Challenging Western depictions, this consideration of Moscow’s post-Cold War Africa policy takes into account both African and Russian decisionmakers.

Three decades after the Soviet Union’s collapse, Russia has transformed from a fringe player to a resurgent great power in Africa. The October 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi highlighted the appeal of Russia’s normative agenda, the ubiquity of Russian military technology, and the breadth of Moscow’s presence on the continent. Beneath the pageantry, a darker side of Russia’s African resurgence looms large. From Libya to Madagascar, Russia has used sinister tactics to expand its influence, such as private military contractors, shadowy mining and energy deals with authoritarian regimes, and election interference campaigns.

This book presents a chronological examination of Russia’s post-Cold War foreign policy towards Africa, and outlines the factors that have enabled and impeded the growth of its influence. It pays special attention to the non-material factors behind this rising power; the domestic drivers of Russian decision-making; Moscow’s relationships with fellow external powers; and African perspectives on Russia’s geopolitical role. Samuel Ramani’s analysis cites extensively both Russian-language media and academic sources, and his own interviews with Russian and African elites. His fascinating study challenges popular depictions of Russia as an opportunistic anti-Western actor, instead emphasising Moscow’s strategic commitment to Africa and the endurance of historical memory.

Het JY al ooit ’n GOOR WEEK gehad? Justin Chase het MAANDAG en DINSDAG skaars oorleef, maar nou is dit . . . WOENSDAG!

Sy kat is steeds spoorloos weg. Hy word per ongeluk ’n internetsensasie. En op die oomblik swem haaie in sirkels om hom, want hy’s vasgekeer in ’n hart-gaan-staan, vel-word-hoendervleis, mond-hang-oop, lewe-op-die-spel SOS (sweet-op-sweet) situasie saam met sy ongelooflik irriterende aartsvyand!

With over 40 delicious, healthy recipes alongside simple stretches, exercises and wellbeing tips, 4 Steps shows that you don't need lots of time or money to make every day that little bit healthier and a lot more fabulous.

For the very first time, model, presenter and mum of two Tess Daly shares her take on simple ways to look and feel amazing, whether you're 17 or 70.

Eat: Gut-friendly advice and 40 easy family-friendly recipes Breathe: Expert practices to unlock the healing power of breath Move: Exercises and stretches to help you stay energised and flexible Sleep: Ways to help you get that vital rest to recharge you, ready for each day

With accessible lifestyle hacks and expert advice, alongside simple recipes that are both healthy and delicious, this book is your one-stop shop for better wellbeing every day.

Ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters from number one bestselling author David Walliams! Are you ready to meet the world's worst children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa, a TV superfan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one! And Blubbering Bertha, a bawling big sister with a horrid habit of telling tales! From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes this collection of deliciously mischievous tales, illustrated throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross.

Find out how to hold your own with the accountants.

The principles of business finance aren't complicated. Every business is driven by just four figures. Knowing what these four figures are, how they relate to each other and (most importantly) how they can be managed, is the key to understanding the finances of any organisation. Quickly learn how to get to grips with the accounts of any business.

The 4 Figure Trick will show you how, in under one minute, to ascertain whether any business is a success or not and how, in less than five minutes, to identify all its core strengths and weaknesses. Discover the formula for financial success and the practical steps any business can take to enhance financial performance.

A thrilling dual-time novel, which will transport readers from nineteenth century England, across the world on a perilous and exciting voyage to Samoa, with a complex family mystery to be solved in the present day.

1832. The morning after her father's funeral, Prudence Merryfield wakes to the liberating thought that this is the first day of her new life. At thirty-five and unmarried, she is now mistress of her own fate. But a cruel revelation at the reading of her father's will forces Prudence to realise that taking only the most drastic action will set her free.

Present day. Eliza is gifted a family heirloom by her aunt - a Georgian pocket book, belonging to her ancestor, Prudence Merryfield, whose existence reverberates through the lives of generations of Eliza's family, the Ambroses. Intrigued by what she reads inside, Eliza is drawn more and more into the infamous 'Merryfield Mystery'. What happened to Prudence who so bravely dared to defy convention two hundred years ago - then disappeared?

Wickedly funny. Wildly twisty. The new book from the master of the heist novel.

Super thief Riley Wolfe can do it all. He is a master of disguise, can scale a wall, and can vanish into thin air (thick air, too). He uses these unique talents to rob the richest. But this time, it's the most powerful who have him in their grips.

It's not just that the high-up, rogue government agent has abducted the only two people Riley loves: it's the fact that Riley has to do the man's dirty work to set them free. It's something Riley ordinarily would find a modest day's work, infiltrating a madman's Soviet missile silo in one of the world's most remote places, all to find a secret on a tiny flash drive-but he's never had to race the clock like this.

From its vivid, remote locales to its John Wick-meets-Deadpool dialogue, this gripping heist novel from Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter series, is everything: an utterly escapist, must-read novel of espionage, thievery, love and betrayal. It twists, it turns, and keeps everything on the line until the very end. Even for Riley, it looks like this time, the only way out is through.

A ground-breaking and deeply moving report from the front lines of the battle to protect a woman's right to abortion.

On Friday 24 June 2022, women's rights suffered an extraordinary and unprecedented blow. Five US Supreme Court justices made a decision that will impact millions of lives for years to come. In this gripping blend of reportage and history, journalist Becca Andrews tells the story how we have arrived at this devastating turning point.

NO CHOICE introduces the origin of abortion and its practice in global cultures, before focusing its gaze on the battle that has been waged for the past century across America, shining a light on the eerie ways in which life before Roe will be mirrored in life after. The wealthy and privileged will still have access, low-income people will suffer disproportionately, and pregnancy will be heavily policed.

Taking us to the frontlines - to clinics, courtrooms, local communities, charities - Andrews tells the deeply moving stories of those who have had abortions, and those who have fought - and are fighting - for the right to abortion. There is a glimmer of faint hope, though. As the battle moves to state legislatures around the country, the book profiles the people who are doing ground-breaking, inspiring work to ensure safe, legal access to this fundamental part of healthcare.

The inspirational final book from the legendary leadership expert Stephen R. Covey, internationally best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

How do you live your best life, no matter your age? How should you approach the challenges and opportunities of middle to later life—like raising children, caring for parents, managing and inspiring others, and staying on top of your career and what comes next?

In Live Life in Crescendo Stephen R. Covey sets out to answer these questions, outlining his vision for those in the prime of your life, whatever age you may be. To live life in crescendo is to continually grow in contribution, learning, and influence. In the same way that music builds on previous notes but leaves us anticipating the next note, a life builds on the past but unfolds in the future. The Crescendo Mentality urges readers to use whatever you have — your time, talents, skills, resources, gifts, passion, money, influence — to enrich the lives of people around you.

Written near the end of his life and published posthumously, Live Life in Crescendo is a life-changing and life-affirming book infused with Covey’s generosity and wisdom.

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition.

ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY. Enter a world where Apocalypse Kings and ancient monsters stalk beside the killers, the misfits, the oddballs and the weirdos. Enter the world of Skulduggery Pleasant.

This definitive story collection has been updated with seven new twisted tales of darkness and light, of heroes and villains and everything in-between. It will drag you, screaming, further than you have ever dared venture.

The latest jaw-achingly funny, number-one bestselling novel from David Walliams - now out in paperback. Make your appointment if you dare... Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find... a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it...? Read this book and find out!

Hierdie 3 in 1 studiegids bied, vir leerders en onderwysers, ’n omvattende en innoverende benadering tot Wiskundige Geletterdheid. Dit bevat: Omvattende Notas en Uitgewerkte Voorbeelde in al 7 onderwerpe, Oefeninge en ‘Toets jou Begrippe’ vir elke onderwerp en Gedetailleerde Antwoorde met Verduidelikings & nuttige wenke. Hierdie boek bied ’n konkrete oplossing vir leerders wat hierdie vak neem. Dit ontwikkel hul vaardighede en selfvertroue in die oplos van enige soort wiskundige probleem wat spesifiek op die kurrikulum van toepassing is. Die stimulerende maklik-om-te-volg teks, duidelike diagramme en illustrasies motiveer leerders om redelik moeiteloos deur elke onderwerp te vorder. Nuwe konsepte en tegnieke word dwarsdeur die boek sistematies vasgele en geassesseer. ’n Noodsaaklike studiegids vir sukses in Wiskundige Geletterdheid.

South African poet and political activist Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) wrote poetry of the most exquisite lyrical beauty and intense power. And through his various political activities, he played a uniquely significant role in mobilising and intensifying opposition to injustice and oppression - initially in South Africa, but later throughout the rest of the world as well. This book focuses on the life of Dennis Brutus in South Africa from his childhood until he went into exile on an exit permit in 1966. It is also an attempt to acknowledge Brutus' literary and political work and, in a sense, to reintroduce Brutus to South Africa. This book places his own voice at the centre of his life story. It is told primarily in his own words - through newspaper and journal articles, tape recordings, interviews, speeches, court records and correspondence. It draws extensively on archival material not yet available in the public domain, as well as on interviews with several people who interacted with Brutus during his early years in South Africa. In particular, it examines his participation in some of the most influential organisations of his time, including the Teachers' League of South Africa, the Anti-Coloured Affairs Department movement and the Coloured National Convention, the Co-ordinating Committee for International Recognition in Sport, the South African Sports Association and the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee, which all campaigned against racism in South African sport. Brutus left behind an important legacy in literature involvement, in community affairs and politics in as well.

First published in the Great Depression, Think & Grow Rich reveals Napoleon Hill's philosophy, not only for financial success, but for success in all aspects of your life. It condenses the 16 laws from Hill's earlier The Laws of Success, providing the reader with 13 clear, simple steps, or 'principles' to achieve your goals of wealth and success. Central to this program is the idea that desire, faith and persistence can propel you to great heights, if you can suppress negative thoughts and focus on your long-term goals.

Everyone knows that all’s fair in love and war. But these two will learn that sabotage is a dish best served naked.

A sexy, compulsively readable romantic comedy that dives headlong into the thrill and doubt of modern love, Dating You/Hating You by New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren is the story of what two high-powered agents will—and won’t—do to get everything they ever wanted.

Despite the odds against them from an embarrassing meet-awkward at a mutual friend’s Halloween party, Carter and Evie immediately hit it off. Even the realization that they’re both high-powered agents at competing firms in Hollywood isn’t enough to squash the fire.

But when their two agencies merge—causing the pair to vie for the same position—all bets are off. What could have been a beautiful, blossoming romance turns into an all-out war of sabotage. Carter and Evie are both thirtysomething professionals—so why can’t they act like it?

Can Carter stop trying to please everyone and see how their mutual boss is really playing the game? Can Evie put aside her competitive nature long enough to figure out what she really wants in life? Can their actor clients just be something close to human?

Whether these two Hollywood love/hatebirds get the storybook Hollywood ending, or just a dramedy of epic proportions, you get to enjoy Christina Lauren’s heartfelt, hilarious story of romance in the modern world.

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes. And dead. Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him. But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans. The problem is, even if she can get Skulduggery back, there might not be much left for him to return to. There’s a gang of villains bent on destroying the Sanctuary, there are some very powerful people who want Valkyrie dead, and as if all that wasn’t enough it looks very likely that a sorcerer named Darquesse is going to kill the world and everyone on it. Skulduggery is gone. All our hopes rest with Valkyrie. The world’s weight is on her shoulders, and its fate is in her hands. These are dark days indeed.

This book provides an accessible and effective revision tool for Grade 12 students. It may be used throughout the term as well as for exam preparation. It includes: A Quick Revision of all aspects of the CAPS curriculum. This section covers the essential theory and basic concepts and 7 Exam Papers with Suggested Answers. Clear guidelines for exam technique and layout are provided throughout. The tips, comments and ongoing advice offered by the teacher-author develop confidence in the learners as they work systematically through the book. The guidelines to calculations, summaries of useful terminology and abbreviations all contribute to a one-stop-book that thoroughly prepares the learner for tests and exams. This study guide will develop accounting skills and improve the performance of Accounting learners regardless of their ability.

Hierdie 2 in 1 studiegids bied aan Graad 12-leerders ’n unieke metode om matriekwiskunde te bemeester en daarin uit te blink. Leerders word deel gemaak van ’n sorgvuldig saamgestelde vraag-en-antwoord-‘leer’ van ontwikkeling en ondersteuning.  Hierdie boek bevat ’n uiters omvattende, metodies gerangskikte samestelling van eksamenvrae en – antwoorde, geskik vir beide die NASIONALE en die IEB-wiskunde-eksamens. Die sorgvuldig opgeboude vrae dek ook beide die Graad 11- en 12-inhoud wat in die eindeksamen ingesluit word. Daar is TWEE duidelik onderskeibare afdelings in die boek: Onderwerpgerigte Vrae & Oplossings – om ’n deeglike begrip van teorie, tegnieke & konsepte in elke onderwerp te ontwikkel. 14 Eksamenvraestelle en Memo’s wat uit vorige vraestelle saamgestel is. In die eerste afdeling van die studiegids is vrae in aparte ONDERWERPE gerangskik, wat leerders in staat stel om een onderwerp op ‘n slag te bemeester. Die vrae is gegradeer en gegroepeer om leerders in begrip, selfvertroue en kundigheid te help groei. Dit dek nie net die Graad 12-inhoud nie, maar ook alle vorige (Graad 10 & 11) konsepte wat noodsaaklik is vir begrip en sukses. In die tweede afdeling is die 7 eksamenvraestelle volgens die Nasionale Eksamenriglyne saamgestel en kognitiewe vlakke en gewigstoekenning per onderwerp is in ag geneem. Vrae is met omsigtigheid uit die 7 eksamenvraestelle gekies sodat dit alle aspekte en tegnieke van alle onderwerpe volledig dek. Nuttige notas, opsommings en teksraampies met raad word regdeur die publikasie gegee. Hierdie topverkoper bied regdeur die jaar uitstekende voorbereiding vir KABV- en IEB-matrikulante en het al baie leerders gehelp om bo hul verwagtinge in hierdie belangrike vak, sukses te behaal.

Jesus en die kindertjies Bybel-legkaart is ʼn 1000-stuk kartonlegkaart, ideaal vir meisies en seuns ouderdom 12 jaar en ouer. Dit illustreer die verhaal waar Jesus die kindertjies seën, soos vervat in Markus 10:13-16, saam met die Bybelvers “Wees altyd vol blydskap. Moenie ophou bid nie. Wees in alle omstandighede dankbaar” uit 1 Tessalonisense 5:16-18. Die legkaartstukkies en hoë kwaliteit van hierdie Bybel-legkaarte sal jou kind se fynmotoriese vaardighede en waarnemingsvermoë ontwikkel. Kinders word ook nader aan die Bybeltoneel gebring en kan nadink oor die Bybelvers terwyl hulle hierdie pragtige illustrasie voltooi.

The ninth book in the original, jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series. Valkyrie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain't big enough for the three of them. The end will come... The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder. And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals... and Valkyrie's own murderous reflection. The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive...

Join Huckle and Lowly, as they start term in the funniest school ever! Colourful, fun and very, very busy, this is a new paperback picture book edition of the much-loved classic Scarry adventure. This wonderful title from Richard Scarry helps to reassure children who are starting school and assists them in their ongoing learning - in the most interesting and enjoyable way possible. From A - Z and 1 - 10, through the seasons of the year and the colours of the rainbow, Miss Honey's schoolhouse is a very busy place indeed. Join Huckle and Lowly as they learn to tell the time, read stories about dragons and cause a little bit of chaos, in the best schoolhouse ever!

Jesus Gives Thanks for Little Children Bible Puzzle is a 1000-piece cardboard puzzle ideal for girls and boys aged 11 and older. It depicts the scene where Jesus blesses the children in Mark 10:13-16, with the scripture “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances” from 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. The perfectly fitting pieces and high quality of this Bible puzzle will help your child develop their fine motor skills and observation abilities. Kids are also brought close to the biblical scene, along with a Bible verse to
reflect on, while having fun completing this beautiful image.