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.

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.

Focus on Management Principles A generic approach presents management principles that are needed in the workplace today to ensure the sustainability of an organisation.

The following topics are discussed:

• How management theory has evolved and the environment in which management operates
• The tasks of management
• Leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Organisational culture, diversity management, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, organisational politics, change management and HIV/Aids in the workplace.

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

Focus on Operational Management: A Generic Approach gives a general overview of management principles and the general management activities needed 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, organizing 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.

Die Otters gaan veldskool toe. Hier leer hulle ’n paar dinge oor die natuur en oor hulself, en versterk die vriendskapsbande terwyl die seuns snags om ’n kampvuurtjie sit en die veldskoollied sing. Bedags moet hulle deur hindernisbane sukkel en hul weg met ’n kompas oor berge en deur dale terug na die kamp vind.

Weggesteek in die digte bosveldwêreld is tekens van ’n ou beskawing. Die seuns kom op vreemde plekke af. Hulle ontdek ’n donker tonnel, ’n gevaarlike grot en ’n vervalle kasteel …

Maar wat soek twee gewapende mans in die grot? En is die ou kasteel regtig so verlate soos wat dit van ver af lyk?

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.

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.

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.

Waar die Otters is, is daar nou eenmaal nie vrede nie. En ’n vakansie is vir die drie nie sommer net ’n gewone kuiertjie nie. Met die intrapslag loop dinge in Die Otters op die Bosveldplaas skeef: daar is oornag by die kuikenhokke gepeuter: Bykans al die kuikens het deur groot gate in die sifdraad ontsnap en Litte is juis ’n man wat half sentimenteel raak wanneer ’n paar vinkies uitgeroei moet word. Maar hoe verdink ’n Otter dan ’n mede-Otter?

Arende, bobbejane en luiperds is vir die stadsjapies nie ’n alledaagse verskynsel nie. Maar waarom kom die Otters een middag erg bedremmeld en gekneus en net geklee in grasrompies by die huis aan? En watter rol het Helene en Magriet, twee skoolpelle, om te speel?

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.

Addressing the role of regional clusters in the context of ongoing globalization, this timely book investigates the two seemingly competing trends of globalization and localization from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. International case studies offer pioneering insights into the internationalization process of regional clusters and the effect of this on regional as well as firm performance. Chapters discuss the link between localization in a regional cluster in a transition economy and firms' internationalization, the internal/external relationships of clusters and radical innovations, and internationally organized resilience capacities of industries and regional clusters. The book highlights the role of clusters in wider networks including global value chains and the specific role of migrants in the internationalization patterns of regional clusters. Innovative and forward-looking, this book will be a helpful read for scholars and students of economic geography and innovation. The critical case studies examined will also help public policy and regional policy-makers.

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

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