As we revealed in the
TVSA News Shorts, Isitha: The Enemy's managed to survive e.tv's Big 2026 Culling.
House of Zwide trips off the runway in June - when Scandal! goes out of print - and Kelders van Geheime gives up its secrets in August but Isitha has friends for Season 4, which starts this Monday 27 April 2026.
With six new characters and these themes:
Truth.
Consequence.
The cost of survival.
When the line between family and enemy is not just blurred but erased.
When power is no longer hidden but fought for in the open and the illusion of control begins to crumble.
These are the arriving players:
Sam Gumede
Played by Bongani Gumede
Sam is the long-lost younger brother of Solly Gumede, a man the family believed to be dead.
Having lived in exile in Tanzania during the apartheid era, Sam’s return is far from a warm reunion.
Quiet, calculated and commanding, he wastes no time asserting himself within the Gumede family.
While he positions himself as a stabilising force, particularly for Nomsa, his true intentions remain unclear and potentially dangerous.
Zikali “Mapholoba” Ngcobo
Played by Andile Mxakaza
Mapholoba is a former mayor turned ruthless underworld kingpin.
Calm, strategic and deadly, Mapholoba is on a mission to avenge his daughter’s death and rebuild his empire, positioning himself as one of the most dangerous men Esihlahleni has ever seen.
Dorcas
Played by Harriet Manamela
Dorcas is Martha’s outspoken aunt who knows too much and says even more.
Bold, dramatic and always hustling, Dorcas thrives on chaos and proximity to power.
With her sharp tongue and deep knowledge of secrets, she quickly becomes a disruptive force in everyone’s business.
Dabulamanzi
Played by 2025 Miss SA finalist Luyanda Zuma
Dabulamanzi is a young, beautiful and conflicted ithwasa caught between tradition and the life she dreams of.
Forced into a path she never chose, Dabulamanzi wrestles with loyalty, fear and her own moral compass.
Ongeziwe Junior “OJ” Ngcobo
Played by Mpilo Mbatha
OJ is a compassionate medical student trying to escape his father’s dark legacy.
He brings light into Thenjiwe’s life.
Bhubesi
Played by Calvin Ratladi
Clavin is Kamavovo’s loyal sidekick in the sangoma world.