Siyanda exposes Hector Sebata

Siyanda The Queen

Siyanda has had the most unpredictable life on The Queen. She has been a WAG – remember her rich, Europe based soccer player fiancé Thabiso – she became a waitress after Thabiso became lawn manure in the Mabuza Garden, she thought she had married up when she trapped Kagiso with an imaginary pregnancy and then … Read more

Harriet Khoza regains control of drug territory [The Queen]

Harriet Khoza has Hector Sebata trapped - the queen

When Harriet Khoza found out how Hector Sebata had betrayed their partnership by excluding her from the Colombia supply deal from Santiago, she did not react. She kept up the appearance of a defeated woman who had been abandoned by her supplier. Harriet, real name Connie Ferguson, instructed her family to remain calm so as … Read more

Shaka loses temper as Khaya enters teen rebellion

Cici and Khaya The Queen Mzansi

Khaya Khoza was introduced in season one of The Queen as the sweet, chubby child who was the glue between his father Shaka and mom Lindi. In his preteens, Khaya (real name Paballo Koza) began to question his family’s involvement in crime. He seemed to be the improbable apple that fell miles from the tree. … Read more

Gunfire at the Khoza wedding [The Queen]

Gertrude invades the Khoza wedding

The scriptwriters of the Ferguson Films production, The Queen must be going for the Guinness world record for wedding sabotage. Jointly, the interracial, little-and-large duo of Phathu Mwkwarela and Gwydion Beynon has wrecked numerous wedding days on The Queen, Gomora and The River. So nobody, absolutely nobody, was surprised to hear gunfire rather than the … Read more

Double funeral as Baby Mvelo returns home

baby Mvelo returns home

No parent should ever have to bury their child, and this was the horror that kept viewers riveted to their television screens and drove umama ka Mvelo, Goodness Mabuza, to suicide. After a month of suspense, finally the baby Mvelo saga has reached its conclusion. Patronella helps Vuyiswa get her groove back Mpho Sebata – … Read more

Baby Mvelo kidnappers unmasked

Is that Baby Mvelo

Baby Mvelo Khoza has been missing for over two harrowing weeks during which her parents went to the brink on insanity, at least one of them did. In the last instalment of Rewind Mzansi, Goodness Mabuza (real name Zenande Mfenyana) had suffered a mental breakdown and shot at her baby daddy, Kagiso, whom she accused … Read more

Vuyiswa falls for husband’s killer [The Queen]

Vuyiswa falls for husband's killer

Vuyiswa has been a widow for seven months. In African society, too soon for her to move on. But in his will, Jerry gave Vuyiswa his blessings for her to move swiftly on without bothering for a mourning period. Remembering Jerry Maake, I find myself pondering the question; if your partner was run over by … Read more

Noma pays the price for snitching

Harriet takes aim at Noma

When a friend forgives you for stealing R10,000,000 you either have to be brave or stupid to betray them for a second time, and Noma Matshikiza (real name Brenda Ngxoli) must have been both daft and bold to cross the queen, Harriet Mathapelo Khoza. The world may have moved on from monarchies but even in … Read more

Brutus goes berserk as Noma leaves him for Charlie [The Queen]

Brutus beats up Charles The Queen Mzansi

Brutus Shakespeare Khoza (real name Themba Ndaba) is not a man for sentimentality or romance. His life is simple; wake up, drink beer, eat, drink whisky, go to the “butchery” and repeat. Love does not feature on his list of priorities. It must have been a surprise to his system when NomaPrincess Matshikiza (real name … Read more

Scammer Solly arrested as Goodness survives accident

Solly arrested while Goodness beats coma

If there is a lesson to be learned from the story of Solly, it is this; all that glitters is not gold. Solly Masipa (real name Elliot Makhubo) cruised onto The Queen in a red Mercedes-Benz sports car which made women weak at the knees and his friend Jackal feel like a monumental failure. But … Read more