Getting rich quick

Sbu thought he was going to be rich after making a deal with the devil, but the devil is the master of betrayal.

- ELEANOR MAVIMBELA

Sbu (Simphiwe Majozi) couldn’t believe his luck when Nkunzi (Masoja Msiza) came to him with a proposal that would ensure that he would be set financially for life. Sbu just had to make a little sacrifice that, through his eyes, would cost him nothing but a little discomfort for just a few months. Boy, was he wrong!

WHAT’S THE DEAL?

Nkunzi’s son Sibonelo (Wiseman Ncube) is in prison for murdering a blogger whose body was found at his distillery. She died accidentally while filming a vlog feature on the distillery and Sibonelo buried her, hoping that no one would find out and his business opening would be a success.

Nkunzi wants his son out of prison and the only way he can do that is to get Sbu to confess to the murder, and the men swap places. “Nkunzi offers Sbu R2 million and 5% ownership of Sibonelo’s distillery,” says Simphiwe. “Sbu will also only spend three months behind bars as Nkunzi has connections.” Sounds like an amazing deal for someone like Sbu who has nothing to lose.

GIFT HORSE

Sbu loves money and he’s a risk taker, so he agrees. “Sbu has doubts about Nkunzi’s deal. He’s scared, this is the first time he’d be going to prison even though he’s done a lot of illegal things. He always escapes the long arm of the law. His only surviving family member, his grandmother, is ill and it would also mean that he’s leaving his girlfriend Hlelo (Nothando Ngcobo) behind,” explains the actor. “It’s poverty that pushes him to take the deal. Sbu has experienced a lot of hardship and he thinks maybe this will be last chance to get out of his money troubles.”

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