Tshepo is the son of Piet and a woman from Tiragalong. He grows up in Tiragalong and is the first person to leave the village and go to university in Johannesburg. The people of Tiragalong are very impressed with Tshepo, and he’s something of a village celebrity (he was Refentše’s idol) before he’s struck by lightning and dies. Tshepo’s mother dies of grief immediately afterward. A bone thrower blames Tshepo’s neighbor for his death, and the people from the village murder her. Tshepo, his mother, and Piet (who was killed when Tshepo was too young to really know him) all reunite in heaven after their deaths.