Isibaya is getting a refreshing facelift that will surely stir things up over the next couple of days. By reputation, Londeka Mchunu joining the cast of the Mzansi Magic telenovela is evidence that the show still has enough pull to attract a fan favourite or two to join an amazing cast.

Londeka is no stranger t0 the Mzansi Magic family, best known for the role on Isithembiso as Snegugu. This time around, she will bring to life the character of Londiwe Ngubane, an estranged and flamboyant daughter of the late Jamludi and cousin to Chief Dabula Ngubane.

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Fans of the telenovela can look forward to Umlazi’s streetwise Londi setting one of the Isibaya character’s heart on fire and shaking things up in Bhubesini. Can you guess who it is?

Catch Isibaya every weekday on Mzansi Magic DSTV channel 161 at 20:30 to find out.

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It’s easy to overlook sometimes, but Thathi’s daughter has been through hell.

In a short span of time, she lost her father to a botched hijacking. Not long after Mbongeni’s death, a series of events ensued that continued to pile up stress on the 16-year-old, along with her brother Langa.

As if losing their father was not enough, the teenagers suddenly had to deal with the negative publicity that diluted his memory. Turns out Mbongeni had been involved in some really questionable business practices.

As the family mourned the loss, news of his white-collar fraud was splashed all over the media. Buhle and her family could not even mourn in peace as protesters disrupted the service to demand their money from the foreclosed bank.

Support structure: Langa and Teddy attending to Buhle after the shocking incident.

The state took possession of Mbongeni’s assets. Buhle and Langa had to leave behind everything they’d known. The opulent lifestyle and, the spoils and their friends.

Adjusting and adapting to Gomora has been no walk in the park for the two, who had to quickly find a way to navigate the rough streets of Alexandra and its restless pulse of the street hustle. Whenever they are just about to find their feet, something else comes against them.

Mind you, the tragic series of unfortunate events have happened within a matter of a few months for both Buhle and Langa. They’ve barely had time to heal.

And with all the drama at Mam’ Sonto’s house, there’s been no space for them to find their feet while healing, and letting go of everything that once was. Pretty hiding the DStv card to spite Thathi is just one of many ridiculous stunts these two have had to deal with, on top of everything.

Overwhelmed; The teenager has been crying out for help for a while.

By the time Buhle’s nudes were leaked to the internet, she’d already been dealing with far too much for any 15 year old. Now she has to face all the slut-shaming that came out from that scenario. Without much support, she had face harassment from weirdos in the township.

Add to this the pressure on her to break up with Ntokozo, which has been rather intense, we can only wonder why no one thought to really check up on her mental health soon enough. All those moments when she couldn’t even leave her bed were all signs of fatigue and possibly, Depression.

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She hasn’t been able to catch a break on the telenovela, with all the mess happening back to back. The break up with Ntokozo, Thathi’s constant rage, the pressure from Ntokozo’s parents, the judgemental eyes and bullying at school, the death of her father, the nudes.

Hers has been a tortured character. We can only hope this will be a teachable moment for everyone involved.

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Thathi needs to calm all the way down from that horse and speak out Langa being Melusi’s son. It should be none of our business, but she’s made it our business because she can’t manage the situation calmly.

Her secret underlies her manic overreactions, and her daughter has suffered for it. On the episodes following the suicide attempt, Thathi has shown remorse about how she’s not been the best mother when her daughter needed her the most. With the therapy on the cards, we are hoping the two can start working on their issues.

It’s a bit of a relief that Mam’ Sonto threatened Ntokozo, ever so politely, to back off. He needed the wake-up call. We get that he’s oh so madly in love with Buhle, but he did shoot her father to his death. She doesn’t even know that. Sonto is freaking out that their romance could lead to the secret coming out, but we are more worried about how that can drive Buhle off the edge again.

Buhle is crying out for help, and her advances towards Teddy now are further proof that she needs someone to listen. We are hoping she does get help.

Note: If there’s any risk for suicide present, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group offers resources and assistance.

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A rumour swirled on social media last week about Sicelo Buthelezi’s age. Locals were shocked to ‘find out’ on the Google search that the actor, who portrays the role of Teddy on Mzansi Magic’s ‘Gomora’, is in fact 35 years old in real life.

Viewers of the popular weekday SA telenovela went into a hectic frenzy at the idea that the actor could be 16 years older than the high school teenager he portrays.

But like DJ Maphorisa’s age appeared as a tender ’18 years old’ for the longest time on the search engine, there’s no truth to the rumour. Sicelo, who’s brilliant performance on Gomora has earned him a Royalty Soapie Awards nomination for ‘Outstanding Newcomer’, is just 21 years old.

The Tembisa native cleared the air in an interview with celebrity tabloid Zalebs. “This thing gets into me”, he said. “Why don’t people ask?”

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