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18 Februarie 2015
Kompetisie lewer vele digters op
Boland Tweekamp: Nikita Toerien, Amoré Toerien en Chloë Lottering van die Laerskool Swartland op Malmesbury het aan die interprovinsiale tweekamp-byeenkoms op Oudtshoorn deelgeneem. Kailen Kotze was afwesig.
As ek die son se glans in my hand kon hou en die kleure van die reënboog daarom vou, gee ek dit alles net vir jou my liefste Valentyn-vrou. Met hierdie digreëls het Tom de Koker (foto bo) van Moorreesburg ‘n Valentyns-geskenk in dié courant se kompetisie gewen. Tom het ‘n passie vir woorde: hy het pas sy tweede bundel, Iets van Alles, gepubliseer. Dit is ‘n mengelmoes van gedigte en kortprosa in Afrikaans en Engels. In 2012 het hy aan die Weskus Distriksmunisipaliteit se werkwinkel vir digters deelgeneem. ‘n Gedig van hom het ook daarna in die bundel Oulap se Erfgoed verskyn. dié courant is behoorlik oorstroom met liefdesgedigte en ons deel graag die wenners se inskrywings met die lesers: So standvastig soos ‘n woestynblom in die woestyn, lankmoedig en opreg, is my liefde vir my Valentyn. Dankie vir opofferings deur die jaar. Ek weet vir seker Jesus gaan ons lank vir mekaar spaar. - Dorothy Douglas, Malmesbury My Valentine, your heart is mine. Our love will grow a million times. As time progress, our hearts confess. There is no better love than ours. - John-Paul Stuurman, Darling A story of the world’s smallest gang, young and in love, all it took, was one look, to hook us in for ever and after. Sweetest words one can ever hear “I love you too”. Started with a kiss and ended with an “I do”. - Herman Engelbrecht , Malmesbury Ware liefde… dit kielie my tone. Dit laat my lag. Dit skuil in die sonskyn van elke dag. Dit koek in my hare. Dit vonkel in my oë. Dis ware liefde. ‘n Ewige gawe van Bo. -Celeste Herman, Malmesbury Jare gelede het jy my oog gevang. Ek was met oogopslag verlief, maar vir seerkry ook baie bang. Vandag wil ek egter vir jou baie dankiesê, want jy het my gewys wat dit is om werklik lief te hê. -Renate van Dyk, Moorreesburg Jy is my hart se punt. My sonskyn in die môre. My maan in die donker. Jy’s my lig. My toekoms, my begin, my einde. - Anneline Havenga, Malmesbury Al is jy ver, bly ek altyd lief vir jou. Saam sal ons ons fondasie sterk bou. My lewe lank wil ek vir jou lief bly. Jy my man, vir altyd aan my sy. Karen Spens, Malmesbury Jy is die een, die een wat my hart laat spring. Net by jou wil ek wees. Vir die res van my bestaan. -Marietha van Zyl, Malmesbury Ek het jou liewer as wind. Of die water. Liewer as suiwer sonlig en see. Ek het jou lief met die wonderkrag wat die hart van ‘n mens aan ‘n mens kan gee. Mari van Aarde, Moorreesburg I never thought that I could meet someone as remarkable as you. For all you do. For all you are. For the love you give. I am over the moon to share my life with you. -Tashia Cloete Chatsworth Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quite understanding. Mutual confidence. Sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weekness. -Edwin Carelse, Malmesbury Liefde is mooi en nie jaloers. Bo alles is liefde ‘n gawe van God. Geen mens kan daarsonder klaarkom nie. Dis die kern van Sy grootste gebod. - Guswill Cleophas, Darling Butterflies after all these years. Years without any fears. Fears not even meant for any ears. To many more wonderful years we say cheers. Mauricia Welkom, Malmesbury Liefde bring soms hartseer, maar meestal tog geluk. Liefde kan ook teer wees, maar son-der liefde is die son gepluk. - Anzelle Daniels, Malmesbury Liefde het nie altyd woorde nodig nie, want liefde praat sy eie taal. -Cindy Immelman, Malmesbury
The conditions of employment and minimum wages for farm workers in South Africa are regulated by the Sectoral Determination No 13: Farm Worker Sector, South Africa. The sectoral determination stipulates that: •
Farm workers should not work more than 45 hours per week and not more than 15 hours overtime per week
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Farm workers are entitled to leave as stipulated in the Sectoral Determination 13: Farm Worker Sector, South Africa
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The minimum wages for farm workers which starts on 1 March 2015 are as follows: R13.37 hourly; R120.32 daily; R601.61 weekly and R2 606.78 monthly
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A farmer may deduct an amount not exceeding 10% of the employee’s wage for food and accommodation provided on a consistent and regular basis, provided that the accommodation has a roof that is durable and waterproof; has a glass window that can be opened; electricity and water on tap is available inside the house; and a flush toilet or pit latrine is available inside or in close proximity to the accommodation
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Farmers are required to give the farm workers pay slips and written particulars of employment.
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