Thando kidnaps Bhambatha as Sebata declares war on Brutus

Thando kidnaps Bhambatha and tortures him

His younger brothers Mlungisi, Cebo and Nkosiyabo were so envious of him that they said he had “used muthi” to woo his beautiful fiancée and his father, Brutus Shakespeare Khoza, finally respected Bhambatha. His mom, MaJali (real name Nomsa Buthelezi) ululated when her first born Bhambatha announced that he would bring home a bride. But … Read more

It’s Tau and Karabo reloaded as Hector kisses Harriet [The Queen]

Tau and Karabo reloaded

Before Fezile and Qondi, before Thandeka and Sbusiso and way before Shaka and Mmabatho there was Tau and Karabo of Generations fame. This was the power couple of the noughties, the black couple goals of South African television. Only Romeo and Juliet pre-date the celebrated duo of Tau and Karabo. But that was then, and … Read more

The Queen finale ends in Khoza mansion gunfight

The Queen

The Queen has run for five thrilling seasons during which viewers have been served with action, intrigue and romance. But Friday’s episode was arguably the best since season one; anger, revenge, hatred, blood and explosions. All the ingredients to great television. Hector chooses peace From the moment the Khozas paid their respects after Mpho’s death, … 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

Jessica Nkosi & SK Khoza resume The Queen Romance, Mpho rejects Vuyiswa

New brother in law for Mpho

Mpho Sebata (real name Ntando Duma) is still licking the wounds of her divorce, after she caught Schumacher red-handed with a naked man, big sister Thando (Jessica Nkosi) has been loveless since the violent breakup with ex fiancé Shaka Khoza and dad, Hector, was abandoned by Vuyiswa, the woman of his dreams out of fear … Read more

When love hurts [The Queen Mzansi recap]

When love hurts

A cynic once said love ought to come with pain medication, because love hurts. I mean, think about it, Cupid spends all his waking hours doing target practice, just so he can shoot pointed arrows into people’s hearts. Sex – the act of making love – is characterised by bite marks, carpet burns and broken … Read more

Schumacher strikes gold [The Queen]

Schumacher strikes gold

Schumacher lives on a driver’s salary. But he is cursed with a love for the finer things in life, even though what passes for “finer things” in the eyes of Schumacher is often quite hideous. He is a career Ben 10 who pursues high net worth individuals for trinkets and bae allowance. Schumacher is conveniently … Read more

Harriet goes to war [The Queen Mzansi]

War breaks out on The Queen

When two alphas collide over business territory, war is foreseeable, especially in a trade where guns and violence do the talking. It’s the Khozas versus the Sebatas. Thato faces public outcry Swayed by lust, Thato crowned his crush Mpho Sebata the inaugural Miss Corner House, even though she had lost the contest. He received criticism … Read more

Shaka learns Thando’s secret [The Queen]

Thando holds Shaka hostage

Harriet’s instincts are never wrong, and Shaka should have listened when she said it was “too soon” to talk marriage with Thando, a woman he had only known for a month. But everyone knows that a man in love cannot be reasoned with. Harriet’s warning turned out to be prophetic. As soon as Shaka put … Read more

Sleeping with the enemy [The Queen Recap]

Sleeping with the enemy

A relationship between direct rivals makes for a heart-warming Romeo and Juliet tale, but you only have to remember  from the oldest such romance — Samson and Delilah — that sleeping with the enemy always ends in tears. The new, black-clad Shaka Khoza came back to The Queen with a woollen hat and reading glasses. … Read more