Please note: these are teasers for Season 5 of The River, currently airing on Mzansi Wethu.
It's ended its run on 1Magic and Mzansi Magic.
Coming up on
The River 5 on Mzansi Wethu this April 2026:
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Episode 198
Flora and Khabzela learn about the ugliness that surrounds them. Cobra decides one has to break some eggs to make an omelette.
Thursday 2 April 2026
Episode 199
Nkanyiso struggles to wear his new skin. Kedibone buries her feelings and something dark stalks Refilwe.
Friday 3 April 2026
Episode 200
Murder is rife in the streets of Refilwe, while Dimpho executes her surprise for Nkanyiso.
Monday 6 April 2026
Episode 201
Dimpho gives Nkanyiso a taste of his own medicine, and fear spreads amongst the residents of Refilwe.
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Episode 202
Zweli looks for help in all the wrong places and Nkanyiso becomes desperate.
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Episode 203
A dark cloud hovers over the streets of Refilwe, while Cobra does the extreme to fix mistakes of the past.
Thursday 9 April 2026
Episode 204
Sticking together becomes essential in Refilwe and Cobra must deal with the pain he’s caused.
Friday 10 April 2026
Episode 205
Bukhosi realises he’s not at the top of the food chain and Zweli can’t believe his luck.
Monday 13 April 2026
Episode 206
Nomafu learns just how much trouble she’s in and Zweli races against time to bring justice to the people of Refilwe. Morena drops a bomb that leaves Pharoah worried.
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Episode 207
Morena makes risky moves for his ambitions and Bukhosi finds it hard to eat a large serving of humble pie.
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Episode 208
Morena is wrecked with guilt as Cobra tries to bond with him and Nkanyiso thinks Bukhosi has gone mad.
Thursday 16 April 2026
Episode 209
Everyone in Refilwe has to watch where they walk, and a familiar face is about to take a wrong turn.
Friday 17 April 2026
Episode 210
Beauty dances on a knife’s edge and Morena has a point to prove.
Monday 20 April 2026
Episode 211
Morena and Cobra reach a stalemate and Bukhosi walks into the lion's den.
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Episode 212
Bukhosi feels the consequences of his actions, while the Mokoena family is torn in two after the rising conflict in the household.
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Episode 213
Zweli gets another phone call that sends him into tailspin, and Cobra thwarts yet another effort by Morena.
Thursday 23 April 2026
Episode 214
Nomafu is in bed with the enemy and Zweli refuses to give up when faced with a sly enemy.
Friday 24 April 2026
Episode 215
Bukhosi tries to outrun his past and Zweli has never been sadder about being right.
Monday 27 April 2026
Episode 216
Beauty and Lerumo get candid, while there's a surprise in store for Bukhosi.
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Episode 217
Love blooms even through concrete and the Hlophes deal with the elephants in the room.
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Episode 218
Things escalate quickly in Morena’s rise to fame. Khwezi is getting tired of being shut out.
Thursday 30 April 2026
Episode 219
Cobra wishes he could have been proven wrong and Khwezi has big news for her family.
The River 5 airs on Mzansi Wethu from Mondays to Fridays at 20h00.