Klein Pierre van der Merwe was as tjokkertjie versot op sy ouma se rooi handsakkie. Daar in haar huis op Graaff-Reinet was dit een van sy gunstelingspeelgoed. Vandat Pierre regtig kon onthou, het hy die gevoel gehad dat hy anders as ander kinders is. Sy lyfie en sy manier van dink en doen was ook nie soos die ander seuns wat hy geken het nie. Seunsdinge het hom nie aangestaan nie. Hy het eerder met sy jonger sussie se pop gespeel as met sy speelgoedkarretjies.
Nuut op die rak: Lea gaan skool toe
deur Zuléka Smit • Uitgegee deur Penguin Random House SA
Lea hou so min van skool dat haar magie sommer pyn. Niemand by die skool wil met haar speel nie. Juffrou kondig ’n kunswedstryd aan ... miskien is daar ander maatjies wat ook soos Lea hou van teken?
Lea sal sommer dadelik in almal se harte inkruip.
New books: Life Lessons: How to fail and win
by Alan Knott-Craig • Published by NB Publishers
It is possible to find success by stumbling from one disaster to another. Alan Knott-Craig, bestselling author and serial telecoms and tech entrepreneur, has founded, funded or run 21 companies, including Cellfind, iBurst, Mxit and HeroTel. His smash bestseller Don’t Panic based on an email to employees was published in 2008. He lives in Stellenbosch.
New books: Matriarchs, Meze and the Evil Eye - A memoir
by Costas Ayiotis
Published by NB Publishers
In this charming and humorous coming-of-age memoir, young Costa finds himself in the middle of a tempestuous matriarchal triangle. His sulky, young mother Victoria is forced to share her home and her kitchen with both her conservative Greek mother-in-law and her bossy, divorced sister-in-law. A raucous war in the kitchen between the three women takes place, not only for oven territory but they also compete for the affection of their beloved “Kostaki” by spoiling him with endless culinary treats.
Employment laws explained
Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Just as employees have rights and entitlements, employers have obligations and duties in the Agricultural Sector. The Department of Employment and Labour in North West in partnership with the CCMA hosted a seminar on compliance with the labour laws on Saturday September 28. The Department of Employment and Labour Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) branch Director, Dr Pravine Naidoo told stakeholders during an Agricultural worker’s seminar that while workers should enjoy their rights and entitlements in the workplaces, employers also have an obligation and duty to comply with labour legislation.
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