House of Zwide

House of Zwide is a South African

Picking up from the previous season's events, the truth details the normal everyday lives of both the Zwide and Molapo families. Funani unleashes her wrath on Faith and Isaac, and Ona struggles with her newfound identity and is not ready to accept it. This season introduces a new villain to Funani. Alex Khodzi (Warren Masemola), a villain who is in a fashion war with Funani and will do anything to take Funani down. Fait gets divorced by Funani and sentences her to the life of poverty but Faith moves in with Shoki and Soka trying to regain her lavish lifestyle.

Starring: Warren Masemola, Vusi Kunene

Season 3

The storyline begins with a heartbreaking news for The Zwide's as they lost one of their own . Faith and Funani are in denial of their son Senzo Zwide's passing. Molefe received news that he is going to be a father as Dorothy is revealed pregnant. The Zwide's are forced to live with their new enemy Nandipha Khadzi who is here to avange the death of her brother Alex Khadzi

Starring: Keabestwe KB Mamosadi Mostilanyane &Vusi Kunene

Characters

List of cast members^[4][5][6]

• Vusi Kunene as Funani Zwide: South Africa's biggest and most influential fashionista. The owner, founder and CEO of House of Zwide. He has a huge crush on Reabetswe Molapo. Father of Zobuhle, Zanele, Nkosi and Senzo. Ex-husband of Faith. Busi's widower. Shoki's father-in-law. Busi jr grandfather. He will do anything to for his family (Main role; 2021—Present)
• Winnie Ntshaba as Faith Zwide: Funani's supportive wife and co-founder of the House of Zwide. She and Isaac know the truth about Ona but they are trying to hide it. She is the one who left Funani's mother to die. She killed Busi, mother of Nkosi and Ona (Main role; 2021–Present)
• Umkhonto we Sizwe
  veteran and gangster. He is Faith Zwide's ex. He is not Ona's real Father.He actually stole her when burning the house of Funani Zwide helping Faith. He is now married to Rea Molapo until her untimely death, Keletso's father (Main role; 2021—Present)
• Nefisa Mkhabela as Onalerona "Ona" Molapo or Zobuhle Zwide: A 20-year-old who aspires to be in fashion industry. She finds herself in the House Of Zwide pursuing her passion. She had brief relationships with Sandile and Soka. She is The real Zobuhle. She dumped Soka and now is a relationship with Neo (main role; 2021—Present)
• Matshepo Maleme as Reabetswe "Rea" Molapo: Isaac's late wife. She is burdened with the secret that Ona is not her and Isaac's daughter. She is Molefe's sister. She is Keletso's mother. She later got involved in an affair with Funani Zwide but ended things when realising what's at stake; she had cancer but succumbed to her illness on 26 February 2024 ( Main role; 2021–2024)
• Khaya Dladla as Lazarus: Funani's friend and confidanté. He is responsible for interpreting and creating Funani's designs. Obsessed with neatness and immaculately groomed, he has a no nonsense attitude (main role; 2021—Present)
• Shalate Sekhabi as Reshoketswe "Shoki" Zwide: She is the wife of Nkosi Zwide and sister to Nomsa Phiri. She is a world class model and is the face of House of Zwide. She is Onalerona's best friend and Busi's stepmother also Soka's cousin (Main role; 2021–Present)
• Londeka Mchunu as Zanele Zwide: Funani and Faith's daughter. While adored by her father, she desperately seeks her mother's approval. She proves to be a valuable asset to the business by being a social media influencer. Senzo's sister. Onalerona and Nkosi's half-sister (Supporting Main Role; 2021—Present)
• Wanda Zuma as Nkosi Zwide: The gracious handsome son of Funani and Busi Zwide. He is a loving husband to Shoki and incredible father to his daughter Busisiwe Keneilwe Zwide to whom he shares with the villainous Mampho Mokwena. He is the Chief Financial Operator (CFO) at House of Zwide. He is Zanele, Onalerona and Senzo Zwide's elder brother (Supporting Main Role; 2021—Present)
• Paballo Mavundla as Sandile:He is an intern at House of Zwide. He was in a brief relationship with Onalerona and was friends with benefits with Zanele Zwide until she was in a relationship with LJ (Supporting Main Role; 2021—Present)
• Karabo Mapongwa
  as Keletso: She is Isaac and Rea Molapo's youngest daughter. She is an intelligent grade 7 learner and was recently bullied by her friends for "snitching" but later stood up for herself. Onalerona's adoptive sister (Supporting Main Role; 2021—Present)
• Lwazi Mthembu as Nomsa: She is a fashion designer and she is playing a role of a mother to her younger sister Shoki since their grandmother's death. She is Molefe's former girlfriend and was also involved in a love triangle with Dorothy and Molefe (Supporting Main Role; 2021–2023)
• KB Mamosadi as Nandipha "The Ghost" Khadzi : She is the sister of Alex Khadzi ( Warren Masemola) who becomes Faith and Funani Zwide's dangerously determined enemy who has come to avange the death of her brother. She killed Senzo Zwide who was Funani and Faith Zwide's son in Season 2 finale and later got Funani and Isaac arrested for murder of her brother. She has nothing to lose but more to gain by destroying the Zwide family (Main Role; 2023–Present)
• Thato Dithebe as Neo Zwane: First and former personal fashion assistance of the late Alex Khadzi. Dedicated new addition to House of Zwide and Onalerona Zwide's new love interest (Supporting Role; 2022–Present)
• Gaisang K Noge as Mampho Mokwena: She is the Villianous mother of Busisiwe Keneilwe Zwide to whom she shares with the gracious Nkosi Zwide. She is Maria's daughter and big fan of the dangerous Faith Zwide. She worked as intern in House of Zwide but was cast out after blackmailing Nkosi Zwide (Supporting Main Role; 2021–Present)
• Tsholofelo Mashaba as Maria Mokwena: She is dramatic mother of the vicious Mampho Mokwena. She is slay Queen in curse of poverty-stricken Tembisa. She is currently working for Reabetswe Molapo as an assistant at the salon (Supporting Role; 2022–Present)

Cast Shown on opening scene

• Vusi Kunene
• Bawinile Ntshaba
• Jeffrey Sekele
• Matshepo Malema
• Khaya Dladla-Buthelezi
• Motlatsi Mafatshe
• Shalate Sekhabi
• Wanda"BLAQ" Zuma
• Londeka Mchunu
• Paballo Mavundla
• Lois Du Plesis
• Linda Nxumalo
• Nefisa Mkhabela

Cast

Production

On 24 November 2020 it was announced that long-running e.tv soapie

On 9 June, the channel had a press release, announcing that House of Zwide would be the replacement for Rhythm City.[8]

On 24 June, the channel released the official trailer for House of Zwide.

Broadcast

The series premiered on 19 July 2021 on e.tv. it was then added to e.tv's streaming service eVOD, with 5 episodes added ahead of the linear channel's premiere.^[9]

Reception

The series, throughout its run, has retained its predecessor's position as the channel's second most-watched series, peaking at 4.58 million viewers.^[3]

However, in 2022, viewers expressed discontent at what they thought was recycling of old storylines.^[10]

References

External links

• House of Zwide as TVSA