Otelo Burning

When 16 year old Otelo Buthelezi his best friend New Year and his 12 year old brother Ntwe are invited to the beachhouse of their new friend Tau Modise they step into a world previously closed to them It is exactly the opposite of their township a place under a constant and growing threat from political violence driven by Inkatha hostel dwellers on one side and township United Democratic Front comrades on the other Soon everyone recognizes that Otelo is gifted on the water a god in waiting for his purpose