The Wife, a Showmax Original telenovela, follows the Zulu brothers through the eyes of their wives. Seasons 1-2 are now ready to binge-watch. Rising star Mbalenhle Mavimbela (Skeem Saam, Isipho) plays “Hlomu the wife”, the journalist who falls in love with a taxi driver, not realising that when you marry a man, you marry his secrets. Her love interest, Mqhele, is played by Bonko Khoza (Jabz in Necktie Youth), who has since appeared in the likes of Professionals and Roots. The role of Zandile, the fierce matriarch of the Zulu family, is played by Khanyi Mbau (Happiness is a Four-Letter Word) and Mondli Makhoba (Umkhokha) reprises his role as Nkosana, the eldest Zulu brother.