The telenovela tension test
One set of twins are accused of murder, the others are rivals in love. Can you handle it?
Pour a cup of that tension tamer tea, pop those heart meds, and start working on your TV fitness programme – with new telenovelas starting on DStv in August and September. Every episode needs you to flex your core, tighten those bottom muscles and strengthen your grip on your remote. By the end of the month you’ll be a TV Tiger and no one will dare try to flip channels on you!
And why? Because you’ll need to be at super-strength for twin trouble in Hidden Passion season 2 on Telemundo (*118) and double drama in Head Over Heels on tlnovelas (*133).
THE WIFE SEASON 1
Inspired by local author Dudu Busani-Dube’s Hlomu book series, this telenovela follows the Zulu brothers – a Johannesburg crime family, who run a taxi empire – through the eyes of the women they love. Season 1 is centred around middle brother Mqhele (Bonko Khoza) and his troubled marriage with journalist Hlomu (Mbalenhle Mavimbela). Hlomu breaks her engagement to doctor Sandile (Kay Sibiya) after meeting Mqhele at a taxi rank, unaware that his family is behind the cash-in-transit heists that she’s investigat-ing. Watch one episode and you will know why this show was a Twitter topper! Watch The Wife season 1, weekdays from Monday, 12 September at 21:30 on Mzansi Magic (*161)