Umkhokha – The Curse: Coming soon on Mzansi Magic

In keeping up with viewer demand, Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) brings back the acclaimed and award-nominated limited series Umkhokha – but this time, as a telenovela. That’s right: from Monday, 6 March at 20:30, viewers can get their fix of drama on weekdays.

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Get inside Ithempeli Lenkosi

Rather than picking up where the limited series left off, Umkhokha – The Curse takes us to the beginning of the story: How did we get to a place where the fictionalised mega-church, Ithempeli Lenkosi, became a deadly battleground?

Returning cast members include Deli Malinga (as MaMzobe), Sibonile Ngubane (as Difa), Nay Maps (as Sphamandla), and Hope Mbhele (as Mabusi). New cast members on Umkhokha – The Curse are Gcinile Nkosi as MaNzimande and Daniel Hadebe as Reggie.

“It’s always a positive conundrum when viewers express that a show was on air for too short a time, and that was the overwhelming reaction we were met with when Umkhokha came to an end after 13 weeks. Audiences were glued to the show and constantly engaged with the story and spoke about it on social media and on the radio – so its return is long-awaited. We’re pleased that it will now be a telenovela,” says Shirley Adonisi, Director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net.

Be sure to tune in when the brand-new telenovela premieres on Monday, 6 March on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161).