Keeping The Enemy Close

Cash-strapped Zodwa has plans to get rid of her frenemy Harriet after she moves into the Khoza matriarch’s house.

- Ipeleng Rakgantsho

Zodwa Khoza’s (Brenda Mhlongo) world came crashing when her son Shaka (SK Khoza) was found dead in a veld in the final week of October. She’s resentful that he didn’t leave her a cent in his will and she is taking out her frustrations on everyone around her. “A part of Zodwa died with him. If you notice, she’s lost the spark in her eyes because her pain is simply too deep,” says Brenda.

With Shaka gone, there is no one taking care of the family drug business, so Zodwa is in a cash crisis. And when her late husband Mzi’s (Treasure Tshabalala) second wife Harriet (Connie Ferguson) invites Zodwa over to her house to help the grieving mother get back on her feet, Zodwa uses it as an opportunity to get back at Harriet for their thorny past. “Zodwa is irritated that she has to move in with Harriet, but she downplays her feelings,” explains the actress. Harriet is trying to make amends, but the reality is that Zodwa will always despise her for taking Mzi. And when Harriet’s health goes pear-shaped, her daughter