ZOLA on House of Zwide needs serious help.
He's a psychopath. He and his ex-girlfriend Zanele would be dead by now if Zanele's mum Faith had not walked into the house when she did.
Zola had doused himself and Zanele with patrol and was ready to set them both alight after Zanele tried to break up with him. He's the kind of abusive and obsessive man who only accepts break-ups on his terms. He believes if he can't have Zanele, no one else can. He was not only physically abusive towards her, he also never missed out on a chance to tell her how useless she is and how she would not amount to anything without him.
Abusers like him reel women in by pretending to be something they are not. They then manipulate them and convince them to distance themselves from their loved one. Some of them even go as far as to convince them to quit their jobs, which is what Zola did to Zanele. She quit her well-paying job at her family's fashion house, House of Zwide, because of him. She's now the talk of the town, with people saying she's stupid.
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She has been struggling to cope since her near-death experience. Her mum is also not helping. When Zanele first brought up the idea of going to therapy, Faith told her it's a waste of time. After some convincing, she supported her. What therapy has done for Zanele is to make her realise that she keeps attracting abusive men because of her childhood scars - many of which were cause by Faith.
It's going to be interesting to see how their relationship evolves - if it does - and whether or not Zanele will get justice against Zola, who is the reason she's been having sleepless nights.
Beauty life is a mess on The River. She is pregnant. But who is the father between Ndumiso and Khabzela? She and Ndumiso are no longer seeing each other. Their fling didn't last long, but it may have left a seed that could change her life forever.
She and Khabzela have been friends for several years, and they've secretly been having tlof tlof. Khabzela is head over heels in love, while Beauty has friendzoned him. Khabzela has spent months trying to ask her out with no luck, and now Beauty thinks he deliberately made her pregnant.
She still can't believe she has a baby in oven after she knowingly had unprotected sex with two guys. She must now reap what she has sowed. One can't help but wish and pray the baby is Khabzela's as it will be loved and taken care of.
Khabzela is nurturer and a gentleman. He may not be rich like Ndumiso, but he'll hustle and ensure Beauty has everything she needs.
There's also a third guy in the picture. His name is Loyiso and he too wants umjolo with Beauty. She just needs to introspect and decide what she wants to do with her life.
