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Dominenvile's Scapegoat
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: T. G. Nduna
Published: Oct 26 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Domineville's Scapegoat
In the drought-stricken South African settlement of Dominenville, 1998, teacher Tshepo Phoologolo believes his community is building a better nation. But when Kabelo Motlhakola, a refugee fleeing a murder cult rooted in land and water, arrives at Tshepo's school, the fragile peace shatters.
As the drought worsens, Tshepo watches his neighbors-led by a charismatic preacher-turn their fear on the vulnerable stranger. Kabelo is the perfect scapegoat, the man whose blood, they whisper, will cleanse their sins and bring the rain.
Tshepo knows this pattern; he saw its deadly conclusion elsewhere. Now, this man of mixed heritage must make an impossible choice: protect his conscience and the stranger's life, or save his daughter from the inevitable mob.
Twenty-six years later, as Tshepo writes his searing testimony, he reveals the price of silence and forces the question: Metsi a gopola. Can the water ever forget?
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