An extract from the humorous and captivating coming-of-age memoir by diplomat-turned-philosopher, writer and ethics adviser Costa Ayiotis.

It is time that someone like me, who has everything to lose as a paid senior government official, a woman (black woman nogal), a mother, a sister and a professional, dares to risk all and say, enough ...

Service delivery in the Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape reached the point of collapse this month with one town, Riebeeck East, drowning in sewage while Makhanda is riddled with potholes, ...