African Customary Law in South Africa: Post-Apartheid and Living Law Perspectives provides a clear introduction to indigenous law in South Africa. The text provides a structure for understanding the nature and overarching system of customary law, illustrating its distinctness in relation to other areas of law, and exploring the dynamic precepts and values of living customary law. The text suggests an approach which supports harmonisation of customary law precepts and values with the common law and Western constitutional jurisprudence, and offers an authentic, culturally sensitive framework within which contentious issues might be resolved. The text is pedagogically designed to assist learning and the development of academic skills, encouraging readers to develop an approach of independent enquiry and analysis. This text is suited as core course material for students who are studying African Customary Law, Indigenous Law, or Legal Diversity as a module of the LLB degree. It also serves as a useful first reference for scholars who are interested in this field of law, legal practitioners, magistrates and judges. The following teaching resources complement the text, and are available to lecturers, to support teaching and learning: PowerPoint slide presentation Application questions

Enables the reader to correctly prepare a full set of financial statements for a sole proprietor according to Generally accepted accounting practices. Focuses on the preparation and presentation of the financial statements of partnerships and close corporations in accordance with Generally accepted accounting practice and also deals with the conversion aspects of these entities includes important issues regarding partnerships and close corporations, for example changes in ownership and dissolution.

A midwife is responsible for recording the progress of labour on a partograph or partogram. The partograph helps caregivers detect whether labour is progressing normally or not, indicates when augmentation of labour is appropriate and assists in recognising potential problems before they occur. Each title covers one important topic, and has been written by a specialist in that field. The series follows a consistent format and covers issues such as key ethical and legal considerations, relevant legislation, case studies, and practical applications. These concise, accessible texts will be suitable for accreditation when continuing professional development becomes a requirement

Sedert die vorige uitgawe in 2000 verskyn het, het heelwat baanbrekende nuwe uitsprake in sowel die gerapporteerde as ongerapporteerde hofverslae hier en elders verskyn waarby estoppel te berde gekom het. Dit moet noodwendig by die huidige uitgawe oorweeg en bespreek word om die klaarblyklike regs­ontwikkeling te identifiseer.

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the workplace is not only a strategic priority in terms of moral or social responsibility, it is also an obligation regulated and governed by law. A well-designed manufacturing process (the operations system) must be both productive and safe, without potential physical, emotional and mental health risks. OSH management has become a very complex multi-functional science within operations management and total quality management (TQM). It focuses on a non-legalistic approach whereby the organisational culture fosters spontaneous OSH and a high quality of work life. This is done by using a TQM approach, based on a functional TQM model.

Changes brought about by new and revised standards have once again been incorporated in this latest edition. It also incorporates two existing standards - IFRS 2 and IFRS 3 - that were not specifically addressed in the previous edition. The accounting principles are illustrated through questions which gradually increase in their degree of difficulty. This approach facilitates the students' understanding of these principles and allows them to get to grips with financial statements in a practical manner. Students will benefit from the countless opportunities to practise as self-study is encouraged.

Principles of management accounting: the question book accompanies the Oxford University Press Southern Africa textbook Principles of Management Accounting: A South African Perspective, offering additional questions on each of the topics covered in the textbook. The Question Book is suitable for second- and third-year students of Management Accounting at universities and universities of technology. It comprises original questions that have been tried and tested as well as selected level-appropriate questions from the relevant Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) papers. Together, Principles of Management Accounting: A South African Perspective and Principles of Management Accounting: The Question Book form an ideal learning package that provides students with essential practice in answering typical questions they will encounter in examinations.

An attempt is made in this book to address the need for sound ETD practices and to provide practical guidelines in order to assist ETD learners and practitioners in adapting to the new education and training paradigm, which integrates the needs of the learner and ETD practitioner with organisational needs. This book is also available in eBook format. Purchase this eBook from Van Schaik or from Kalahari here.

This book introduces students to the general principles of contract law with specific application to South Africa. It integrates the common law, statutory law and constitutional perspectives. The text supports learning and the development of independent academic skills through various learning features. This edition includes a full new chapter addressing the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008.

The law affects us all, and even your most basic day-to-day choices and actions have legal implications. Yet few people have much knowledge of the law or understand complicated legal terminology – and lawyers’ fees are beyond many people’s reach.

This book will provide you with the necessary information on a wide range of legal issues that may impact on your daily life – at work, in the home, on the road, in the marketplace, and in the courtroom.

Written by experts specifically for the layperson, the book’s everyday language is free of obscure legal jargon. It is easily understandable, informative and essential for each and every household in South Africa.

What’s new in the third edition?

This new edition includes new or expanded information on parental rights and responsibilities; custody issues and adoption; running a business; companies and close corporations; debt review; traffic offences and accidents; the Consumer Protection Act and the National Credit Act.

The casebook on the South African law of persons provides clear and concise analysis of the facts and principles enunciated by the courts on the law of persons. It contains commentary and extracts from cases referred to in The South African law of persons. This book is also available in eBook format. Purchase this eBook from Van Schaik here or from Kalahari here.