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☆ Companies that 'prioritize work flexibility' have the happiest workers, new ranking shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

1 for employee wellbeing, according to the 2024 Work Wellbeing 100 from Indeed and the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre. Indeed's ranking found that companies with higher work wellbeing scores also have higher valuations, returns on assets and profits. "A lot of these companies tend to prioritize work flexibility," says Kyle M.K., a talent strategy advisor at Indeed. "Companies that provide choice are the ones that tend to have a much better reputation among their employees," M.K. "By prioritizing work wellbeing, companies cultivate a more resilient, effective and happier workforce which ultimately drives business growth."

Persons: Kyle M.K, LaFawn Davis, Indeed's Organizations: University of Oxford's, Research, Nasdaq, Companies, Block, Human, Delta Air Lines, Accenture Nike, International Disney Parks, Flex, Walt Disney Company Wipro, Vans, Technology Solutions, Bros Coffee Microsoft FedEx Freight, CNBC

☆ Ford in talks to restart making cars in India for export
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ford Motor held talks with India's Tamil Nadu state to explore producing vehicles for export, the state's chief minister said, potentially signaling that the U.S. carmaker could restart production in India after exiting the country three years ago. Ford sold one of its two plants in India to Tata Motors in 2023. Its other plant, which is in Chennai in Tamil Nadu state, was shuttered. "Had a very engaging discussion with the team from Ford Motors. Explored the feasibility of renewing Ford's three decade partnership with Tamil Nadu, to again make in Tamil Nadu for the world," M.K.

Persons: Ford, M.K, Stalin Organizations: New York, Auto, Ford Motor, Tata Motors, Ford Motors, Tamil Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Tamil, India, Asian, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

☆ Jacob Zuma, Ex-President of South Africa, Is Expelled From A.N.C.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lynsey Chutel | More About Lynsey Chutel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The African National Congress, South Africa’s governing party announced on Monday that it had expelled the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, officially severing ties with the once-celebrated anti-apartheid fighter after he helped form a rival political party. Though Mr. Zuma has been a vaunted figure in the A.N.C. This year, he used his broad political support to campaign for uMkhonto weSizwe, a rival party known by the initials M.K. The secretary-general of the A.N.C., Fikile Mbalula, said on Monday that Mr. Zuma had been expelled because he “actively impugned the integrity of the A.N.C. from power while claiming that he had not severed his membership.” Mr. Zuma was given 21 days to appeal the decision.

Persons: Jacob Zuma, Zuma, uMkhonto weSizwe, Fikile Mbalula, “, ” Mr Organizations: African National Congress Locations: South

☆ New Party in South Africa to Boycott Opening of Parliament
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The official results from national elections last month just don’t add up for Mbalenhle Mthethwa, a loyal adherent of a new political party led by Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president. “The elections were not free and fair,” she said, echoing the stolen-election narrative advanced by Mr. Zuma. Ms. Mthethwa, a 38-year-old chef, lives in a township near the coastal city of Durban and has been out of work for the past four years. Mr. Zuma, 82, whose nine years as president were marred by allegations of corruption and looting of state coffers, has taken a page from the playbook of populist leaders of recent years — notably in the United States and Brazil. Vote-rigging claims in other nations have resulted in chaos, and South Africans will get a first look at how things might unfold on Friday, with Mr. Zuma’s party, uMkhonto weSizwe, known as M.K., vowing to boycott the first sitting of the newly elected Parliament.

Persons: Mbalenhle Mthethwa, Jacob Zuma, South, “, ”, Zuma, Mthethwa, Mr, uMkhonto weSizwe Organizations: Mr Locations: Durban, United States, Brazil

☆ Jacob Zuma Gets His Revenge on South African Party That Shunned Him
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jacob Zuma’s political career could have ended when he was forced to resign six years ago as South Africa’s president over corruption allegations. But Mr. Zuma, 82, has improbably bounced back after every threat to his political survival, and now has significant power to determine who will lead the country. The political party that Mr. Zuma began six months ago — umKhonto weSizwe, or M.K. — finished third in last week’s national election, upending South Africa’s political landscape. The showing helped to bring about the stunning collapse of the party he once led — the African National Congress, or A.N.C., which failed to win an outright majority for the first time since the country’s democracy began in 1994.

Persons: Jacob Zuma’s, Zuma, improbably, — Organizations: African National Congress, upending Locations: South

☆ South Africa, With Elections, Is Becoming Something New - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( William Shoki | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On an overcast April day in South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a lackluster speech commemorating the end of white-minority rule in South Africa. On several occasions, the former South African president Jacob Zuma proclaimed that the A.N.C. would rule “until Jesus comes back.” Now Mr. Zuma is hoping to unseat the party that enabled his notorious graft. The party’s emergence is one of the many morbid symptoms in South Africa today. Thirty years on from apartheid’s end, South Africa is in the midst of another complex transformation.

Persons: Cyril Ramaphosa, Nelson Mandela, Ramaphosa’s, Jacob Zuma, “, Jesus, Zuma, uMkhonto, —, ’, Ramaphosa Organizations: African National Congress, South, Mr Locations: South Africa’s, Pretoria, South Africa, South

☆ Jacob Zuma, Once Leader of the A.N.C., Becomes Its Political Rival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Lynsey Chutel | Joao Silva | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jobless graduates, struggling business owners and army veterans marched through the eastern South African city of Pietermaritzburg this week, chanting the name “Jacob Zuma.”The 500 or so demonstrators brought to a standstill parts of the city, in KwaZulu-Natal Province — the traditional stronghold of Mr. Zuma, a past president of both South Africa and the African National Congress, the party that governed the country for three decades. Demanding water and electricity, the protest over commonplace local concerns was also a show of power for the new political party that Mr. Zuma now leads — uMkhonto weSizwe, or M.K. — with the hope of eroding the dominant position of his former allies. “We are going to have to fight for things to change,” said Khumbuzile Phungula, 49, who joined the march after her neighborhood went weeks without water. is all about change.”

Persons: “ Jacob Zuma, ”, Zuma, — uMkhonto, Khumbuzile Phungula Organizations: African National Congress Locations: African, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu, Natal Province, South Africa

☆ Exclusive: Malaysian tycoon weighs selling a stake in $2.7 bln port business -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Yantoultra Ngui | Thomson Reuters | Yantoultra Ngui Is A Southeast Asia Deals Correspondent With Reuters In Singapore | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

His conglomerate MMC Corp may sell a stake of up to 30% in MMC Ports, said one of the people, adding that financial investors and companies have approached MMC Corp about their interest in the ports business. A sale could be a precursor to a potential MMC Ports listing on the Malaysian stock exchange in a few years, said the sources. MMC Corp and MMC Ports did not respond to requests seeking comment. MMC Ports has seven ports in Malaysia - Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor Port, Northport, Penang Port, Tanjung Bruas Port, SPT Services and Andaman Port, according to its website. MMC Corp also owns stakes in Malaysia's largest independent power producer Malakoff Corp (MALA.KL) and the country's only supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia, Gas Malaysia (GASM.KL).

The World Health Organization said last year the syrups, made by Indian manufacturer Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, contained lethal toxins ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) – used in car brake fluid. "If you ask and you don't get informed, it's a dead end," Rutendo Kuwana, the WHO's team lead for incidents with substandard and falsified medicines, told Reuters in an interview on March 31. Drug inspectors found a dozen violations at Maiden last October related to the production of the cough syrups sold to Gambia, a government document showed. Among these, some of the COAs of raw ingredients used in making the syrups, including propylene glycol, were missing batch numbers. Kuwana said the WHO was sure of its own cough syrup test results from two separate independent laboratories, both of which showed contamination.

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from next year, four sources told Reuters, in the latest policy shake-up aimed at dismantling monopolies and promoting competition by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's six-month-old administration. A recommendation by major carriers for a second 5G provider was rejected by the previous government in March last year. Fahmi also said last week 5G network coverage had reached 55% in populated areas. It was not clear how the proposal for a second 5G network would affect DNB's existing agreements with its development partner Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson (ERICb.ST), and other mobile operators. U Mobile later joined other telco firms in signing up to access DNB's 5G network.

☆ Biden proposes stricter limits on toxic wastewater from coal plants
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

McNally as it passes Mitchell Power Plant, a coal-fired power-plant operated by American Electric Power (AEP), on the Ohio River in Moundsville, West Virginia. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed stricter limits on how coal-fired power plants dispose of wastewater containing pollutants like arsenic and mercury, which have contaminated the country's rivers, lakes, streams and underground aquifers. In 2021, the Biden administration said it was kicking off a new rulemaking process to reverse the wastewater rollback and would unveil new requirements on wastewater by next fall. Meanwhile, many coal plants were allowed to dispose of toxic wastewater into waterways as the agency drafted new limits. "EPA's proposed science-based limits will reduce water contamination from coal-fired power plants and help deliver clean air, clean water, and healthy land for all."

When I read that New York restaurateur Keith McNally had banned “The Late Late Show” host James Corden from famed restaurant Balthazar for allegedly abusive behavior, I was shocked. Not at hearing accusations that a wealthy celebrity had been rude to people in the hospitality industry, but at something far less common: a restaurant owner’s criticizing and barring a client, in public no less. Unfortunately, online reservation systems have also magnified one of the reasons diners used to end up being shunned: the reservation no-show. Few would dare to speak to podiatrists or electricians that way, but most restaurant servers tolerate it because they depend on tips — which can be upward of 70% of their earnings. What doesn’t is a restaurant owner’s publicly standing up for employees by telling bad customers that they have been banned.

☆ Ambuteiaj în capitală din cauza unui accident cu implicarea a trei mașini; Străzile unde se atestă flux sporit de transport
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Jurnal.mdAmbuteiaj în capitală din cauza unui accident cu implicarea a trei mașini; Străzile unde se atestă flux sporit de transportLa intersecția străzilor M.Bănulescu Bodoni – M.Kogălniceanu, s-a produs un accident rutier, cu implicarea a trei autoturisme, care creează obstacol pentru circulația rutieră. Actualmente în municipiul Chişinău se atestă flux sporit de transport, pe următoarele străzi:Sectorul BUIUCANI:- strada M.Kogălniceanu de la strada V. Lupu până la strada M. Bănulescu Bodoni;- intersecția străzilor M. Kogălniceanu – M. Bănulescu Bodoni;- strada Calea Ieșilor tronsonul străzilor Milano – sens giratoriu I. Creangă;- strada Vasile Lupu de la strada V. Belinski până la strada E. Coca. Sectorul CENTRU:- strada Pann Halippa direcția strada Izmail;- strada Bucureşti tronsonul străzilor Ciuflea – Izmail. Sectorul CIOCANA:- nodul rutier Tutun CTC. Sectorul RÂȘCANI:- intersecția cu sens giratoriu strada Calea Orheiului – T. Vladimirescu.

Persons: Lupu, M . Bănulescu Bodoni, . Kogălniceanu, . Creangă, Vasile Lupu, ., Pann, . Vladimirescu Organizations: . Coca, CTC Locations: Chişinău, Milano, Izmail, Bucureşti, RÂȘCANI

☆ (foto) De ce este bine să trăiești printre plante. Orangeria Floral Soul explică importanța „prietenilor noștri verzi”
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Aleg Sa Mă Scufund În Oameni Ca În Mare | Fără Teamă Să Înot. | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Nu o spunem noi, ci studiile științifice realizate până și de NASA , care recunosc efectul benefic al unei priveliști verzi. Campioni la curățirea aerului sunt ficusul, spider plant, snake plant, dracena și ferigile, toate disponibile în catalogul online Floral Soul. Viața modernă uneori ne stoarce, dar atunci când miști un ghiveci, ștergi o frunză, muți o plantă sau îi transplantezi pământul o stare extraordinară de calm ne cuprinde. # Plantele vindecăLucrul cu plantele în ghiveci e terapeutic. Din 2017, Floral Soul aduce natura în casele și în oficiile oamenilor.

Organizations: NASA

☆ (foto) Topul celor mai citite 10 cărți ale anului în Republica Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-18 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Biblioteca Națională a Republicii Moldova, efectuează anual, studiul sociologic „Topul celor mai citite 10 cărți ale anului”, care tinde să contribuie la augmentarea lecturii, dezvoltarea culturii acesteia, diversificarea actului de lectură de către cetățeni. Sondajul s-a desfășurat on-line în perioada 25 mai – 15 septembrie 2020, în parteneriat cu Camera Națională a Cărții a Republicii Moldova și cu sprijinul bibliotecilor publice din cadrul Sistemului Național de Biblioteci. Desemnarea autorilor clasați de către cititori pe primele zece locuri va avea loc la 3 decembrie 2020, cu începere de la ora 1100 în cadrul Festivității de totalizare a Programului National Lectura Central, ediția a 3-a. Lynn# „Umbre de trandafir” de Dumitru Rău# „Străina de la Hollywood” de Aurelian Silvestru# „Generalul reveni acasă : Figuri legendare basarabene” de Tudor Țopa# „Înveşmântează-mă în toamnă” de Elena ZaițevLa Festivitatea de totalizare a Programului National LecturaCentral, ediția a 3-a sunt invitați autorii lucrărilor, jurnaliștii, reprezentanții editurilor și bibliotecarii. Evenimentul va avea loc la Biblioteca Națională a Republicii Moldova, blocul II, et.

Persons: Ion Anton #, Stela Botez, Mihai Mihailovici, Dumitru, Igor Guzun, Dumitru Rău, Aurelian Silvestru, Tudor Țopa, Elena Zaițev, August Organizations: Biblioteca Națională, Camera, Cărții, Biblioteca Locations: Republicii Moldova, Hollywood

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