Mother of a fight
MaZulu declares war to seize control of the Bhengu family business, but she’s heading for drama.
Bhengu matriarch MaZulu (Leleti Khumalo) has been hard at work trying to get her hands on shares in family business Maluju Oil, but all she finds is discontent and unhappiness. “The workers at Maluju Oil and especially CEO Nkululeko (Nkanyiso Mchunu) are fighting her every step of the way,” says Leleti. As she and slain Ngcolosi (Tony Kgoroge) were married in community of property, MaZulu has claim to 50% of the company, but Nkululeko isn’t on the same page as the businesswoman. “His father Ngcolosi left a video will and testament that gave everything to Nkululeko, and now MaZulu crawls out of the woodwork for her 50% of the shares, which will make her CEO as the majority shareholder. Nkululeko will fight this tooth and nail, and with every means possible,” warns Nkanyiso.
THE LEGAL BATTLE
MaZulu has been to court to contest Ngcolosi’s will, but Nkululeko was one step ahead. “He convinced her lawyer to get the case thrown out of court as there is a legal will,” says Nkanyiso, whose character sees the contract of marriage null and void.
“MaZulu betrayed Ngcolosi by sleeping with his brother Phakade (Sandile
Dlamini) and Nkululeko sees the marriage violated, believing that MaZulu doesn’t deserve half of the company.” But he’s still scared that MaZulu could prove that the marriage contract was legal and binding and take Maluju Oil.
WARNING SHOTS
Keeping his distance, Nkululeko gets his girlfriend colleague Fikile (Phindile Gwala) to scare off MaZulu. “She sends a bullet to MaZulu and hires people to slash MaZulu’s car tyres.” It rattles MaZulu, says Leleti. “She never imagined someone would do this to her. She’s fighting for what’s rightfully hers, but now there are outside forces working against her, though she believes Nkululeko is behind it. She never wanted a war with him. It’s not her fighting him, he is fighting MaZulu.”
WHEELINGS & DEALINGS
Nkanyiso says that Nkululeko worries that MaZulu will run the company into the ground. “She is a housewife with no knowledge of business,” says the actor. But Leleti believes otherwise. “Ngcolosi always talked to her about what’s happening at the company and over the years she has built knowledge of how to run the company.” The fight for Maluju will continue, says Nkanyiso, and there are turbulent times ahead for the CEO and the wannabe usurper.