Coming up on
Smoke & Mirrors this September 2025:
Monday 1 September 2025
Episode 101
A tale of resilience, vengeance and the haunting grip of the past, that ends with tension and a fragile truce that suggests more bloodshed is inevitable.
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Episode 102
Thandiswa secretly takes muthi to terminate her pregnancy, but things take a dangerous turn when she collapses soon after drinking it.
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Episode 103
Zwelethu rushes Thandiswa to the hospital after finding her unconscious and learns she drank some kind of poison. Meanwhile, Leroy's dating attempts go badly, he gets catfished and attacked but he defends himself.
Thursday 4 September 2025
Episode 104
Zwelethu is relieved when Thandiswa regains consciousness, though the baby's life remains at risk. Thandiswa dreams of her late sister, who tells her the baby is a gift from her.
Friday 5 September 2025
Episode 105
Thandiswa tells Zwelethu how to save the baby, but despite his efforts to get an antidote from Songanga, she suffers severe cramps. When Zwelethu returns, he's told he's too late.
Monday 8 September 2025
Episode 106
Zwelethu gives Thandiswa an antidote that nearly kills her, but she survives. Mandla feels sidelined in his marriage after arguing with Philile over the price of Mxolisi's tombstone.
Tuesday 9 September 2025
Episode 107
Thandiswa thanks Zwelethu for saving their baby, but she's determined to stop Jaxon from gaining the power in the house. Mabizela threatens Philile for stealing his clients.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Episode 108
Thandiswa and Zwelethu return home but argue over their plan for revenge against Jaxon, with Thandiswa determined to join despite her pregnancy.
Thursday 11 September 2025
Episode 109
Thandiswa insists on going to the house burning, and Zwelethu agrees. Ngcuka tells Jaxon when the ritual will happen. Zwelethu overhears Martha and Jaxon and wrongly thinks the house will be empty at that time.
Friday 12 September 2025
Episode 110
Thandiswa and Zwelethu covertly enter Caesar's house to prepare for arson, while Jaxon undergoes his initiation ritual with Ngcuka. Ngcuka senses an intruder during the ritual, but Jaxon ignores the warning.
Monday 15 September 2025
Episode 111
Thandiswa locks Jaxon and Ngcuka in the basement after finding them mid-initiation, then sets the house on fire with Zwelethu. Ngcuka disappears, leaving Jaxon to burn.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Episode 112
Shocked to discover that Jaxon is still alive, the Dlaminis are devastated by news of his house burning down, fearing the worst for Martha.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Episode 113
Thandiswa and Zwelethu are rattled by the news that Jaxon survived the fire. Philile and Petunia try to quit the loan business, but Mabizela forces them to work for him.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Episode 114
Jaxon and Martha plot against their enemies, unaware of a counterplot. Mandla is clueless about his wife's secret dealings. Philile saves Petunia but ends up in deeper trouble.
Friday 19 September 2025
Episode 115
Zwelethu convinces Thandiswa to stay calm and promises to deal with Jaxon. Mandla digs in Philile's bag and is shocked by what he finds. Mamiki learns that it's not inyongo that she has - the tests are positive.
Monday 22 September 2025
Episode 116
Jaxon and Martha plot Thandiswa's murder by hiring a hitman. Philile admits to being a loan shark, leaving Mandla feeling betrayed. Mamiki confirms her pregnancy but she's not revealing who the father is.
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Episode 117
Thandiswa and Jaxon clash fiercely, and Zwelethu steps in to intervene. Mamiki struggles with her pregnancy, but she tells Leroy that Magolide is the father.
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Episode 118
Zwelethu grows suspicious that he's being tailed, but when he checks, his follower vanishes, making him realise the threat might be much closer than he expected.
Thursday 25 September 2025
Episode 119
Zwelethu and Thandiswa leaves town immediately after realising that they are being followed. Martha finds out that Zwelethu has checked out, and she calls Jaxon to tell that that Zwelethu is leaving town.
Friday 26 September 2025
Episode 120
Herve manages to find Thandiswa and Zwelethu before they're able to leave Emnyameni, they get into an accident. Mabizela gate crashes Mandla's sermon and yanks Mandla with a gun.
Monday 29 September 2025
Episode 121
Zwelethu kills Herve and warns Jaxon that he's coming for him. Songanga seeks damages for Mamiki's pregnancy, but she hides the father's identity and asks him to wait.
Tuesday 30 September 2025
Episode 122
Mandla attempts to reason with Mabizela, but Mabizela agrees to leave only if Mandla let him spend a night with Philile. Mamiki meets a wealthy, Zulu-speaking Indian charmer.
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