Hide and seek
Will Nirupa learn the truth and get justice for Menzi?
Nirupa (Jailoshini Naidoo) has been through a lot. She’s only just recovered from a coma after her daughter Mira (Mishka Gounden) tried to poison her to get the family money, and now she’s forced to confront things that she’s tried to suppress over the past few months. “Nirupa is shaken when she finds out about everything that Mira has done. She feels confused, hurt, angry, betrayed, disappointed and disillusioned. It’s extremely hard for her to understand and accept that her own daughter would do such horrible things. But on top of that, she’s finally accepting that her lover Menzi (Muzi Mthabela, Nkosiyabo in Generations – see p18) is gone after he went missing in December 2021,” says the actress. And now Nirupa wants revenge for her ruined life.
STALKER SUPREME
Nirupa loved Menzi unconditionally and there’s part of her that wishes he was still here. “Nirupa has never really gotten over Menzi. His disappearance is constantly at the back of her mind. Nirupa wants to believe that Menzi didn’t just use and leave her because deep down she still feels that he loved her just as much as she loved him and that they shared something truly special. She doesn’t know what happened to him. All she knows is that one day he left, and now she wants closure.
Her quest to finding the answers leads to Nirupa following someone she knows was also connected to Menzi and she’s stunned by what she learns. “This woman has been visiting a shallow grave that is revealed to belong to Menzi, but Nirupa doesn’t believe what she’s seeing. She doesn’t trust this grave visitor but it’s her only hope of learning what happened to the man she loved,” adds Jailoshini.
HEARTACHE & BREAK
Nirupa confronts the mysterious figure and after much confusion, they decide to dig up the grave and see if there’s a body in it. Lo and behold, Menzi’s corpse is in the ground and it breaks her. “Nirupa realises that Menzi didn’t leave her, because he loved her as much as she loved him. He was murdered. Someone wanted him dead and they got their way!” explains the actress, hinting that viewers won’t believe who is responsible for Menzi dying. “She misses him terribly and mourns him,” explains the actress. Only time will tell if Nirupa gets justice for Menzi, though, because the list of people who wanted him dead seems to be growing by the day. “When she finds the person to blame, there will be drama!”
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Makhosazana was confronted by Nkululeko about the incriminating video, Zakithi fired Nkululeko, and the Bhengu delegation met with Sakhile Ndawonde.
IN THIS ISSUE
MaNdlovu is banished from Phakade’s bedside, and a furious Sakhile disowns Mzwandile, who wants to move on with his life with Khanyo. Thando accuses Shria of stealing the limelight when she learns that she’s been edited out of the launch photos, Makhosazana returns to Maluju Oil and refuses to leave, and Emsamo’s cigar evening kicks off and the turn-out pleases Nomusa and Thu Sheleni.
Sebenzile hopes for a second chance with Phakade, and Zithulele tries to put on a brave face when Phakade and MaZulu visit their son in prison. Phakade and his sister-in-law MaZulu bond over Zithulele’s situation and spend the night together, only to be interrupted by Sebenzile. MaZulu and Sebenzile face off but it seems that Phakade has already made up his mind, and Lindo is left curious when Lindiwe says that she wants to work as a waitress in the Emsamo cigar lounge. Mzwandile assures a worried Khanyo when she tries to warn him about working at Maluju Oil, and the attention that Thu Sheleni suddenly receives at Emsamo shocks him and makes Nomusa feel uncomfortable.
CAST: Buhle Bhengu Vuyokazi Tshona •Clive Lunga Radebe
•Jyothi Samantha Govender •KaMadonsela (Priscilla) Bhengu Brenda Mhlongo •Khanyo (Nokukhanya) Bhengu Nqobile Ndlovu •Lindiwe Msweli Ntokozo Mzulwini •Lindo Anathi Gobeni •Makhosazana Nokulunga Kunene •MaNdlovu Bhengu Thembi Mtshali •MaZulu (Nokubonga) Bhengu Leleti Khumalo
•Mira Rampersad Mishka Gounden •Mzwandile Nduduzo
Zuma •Nhlakanipho Mfana Jones Hlophe •Nirupa Rampersad Jailoshini Naidoo •Nkululeko Kay Sibiya •Nokuzola Vuyiseka Cawe •Nomusa Mkhize Mandisa Vilakazi •Nomzamo Ndlovu Vuyelwa Booi •Nozinyo Gcina Mkhize •Phakade Bhengu
Sandile Dlamini •Phunyuka Khanyile Mduduzi Nombela •Poppie Snenhlanhla Sabelo •Sakhile Ndawonde Sibusiso Vilakazi
•Sebenzile Busisiwe Shezi •Shria Rampersad Kajal Maharaj
•Sibongile Mseleku Sindisiwe Zondo •Sizakele Zamaswazi Mokoena •Silindile Ndawonde Lynn Williems •Sunil Maharaj Jack Devnarain •Thabo Sfiso Majola •Thandeka Yenziwe Sithole
•Thando Thanda Gcwensa •Thu Sheleni Kaylin Soobramanian
•Zakithi Bhengu Nokubonga Khuzwayo •Zeldah Zahra Dada
•Zithulele Bhengu Raphael Griffiths