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The Wife

Inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube’s beloved novels, the telenovela is centred around the Zulu brothers and their love interests. While the first season followed middle sibling, Mqhele and investigative journalist Hlomu’s romance, Season 2 took viewers into eldest brother, Nkosana’s marriage to ex-convict, Zandile. Season 3 focuses on middle brother, Qhawe’s complicated relationship with Dr Naledi.

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Local 30 December 2022
From full house to funerals

Swelihle Luthuli talks about what Ntsika has been going through as death comes for the Zulu brothers

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Local 18 November 2022
Finding Mqhele

Wiseman Mncube steps into his new role as Mqhele in The Wife.

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Local 08 November 2022
All’s fair in love and war!

Engaged and kidnapped in one night! What will happen to Dr Naledi and her love Qhawe in The Wife?

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Local 01 September 2022
The Wife is coming to Mzansi Magic

Buckle up, the record-breaking and Twitter-topping telenovela will start airing in September.

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Local 22 August 2022
Meet the new Mqhele

Wiseman Mncube takes over as the new Mqhele in Season 3 of telenovela The Wife.

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Local 15 August 2022
Bonko Khoza bids farewell to The Wife

The Wife star Bonko Khoza reveals that he is leaving the Showmax hit telenovela and production recasts a new Mqhele

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Local 16 March 2022
Meet Naledi, his Love

Gaisang K Noge joins The Wife as S3 lead

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Local 16 February 2022
Everything you need to know about The Wife

Here’s what you should know about The Wife before Season 2 drops this Thursday, 17 February on Showmax

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Local 16 February 2022
The Wife S2 kicks off this Thursday, 17 February on Showmax

We caught up Khanyi Mbau to unpack the Wife S2 and her role as Zandile The Resolute

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Local 14 December 2021
Khanyi Mbau joins The Wife

The popular actress joins record-breaking Showmax Original telenovela, The Wife, in the Season 2 lead role of Zandile The Resolute, playing the wife of Nkosana.

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Local 18 November 2021
Hlomu comes to life in The Wife

Inspired by the novels by Dudu Busani-Dube, Showmax Original The Wife brings the story of Hlomu and the Zulu brothers to the screen at last.

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Local 15 November 2021
The Wife breaks records on Showmax, beating Uthando Lodumo and Devilsdorp

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Local 12 November 2021
In the driver’s seat

Mondli Makhoba sheds a light on his taxi boss character Nkosana, who’s steering his family’s business in Showmax telenovela The Wife.

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Local 11 November 2021
The Wife tops Twitter trends chart

Showmax Original Telenovela The Wife topped the Twitter trends chart in South Africa when it premiered Thursday, 11 November. Add Showmax to your DStv account to watch it now.

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Local 10 November 2021
From the page to the screen

Dudu Busani-Dube talks about her highly-acclaimed series of books, which have been adapted into Showmax Original Telenovela, The Wife.

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Local 08 November 2021
Becoming The Wife

Mbalenhle Mavimbela lifts the veil on landing the coveted role Hlomu in Showmax’s first-ever original telenovela, The Wife.

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Local 27 October 2021
The Wife: Meet Mqhele and the Zulu Brothers

Brand new Showmax Original Telenovela The Wife stars Bonko Khoza as Mqhele Kwenzo Ngcobo (Imbewu) as Qhawe and Sipho Ndlovu (Isibaya, The Queen) as Sambulo. Add Showmax to your DStv Bill to stream it from 11 November 2021.

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Local 27 October 2021
The Wife: Meet Hlomu

Rising star Mbalenhle Mavimbela stars in the coveted role of Hlomu in brand new Showmax Original Telenovela, The Wife. Add Showmax to your DStv Account to stream it from 11 November 2021.

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About the Show

07 November 2022

The Wife is based on Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling novels Hlomu the Wife, Zandile the Resolute, and Naledi His Love, which follow the lives of the eight Zulu brothers, a formidable crime family, through the eyes of the wives they marry. The 120-episode season will be split evenly between the three books, with the first 40 episodes focusing on Hlomu, a journalist who falls in love with a taxi driver, not knowing he’s behind the cash in transit heists she’s investigating.
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