A masterplan
MaMlambo calls on a knight in shining armour to help her win her predicament: Mastermind.
He moves like a ghost in the night, swooping in to help and vanishing again. MaMlambo (Gugu Gumede) is hoping that Mastermind (Ntokozo Dlamini) will be able to sort out the mess she’s made for herself by being a good Samaritan and trying to help Mastermind’s cousin Khathide (Tshepang Mohlomi) after he was released from prison recently.
LIAR LIAR
Khathide is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, convincing MaMlambo that he’s found the light and has changed his criminal ways. But he is secretly selling drugs in KwaMashu, and when MaMlambo found that out recently, she realised that she needs help. “She’s already on thin ice with the law and can’t see to be an accomplice to a drug dealer, so she calls in Mastermind, says Gugu.
“Mastermind is in hiding since he escaped from prison (last year), so he only comes out of hiding for people that are close and important to him. He is also very careful about making sure that he does not attract attention,” explains Ntokozo. “MaMlambo has a direct line to call when she needs him. He agrees to help her because she’s like a mother to him. She has always been there for him and his family, and she also helped to perform a ritual for him for protection when he escaped from prison.”
COUSIN CLASH
Mastermind doesn’t waste any time sorting out Khathide the only way he knows how. “Mastermind takes the old-fashioned approach and manhandles his cousin in an attempt to knock some sense into him, but unfortunately that doesn’t work,” says Ntokozo. So Mastermind tries a different approach and one he never thought he’d do: Put his cousin back in prison. “Mastermind wants to see if maybe this way he can get Khathide to see his mistakes,” says the actor. “A heart-to-heart in a place he doesn’t want to be.…”
BACK FOR GOOD?
The last time that fans saw Mastermind, he was helping Mangcobo (Dawn Thandeka King) at the start of 2020 with stealing cars from the police compound. “I have a company that I’ve been running since before Uzalo. I had a team helping when I was on the soap full time, but the business has grown and I needed to be more hands on,” says Ntokozo. “Acting has always been a passion of mine, but I don’t think I will ever be in a long running show again because of time.”
PREVIOUSLY
Sbu pushed his dream of becoming famous, Detective Mondli had a bad feeling about MaMlambo and started following her, and Gabisile got back into the dating scene.
IN THIS ISSUE
Mondli lets the biggest criminal that he has been chasing slip through his fingers, Gabisile can’t believe what is happening to her, and the Shlobos are sick and tired of Mr Mbatha and they decide to take action against him. Gabisile loses her mind when she finds Nkunzi in bed with another woman, and MaMlambo is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Gabisile starts to realise that she’s losing Nkunzi, and the distillery owners are overjoyed when they visit their new site.
Sbu prays that his interview will go well, Pastor Gwala is struggling to make his dream for the skills centre a reality because of his limited resources, and Nkunzi is ready to write off Gabisile. Mr Mbatha apologises to the Shlobos, Sbu battles to pull himself out of the pool of guilt that he’s swimming in, and Gabisile’s enemy returns to KwaMashu. Nkunzi is starting to feel comfy in another man’s house, and Nonka wants to resign from the distillery but Sibonelo tries his best to discourage her as to not draw attention to his dodgy deals. Gabisile makes a bold move and steals from Nkunzi, and Mr Mbatha gets a proposal that might be difficult for him to turn down. NB! See more on p33.