The first three episodes of The Wife will be available from November 11, with three new episodes added every Thursday. The actress to play Hlomu hasn't been revealed. The books follow the lives of the eight Zulu brothers, a formidable crime family, through the eyes of the wives they marry. Showmax has commissioned three seasons of 40 episodes each, inspired by Dudu’s books Hlomu the Wife, Zandile the Resolute, and Naledi His Love respectively. The Wife is being produced by Stained Glass, who’ve created Safta-winning shows like eHostela and Ifalakhe, as well as Uzalo, SA’s most-watched soap opera. She soon becomes a full time mother, discovering more than she bargained about the handsome Zulu brothers, seeing the effects they have on all who cross paths with them, most of all being loyal to not just one but all the Zulu men and protecting them like her own.Ī great read, the only warning is you won’t be able to put this down until you finish it.Joining Bonko to play the rest of the Zulu brothers are Kwenzo Ngcobo ( Imbewu ) as Qhawe Sipho Ndlovu ( Isibaya, The Queen ) as Sambulo Safta winner Abdul Khoza ( Isibaya, Kings of Joburg ) as Nqoba Mondli Makhoba ( Umkhokha, Generations, Imbewu ) as Nkosana Safta nominee Thulane Nkululeko Shange ( Is’thunzi, iNumber Number ) as Mqoqi Ishmauel Songo ( Rhythm City, Tsotsi ) as Mpande and Swelihle Luthuli ( eHostela ) as Ntsika.

Hlomu helps the family deal with and come to terms with their past. Mqhele and Hlomu go through their ups and downs, like any married couple right? No, their love is crazy, they love too much and their fights are as passionate as their love. Hlomu, being the only wife in the family, takes on the role of mom to Nkosana’s three boys, introducing them to the culture of Christmas clothes, as well as the close-knit family of brothers to legitimising their business and the way they store their money. Nkosana, the oldest of the brothers is the head of the family, having had taken care of all of his siblings after a painful exit from Mbumba, their childhood home. In six months, Hlomu and Mqhele are married, the first of the brothers to get a wife. Hlomu soon discovers that Mqhele is one of eight Zulu brothers and they all look alike, bug-eyed, tall and very handsome. After two weeks, she gives in, led by her heart and the door is opened to a life she didn’t know existed and a “Taxi Queen” status.

Mqhele pulls out all the stops to woe the beautiful Hlomu, who is sure she will not agree to date a taxi driver of all people. Soon after moving to JHB, from an upbringing in DBN KwaMashu, to pursue her career dreams as a journalist she catches the attention of a taxi driver at Bree. Hlomu is driven, career-orientated and fiesty. This Zulu love story is beautifully written, the reader goes through many emotions as the book progresses. Centred around eight Zulu brothers from Mbuba village in Greytown, KZN, the series begins with Hlomu the Wife and tells African love stories interspersed.

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