Coming up on
Kelders van Geheime this Tuesday 13 May 2025:
The Solomons family: Gershwin, Mama Joyce and Brenda
How often do you watch people and wonder about their secrets?
We did it at Canal Walk this past Saturday - we had lunch in the food court and it was a trippy affair because it was packed with families and we wondered about their stories, relationships and secrets as we watched everyone, busy busy.
So that happened at the weekend and then today there's news about a new family joining Kelders van Geheime who each have their own secrets and a secret that they share.
Proof that every family has them and that family photos are often not what they seem.
The Solomons are from the fictional neighbourhood of Bergvallei... first mentioned earlier this year when Elroy kept Debbie-Lee hidden in his house.
The Solomons own the popular - and at times notorious - local hangout called Die Jaart, where visitors drown their sorrows… and where shady deals are sealed.
They've been loyal and silent up until now, but financial pressures and survival are going to force them to begin lifting the curtain on their tightly guarded truths.
This is who they are:
Mama Joyce
Played by Ilse Klink
Aunty Joyce is a devoted former nurse who has lived and worked in Bergvallei all her life.
Her biggest wish is to build a better future for her children - even if it means putting her own dreams aside.
Where to, Gershwin?
Played by Tashreeq de Villiers
(also known as Ricky Vani Frontline in music circles)
Gershwin is the eldest child in the family - a hard worker with a broken heart and a life that never quite turned out the way he had planned.
Constantly on the move looking for work, he sends more than his fair share back home. But when Dadda Ivan’s health begins to decline, Gershwin steps up to carry the family through tough times.
Busy Brenda
Played by Boudine Bellam
Brenda Solomons may be the youngest of the Solomon family, but she is a young woman with strong convictions and a soft heart, caught between loyalty to her family and her own future.
She's free-spirited and sometimes bohemian.