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Backstage in May, 2010 (now on weekdays at 12h30):
Monday 3 May 2010Episode 343 Nick vanishes after being threatened by AK. Stephanie confronts Vusi about naming Nick as the person who ran him down, but Vusi stands his ground and tells Tendai and Jason.
The cop interviews Duke, Tendai and Jason and they give him Nick's false credit-card till slip. Thuli panics when she learns of Nick's disappearance, as she's now at AK's mercy.
When AK appears at the club to collect money from her, she steals it from Stephanie's money-pouch. Charmaine confesses to Shawn that Stephanie has threatened to get Shawn back, whatever it takes.
Tuesday 4 May 2010Episode 344 Katlego tells Vusi that they will find out soon why Nick ran him over. AK holds his pose listening to all this. Jason tells Thuli that he saw her speaking to AK earlier.
Thuli is immediately defensive. Jason warns Thuli about AK, that he's a gangster and very dangerous.
Stephanie is making her bed when Shawn enters. He wants to talk to her about Nick. Duke comes storming through, tells Jason they have a crisis.
Tendai needs to get Mzambiya and Msawawa from the airport. Jason says Tendai's at the college now and he's going on air in an hour. Duke tells Jason to handle it.
Wednesday 5 May 2010Episode 345 Stephanie kicks Thuli out for going back on drugs. Thuli tries to slash her wrists. Nick tells AK he has an alibi for the night of the hit and run.
Stephanie decides the only way to rehabilitate Thuli is to take over her part-time job. Mzambiya and Msawawa perform at Duke's.
Thursday 6 May 2010Episode 346 Katlego and Ipeleng gush about Colin who's going to make sure that Nick's charges stick. AK doesn't like to hear Katlego talk about another man.
Stephanie is upset about Nick's arrest, as she believes he's innocent. Thuli flirts with Jason a little and then she moves on.
Stephanie, on the edge because of drugs, teases Jason about Thuli. She implies that Thuli is into Jason.
Friday 7 May 2010Episode 347 Thuli leaves Stephanie's room but not before stealing a few things. Nick is desperate to find Thuli - she owes AK a lot of money. Stephanie gives the impression that she does not care but deep down she is concerned - none-the-less, she holds onto the drugs and money that Nick is looking for.
Irene confronts Katlego about the cheating and accusation. Katlego stands firm to her word. At first Ipeleng believes Irene but when Katlego presents the facts, Ipeleng is not so sure.
Ipeleng has it out with Irene in the corridor causing quite a scandal; she tells Irene that she can no longer participate on BFM. Tendai decides that BFM will go on strike until Irene is reinstated.
Zandi has to bite her lip, after all she was hoping to step into Irene's shoes. Jason is not convinced of Nick's innocence. He is determined to uncover the truth.
Monday 10 May 2010Episode 348 BFM is on strike. As Tendai so aptly states it, "no Irene, no show". This ploy works with Katlego for the morning "Juice" show but Ipeleng puts her foot down during "Home-Grown" demanding that Shawn start the show or he will be immediately expelled. She jumps onto the microphone and does the broadcast on her own.
Meanwhile, Zandi meets with Katlego and manipulates the woman into believing that there's no doubt about Irene having cheated on the test.
Stephanie gets a shock when a student approaches her on campus, wanting to buy drugs. She chases him away, freaked out at the turn of events.
Later, at the commune, she wonders whether she should keep the bag full of drugs that Thuli left behind. She decides to take them to work.
AK springs a surprise on Katlego. He plans to move out of his hotel and into a house and he wants her to live with him. Katlego is completely thrown, and asks for some time to think about it.
When she confides in Ipeleng, she gets anything but the answer she was looking for.
Tuesday 11 May 2010Episode 349 Katlego decides to move in with AK to see if the relationship works. Even if Ipeleng doesn't approve. Irene asks Zandi to tell Katlego that she saw her making the cram notes and that it wasn't for cheating.
Wednesday 12 May 2010Episode 350 Jason, being a gentleman, isn't too sure what he should do with Stephanie standing in front of him, her top unbuttoned. Irene accuses Katlego of lying. Katlego gives in and tells Irene that it was Zandi who gave her the cram notes. Irene is shocked.
Thursday 13 May 2010Episode 351 Thuli is terrified of what AK might do to her, as she pleads with him not to kill her. Surprisingly AK gives her a small pack of smack. Zandi is thrown at seeing Colin and Katlego together.
Friday 14 May 2010Episode 352 Stephanie falls apart when she realises that Thuli is dead. Nick hears about Thuli's death and suspects that AK had a lot to do with it. Jason is worried about Stephanie doing drugs. He decides to speak to Shawn about it.
Monday 17 May 2010Episode 353 Stephanie is so low that she turns to cocaine again. Katlego does not tell AK that she has a date with Colin that night. Zandi seems to know all about it.
Tuesday 18 May 2010Episode 354 Charmaine tells Shawn that he has to go back to Stephanie. Shawn resists to the last moment.
Wednesday 19 May 2010Episode 355 Shawn and Charmaine battle with their emotions after breaking up, which is made more difficult by Stephanie's gloating about her rekindled relationship with Shawn. Katlego frets about AK not returning her phone calls. A major gig takes place at Duke's, with MC SY and his crew.
Thursday 20 May 2010Episode 356 As the bash continues, action goes down: A depressed Charmaine leaves early. Shawn wants to be with her but she refuses. They can't take any chances in case Stephanie finds out they are still in love.
AK meets Nick in the alley and threatens him - he wants the drug network up and running in Duke's. He beats Nick up for good measure. MC SY and Zandi hit it off. Tendai gets the idea to start a band.
Jason still worries about Shawn misleading Stephanie, but Shawn tells him some of Stephanie's background and Jason has to agree Shawn is May 2010be doing the right thing.
Friday 21 May 2010Episode 357 Their enforced separation is starting to take its toll on the relationship between Shawn and Charmaine. Particularly with Stephanie plotting to hang onto Shawn for good.
Katlego has accepted that it's over between herself and AK. She tells Ipeleng that she's no longer moving out of the house. Nomonde contradicts Zandi live on air. Zandi is furious. Zandi tries to manipulate Charmaine into relinquishing her post at the radio station.
The kids attend a memorial service for Thuli at Duke's. It's a sad affair but the good news is that enough money has been raised to give Thuli a decent funeral. AK joins the mourners.
Charmaine is still not feeling well and is behaving strangely.
Monday 24 May 2010Episode 358 Stephanie is putting her plan in action to seduce Shawn,lining up a night he'll never forget. Charmaine gathers all her strength and informs Tendai and Nomonde that she's resigning from Juice.
Everyone is curious about Duke's new mystery friend, the beautiful Shereen. Zandi turns her attention to plotting how to get Nomonde off air. She starts researching an issue from Nomonde's past. Shawn is trapped between Irene and Charmaine.
Vusi challenges Tendai to a game of blackjack - for money. Love has made fools of everyone and Nomonde tries to cheer Charmaine up while Ipeleng tries to cheer Katlego up.
Detective Isaacs discusses the drug problem in nightclubs with Duke and AK. He warns that there will be raids coming up.
Tuesday 25 May 2010Episode 372 Continuation of previous episode.
Wednesday 26 May 2010Episode 359To Charmaine's despair, Shawn and Stephanie "appear" to be closer, especially since Stephanie lets it slip that she and Shawn slept together.
Shawn threatens to expose Zandi's manipulations. Zandi stops him short; after all he is lying to Stephanie. Nomonde hears about Shereen's fashion shoot and bristles with jealousy.
Vusi tells Katlego that AK feels vindicated for beating her in the past. Katlego abandons Ipeleng's party and goes to confront AK. Things get heated and Duke intervenes to his own detriment.
Thursday 27 May 2010Episode 360 Ipeleng gets the surprise of her life when she walks into a classroom and finds Zandi and Colin together.
Katlego and AK passionately get back together again, and agree to move in with each other; Charmaine is concerned about Shawn's relationship with Stephanie.
Vusi keeps beating an unsuspecting Tendai at blackjack - by cheating. Zandi relishes doing Juice without Charmaine, whom she's blackmailed out of the show.
Nomonde is next on her list but Zandi needs Colin to help make her plan work. Colin is fed up with Zandi's demands, and lays down the law about their relationship. He takes her into his arms, with disastrous consequences.
Friday 28 May 2010Episode 361 Zandi is bust lying and it seems as if her image at the college is ruined. Tendai is furious when he finds out from Irene that the reason Vusi keeps beating him at Black Jack is because Vusi is cheating.
When Shereen's fashion photographer, Mandla, tells Zandi he'd like her to pose for him Zandi rudely tells him to leave her alone. Stephanie can't resist buying some ecstasy from Nick and is disappointed when Shawn's not in the mood to party.
She cheers up again though when she imagines herself pregnant with Shawn's baby. When Irene finds out about Zandi's lies she confronts Zandi and accuses her of framing her for cheating on the music test. Zandi's world slowly starts falling apart. Irene can't keep the news of Zandi's lies to herself.
Tendai is shocked, but Vusi and Shawn aren't surprised. Shawn's seen another side of her and Vusi's always thought she was too good to be true. Katlego is disappointed to hear that Colin is married and that Zandi is his mistress.
Monday 31 May 2010Episode 364 Zandi's reputation at the college is in tatters. Stephanie seems determined to hold onto Shawn for good. She plots his seduction. But Shawn's not biting.
Vusi gets deeper into trouble with gambling. He loses all of Tendai's money at the casino and borrows money from Ipeleng. Colin and Zandi have a big blow-up and their relationship is in deep trouble.
Nomonde attacks Zandi openly on radio. Katlego wants to confront Zandi about telling AK about her dinner date with Colin. Irene wants her kicked off Juice by Tendai.
Zandi finds comfort in Stephanie who is also having man problems with Shawn. Zandi eventually wins Tendai's sympathy.
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