Coming up on
Smoke & Mirrors this October 2025:
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Episode 123
Mamiki pursues wealthy businessman Bageshri, fabricating a lie about being a virgin to avoid intimacy. Her plan gets complicated when this revelation only makes him more determined to marry her.
Thursday 2 October 2025
Episode 124
Zwelethu and Thandiswa's plans to kill Jaxon are thwarted when they find out that he's skipped town. Philile is shocked that Mandla has been arrested for murder and he's facing a life sentence.
Friday 3 October 2025
Episode 125
Mandla's arrest has tongues wagging in Emnyameni. Philile prays for him. Mandla is released from prison when Mabizela's goon is arrested for his murder.
Monday 6 October 2025
Episode 126
Zwelethu shares GPS coordinates with Thandiswa and decides to investigate the location himself, determined to put an end to Jaxon's games.
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Episode 127
Phakathi advises Martha to find actual evidence against Zwelethu before she tosses accusations around. Zwelethu gives Thandiswa a gun before he goes off to find Jaxon.
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Episode 128
Zwelethu tracks down Jaxon and chases him into the woods, swearing that he won't rest until Jaxon is dead. Thandiswa demands that Martha take her to where Jaxon is.
Thursday 9 October 2025
Episode 129
Zwelethu hunts Jaxon down and is about to kill him when Thandiswa stops him, pointing out that he'll have no relationship with his child if he's in jail for the rest of his life.
Friday 10 October 2025
Episode 130
Jaxon's latest conspicuous consumption riles up the depot workers, who demand a wage increase. Martha wants to retaliate and strike Zwelethu and Thandiswa, but Jaxon wants a truce.
Monday 13 October 2025
Episode 131
The men demand what's owed to them. Martha does her best to convince Jaxon to keep a cool head before she drops a bombshell on Zwelethu. Mamiki can't see herself with Magolide but Songanga does.
Tuesday 14 October 2025
Episode 132
Zwelethu finally meets with Jaxon and is stunned when Jaxon proposes a truce. Meanwhile, Mamiki mocks Magolide for being broke, not knowing he has just received a 3-million rand offer.
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Episode 133
Jaxon offers Zwelethu a truce in a bid to protect himself, but when Zwelethu demands the coal depot, Jaxon storms off in anger. Confident Jaxon will return, Zwelethu shares his grand vision with Thandiswa.
Thursday 16 October 2025
Episode 134
Jaxon and Zwelethu face off in a tense negotiation over the coal depot, with Zwelethu insisting on a 50/50 partnership. Jaxon's grip weakens under mounting community pressure and the fallout from the workers' strike.
Friday 17 October 2025
Episode 135
Jaxon gives in to Zwelethu's demands, offering him half the depot. Zwelethu and Thandiswa celebrate, but Thandiswa grows uneasy after learning more about Zwelethu's business partner.
Monday 20 October 2025
Episode 136
Jaxon introduces Zwelethu to the depot workers, but Zwelethu blindsides him by announcing a wage increase and suggesting Jaxon sell his new supercar.
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Episode 137
Jaxon fumes when Zwelethu promises the workers a wage increase. Petunia confronts Phakathi about his violent tactics during the strike and is shocked to learn Zwelethu is now a partner at the depot.
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Episode 138
Zwelethu's takeover of the depot backfires when Jaxon cancels their deal after feeling disrespected. Despite grovelling and pleading, Mamiki fails to win back Magolide.
Thursday 23 October 2025
Episode 139
Zwelethu rallies the workers against Jaxon, accusing him of blocking their wage increase. Songanga and Pinky sit Mamiki and Magolide down to remind them that the inhlawulo must take place.
Friday 24 October 2025
Episode 140
The depot workers protest at the hotel, demanding higher wages and Zwelethu's reinstatement. Martha takes Kayise for a massage to ease her stress.
Monday 27 October 2025
Episode 141
Jaxon signs the co-ownership agreement but vows to keep fighting Zwelethu. Family tensions rise as Mandla clashes with Martha over Kayise.
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Episode 142
With her court case behind her, Thandiswa is acquitted and ready for a fresh start. Zwelethu stands by her but hides a secret life with mysterious phone calls.
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Episode 143
Zwelethu surprises Thandiswa with a new house, and they decide to move in together. Mamiki agrees to accept the inhlawulo, though she's unsure, and Magolide takes Tim and Sipho to the negotiations.
Thursday 30 October 2025
Episode 144
Thandiswa's house tour with Leroy is interrupted by an intimidating stranger, Thunaliyamesaba, who arrives looking for Zwelethu.
Friday 31 October 2025
Episode 145
Zwelethu is shaken when Ndosi arrives in town demanding to see him. He tells Ndosi he wants out of their partnership and to change his life, but Ndosi is unimpressed.
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