"I'm laying a charge!" Which of the twins -Babini or Wele - should inherit the homestead when their father dies? This classic tale of a court case among the Xhosa in precolonial times shows how the law and justice were applied with wisdom and consultation, and the importance of social values in these rulings.

Mqhayi dreams of the reunification of the Xhosa people under the leadership of Don Jadu, a high principled black statesman, in his utopian view of what it takes to create a great nation.