Umkhokha: The Curse

A proud Siphamandla introduces Khulekani as the church’s latest member. Everybody is in high spirits, as the Mthembu brothers stand side-by-side during Khulekani’s speech.

Tragedy strikes at the Mthembus, as Khulekani collapses just as he’s about to leave for the United States.

MaMzobe says a shirt prayer to Mthembu before her baptism. AmaJudiya are left shocked when she disappears into the water during the baptism.

Difa gets up and punches Ndlovu, after humiliating Nobuntu and the Gumede family. The congregants are left reeling in shock.

Nobuntu tries to backtrack Menga’s tracks, in the hope of finding him but his parents are of no help. She’s shocked when she learns he’s a con artist.

MaMzobe gets an unexpected visit from Ndlovu, who warns her to keep her mouth shut.

The Mthembus are shocked to hear that the curse might strike again and its wrath might be stronger. Mabusi pens an emotional letter to her sone.

Ndlovu can’t hold back the excitement, as he tells Sibahle that she will go back to the Mthembu mansion because Mabusi is missing.

Mabusi walks helplessly in the mountain in search of isikhwama, while Siphamandla prays hard to Mvelase to save her.

The councilmen are confused when Ndlovu talks about the church records. Mancinza is upset when he hears he’ll be moved to another department within the church.

Difa is at his wits’ end begs MaMzobe to tell the truth about the ancestral bag of bones, but she denies everything. Gabisile is shocked to find Mabusi digging in the garden.

Nomkhosi is worried about her marriage and asks MaNzimande who will marry Nokubonga.

Difa is unsure when Gabisile suddenly calls a family meeting and changes her story about the ancestral bag of bones.

Nokubonga consoles Mabusi during a breakdown over the curse meanwhile MamZobe get’s a reality check regarding the bag and it’s constant reappearance.

MamZobe’s relief is short-lived when the cursed bag ends up inside her house, after leaving it in the ocean.

The family is shocked when Gabisile tells them that MaMzobe has been hiding the ancestral bag of bones all these years.

MaMzobe denies knowing anything about the ancestral bag of bones, when Mabusi asks about it at the dinner table.

Siphamandla comforts a distraught Mabusi, who can’t handle the news of Zodwa’s death. MaMzobe lashes Zodwa’s body.

Mabusi excitedly shows her son to Zodwa and they bond over that moment.

Zodwa has another dream where Mzobe takes her to MaMzobe’s house and shows her the ancestral bag of bones.

Siphamandla and Mabusi are shocked when they are told of the news of getting a second wife for him. Mabusi’s heart sinks, as she watches the potential second wife walk into the mansion.

MaMzobe brushes Zodwa off when she tells her she’s been having dreams of their father asking for his ancestral bag of bones.

Siphamandla appears just as the congregation ends their prayer. Everyone is shocked and happy to see him.

It's Nothando's first day on campus and time for her to see who her roommate will be. She gets a shock and an unexplainable moment after finding out that it's Zodwa, a sangoma.

Things have taken a turn between Mshengu and Donga since he swallowed his pride and allowed his father to help him. They had an emotional moment after getting his car back and fixing the mess.

Now that everything is out in the open, it has been decided that Lungi and the children need to leave the country while Loyiso takes a big risk by escaping prison.

The man hired to kill Nolitha appears in cpourt and does as he was told by Lucas to lie and put her accident on Loyiso and at this point, everyone is looking at only one person as her killer.

Things are tense in the Mthembu mansion, as Mabusi refuses to hear anything about mourning her husband.

Loyiso spotted Lungi in court but he thought she was just haunting her but his suspicions were proven correct when she visited him in jail, to gloat about getting her revenge.

Hlumelo tortures Ntando and Zimkhita in order to get the truth about his brother's death, he strikes gold when Zimkhita confesses to killing Luzuko.

The council dismisses Ndlovu's suggestion to lead the congregation, after Difa excuses himself.

The Mthembus rush to meet the council upon their return from the holy mountain, only to be disappointed that Siphamandla will be staying for another 3 days alone at the mountain.

The Mthembus rush to meet the council upon their return from the holy mountain, only to be disappointed that Siphamandla will be staying for another 3 days alone at the mountain.

Mthembu senior appears to Siphamandla just as he’s praying on the last day of the annual pilgrimage, and he has a message for him.

Donga and Ndumiso have decided to step in and confront their father about his decision regarding Fakazile and Nqubeko's baby but he's not having any of it.

It's been a joyous time finally as Msizi gets welcomed properly into the family while MaNxumalo and MaShandu forgive Hlabangani but in his true style, he disappoints everyone in the end.

The investigation of Lungi's murder is still underway and it gets confusing with each court date. It now turns out Khulile and Lucas are behind Nolitha's accident and still planning on doing more.

It's been a hard time for everyone but especially for Mvelo and Msizi. She is coming to terms with losing who she thought was the love of her life while he still can't see Hlabangani as his father in any way.

MaMzobe is forced to bow down to Siphamandla during a press conference attend where she was expected to confess all her sins.

Njengaye is shocked to the core when Vusi shows him a picture of him and Nomfundo and blackmails him to hand over the family business to him.

Vusi feels guilty about blackmailing his father and suggests that they delete the pictures, but Gcina disagrees.

An excited Njengaye announces that Kwenzo and Nomalanga will get shares to the company, leaving Vusi and Gcina shocked to the core.

Kwenzo proposes to Nomalanga during a surprise dinner with friends and family, leaving Sibongile devastated.

Nompendulo tells the Mthembus of how MaMzobe made her change Mlungisi’s will. MaNzimande and Nomkhosi cannot hide their excitement, as it’s revealed that Mlungisi left the church in Siphamandla’s hands.