"We walked on a patch of grass that seemed to have been burnt a few hours earlier, with soot covering our feet. There, in front of us, lay my beloved brother, Adonis, lifeless, his body facing up. There were numerous stab wounds on his body, including his face, and his lumber jacket was half burnt."

Thus begins Kaizer Nyatsumbas tragic story of his twin brothers horrible murder. It is also an intriguing look into aspects of South African life hitherto unknown to many.

They were twins of a special kind, the closest of friends, and each others confidantes. Their mothers were sisters, they...