Violent Gomora protests finally end – danke Katlego!

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When her husband Mbongeni was murdered, Thathi Ndaba (real name Katlego Danke) lost everything, she went from a Sandton mansion, Mercedes Benzes to sleeping in her childhood bedroom, back in Gomora, Alex Township. Thathi seemed like a broken tree branch, tossed from one river bank to the other, with no control over her own life. … Read more

Thathi plays “The Fixer” as Sonto gets away with murder

thathi the fixer

If Kerry Washington had been on Gomora, she would have told Mam Sonto not to worry because, “it’s handled”. But Kerry Washington was 12,000km away in America and, in her place, as The Fixer, was Katlego Danke, Thathi Ndaba on Gomora. And boy did she come through for her mother when she needed her most. … Read more

Ntokozo commits perjury out of love [Gomora]

Ntokozo speaking to Buhle

Thathi Ndaba has been the biggest opponent of Ntokozo and Buhle’s teenage love affair from day one. Gladys too was determined to keep the two youngsters apart, especially after she walked in on Ntokozo and Buhle, half naked and on the brink of statutory rape mixed with incest – kind of. Ntokozo (real name Ntobeko … Read more

Sandra Stein negotiates house arrest for Mam Sonto [Gomora]

Sandra Stein defends Sonto and Mazet in court

Sandra Stein, a stickler for pre-trial research, would have known that Mam Sonto Molefe – real name Connie Chiume – is facing serious charges. Sonto has twice evaded jail before. Detective Mahlasela – real name Kabelo Moalusi – thought he could bury Mam Sonto, but in the end, he dug his own grave. His underling, … Read more

Pretty snitches on Mam Sonto as Jomo laughs from grave

Pretty the snitch

How poetic that Pretty – the unloved daughter – should grab the spotlight as Gomora reached its season finale. Exactly a year has passed – 260 spellbinding episodes of Gomora – since Jomo bewitched us with his spine tingling laugh in season one. Jomo – whose real name is Fortune Thobejane and a rapper in … Read more

Is Sbonga cheating on Pretty with Zanele?

Is Sbonga cheating on Pretty?

Pretty Molefe and her baby daddy, Sbonga (real name Khaya Mthembu) have a fifteen year old daughter, Tshiamo (real name Lerato Mokoka). In their sixteen years of vat and sit, marriage hasn’t come up — at least not that I’ve heard. If Sbonga hasn’t put a ring on it, then it is possible — in … Read more

Gomora slaps as Bra Mike Haunts Sonto

Gomora slaps

It has been 215 riveting episodes of Tshedza Pictures’ telenovela, and with just a month before its one year anniversary, I can say with absolute certainty, Gomora slaps. Everyone knows that Gomora is about the haves versus the have-nots, it is about a woman who loses her Sandton lifestyle and resorts to stealing cars for … Read more

Mazet going back to high school at 24? [Gomora]

Mazet causes chaos at Gomora Secondary

Last week, love dominated Gomora; Mam Sonto’s love for Mazet, Gladys’ love for her new friend Zoliswa, and Zodwa’s newfound love for Bongani whom she “stole” from Zoliswa. Perhaps it is only fitting that love takes centre stage in February, the month of silly things like roses and overpriced chocolate whose brand names nobody can … Read more

Karma deals with Mam Sonto [Gomora]

Mam Sonto Gomora

Mam Sonto is Alex Township’s female criminal mastermind whose business interests include a popular tavern and car theft ring. If you have an expensive taste in cars but lack the money — or desire — to get a top of the range vehicle from a dealership, Mam Sonto (real name Connie Chiume) will get your … Read more