The fall of a beloved king

NEW PHASE: SHAKA MUST AVENGE HIM

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Episode 7 begins with the fall of a beloved king. This episode delivers the most gut-wrenching moment of the series so far, the public killing of King Dingiswayo (Thembinkosi Mthembu), executed in a cold spectacle by the Ndwandwes.

His body is trampled by cattle as Zwide (Wiseman Mncube) looks on triumphant next to his mother Ntombazi (Khabonina Qubeka).

The image sends shockwaves through the kingdoms and ignites something irreparable in Shaka (Lemogang Tsipa) as he makes his way to join the Mthethwas for battle.

Arriving too late to intervene, he is overcome by sadness and fury. His response is swift and targeted.

He races to the Mthethwa capital to save it from being captured by Cija (Abdul Khoza), Zwide's trusted general, along with key Ndwandwe commanders. Arriving just in time, this is not the Shaka of before; this is a man consumed by anger.

Dingiswayo's death sees Shaka enter a new phase, and there is no turning back. The man once driven by ambition is now fueled by rage. The kingmaker is dead, and Shaka is left to avenge him.