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Tuesday 1 September 2009Episode 562 Wandi is concerned about Lu's erratic behaviour. Suffocate's warnings to Thula about Sunay's blossoming relationship with Siya are met with hostility. Gail, acting on Miles' instructions, encourages Elmarie to offer David a chance to sign Driehoek to Redemption.
Wednesday 2 September 2009Episode 563 David has decided to take Ziyanda's warning seriously and avoid malevolent activities.
Siya guilefully insists on taking Tshidi and Thula's promo to Zondi - without them. Still on holiday, Fats tells Mpumi he has a surprise for her.
Keke learns Wandi's relationship with Lu has not eased off in her absence. David lures Wandi into telling him that she's a lesbian.
Thursday 3 September 2009Episode 564 Wandi continues to babysit Lu. Miles uses a trusting Lu in his plan to get David to sign Driehoek. Siya and Sunay rope Zondi into their plan to cut Tshidi and Thula out of the TV deal. In Durban, Mpumi can't wait for what she thinks will be Fats' marriage proposal.
Friday 4 September 2009Episode 565 Sunay threatens Zondi, warning him not to let Tshidi know of her plans, then she and Siya lie to Tshidi and Thula about their meeting with the broadcaster.
Mpumi discovers Fats has been lying to her about paying for the holiday and decides to take revenge. Lu has a private ceremony to say goodbye to her baby. Wandi secretly gets the results of the DNA test.
Monday 7 September 2009Episode 566 Miles springs his trap: he hands Elmarie a copy of the 2010 song - as recorded by Mpumi, not the Driehoek girls. David listens to it, entranced. Lu approaches David about resuming their relationship.
The news comes through - the broadcaster has given the green light. Fats is desperate to contain the holiday costs, but Mpumi is determined to have a good time.
Tuesday 8 September 2009Episode 567 Tshidi starts revealing the news about her TV show to family and friends. She also tells Zondi she will have to leave her job. When Tshidi tells King about her news, he says the time has come for her to pay her drug debts.
David makes Driehoek a fantastic offer. Lu is on the verge of telling David about her pregnancy when something he says makes her incredibly nervous.
Wednesday 9 September 2009Episode 568 Lu decides to contact Ziyanda to get to the bottom of what's going on once and for all.
Tshidi discovers a copy of the TV show proposal and is surprised by the contents. Miles decides it's time to pay David a visit to further convince him that Redemption is stealing Driehoek from Hustle. Suffocate comes to Fats' rescue in Durban.
Thursday 10 September 2009Episode 569 Lu confronts David about the fact he ready knew she was pregnant. Keke breaks up with Wandi. David receives a lawyer's letter stipulating Driehoek's contract gives Miles the right to match any offer Redemption might make.
Swallowing the scam, David enters a bidding war with Hustle. Tshidi "borrows" R2000 from Zondi's account as part payment for her drug debt. Fats proposes to Mpumi.
Friday 11 September 2009Episode 570 Fats and Suffocate discover The Hot Plate has opened a gym, and are afraid clients will be siphoned from The Kilowatt and Fats' gym. The Driehoek girls think they've learnt the real reason for Hustle's renewed interest in them - and their reaction is a big surprise for Gail.
There are nasty shocks in store for Tshidi and Thula during the big celebrations/formal announcement of their TV show. Lu tells David the complete truth about the babies.
Monday 14 September 2009Episode 571 Lu catches Victoria on the phone reporting back to David, learning that her domestic has been spying on her since he left the house. David's counter-offer for Driehoek is communicated to Miles.
Thula knocks Siya down, and Tshidi attacks Sunay. Tshidi resigns. The Hot Plate manager arrives with his boxing trainer and challenges Suffocate to a push-up contest.
Tuesday 15 September 2009Episode 572 New tensions are brewing between Tshidi and Thula. The Hot Plate issues a new challenge. Miles counters Redemption's offer for Driehoek, much to the distress of Gail and S'bu, and the annoyance of David. Both David and Lu continue to harbour secrets in the wake of yesterday's spat, with things getting ugly between them.
Wednesday 16 September 2009Episode 573 Lu decides to head home to Mafikeng. It leads to an unexpected discovery for her and Wandi. A depressed Tshidi continues to keep everyone in the dark that she's quit her job. She turns to King for support but all he can offer her is more coke.
Thula is still too proud to ask Suffocate for his job back so he turns to Fats for a place to stay. Suffocate frustrates Stone and Fats when he refuses to answer Hot Plate's challenge.
Thursday 17 September 2009Episode 574 Thula is shocked Tshidi stole money from Zondi. The Hot Plate takes taunting to a new level. A frustrated Stone shocks everyone by deciding to accept the boxing challenge.
David tries to impress Lu by offering his house and refusing to buy back her share of Redemption. Victoria relays to David that she witnessed Lu and Wandi kissing and that she also has reason to believe they want to raise the child together.
Friday 18 September 2009Episode 575 Lu decides to stay to bring up her child with Wandi. David tells Ronald it's time to sideline Wandi. Miles enlists the help of Zondi. Thula speaks to Zondi, who later offers Tshidi her job back.
She knows he will soon discover the missing R2000. When Thula suggests he might be trying to prove something about his sexuality with regard to the boxing bout, Stone denies this emphatically.
Monday 21 September 2009Episode 576 Tshidi's drug and money problems deteriorate to such an extent that she finds herself stealing from her own family. She replaces Zondi's money, but with unhappy consequences.
David is suspicious of Wandi's intentions and motives with Lu. David begins to be drawn into Miles' scheme of revenge. A large wager is placed on the boxing match. Suffo tests Stone's mettle. Tshidi finally succumbs completely to the drugs, and Miles is hoist with his own petard.
Tuesday 22 September 2009Episode 577 Fats appoints himself Stone's trainer. David tries to convince Zondi to give him the same deal that was offered to Miles. Driehoek faces a moral dilemma re David's offer.
Tshidi is in a bad space emotionally, but can't bring herself to tell Thula. Mamokete and Kop are worried about their daughter. David signs over the house papers to Lu, but she also insists on certain conditions.
Wednesday 23 September 2009Episode 578 David instructs Ronald to offer Keke a job at 9-Nine mag. Gail persuades Elmarie to go along with David's suggestion she steal Driehoek's contract from Hustle.
Tshidi steals R200 from her mother's spaza cashbox to pay off some of her drug debt. King supplies her with Tik and tells Onica to initiate her into its use. Trainer Fats overextends himself. Suffocate worries that he's allowing another man to fight his battles for him.
Thursday 24 September 2009Episode 579As Tshidi's questionable friendship with Onica grows, so does her growing dependence on drugs. Thula finally calls her on her drug problem in a dramatic face-to-face confrontation.
At 9-Nine, Wandi finds herself working with an unwelcome guest. Stone is training hard for the boxing match, but a visit from The Hot Plate guys makes him realise he's been set up to fight a professional boxer.
Friday 25 September 2009Episode 580 Wandi tells Lu about her run in with David. David obsesses over the fact that despite having succeeded in stealing Driehoek from Miles, he still doesn't have the 2010 song.
King grows impatient with Tshidi over her continuing failure to settle her debts. He warns her there might be consequences. Fearing for Stone's safety, Suffocate decides to pull out of the competition with The Hot Plate. Stone is attacked.
Monday 28 September 2009Episode 581 Keke and Wandi resolve their differences so David decides desperate times call for desperate measures. Miles meets David to sign over the 2010 song. In spite of his injuries, Stone insists on fighting The Beast.
He asks Tshidi what the message from the thugs meant. She says she's in trouble and asks if he can lend her money. He says she can have R500 and gives her his ATM card. She withdraws R1000.
Tuesday 29 September 2009Episode 582 Stone tries to get to the bottom of Tshidi's strange behaviour, and even in the aftermath of his beating, still wants to continue with the boxing match. Wandi lies to Keke about her status with Lu, a fact that is exposed to Keke by Ronald. Thula finally works out what's happening with King, Tshidi, and the drugs, and gives the dealer an ultimatum.
Wednesday 30 September 2009Episode 583 Driehoek is launched live, with great fanfare, on 9-Nine fm. The girls sing unplugged - and horrified David tries for crisis damage control. Stone tells Suffo and Thula he is withdrawing from the boxing bout.
King finally drops the pretence and harshly threatens a shocked Tshidi. Now aware of Hustle's con - using a professional dubbing vocalist on the Driehoek track he originally listened to, but selling him the dud version for airplay - David threatens to sue for misrepresentation.
Rhythm City is on e.tv Mondays to Fridays at 18h30.