Engela Linde-Van Rooyen, ervare redakteur, letterkundige, verhaalredakteur en veral befaamde skrywer. Haar liefdesverhale, jeugverhale en kontreikuns het haar 'n huishoudelike naam gemaak lank voor haar meesterwerk - en toevallig haar honderdste boek - Vuur op die horison verskyn het (laasgenoemde was op die kortlys vir die M-Net-prys).

Geagte skrywer is 'n keur uit die briewe wat sy as verhaalredakteur aan skrywers geskryf het wat verhale aan haar gestuur het.

The purpose of this handbook - Know your Rights, Claim your Rights - is to provide a straightforward overview of the Constitution of South Africa; to set out the basic constitutional rights and responsibilities of all South African citizens and to assist in drawing the attention of civil society to the remedies available when their rights have not been respected and upheld.

International Law: A South African Perspective is now titled Dugard’s International Law: A South African Perspective, in recognition of the fact that this work is a continuation of the earlier editions written by John Dugard.

The substance of the work has undergone major changes to take account of new developments both on the international legal scene and in South Africa. Dugard’s International Law: A South African Perspective presents a South African perspective of international law. The basic principles of international law are described and examined with reference to the principal sources of international law. This examination, however, takes place within the context of South African law. South African state practice, judicial decisions and legislation on international law receive equal treatment with international law as it is practised and taught abroad.

Since 1994 there has been a surge in private land ownership by low-income citizens in South Africa. Approximately a third of residential properties registered by the Deeds Office are previously State-subsidised houses. More than 12 500 000 people live in these homes, constituting a large base of individuals requiring legal services. Many of these new property owners live at the interface between the formal and informal economy. Standard property, succession and family law approaches are often ill-equipped to suitably address the many and distinctive (power) imbalances typical of this sector.

New legal strategies affordable to both lawyer and client need to be developed. This book discusses methods for developing pro-poor contracts and land tools for low-income clients. Prenuptial and cohabitation agreements, housing rights and land ownership are explored, since they are areas core to the sustainability of the private law.

Accounting literature refers to the procedural and conceptual approaches in the teaching of an introductory accounting course.

Food Sustainability and the Media: Linking Awareness, Knowledge and Action is the first book to explore the roles that the media plays in raising awareness, spurring action, and increasing understanding about food security and global sustainability issues. The book addresses the means of leveraging traditional and new media to advance food and sustainability discourse by linking awareness, knowledge, and action. The book links sustainability and food security in media communication to address different topics, including the way climate change is framed by the media, key factors of success and failure in NGOs, public and corporate communication, and climate change denial.

Embark on a comprehensive journey into forensic document examination with this specialised guide, tailored for aspiring forensic document examiners, investigators, legal professionals, and the judiciary. Covering a spectrum of topics, from document definition to the future of forensic document examination, Forensic Document Examination Techniques Supporting Investigations and Judicial Procedures highlights the vital role of examiners in discerning document authenticity and contributing to criminal case and civil case resolutions.

The book explores the diverse responsibilities of forensic document examiners, from consulting with law enforcement and legal practitioners to serving as expert witnesses. Forensic Document Examination Techniques Supporting Investigations and Judicial Procedures emphasises effective communication skills, providing insights into key considerations, including cases, expert evidence weight, and logical reasoning in examination reports.

Focused on the integrity of document evidence, the book discusses proper collection and preservation methods, illumination techniques, and authentication questions arising from document disputes. The concluding section delves into a range of examinations, covering paper and ink analysis, alterations, electronic signatures, and the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

The authors envision the future forensic document examiner as a multi-skilled professional navigating digital technology, biometrics, and statistics. With a positive outlook on the evolving landscape.

Although the South African Police Service (SAPS) is tasked with preventing crime and enforcing the law in South Africa, various other agencies also render assistance with crime prevention and law enforcement functions, notably traffic officers, metro police members and municipal law enforcement officers. These non-SAPS law enforcers operate primarily at the local and provincial government levels, and their services have become indispensable in the effort to fight crime. Legislation declares certain non-SAPS law enforcers to be peace officers and bestows on them various specific powers and duties that are akin to policing functions, such as the authority to regulate road traffic, the duty to prevent crime, the power to arrest, and the power to enforce municipal by-laws.

Applied Law for Law Enforcement: Traffic, Municipal Police and Law Enforcement Officers is based on the successful publication Applied Law for Police Officials. The book’s specific purpose is to equip traffic officers, metro police members and municipal law enforcement officers with the relevant legal knowledge to perform their unique duties and functions with efficiency and confidence. Applied Law for Law Enforcement Officials will enable non-SAPS law enforcers to make a positive impact on society and will enhance their contribution to the safety and security of the people of South Africa.

The book will be of value to traffic policing agencies, municipal and metropolitan policing agencies, municipal officials tasked with law enforcement, metro police and traffic training institutions, academic institutions and judicial officials.

Key Features
This book is based on the successful publication Applied Law for Police Officials. The book’s specific purpose is to equip traffic officers, metro police members and municipal law enforcement officers with the relevant legal knowledge to perform their unique duties and functions with efficiency and confidence.

The South African Law of Unjustified Enrichment sets out the principles governing the general requirements of enrichment liability as well as the traditional specific enrichment actions. These actions cover a broad range of situations where someone enriched another by conferring a benefit for a purpose that failed, or by improving another’s property or paying another’s debts without authorisation, or where someone was enriched by infringing another’s rights. Since the first edition of this work there has been greater judicial recognition of the general principles of enrichment liability and a decreasing interest in the identification of specific enrichment actions. These developments have increased the risk of the general requirements for enrichment liability being treated as free-floating concepts that may be resorted to whenever it is felt that duties of restitution must be imposed. The second edition seeks to address this challenge, and also engages with developments in the law relating to the unwinding of contracts, undoing the consequences of fraud and theft, and locating enrichment liability in its broader constitutional and statutory context. Over 400 new judgments, as well as major developments in foreign law are considered.

Fintech Law and Regulation: An African Perspective has come about in the context of the increasing call to adapt financial regulation to cater for fintech. The book aims to provide an African perspective on the regulatory and policy issues that fintech has given rise to. The book begins by examining the different aspects of fintech, followed by the development of fintech and its penetration in Africa. Later chapters consider pertinent regulatory and policy issues that have arisen with fintech. In the final chapter, the book highlights the many lessons which can be drawn from the various chapters and makes recommendations to overcome legal and regulatory gaps.

The global financial crisis of 2008 represented a tipping point in the interaction between financial services and technology – the period from then till now has been called the ‘age of fintech boom’. On a continent where fintech is not only ‘disrupting’, but possibly ‘erupting’ rapidly, one of the biggest challenges is the lack of policy and regulatory measures and sometimes the lack of legislation and other legal instruments to provide a sound legal and regulatory framework for fintech. The book suggests that additional research is needed on the practicalities of the drafting of policies, legislation and other regulatory instruments. Regional and continental regulatory coordination and cooperation must be strengthened if our continent is to realise the full potential and benefits of fintech.

What makes this book unique is that it is the first book to explore fintech law and regulation from an African perspective, instead of drawing lessons from Europe, the UK, USA, Canada, and so on. It is written by Africans trying to find regulatory and legal solutions, for Africa. This book will be a useful resource for fintech legal and regulatory scholars, postgraduate students, compliance officers, and regulators, to name a few.

The authors hope it will stir academic and policy discourse on the various issues surrounding fintech.

A successful and competent administrative manager is integral to any profitable and efficient organisation or working environment. A successful and competent administrative manager is integral to any profitable and efficient organisation or working environment.

Administrative Management has been written specifically for people working in the field of administrative and information management, as well as those studying Administrative Management at higher education institutions. The content is specific to the South African market, and it is the only local textbook on this topic. This fifth edition of Administrative Management contains updated information and includes the latest trends in the different topics.

How may an employer effect a dismissal that does not fall foul of the law? What is an unfair labour practice? How and when does an employer discipline an employee? How do you formulate charges? How do you prepare for an arbitration?

The answers to these and other questions can be found in this book, which aims to alert both employers and employees of their respective rights and how these rights can be enforced and protected.

This book is not an arid reflection on labour law. It is an attempt to initiate a sound understanding of the basic principles of labour law and to instil a practical approach to work-related issues. Any person, whether an employer or employee, who needs to understand labour issues without being burdened by esoteric legal principles will find this book helpful.

Investigation: A Comprehensive Guide to the Basic Principles, Procedures and Forensic Processes equips prospective investigators with the principles that they must know and apply to successfully carry out their duties.

The aim of this book is not to train prospective investigators in investigating crime, but to make them aware of the principles of criminal investigation that will enable them to bring an investigation to a successful conclusion.

For any investigating officer to be successful in pursuing the objectives of criminal investigation, he or she must take cognisance of the five questions rule:

• What evidence and information do I have?
• What evidence and information do I need?
• Where am I going to find the evidence and information?
• How am I going to obtain the evidence and information?
• What am I going to do with it?

Forensic Investigation: Legislative principles and investigative practice is an essential resource for professionals and students in the field of forensic investigation. Written by a team of seasoned experts, this book explores forensic investigation as a comprehensive discipline that combines natural, social and human sciences with crucial management skills.

The book distinguishes forensic investigation as practised by detectives and investigating officers from laboratory-based forensic analysis or auditing. It examines the complexities of investigating crimes and incidents, emphasising that successful investigations require more than technical expertise; they demand continuous learning, strategic planning and the integration of diverse scientific c and social approaches.

With a particular focus on the South African context, Forensic Investigation: Legislative principles and investigative practice provides a detailed analysis of investigative processes, offering valuable insights into criminal, misconduct and non-compliance investigations. The book explores the roles of corporate and private investigators, the importance of crime intelligence, and the evolving challenges in digital forensics.

Property in Housing unpacks the right of access to adequate housing (section 26 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996) from a property perspective. The purpose of the volume is to reassess how and to what extent property plays a role in the protection, promotion and fulfilment of this right.

The characteristics of access to ‘adequate’ housing – as articulated by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its General Comment 4 – serve as an organising framework for the volume. It is within this framework that we explore how property law can be used and aligned to implement the right of access to adequate housing as a vehicle for large-scale transformative aims.

Themes that are used to explore the vigorous relationship between property and housing include the centrality of the home in housing versus proprietary conflicts; the extent to which property narrates the conception of adequate housing, absent dedicated legislative reform; and the instrumentality of property as a vehicle for transforming the housing sphere.

The property paradox in the context of the housing clause is threefold: the property institution must be curtailed to make way for housing interests; it must be utilised (with legislative measures and sometimes without) to do some of the section 26(1) heavy lifting – for instance, to provide secure tenure or ensure access to services; and it must foster a culture of regulation by way of the constitutional property clause (section 25), to provide the required access to the spaces that we envision adequate, at the costs that we consider reasonable.

The monograph first introduces the authors’ approach, methodologically and theoretically, with reference to the history of property in housing in South Africa, the limited juridical development of our understanding of ‘adequate’ housing in the constitutional dispensation, the way in which housing relates to other constitutional rights, and the characteristics of having adequate housing. The remainder explores each of the internationally recognised characteristics by drawing on property law – security of tenure, services, accessibility, habitability, affordability, location and cultural adequacy – as components of the organising framework to interpret the progressive realisation of the South African housing mandate and respecting its anti-eviction measures. The development of the normative and substantive content of the right of access to adequate housing lies in the space left incomplete by property law. As such, this monograph is a call to action for this development to be achieved in order to foster a democratic South Africa for all who live in it.

Property in Housing will be a valuable resource for subject specialists, researchers, advanced students, practitioners and the judiciary alike.

Collective Labour Law is the most thorough and comprehensive book available on the law governing the relationship between organised labour and employers in South Africa.

The book covers topics such as the recognition of trade unions as bargaining agents, how organisational rights are acquired and lost, the collective bargaining process, strikes and lock-outs.

Copious examples from case law give the reader insight not only into the law but also into the events that led to conflicts which ended up in the courts. The book is written in the clear and readable style for which the author has become acclaimed.

Collective Labour Law is part of a quartet of books by John Grogan that covers the entire field of labour law as it has developed in South Africa to date. The book is also available in digital format, which offers subscribers ongoing quarterly updates.

This sixth edition of the established work Principles of Criminal Law, now Burchell’s Principles of Criminal Law, includes a number of compelling new features.

Written by three specialist authors – Emeritus Professor Jonathan Burchell, Professor P J Schwikkard and Dr Tshepo Bogosi Mosaka – it contains substantially improved chapters on corruption, substance abuse and organized crime, as well as fuller debate on consent to die with dignity.

It places greater emphasis on customary law and submissions on mistaken belief in consent in rape cases. There are also new chapters on witchcraft and hate crimes (incorporating hate speech).

The use of unmanned aircrafts, commonly known as drones, is developing at a fast pace worldwide. Drones are extremely versatile and capable of performing a wide variety of applications. However, applicable regulations are still lagging behind in technological progress and volume growth. The authors provide an in-depth study on prevailing drone law and policy in order to achieve a seamless integration of drone technology into the legal order of civil aviation. The drone market largely depends on the successful implementation of such a comprehensive international regulatory framework that will allow for safe, secure and environmentally friendly operations, while technologies must be mature enough to ensure full integration of drones into non-segregated airspace in the foreseeable future. Monitoring, evaluating and analysing drone operations is a continuous and systematic process, generating knowledge and best practices, also for streamlining such an all-encompassing regulatory framework.

New Methods, Reflections and Application Domains in Transport Appraisal, Volume 7 in the Advances in Transport Policy and Planning series, assesses both successful and unsuccessful practices and policies from around the world. Chapters in this new release include Evaluating transport equity, Participatory Value Evaluation, Sustainability assessment of transport policies, plans and projects, Deliberative appraisal methods, Appraisal methods of public transport projects, Appraisal of cycling and pedestrian projects, Appraisal of Freight Project, Project appraisal methods: tools for optimizing or for informed political debate?, and Research agenda for appraisal methods.

In an increasingly globalised world, despite reductions in costs and time, transportation has become even more important as a facilitator of economic and human interaction; this is reflected in technical advances in transportation systems, increasing interest in how transportation interacts with society and the need to provide novel approaches to understanding its impacts. This has become particularly acute with the impact that Covid-19 has had on transportation across the world, at local, national and international levels. Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasising the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives. Each section is edited by a subject expert who has commissioned articles from a range of authors representing different disciplines, different parts of the world and different social perspectives. The nine sections are structured around the following themes: Transport Modes; Freight Transport and Logistics; Transport Safety and Security; Transport Economics; Traffic Management; Transport Modelling and Data Management; Transport Policy and Planning; Transport Psychology; Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation. Some articles provide a technical introduction to a topic whilst others provide a bridge between topics or a more future-oriented view of new research areas or challenges. The end result is a reference work that offers researchers and practitioners new approaches, new ways of thinking and novel solutions to problems. All-encompassing and expertly authored, this outstanding reference work will be essential reading for all students and researchers interested in transportation and its global impact in what is a very uncertain world.

In recent decades, the issue of gender-based violence has become heavily politicized in India. Yet, Indian law enforcement personnel continue to be biased against women and overburdened. In Capable Women, Incapable States, Poulami Roychowdhury asks how women claim rights within these conditions. Through long term ethnography, she provides an in-depth lens on rights negotiations in the world's largest democracy, detailing their social and political effects. Roychowdhury finds that women interact with the law not by following legal procedure or abiding by the rules, but by deploying collective threats and doing the work of the state themselves. And they behave this way because law enforcement personnel do not protect women from harm but do allow women to take the law into their own hands.These negotiations do not enhance legal enforcement. Instead, they create a space where capable women can extract concessions outside the law, all while shouldering a new burden of labor and risk. A unique theory of gender inequality and governance, Capable Women, Incapable States forces us to rethink the effects of rights activism across large parts of the world where political mobilization confronts negligent criminal justice systems.

Studente sal hierdie boek van groot waarde vind by hulle studie van die Strafprosesreg. Dit maak lesers vertroud met die fundamentele beginsels en waardes onderliggend aan hierdie gebied van die reg en lei hulle stelselmatig deur die proses wat op strafsake van toepassing is.

Professor J P Swanepoel (voormalige staatsadvokaat met beduidende praktiese ondervinding in die strafhowe) en Professor J J Joubert is beide afgetrede lede van die Departement Straf- en Prosesreg van die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika. Professor S S Terblanche (voorheen ’n landdros) is ’n lid van die Departement Straf- en Prosesreg van die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika en het al ruim bygedra tot die literatuur met betrekking tot vonnisoplegging. Professor S E van der Merwe was professor in Publiekreg aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch en is steeds ’n produktiewe skrywer oor hierdie vakgebied. Professor G P Kemp is ’n lid van die Departement Publiekreg van die Universiteit Stellenbosch en sy publikasies oor die strafregspleging verwys gereeld na sy spesialiseringsgebied, die internasionale strafreg. Professor D Ally is Hoof van die Departement Regte van die Tshwane University of Technology en het ’n aantal artikels geskryf met die strafproses as onderwerp, en met besondere verwysing na die impak van die Grondwet op die strafproses. Dr M T Mokoena is Hoof van die Departement Straf- en Prosesreg van die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika en lewer publikasies oor die strafprosesreg, insonderheid borgtog.

Women and Cyber Rights in Africa explores the challenges faced by African women in cyberspace, highlighting the exacerbation of gender inequalities by emerging technologies.

Authored by African female researchers, it employs multidisciplinary approaches and Afro-feminist theories to discuss biases, stereotypes, and the impact of patriarchal structures.

The book addresses limited digital literacy, gendered cyber-criminality, and inadequate gender-sensitive policies. It aims to spur effective policy development and further research on African women's cyber rights.

This volume, which is part of the Comparative Public Law Treaties directed by prof. Giuseppe Franco Ferrari, offers the result of a reflection on the characteristics of the constitutional laws of East Asia. In the course of the work, in addition to a deepening of understanding of the legal models considered, investigations were carried out for internal comparison between the Eastern Asian legal systems, as well as for comparison with public legal systems belonging to other, mainly Western, legal traditions. The sectors of the jurisdictions that have been examined concern (a) the constitutional system, with a separate analysis of the legislative, executive and judicial bodies including constitutional justice (in the national experiences that contemplate it), (b) the forms of political-administrative decentralization, and (c) the catalogue of fundamental rights. In accordance with the prevalent trends in international literature on comparative legal methodology (as far as we are concerned, in the area of constitutional law), both diachronic and synchronic profiles of the national legal systems have been examined.