Seakamela’s death will cause tension in his household and cause a rift between Mantuli and her children. Fans of Skeem Saam have always wondered why Kwaito Seakamela played by Clement Maosa doesn’t look like his sibllings, Sthoko Seakamela and Pretty Seakamela.

If you take a good look at the three Seakamela siblings, you will notice that Kwaito is darker than Pretty and Sthoko and his nose is wider than his sisters, whilst they have smaller noses and have fairer skin tones.In April, Pretty Seakamela is going to remember a hurtful secret from her father’s last visit that involves a DNA test, which will result in Kwaito doing a formal paternity test.

Although the teasers do not reveal that Kwaito is not a Seakamela, this development in the storyline makes sense and reveals the casting directors true intensions with making Kwaito look strikingly different from all the Seakamela kids.

Aunt Rebecca and Charity will also get involved in the Seakamela’s secret, which will push Kwaito into the pursuit of finding out who he really is. Kwaito will only do a paternity test after Charity makes a shocking request to him after reading his palm.

A confused Kwaito will have doubts about what he is told by Kwaito but will get confirmation from Mr Kgomo that Charity is a legit medium who can see beyond. Mantuli will not realise until it’s too late that Kwaito is doing a paternity test behind her back and this revelation will cause a rift in their household.

The results of the paternity test will leave Kwaito shocked and confused. He will probably go searching for his father and might turn on his whole family especially his mother.

We are going to see a desperate, sad and confused Mantuli in April! This means that Mantuli cheated on her husband whilst they were married and this might be the reason that Mantuli and Seakamela separated.

“DiepCity”, produced by the award-winning creator and director of popular drama “Lockdown”, Mandla N of Black Brain Productions, is a fresh new telenovela that explores the struggle of four young women trying to make their way in the world.

The show focuses on disillusioned young women who were forced into crime while in high school, just to make ends meet.Award-winning actress Dawn Thandeka King, Nozuko Ncayiyane and actor Mduduzi Mabaso are among a list of stars who will feature in “DiepCity” which will premiere on Mzansi Magic in April.

The world comes crumbling down for small-time house burglar Nox played by Ncayiyane after her bright straight-A student younger brother Sibusiso, played by Tshiamo Molobi, is fatally shot during a house robbery he was not supposed to be part of in the leafy suburbs of Johannesburg, which was set up by a rogue security guard and low-level gangster Elliot played by Mduduzi Mabaso.After doing time behind bars following her arrest, Nox returns to her family, who still live in a shack after her alcoholic father Bonga (Hamilton Dlamini) lost his job, while her mother Thandiwe, played by King who has not forgiven her for Sibusiso’s death, continues to work as a domestic worker.

“As part of our new show offering for April, ’DiepCity’ is a tale that not only has an explosive, gripping storyline but one that exposes the lived realities of most South Africans – the life of crime and poverty.

“The show also goes beyond the act of crime itself and delves into what motivates or compels desperate people to do what they do.“This telenovela promises to be a very popular debutant in the primetime slot and we are very excited about this,” said Nomsa Philiso, director of local entertainment channels at M-Net.

“The secret recipe behind great storytelling is a mix of several ingredients – a relatable storyline, great casting and a passion for filmmaking.

“We expect viewers to be blown away by Nox’s story, which is one of poverty, heartbreak, redemption and hope, all encompassed into one crime thriller,” said Mandla N.

When he lost his voice, he thought it was the end of his acting and radio careers.

After trying everything to get it back, actor Cebolenkosi Mthembu is now singing a song of joy.

He said his voice was back, and he also went back to work.

Cebolenkosi, who plays officer Nyawo on Uzalo, is now breathing a sigh of relief. This after struggling for a month to regain the voice since early last month following his recovery from Covid-19.“I was starting to think that maybe my ancestors are angry or they have turned their backs on me. But now it’s clear that it was just the medical condition,” he said.

He added that he regained his voice late last week and is now back at work.

“I have started shooting. Although my voice is not fully recovered, it is better than before. I’m also going back to radio on Saturday,” said Cebolenkosi.He said he used vitamin C supplements, onions and garlic.

“I also used warm water and many other things, so I don’t know what actually helped,” he said.

It would seem that DJ Zinhle does not know the meaning of rest. The producer-DJ and businesswoman took to social media recently to announce that she is set to return to popular SABC 1 DJ talent search competition, 1s and 2s. The show is set to air its sixth season with DJ Zinhle at the helm.

This marks the second season that DJ Zinhle has returned to the show following her first judging stint as part of the 1s and 2s Season 5 panel. During the fifth season of the popular SABC 1 show, DJ Zinhle was part of the judging panel with popular producer-DJ and contentious Twitter personality, Prince Kaybee. But it seems like Prince Kaybee has opted to focus on promoting his own music, rather than return.

Therefore, with her announcement that she was set to return as a judge on 1s and 2s, DJ Zinhle announced her co-judges on the returning season of the show. It seems that SABC 1 has brought the big and controversial guns with the new season. The new judges set to join the Umlilo hitmaker are DJ Tira and Speedsta.DJ Tira has not begun with his social media marketing trail on his upcoming television stint. However, it is easy to see why the SABC decided on the man to join DJ Zinhle. For years now, DJ Tira and SABC 1 have been behind the Come Duze New Year. However, since he moved his Fact Durban Rocks concert to a better paying channel, it was time for the public broadcaster to bring back Mr Makoya Bearings.Speedsta on the other hand could not wait to share the news. The contentious social media personality has been itching to tell the news since earlier in the month. This is after, Speedsta initially had taken to Twitter to call out leading entertainment news and industry insider, Phil Mphela, telling him that he cannot wait to be featured in one his “Casting news,” post. At the time, Speedsta as much as he teased did not spill the beans. But that changed this week when he took to Twitter to make the news official.

Police say preliminary reports indicate that there was no foul play in the death of the Eastern Cape-born actress Noxolo Maqashalala.

Police spokesperson captain Balan Muthan told the publication that when their team arrived at Maqashalala’s place, the door of her house was locked from inside.

“The police had to enter through a very small window. From our preliminary investigation, there was no foul play,” he said. He said when police got inside, her body was on her bed, under blankets, partially decomposed. “There were no signs of forced entry into the house and no injuries seen at the time of preliminary investigation,” he said.

Muthan said the cause of death would be determined by the toxicology and pathology reports.“At the moment, the matter is under investigation. We don’t know how she passed away,” he said. He said they couldn’t estimate how long the body had been there at the time they recovered it.

Muthan said they were investigating a case of natural causes, “but we will have to wait for the reports from the pathologist and the postmortem,” he said.

-DL