The truth hurts

Life will never be the same again! The House Of Zwide finale reveals that Funani is Ona's biological father.

- IPELENG RAKGNTSHO

At the start of telenovela House Of Zwide in July last year, we found out that Isaac (Jeffery Seleke) abducted Ona (Nefisa Mkhabela) from the Zwide family – 20 years back – and raised her. In a twist of fate, she was reunited with her family when fashion empire House Of Zwide hired her as an intern, and her biological father Funani (Vusi Kunene) became her boss. Well, when season 1 comes to end on Friday 8 July, all those truths come to light, and it’ll turn the Molapos’ and Zwides’ lives upside down. “As expected, there will be drama when the truth about Ona’s paternity is uncovered,” says Nefisa, before adding, “It’s also going to be an emotional journey for viewers. They’ve come to love these characters and emotions will run high.”

EXPOSED!

After Isaac recently visited the Zwide home, Funani’s son Nkosi (Wanda Zuma) recognised Isaac’s voice, but he couldn’t put his finger on where he’d heard it before. Nkosi started putting the puzzle together in early July… until that voice triggered a buried memory. Nkosi finally recalls the evening 20 years ago when his mother Busi was killed (offscreen). Later that night, Isaac snuck into the Zwide home and set it alight to hide the murder before leaving with Ona, who was originally named Nobuhle.

To put his suspicions to rest, Nkosi and Funani stole a sample of Ona’s DNA and they conducted a gene test. And because the Zwides live for drama, Nkosi chooses to walk into the fashion show with those results and hand them over to Funani, who collapses in shock. Once he wakes, Funani goes on a mission to get the truth.