Hot Water is an intimate and daring look into the life of a young African woman from the Cape Flats with a chronic illness. The book investigates how endometriosis affects the way young woman function and navigate the world, and how this becomes especially complicated for those who are underprivileged and reliant on the public sector’s healthcare system.

In Hot Water Nadine Dirks reveals the unique issues of racism, sexism, classism, fatphobia and slut-shaming that African women experience within the context of healthcare facilities, and how especially jarring it is when the stigma comes from medical staff who one expects to have the patient’s care as their primary concern. All of this has enraged Dirks and catapulted her into becoming a sexual reproductive health and rights advocate.

Hot Water tells the story of how people with chronic illness are treated daily, at school, university and socially for being differently abled; how people are regarded as lazy, aggressive, disappointing, lacking, among multiple other things for being unwell in comparison to their healthy counterparts.

One cannot look at seeking adequate healthcare as a young, black, underprivileged woman on the Cape Flats without experiencing racism in the most blatant of ways. Even with guidelines in place, the book shows that it is next to impossible to invoke those rights even if you are aware of them for fear of being victimised and excluded from the system.

Met meer as 7 000 verhoogoptredes op sy kapstok is Pieter-Dirk Uys volksbesit. In Weerklink van ’n wanklank, sy skreeusnaakse, roerende memoires, tree die mens agter die ikoon te voorskyn.

Ons leer ken sy moeilike, musikaal-gedrewe pa, sy briljante, geheimsinnige ma, sy suster, die pianis-wonderkind, en Sannie Abader, “Pietertjie” se Kaapse Vlakte-ma.

Dan is daar sy Paarlse ouma wat hom neem om by die Verwoerds te gaan kuier, sy ander Oma en haar onverbeterlike strudel, sy vriendskap met Sophia Loren, die geboorte van Evita Bezuidenhout, en die vreugdes en hartseer van ’n merkwaardige lewe.

Focus on Operational Management: A generic approach provides a general overview of management principles and the general management activities encountered by the operational and first-time manager in the workplace today. These principles are important for the sustainability of an organisation.

The following topics are discussed:

• The new workplace environment
• The changing role of the operational and first-time manager
• Operational planning, operational decision-making and problem-solving, organising operational resources, operational control, and leadership
• Employment relations in the workplace
• Organisational culture, diversity management, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, organisational politics and change management in the workplace

Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt returns in an explosive new instalment of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler.

France, May 1940. As the German army blitzes Europe, a curator must take a mysterious cargo out of the country. When his intended ship sinks, his cargo's uncertain fate rests on a decrepit steamer, sailing under German fire.

Decades later, a diving expedition leads Dirk Pitt to a shipwreck's cache of uncut diamonds. No sooner than discovered, the diamonds are stolen - all while vital water treatment facilities around the globe are being targeted, placing humanity in grave peril.

Only Dirk Pitt can locate the treasure that will preserve the soul of a nation... and save the world from catastrophe.

Weer neurie die kind lispelend en vervelig herhaalde kere sy liedjie sodat Koestertjie, lamgeslaan soos sy daar staan, tot haar verbasing sien dat die slang sy bolyf laat sak totdat hy plat op die grond in al sy kronkelinge voor die kind le. ’n Vuil handjie word uitgestrek en net as dit aan die skubberige rug wil vat, pluk die reptiel homself weer orent en word die bak dreigend platgemaak. Dit is tog te mooi. Die laggie dawer deur die lug en dan word daar maar weer gesing. Weer bedaar die slang.” Wadda van die woestyn verskyn oorspronklik in 1950. In die roman word ’n wit driejarige seuntjie deur Boesmans, Boogspan en sy vrou, Koestertjie, aangeneem nadat die skip waarop hy, sy tweelingboetie en hulle ouers reis byna op die rotse loop. Wadda (’n verdraaiing van sy doopnaam “Waldo”) toon ’n besondere aanvoeling vir en beheer oor die plante- en dierelewe van die Namib-woestyn. Wanneer hy ouer word, word hy ’n leier en legende onder die inheemse bevolking. Die verhaal neem ’n onverwagse wending wanneer Wadda ’n soekgeselskap, op soek na legendariese skatte, teekom en uitvind waar hy werklik vandaan kom.

In 1959 Tibet, an important Buddhist artefact was seemingly lost in the Communist takeover. But when Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten crash site, new clues emerge.

But Pitt has larger worries: he must recover a failed hypersonic missile before it's found by a Chinese adversary, who has hijacked a ship capable of stirring the ocean into a veritable Devil's Sea.

From the depths of the Pacific to the heights of the Himalayas, only Dirk Pitt and his children, Summer and Dirk Jr., can unravel the mysteries that will preserve a religion, save a nation... and save the world from war.

Dirk Mudge publiseer op 87-jarige ouderdom sy langverwagte outobiografie. Hierdie besonderse man was vir 33 jaar voltyds betrokke by die politiek van Suidwes-Afrika en later Namibie. Hy betree die politiek in 1960 toe hy lid word van die wetgewende vergadering onder die Nasionale Party van Suidwes-Afrika. Mudge beskryf hoe hy aanvanklik die beginsels van die Nasionale Party onderskryf het, maar mettertyd tot ander insigte gekom het. Dit het onvermydelik tot sy uittrede uit die Nasionale Party gelei en tot die stigting van sy eie party: die Republikeinse Party. Hy het 'n persoonlike aandeel gehad in die skryf van die nuwe Grondwet vir die Republiek van Namibie en probeer in hierdie boek antwoorde verskaf op vrae soos waarom dit Namibie so lank geneem het om onafhanklikheid te bereik en wat die rol van Suid-Afrika en die internsionale gemeenskap daarin gespeel het.

Vir 'n meedoenlose smokkelbende is die bome langs die Limpoporivier die ideale plek vir hul skelmstreke en hulle verwag nie dat vyf dapper seuns van Kranskopc en ’n man wat gebrei is deur die Kalahariwoestyn, met hulle paaie sal kruis nie. 'n Vakansie langs die Limpopo hou ongetwyfeld avonture vir die Uile-bende in – veral omdat hul goeie vriend Wadda, die woestynmens, saamgaan. Maar die afgelee boswereld is nie net vir die vriende aanloklik nie. Wanneer honger krokodille boonop tot die gevaar gevoeg word, moet Philip en sy vriende vinnig dink en optree.

Die Uile vlieg weer is ’n paar jaar na die oorspronklike Uile-reeks geskryf. Dit handel oor die geliefde Uile se kinders wat nou in die voetspore van hul ouers volg. Philip Senekal begin sy hoerskoolloopbaan op Kranskop. Dit is sy pa se ou skool en hy weet al soveel van die koshuis en die omgewing dat hy uitsien na die avonture wat op hom wag. Maar eers moet hy ook ’n Uile-bende stig. Was sy pa dan nie die Groot Uil van die beroemde Uile-bende nie? En hy is uitgeknip sy pa se seun. Groot is sy verbasing toe hy sy kamermaat ontmoet – ene Jorsie Neethling, seun van ’n ou vriend van sy pa. Een na die ander kom die seuns van die Uile op Kranskop aan. Uiteindelik is die bende weer voltallig!

Vir die vyf dapper vriende wat hulleself die Uile noem, is dit opwindend om na die skatte van 'n geheimsinnige, verlore stad in die Kalahari te gaan soek. Opwindend, ja, maar ook lewensgevaarlik. Want in die Kalahariwoestyn is die enigste bedreigings nie net die roofdiere en sandstorms nie, maar ook vyande wat self 'n oog op die buit het. Sal die Uile hierdie gevaarlike manne kan uitoorlê? En is daar werklik 'n verlore stad en skatte diep in die woestyn?

Watter seun wat sy bendenaam waardig is, sal net staan en toekyk wanneer honderde duisende rande se diamante na 'n boot gesmokkel word? Toe Jorsie se ouers sy vier vriende saam see toe nooi, het hulle geweet dit sal nie 'n rustige vakansie wees nie. Maar die gevaar en opwinding wat sou volg, kon hulle nooit voorsien nie. Dit beteken natuurlik nie dat Jorsie, Philip, Vaatjie, Berrie en Hennie – wat hulleself die Uile noem – na moeilikheid soek nie, maar...

Talk about globalization is all around us. It is far rarer that suitable definitions of what globalization is, and accounts of the many ways in which global connections and interdependencies affect and shape us, are provided. This is precisely what this Research Handbook offers: sociological conceptualizations of what globalization entails; interdisciplinary approaches to its many dimensions; critical analyses of today’s complex interplays of the global, the local and the political; up-to-date empirical accounts of the effects of globalization on life courses in contemporary societies and cutting-edge discussions of the historical, methodological and ethical questions our global interconnections present for the social sciences. This Research Handbook takes stock of the state of the art in sociological research on globalization and the contributors outline future trajectories for this, one of the most pressing and challenging sociological themes of our time.

Drawing on their extensive teaching experience in the classroom and online, Mateer and Coppock continuously innovate to address the changing teaching and learning challenges faced by instructors and students. The Fourth Edition introduces new scaffolded learning pedagogy with a Norton Illumine Ebook as well as revised InQuizitive and Smartwork activities that provide personalized support and build problem-solving skills. New relevant and relatable examples ensure that students understand how their lives are influenced by economics, and rich Norton Teaching Tools resources help instructors connect with students before, during, and after class.

Drawing on their extensive teaching experience in the classroom and online, Mateer and Coppock continuously innovate to address the changing teaching and learning challenges faced by instructors and students. The Fourth Edition introduces new scaffolded learning pedagogy with a Norton Illumine Ebook as well as revised InQuizitive and Smartwork activities that provide personalized support and build problem-solving skills. New relevant and relatable examples ensure that students understand how their lives are influenced by economics, and rich Norton Teaching Tools resources help instructors connect with students before, during, and after class.

Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt returns in an explosive new instalment of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. Fearless adventurer Dirk Pitt returns in an explosive new instalment of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series created by the "grand master of adventure" Clive Cussler. Praise for Clive Cussler-- The Adventure King - Sunday Express Cussler is hard to beat - Daily Mail Just about the best in the business - New York Post

Drawing on their extensive teaching experience in the classroom and online, Mateer and Coppock continuously innovate to address the changing teaching and learning challenges faced by instructors and students. The Fourth Edition introduces new scaffolded learning pedagogy with a Norton Illumine Ebook as well as revised InQuizitive and Smartwork activities that provide personalized support and build problem-solving skills. New relevant and relatable examples ensure that students understand how their lives are influenced by economics, and rich Norton Teaching Tools resources help instructors connect with students before, during, and after class.

Op ’n geheimsinnige brief wat Philip Senekal vir Hennie Pretorius in die Wiskundeklas stuur, staan in groot drukletters: “UITERS GEHEIM – WYS VIR NIEMAND NIE”. Die brief is onderteken deur Die Groot Uil en Hennie moet hom tweede pouse by die bome agter die skietbaan ontmoet. Wat kan dit beteken?

Dit is nie net Hennie wat so ’n vreemde boodskap van Die Groot Uil kry nie. Ook drie ander graad 9’s Berrie du Toit, Vaatjie Botha en Jorsie Neethling kry opdragte om op ’n sekere tyd op ’n sekere plek te wees.

Gou is dit duidelik dat Die Groot Uil, oftewel Philip, sy vier Kranskopse vriende – wat voortaan as Die Uile bekend sal staan – bymekaargeroep het vir die begin van ’n hele reeks onvergeetlike avonture. Diewe word gevang en boelies moet les opsê … Maar sal alles vir hierdie vyf Uile ewe glad verloop? Wat gebeur as hulle onder verdenking kom en as Philip se suster skielik spoorloos verdwyn?

Op Kranskop is daar nie 'n tekort aan koshuisstreke, avontuur of raaisels wat opgelos moet word nie. Wanneer ’n groot sirkustier boonop uit sy hok ontsnap, is dit die begin van selfs meer aksie. Philip en die Uile word nie toegelaat om aan die gewapende soektog deel te neem nie, en besluit om dan maar na geitjies in die biologieklas te gaan soek. Maar sal hulle dalk in die proses op iets afkom wat veel groter en gevaarliker as 'n geitjie is?

This timely and perceptive book addresses the issues surrounding the adequacy of old age income for future pensioners worldwide. It highlights how today's young people are confronted with the simultaneous challenges of increasing employment uncertainty and declining pension generosity - topics which are highly relevant in contemporary welfare states. This pivotal study of the relationship between the current labour market and future pensions explores the ways in which public policies relating to education, employment, and welfare work to sustain a decent living standard during retirement. Using a diverse range of comparative studies across a multitude of countries and nation-specific case studies, chapters consider the influence of institutions and social, cultural, and economic norms on public pensions and retirement saving behaviours in young adults. Providing a valuable insight into contemporary research findings, this innovative book will be essential reading for students and scholars in the areas of welfare states, labour economics, pensions, and the sociology of youth. Policymakers in these fields will also benefit from its analysis of sustainable pension policy development.