Die Akasias, algemeen bekend as "doringbome", is waarskynlik the kenmerkendste en mees bekende groep bome in Afrika. Hulle is een van die grootste groepe en word gewoonlik met 'n tipiese Afrika landskap geassosieer. Hierdie omvattende boek, veldgids tot die Akasias van Suid-Afrika, maak dit maklik om Akasias te identifiseer en sluit in: 'n Volledige weergawe van al 48 erkende spesies, subspesies en varieteite van die genus Acacia wat binne die grense van Suid-Afrika voorkom, insluitende vier nuut beskryfde spesies. Kleur illustrasies van die mees belangrike aspekte rakende die identifikasie van hierdie plante. Bondige teks waarin die habitat, algemene voorkoms, hoofstam, lote, dorings, blare, bloeiwyse, peule en saad van elke vorm beskryf word. 'n Verspreidingskaart van elke vorm.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: International Organisations, grade: 70, University of Cape Town (Department of Political Science), course: International Relations, language: English, abstract: A large portion of the literature that deals with the evolution of the R2P focuses on the principle's progression from the ICISS report to the HLP report, the Secretary-General's report and ultimately the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document. This thesis provides a discussion of the main events and arguments that have influenced the debate around the R2P and the principle's evolution, namely, the war on terror and the 2003 war in Iraq, the crisis in Darfur, and lastly, U.N. Security Council buy-in regarding the ICISS articulated criteria to guide the use of military force in humanitarian intervention. The thesis is divided into three sections, the first providing a conceptual background to humanitarian intervention. The second part shifts the discussion to the ICISS and the R2P, and the final section focuses on the main factors that have influenced the principle's evolution. A central theme underlying the reason for the undertaking of this thesis is the claim that the international system is experiencing a change in the writers/authors of the rules of the system. The argument is built by using the abovementioned main factors influencing the R2P's evolution as evidence - the central assertion being that the war in Iraq has weakened the moral standing of the U.S. and the U.K., and has negatively impacted on the credibility of these states as norm carriers. This has not only diminished their ability to build consensus on and commitment to the R2P, but has also engendered widespread hostility and suspicion towards the principle. The result is an international endorsement of the R2P that is substantially different from its initial emergence in the ICISS report, which by many accounts lacks much of the substance which would

Research Paper from the year 2009 in the subject Sociology - Work, Profession, Education, Organisation, grade: 83%, University of Cape Town, language: English, abstract: Drawing on information gathered by means of one-on-one interviews, and supplemented and supported by a vast depth of literature in the respective field, this study aims to identify and discuss the effects of non-standard work on the modus operandi of trade unions in South Africa. The study makes use of a relative small sample of seven experts in the field of industrial relations/industrial sociology, and research interviews were conducted based on an interview schedule, but not limited to it. Although the South African trade union movement operates in much the same if not entirely same manner as it did pre-1994, a number of factors have been identified and discussed which have impacted on and affected the labour movement at both organisational and grassroots level.

Research Paper from the year 2010 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 76%, University of Cape Town, course: International Relations Honours, language: English, abstract: The end of the Cold War, some have argued,1 has dealt the three worlds classification scheme a fatal blow and the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the associated disintegration of the Second World has to a large extent diminished the rationale which underlay the concept of the Third World.2 Furthermore, from its heyday in the 1970s, Third Worldism has been on a path of terminal decline due to a number of factors, such as disproportionate economic development among Third Worldist states,3 political differences and the failure to establish a "common programme for international economic and political reform."4 Within the literature relating to Third Worldism, the concept of the Third World itself, and the three worlds scheme, there is a lively debate with some arguing that the concept has become an anachronism,5 others maintaining that the concept maintains significance in the contemporary era. Furthermore, while there is general consensus within the literature that Third Worldism has experienced a declining trend, some argue that there is both the need and space for a revival of Third Worldism.6 == 1 Arif Dirlik, "Spectres of the Third World" Global Modernity and the End of the Three Worlds," Third World Quarterly 25 (2004): 131; Vicky Randall, "Using and Abusing the Concept of the Third World: Geopolitics and the Comparative Political Study of Development and Underdevelopment," Third World Quarterly 25 (2004): 43; Marc Williams, "Re-Articulating the Third World Coalition: The Role of the Environmental Agenda," Third World Quarterly 14 (1993): 7; Mark T. Berger, "After the Third World? History, Destiny and the Fate of Third Worldism," Third World Quarterly 25 (2004): 10. 2 Williams, 7. 3 Berger, After the Third World, 11. 4 Hans-Henrik Holm,

The acacias, commonly known as "thorn trees", are probably the most distinctive and well known group of trees in Africa. They are one of the largest groups and are generally associated with a typical African landscape. This comprehensive book makes it easy to identify acacias and includes:

• A complete account of all 48 recognized species, subspecies and varieties of the genus Acacia that occur within the borders of South Africa, including four newly described species.
• English and Afrikaans names and where available names in German, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.
• Excellent colour photos of the most important aspects of the identifi cation of these plants.
• A concise text detailing the habitat, general appearance, main stems, shoots, thorns, leaves, in fluorescence, pods and seeds of each form.
• A distribution map of each form. Field Guide to the Acacias of South Africa / Veldgids tot die Akasias van Suid-Afrika Field Guide to the Acacias of South Africa is a must for anyone with an interest in trees or our natural heritage in general.