Yihlathi Leli

Winner of a Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature (Nguni languages) 2011. Mchithwa Ncokwane’s prime goal in life is to become a teacher. But when a taxi driver stops to offer him assistance on the side of the road one day, he is drawn into the world of drug trafficking. Mchithwa’s main duty is to get a supply of ARVs which can be mixed with certain drugs to produce a dangerous addictive concoction called “wunga”. After Mchithwa’s gang is eventually arrested and the druglord is caught, Mchitwa and his gang get suspended sentences. Mchithwa ends up as a powerful motivational speaker who warns the youth against the hazards of using and dealing drugs.