Jewel City shortlisted in UN investment awards

The development has also been shortlisted for the UN-PRI Emerging Markets Initiative of the Year award as one of the five highest-scoring qualifying entries in the awards’ other four categories.

Johannesburg - Divercity Urban Property Group’s Jewel City Precinct in central Johannesburg has been shortlisted in the Real-world Impact of the Year category of the 2022 United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) Awards.

The development has also been shortlisted for the UN-PRI Emerging Markets Initiative of the Year award as one of the five highestscoring qualifying entries in the awards’ other four categories.

The announcement came after Jewel City was named the winner of two South African Property Owners Association (Sapoa) 2022 Property Development Awards for Innovate Excellence - Best Residential Development and the overall Transformation Award.

Divercity CEO Carel Kleynhans said: “We are delighted that Jewel City has received such esteemed recognition. These honours are significant because they are indepen- dent third-party validation of our thesis that developing affordable quality residential precincts in amenity-rich central locations is a powerful means of positive impact that delivers solid commercial returns.”

Jewel City spans six city blocks of urban amenities in the Joburg inner-city. Divercity invests in these areas to offer essential social amenities such as childcare, education, healthcare, sport facilities, public recreational spaces and retail.

The UN-PRI Real-world Impact of the Year award is given to a signatory who has sought to align its investments with global goals across its portfolio or for given asset classes or an investment product, with an approach that is an example of investing with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or more broadly investing for sustainability impact.

The winner of each UN-PRI Awards category will be announced on 1 December in Barcelona, Spain.

Scammers target jobseekers

City Power said it would never give their staff members’ personal cellphone numbers for jobs or tenders, and it does not use @Gmail or @Workmail

Healthy lifestyle programme for residents

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City of Joburg officials recently hosted aerobics sessions as part of a healthy lifestyle programme in partnership with local gym instructors from in regions E and A.

Residents have been encouraged to absorb sufficient vitamin D by engaging in outdoor aerobic exercises.

One of the organisers from Region E, Portia Msimang said the goal is to ensure that the community maintains a healthy lifestyle.

“There are several benefits to being physically active, including a lower risk of getting heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Perhaps you want to reduce weight, decrease your blood pressure, avoid depression or just look better. One that really pertains to me is feeling the brain fog that comes with age; exercise affects the brain in ways that safeguard memory and cognitive abilities,” Msimang said.

About 100 people participated in the outdoor aerobics sessions at Alexandra Stadium (Region E) and Safari Park (Region A).

Katlego Tshabalala was one of the participants and expressed her excitement after the session.

“My muscles feel wonderful, my brain feels amazing, and I feel great in general; I am certainly going to attend these sessions on a regular basis because, as the saying goes, health is wealth,” she added.

Mandla Mahlangu, the Assistant Director for Sport and Recreation in Region A, said the aerobic sessions might boost energy, enhance one’s attitude and promote an overall sense of wellbeing.

“All those endorphins work their way through your body. When you wake up you may be lethargic and sad. After the sessions you have a whole different day,” he said.

Johannesburg - City Power has warned job-seekers of a fake message in which job-seekers are invited to interviews.

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the message is fake and should be ignored.

“City Power advertised for the post of electrician and the applications closed on 21 September this year. We are yet to go through the applications and contact the shortlisted applicants,” Mangena said.

The fake message invited unsuspecting job-seekers to interviews at City Power offices on October 10 and asks the applicants to contact someone called Mr Nkambule on a cell number 076 413 8012. “Do not call him,” Mangena said. City Power added that it would never give their staff members’ personal cellphone numbers for jobs or tenders, and it does not use @Gmail or @Workmail.

“We advise those who have already applied for the electrician job to ignore this fake message and wait for an email or call from City Power’s human resources department if you are shortlisted,” Mangena said.

For queries on any message or phone call concerning this City Power advises job-seekers to contact staff on telephone numbers 011 490 7343 / 7687 / 7099.