Coming up on
Rhythm City this June, 2009:
Monday 1 June 2009Episode 496 Now Miles has broken up with Andisa, he believes he's free to pursue a relationship with Lu - but she has other ideas. David decides it's time to put his plan into motion that involves the captive Gina.
Zondi panics when he finds out about Sunay and Ivan's messy break up. Gail is determined to make a success of the Sizzle girls while S'bu continues his bedroom antics with all three of the aspiring singers.
Tuesday 2 June 2009Episode 497 A scorned Andisa demands she be reimbursed for the expenses incurred for the cancelled Malawi trip, while Miles makes a move on Lu. David engineers an alliance between Ronald and the tortured Gina.
Under pressure from Ivan, and in a desperate publicity move, Zondi persuades Sunay and Tshidi to perform in skimpier costumes. Tshidi does what she can to discourage her family from attending a Kilowatt Club gig.
Wednesday 3 June 2009Episode 498 Eugene Engelbrecht breaks the news that Nonti's body has been found. As Miles is about to leave after comforting Lu, she asks him to stay the night. Zondi is worried Sunay might walk and tells Tshidi to look after her every need.
Tshidi phones Sunay's dealer to order cocaine on her behalf - and tries the product. Sunay tells Thula she has no place to stay. Tshidi returns from doing another line and is surprised to see them kissing. Gail and Smokey have new image ideas for Sizzle.
Thursday 4 June 2009Episode 499 Mamokete and Kop are extremely unhappy about Tshidi's raunchy performance the night before. Everyone is shocked that Nonti clearly lived a double life. David visits Lu asking for absolution.
Miles sends a bunch of flowers to Andisa against S'bu's advice. She arrives at the Vilakazi house to tell Miles exactly what she thinks of him. Suffocate, realising Sunay spent the night with Thula, warns he is playing with fire.
Friday 5 June 2009Episode 500 S'bu cunningly does damage control with Carmel and Thandeka after publicly choosing Felicia as the sexiest in the group. Engelbrecht tells Lu the truth about Nonti. After Lu's awkward and unexpected meeting with Andisa, her doubt in choosing Miles is revived.
David makes a desperate and convincing attempt to woo Lu back. The Khuses deliberate on whether Tshidi should pay rent. David initiates his master plan regarding Gina.
Monday 8 June 2009Episode 501 Lu finally decides to throw in her lot with Miles, although she judges him harshly for the way he dumped Andisa. Gina agrees to do everything she's been told to do, as long as David promises to spare her life.
Tshidi is shocked when Sunay tells her that she and Thula are now living together. S'bu feels sidelined by Gail in respect of the Driehoek girls - and tries to take charge once again.
Tuesday 9 June 2009Episode 502 Smokey declares his intentions to Gail and confronts S'bu about his feelings for her. S'bu finds himself agreeing to a very awkward date. Tshidi confirms Sunay is now living with Thula - and Suffocate isn't very pleased at this news either. David and Ronald make plans to kill Gina, and orchestrate the final step in their plan to have Gina exonerate David in Lu's eyes.
Wednesday 10 June 2009Episode 503 Gina reveals her "motives" for lying about David, Nonti, and Ronald, paving the way for Lu to believe David's version of events. David and Ronald discover Gina's given them the slip.
Tshidi, at her wits' end, wants out of the act with Sunay, but Zondi manages to convince her that her job depends on helping him baby sit the starlet.
S'bu questions Gail about whether she does have feelings for him, but she's quick to deny it. Gail finally gets Driehoek into the recording studio where she discovers they can't sing.
Thursday 11 June 2009Episode 504 Ivan ratchets up the pressure on the hapless Zondi to get his pound of flesh from Sunay. Zondi, in turn, puts pressure on Tshidi. However, Sunay will only perform if Tshidi buys her a gram of coke.
Miles is going out of his mind trying to get hold of Lu while she is slowly coming to terms with the idea that she might be pregnant.
Gail is extremely upset that her one chance of being a producer is being ruined. Elmarie is trying to stop the girls from ripping each other's throats out.
Friday 12 June 2009Episode 505 Suffocate is suspicious that there might be drugs in his club. Mannie is becoming increasingly interested in Andisa, and Miles is concerned Lu's new commitment to him might be wavering.
Lu is still trying to ignore the telltale signs that suggest she might be pregnant. Tshidi takes a further step down the road of drug usage. Lu is nominated for a Music Industry Award (MIA).
S'bu's babes break up with him and we learn something very unexpected about Wandi.
Monday 15 June 2009Episode 506 Lu finally decides to take a home pregnancy test. David decides to throw a party in honour of her MIA nomination and discovers for the first time just how seriously Miles is pursuing her.
Tshidi discovers she owes her dealer more than she bargained because of Sunay. It seems as if everything is back to normal between S'bu and Gail until they have a little too much to drink.
Tuesday 16 June 2009Episode 507 Lu, who is feeling the pressure from both the men in her life, at last accepts the inevitable. Mamokete and Kop discuss their concerns about Tshidi: she's working too hard, sleeping too little - and earning far less money than she deserves.
Meanwhile, Tshidi has lots of work and lots of cocaine to keep her going. Gail repeatedly denies anything is going on between her and S'bu. Smokey has an idea to compensate for the Driehoek girls' severely limited singing skills.
Wednesday 17 June 2009Episode 508 When Lu brings up the fact that they've never had children, Miles says, to cheer her up, that children are unimportant…then wonders why she withdraws from him. David stumbles on the security breach caused by the relationship Victoria has with Alpheus.
When Sunay tells her that irritability is an after effect of taking cocaine, Tshidi says she's going to stop. Smokey tells Gail how she could use dubbing to make Driehoek a success.
Thursday 18 June 2009Episode 509 When David quizzes Alpheus over Miles' visits, he gets more than he bargained for when the guard breaks and reveals Lu is pregnant. Why hasn't she told him?
Sunay draws on her acting skills to manipulate Thula into helping her come up with a plan that will launch her back into the limelight. S'bu remains unimpressed with Gail and Smokey's idea of using a session artist to record Driehoek. Lu is torn when Wandi asks her to move in.
Friday 19 June 2009Episode 510 Tshidi goes to greater lengths to cover up her growing reliance on drugs. David tries to get information about Lu's alleged pregnancy. S'bu walks in on the rather large presence of Suzie Kromboom, the new voice of Driehoek.
He and Gail have a massive blow up. He tells her he is going to fix up their track and will not dub! Suffocate does his best to warn Thula about conniving Sunay. Mannie and Andisa return from their first dance class. Wandi continues to make a move on Lu.
Monday 22 June 2009Episode 511 Ronald suggests to David that Miles may in fact be the father of Lu's child. Miles is still agonising over how much he's hurt Andisa and the fact he's still not back together with his wife.
Tshidi confronts Sunay about using Thula for her self-promotion, while Thula approaches Suffocate for help in marketing his lover to the township. S'bu slips into old habits when Felicia arrives unannounced at the studio, and Carmel has surprising news.
Tuesday 23 June 2009Episode 512 David learns from Alpheus that Miles often visited Lu. He tells Ronald he's decided to leave the question of Lu's fidelity aside - while he concentrates on demolishing Miles in her eyes.
Gail asks Elmarie to persuade Driehoek to accept the fact that the girls' voices need to be dubbed by a professional.
Wednesday 24 June 2009Episode 513 Gail and Elmarie are enthused by Smokey's tracks, and Gail is more determined than ever to go ahead with the dubbing scheme, despite Sbu's objections.
David moves into the next phase of his scheme to eliminate Miles from Lu's life. Miles and Gail conspire to bypass S'bu, and Miles tells Gail that S'bu is in love with her. Thula and Sunay stumble upon a cunning money making scheme.
Thursday 25 June 2009Episode 514 Suffocate's animosity toward Sunay continues to drive a rift between him and Thula. S'bu has no memory of his confession of love to Gail.
Tshidi finds out she owes her drug dealer a good deal more than she expected. David's plan goes into action when Miles freaks out after a carefully orchestrated encounter. Lu tells Wandi she'll move in with her.
Friday 26 June 2009Episode 515 Miles reflects upon the mysterious DVD he received. Lu prepares to move in with Wandi.
Gail tries to get Smokey to sign away his rights to the Driehoek tracks to Hustle, but Smokey has other ideas. Tshidi confronts Sunay about her debt with King, but Sunay claims she can't afford to pitch in.
Monday 29 June 2009Episode 516 Sunay and Thula convince Zondi to allow them to use his computer to edit and upload her promotional videos. After Tshidi once again fails to retrieve money from Sunay to cover their drug debts, she is forced to resort to other efforts to try and raise the money.
S'bu decides to swear off women. He lets Gail proceed with the idea of dubbing Driehoek - although his jealousy of Smokey's involvement remains.
Tuesday 30 June 2009Episode 517 Miles is obsessed about the strange things that have been happening. David tells Lu he's unable to escort her to the pre-MIAs party and suggests she ask Miles. Sunay says Thula should ask Fats to steal the Kilowatt Club's SMS client list.
Miles freaks when Gail and Elmarie confess Driehoek won't agree to being dubbed and Smokey won't sign the agreement. A meeting with the group goes badly when Gail hears about Carmel's pregnancy scare and that S'bu was also sleeping with Felicia.
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