Coming up on
1802: Love Defies Time on Mzansi Magic this June 2025:
Monday 2 June 2025
Episode 52
Reflections and Recriminations
After being given a message in a dream, Melisizwe embarks on a mission impossible with the help of the twins. Khosi is trying so hard to build a new life and move on with Zuko but her love for Melisizwe keeps holding her back.
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Episode 53
Royal Demands
Longamo is worried that Melisizwe has gone to find Khosi and orders his men to find him and bring him to him, alive or dead. The wedding day is around the corner and Khosi leaves for the village to prepare. Athi throws up and Ayanda jokes she might pregnant
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Episode 54
Secrets and Lies
Longamo executes the twins after they fail to tell him what he wanted to know. Xesibe, with nothing to lose anymore, joins Melisizwe’s mission. Torn between two worlds, Khosi neglects her responsibilities and reaches out to the past.
Monday 9 June 2025
Episode 55
Mothers and Monsters
On their quest to get Khosi back as per the twin's interpretation of Melisizwe’s dream, Melisizwe and Xesibe are met with an obstacle that demands the life of Melisizwe as payback for his sins of the past.
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Episode 56
Souls and Spirits, Lost and Found
Xesibe’s sacrifice wasn’t in vain as it has opens the path for Melisizwe to succeed on his quest to get Khosi back. Two lovers are finally reunited. Longamo continues to rule with an iron rod when he threatens to punish MaMpinga for helping a sick child during the national fast.
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Episode 57
Perilous Plague
Nkosazana is unimpressed with Lizeka for being the one who filled Khosi’s head with ideas that made her leave Zuko at the altar. MaMpinga is unimpressed with Nomasomi for sleeping with Longamo and calls her to task about it while the plague continues to take lives.
Monday 16 June 2025
Episode 58
Khosi Causes Chaos
Khosi’s return to the 1800s is received with mixed emotions. Some want her gone while others want her to stay. Melisizwe and MamThembu beg for Khosi to stay but their efforts are futile. Longamo wants Khosi dead.
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Episode 59
Manipulations and Maneouvres
Melisizwe and MamThembu are suspicious of Longamo’s sudden change of heart concerning Khosi when he wants her back in the kingdom to “help” those affected by the plague.
Khosi’s family apologises to Zuko for being left at the altar, but a hurt Zuko tells them he wants everything he’s given to the family, back.
Wednesday 18 June 2025
Episode 60
Exposure
Melisizwe comes clean to his mother about marrying Khosi and MamThembu is overjoyed but cautions Melisizwe to be smart with how he’s going to handle this, since Nomabali is still in the picture.
While Khosi helps save the people from the plague, Melisizwe pops the question. Meanwhile, Nomabali wants Longamo to get rid of Khosi.
Monday 23 June 2025
Episode 61
Dreams and Delusions
After saying yes to Melisizwe’s proposal, Khosi gathers the courage to confide to the Royal Inyanga about her infertility issue, but he insists that Khosi is the chosen one to bear the future leader of the kingdom.
Khosi is hurt when Nomabali tells her that in Khosi’s absence, she and Melisizwe got back together.
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Episode 62
Calamity
Khosi confronts Melisizwe about Nomabali and expresses how hurt she is that he didn’t have faith that she would be back.
Nomabali isn’t ready to give up on Melisizwe without a fight and forges an alliance with an unlikely ally. Athi receives the shock of her life when she makes a big discovery.
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Episode 63
Plague Upon Plague
Another nasty rash has plagued the kingdom and has everyone worried. Longamo resists his mother’s idea to marry Khosi. MamCwerha attempts to force Khosi into being with her son because technically, Longamo paid lobola for Khosi.
Monday 30 June 2025
Episode 64
Cows on the Move
MaMpinga has to tell MamCwerha that Khosi isn’t a virgin, when MamCwerha insists that Khosi does a virginity test. Pissed off by being forced to be with Longamo, Khosi decides to return Longamo’s cows, while Athi and Lerumo bond over a potentially tragic situation.
Premiere episodes of 1802: Love Defies Time air on 1Magic from Mondays to Wednesdays at 20h30.