Friday 1 August 2025
Thandiswa lashes out at Leroy and Mamiki for badmouthing Zwelethu. Philile warns the church women against borrowing from Mabizela, while Mamiki decides to withdraw all charges against Castro.
Monday 4 August 2025
Jaxon gets upset when Thandiswa refuses to let him move into Caesar’s house. Thandiswa and Zwelethu approach Songanga for help with the dark energy inside, but he’s nervous about facing Ngcuka.
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Tuesday 5 August 2025
Thandiswa and Zwelethu team up with Songanga to uncover the evil lurking in Caesar’s house. Meanwhile, Sakhile is conflicted when Virginia asks for bail money and Petunia urges him to stay out of it.
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Thandiswa hands Jaxon the keys to Caesar’s house, and he wastes no time arranging to remove her furniture. Meanwhile, Tim struggles with the loneliness of living without his wife.
Thursday 7 August 2025
Jaxon is thrilled to finally settle into Caesar’s house, though Martha refuses to join him. Elsewhere, Virginia begins to accept the painful truth about the man she once married.
Friday 8 August 2025
Ngcuka offers Jaxon and Martha immense power if they agree to ally with him. Meanwhile, Thandiswa realizes the only way to eliminate the evil in Caesar’s house is to burn it down.
Monday 11 August 2025
Thandiswa and Zwelethu clash over setting Caesar’s house on fire. Zwelethu persuades her to let him handle it. Meanwhile, Virginia and Phakathi find common ground through their painful pasts.
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Martha gives Jaxon a final choice—her or Ngcuka. Jaxon pretends to choose her but secretly sides with Ngcuka. Phakathi tells Sakhile about his feelings for Virginia, but doubts he’s good enough for her.
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Thandiswa and Zwelethu’s plan is disrupted when Thandiswa collapses unexpectedly. Meanwhile, Sipho’s attempt to lure Tim back into his old habits fails as Tim remains loyal to his wife.
Thursday 14 August 2025
Virginia feels confused by Phakathi’s coldness after their date. He tells Sakhile she’s arrogant, while she confides in Martha that she doesn’t believe he’s lost interest.
Friday 15 August 2025
Thandiswa shares a deep secret with Leroy and asks him to keep it hidden as she works to make things right. Meanwhile, Virginia ends up in an awkward situation while trying to prove herself.
Monday 18 August 2025
Thandiswa stands firm in her decision. Virginia and Phakathi take their relationship further. Jaxon fakes being ill to avoid Martha, while Lihle and Kayise reconcile and continue their business plans.
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Thandiswa keeps her distance from Zwelethu and checks into an abortion clinic. Phakathi and Virginia begin a romance, but Martha questions whether he can afford her. Philile unknowingly eats Kayise and Lihle’s spiked muffins.
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Jaxon pretends to have a phobia to avoid intimacy with Martha. Zwelethu seeks Sakhile’s advice on Thandiswa. Meanwhile, Philile and Mandla experience wild hallucinations after eating the wrong muffins at church.
Thursday 21 August 2025
Mandla and Philile are mortified when a video of them behaving oddly at church goes viral. They suspect the muffins were drugged, but Kayise insists she had nothing to do with it.
Friday 22 August 2025
Kayise and Lihle try to be more careful with their muffins for church, but it backfires. When the congregation gets high again, Kayise finally confesses everything to Fanyana.
Monday 25 August 2025
Leroy tells Zwelethu the truth about Thandiswa’s pregnancy and her plan to terminate it. Phakathi turns down Mamiki’s flirtations and decides to make things right with Virginia, only to learn she’s left for Johannesburg.
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Zwelethu confronts Thandiswa and begs her not to go through with the abortion. Phakathi rescues Virginia after her drink is spiked and tries to win her back with a diamond bracelet—but she turns him down.
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Zwelethu’s efforts to stop Thandiswa backfire and land him in trouble. Phakathi’s heartfelt gesture wins Virginia over. Kayise apologises to Philile and Mandla, while Mamiki grows jealous of Phakathi’s affections.
Thursday 28 August 2025
Martha becomes suspicious of Jaxon and searches his house, but he catches her in the act. Meanwhile, Mamiki and Leroy compete for a new guest at the hotel, only to find out he’s already taken.
Friday 29 August 2025
Zwelethu opens up to Thandiswa about how the baby gives him a fresh start after his years in prison. Touched by his honesty, Thandiswa agrees to think about keeping the child.
