The Other - without fear, favour or prejudice

The book comprises a story, told by a High Court judge, spanning the southern African region during momentous change. Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa, in particular, underwent revolutionary change as their people were liberated from the yoke of oppression.It is a very unique biography, intriguing, fascinating, keeping the reader enthralled. The beauty and magic that is Africa is an ever present backdrop and its animals are the stars. There is also notable human drama, especially in the justice system.A plethora of real issues arise. Political correctness is discarded as “inconvenient truths” and “convenient untruths” are thrown up for keen consideration. Racism, ethnicity, xenophobia, human rights, systemic corruption, functional integrity, patronage, justice and their subsets such as capital punishment, rape, infanticide, hypocrisy, affirmative action and systemic alienation are brought into focus on account of real life experiences.