintain excellence in the execution of all duties
To focus on exceeding customer expectations
To focus on developing and training staff, as well as to providing negative and positive reinforcement, and to recognize and reward superior performance
To maximize the profitability of the restaurant by monitoring food, packaging and labour costs as well as controllable expenditure to ensure that these are in line with established targets
Ensure that all restaurant resources, i.e. Labour, product, supplies, tills and equipment are at correct levels to meet the various volumes of business
Ensure that all cash handling and in-restaurant banking procedures are adhered to at all times
Do a daily, weekly and monthly stock check in the restaurant
Assist with IT problems experienced with MICROS/GAAP registers, computer and day end reports
To ensure that the correct level of supplies are ordered, deliveries checked and that stock levels are monitored on a daily and weekly basis and any discrepancies fully investigated and reported
To prepare the weekly labour schedules in advance and to ensure all shifts are properly staffed and that labour costs are in line with the budget
To ensure that the mix of staff recruited in no way conflicts with the Company’s non-discriminatory policy
To ensure that all staff receive a comprehensive induction and are correctly trained to perform those tasks assigned to them and that they are actively encouraged to progress through the training program
To provide development for staff and to ensure that succession planning is carried out to ensure full management of the restaurant
To ensure that the Policies and Procedures are followed to minimize employee relations issues within the restaurant
To action recruitment and termination payroll change documentation and to forward these updates to the HR Department
To coordinate, hold and record monthly staff meetings to discuss various issues which affect the restaurant/team
To ensure that all restaurant staff and management are fully trained in fire procedures, health, safety and food hygiene practices as well as security and robbery procedures
To ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly administration is completed accurately in line with procedures
To ensure that accurate operating reports are kept
Ensure that standards are in accordance with HACCP
Ensure that the Safety, Health and Hygiene standards are in accordance with statutory regulations
To carry out Local Store Marketing activities as authorized by the Regional Operations Manager
To monitor all local competitor activity and any local activities – this may affect the volume of business
To coordinate the implementation of in-store promotions and ensure that all staff is fully briefed in advance of promotions
To monitor operating practices and to action any problems identified
Demonstrate belief in people by treating each person in the restaurant fairly and with respect
Coach and support staff and ensure that they are fully trained and on job training is effective
Demonstrate team work by helping staff and management with their work, cross training them, effectively resolving their concerns and holding regular team meetings
Hire, develops and promotes restaurant staff in consultation with Area / Regional manager
Administer progressive discipline as needed, ensures compliance with all statutory regulations
Requirements
Grade 12 / Matric
4 – 5 years Fast Food Restaurant Manager experience preferably:- KFC, Hungry Lion, Chicken Licken or similar Fast Food store experience
Micros/GAAP POS – 4 years’ experience
MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook/e-mail)
Salary is dependant on position and operational experience, salary ranges from R8 000 – R12 000
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