Things are heating up in The River.
Zolani’s storyline has proven to many that taking the law into your own hands is never a good thing.
Zolani, a bad boy of note, is played by Lawrence Maleka.
Learning the truth about why his wife, Emma, has been distant toward him has left him shocked and broken.
His anger got the best of him and he ended up assaulting the man who raped his wife.
He stood up for the woman he loves but now he is off to jail, leaving her to deal with the trauma alone.
The odds are against Emma who now has to deal with the trauma of having a jailbird husband and the rape.
In Isono, things are looking good for Mary Ndlovu, played by Nthathi Mosheshe.
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Mary decided to run for a councillorship position in her neighbourhood although the missing posters might have dampened her spirit.
Mother Mary, as she is affectionately known, continues to use the disappearance of the man she claims to love to gain people’s sympathy. She has been on a mission to manipulate the public into believing that she is a woman of stature that is trying to clean up the streets of Vosloorus and make it a better place.
But her hands aren’t completely clean. She has done a lot of bad things in the past. It will be interesting to see if she will be able to win people’s hearts over.
House of Zwide continues to shine a light on stories that affect many in our communities. Molefe’s storyline that depicts some of the challenges unemployed people face in their households is a brilliant move.
Viewers can relate to his storyline as many have family members who say they aren’t trying hard enough to find jobs and refer to them as lazy while it is difficult to get a job.