The Wife

The Wife

The novel Hlomu the Wife, a bestseller by Dudu Busani-Dube, inspires this thrilling telenovela. An ambitious journalist falls in love with a taxi driver, unbeknownst to her that when you marry a man, you marry his secrets too.
Bonko Khoza, Mbalenhle Mavimbela, Mondli Makhoba

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Episode 1
S1ย E1ย โ€ขย 23mย โ€ขย 18

It's an eventful day for Hlomu when she is swept off her feet by an eccentric and charming Mqhele. Hlomu's career is set to take off when she is assigned the crime bust of her life.

Episode 2
S1ย E2ย โ€ขย 23mย โ€ขย 18

Mqhele is head over heels for Hlomu, but is disrupted to learn that the love of his life is a woman spoken for. This causes him to show up unexpectedly at Hlomu's apartment, literally bumping into an annoyed Sandile.

Episode 3
S1ย E3ย โ€ขย 25mย โ€ขย HD18

Mqhele takes Hlomu out on an extraordinary date and shows her the other side of life, something that Sandile has never done for Hlomu before.

Episode 4
S1ย E4ย โ€ขย 21mย โ€ขย HD18

All that's running through Hlomu's head is the new man in her life, Mqhele, but his silence is too frustrating to a point that Hlomu feels she needs counselling from her brother, Langa.

Episode 5
S1ย E5ย โ€ขย 22mย โ€ขย 18

With Mqhele MIA, an annoyed Hlomu finally decides to break things off with him. This is just before Lux sends her off to cover a service delivery protest story, in which Hlomu gets injured.

Episode 6
S1ย E6ย โ€ขย 23mย โ€ขย HD18

A very certain Hlomu decides to lose her virginity to Mqhele and break things off with Sandile. However, Sandile is not ready to break up with the love of his life.

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  • The novel Hlomu the Wife, a bestseller by Dudu Busani-Dube, inspires this thrilling telenovela. An ambitious journalist falls in love with a taxi driver, unbeknownst to her that when you marry a man, you marry his secrets too.
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