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Dr Chris van der Merwe rose from humble beginnings to become the founding CEO of Curro and Stadio. The son of a single mother from a working-class family who never owned a car, he trained as a teacher before a daring idea turned him into a self-made millionaire. With his inspirational book, Chris shares his message that every child, no matter how poor or fatherless, can make it in the world. Curro provides life and money advice. It is a business blueprint for innovative success in South Africa.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Dr. Chris van der Merwe EAN: 9780624096757 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 224 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 234 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-08-14 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business WIDTH: 152 mm SPINE:

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Biography: business and industry

Dr Chris van der Merwe is a former teacher turned education entrepreneur. He founded Curro Holdings in 1998 and Stadio Holdings in 2016 – two of South Africa’s largest private education companies, worth over R12 billion combined. He holds a doctorate from Stellenbosch University. Elmari Rautenbach is an award-winning journalist and editor with more than 40 years’ experience in newspapers and magazines, with a stint in TV. As an author she is no stranger to business writing and has documented both Curro and Capitec’s 20-year histories in 1998–2018: 20 Years of Educational Excellence and Let’s Build a Bank 2001–2021.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Dr. Chris van der Merwe EAN: 9780624096757 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 224 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 234 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-08-14 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business WIDTH: 152 mm SPINE:

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Biography: business and industry

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Vier komplekse verhoudings, bietjie misdaad, baie liefde

Die titel van Elsa Winckler se nuwe roman, ’n Ierse knoop, vat die essensie van die storielyn baie goed vas. Neem vier Ierse broers, voeg daarby vier aantreklike, intelligente vriendinne, en jy het die resep vir ’n stewige romantiese knoop. Volgens tradisie het ’n Ierse knoop (Celtic cross) oneindige lyne wat vervleg sodat die onderskeid vervaag, inderdaad wat gebeur wanneer die O’Connor broers vinnig elkeen sy gunsteling vind onder die vier dames wat hulle voorgenome ontwikkeling in Fynbosbaai teëstaan.
“Ierse stories het selde ’n happy ending.” (p.153) Al die broers deel Liam se fatalistiese siening oor verhoudings, voortspruitend uit die voorbeeld van hulle ouers se huwelik. Dit spreek dus vanself dat daar oorgenoeg konflik gaan wees namate die vier verhoudings sukkel om op dreef te kom. Voeg verder daarby, afdreiging, perlemoenstropery en onopgeloste verdwynings.
Ek het die boek begin lees met die verwagting dat één van die broers ’n volatiele verhouding gaan aanknoop met één van die vriendinne, wat ’n reeks sou impliseer. Die skrywer het egter verras deur vier komplekse verhoudings te skep in een boek. Dit het uiteraard uitdagings gestel met agt hoofkarakters wat om die beurt fokaliseer. ’n Paar foute het ongelukkig deurgeglip, maar aanhangers sal steeds lekker kan lees en tevrede wees met die tradisionele gelukkige einde.
’n Ierse knoop is uitgegee deur Lapa, ’n afdeling van Penguin Random House SA.

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