The River and Mzansi Magic’s Gomora are among the top 10 shows on Showmax overall for 2021, but the African streaming service has never had a Showmax Original telenovela to call their own. Until late 2021 . This show has been among the shows that have been trending on Showmax in the period of 2021 and 2022. Subscribers can watch The Wife online on Showmax now.

Inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling novel Hlomu the Wife, This telenovela follows a journalist (Skeem Saam’s Mbalenhle Mavimbela) who falls in love with a taxi driver (Necktie Youth’s Bonko Khoza), not realizing that when you marry a man, you marry his secrets. 

We all know the saying that goes ‘bad boys are no good and good boys are no fun.” It’s clear that even with all the red flags already showing and the signs that heartbreak is on the horizon, she still wants to be with the bug-eyed Zulu brother. This brings up Bab’Gumbi's pep talk with her when he said, “Mahlomu, you can’t bring a wild dog into your home and tame it. Because one day it’ll turn against you and show you its true nature.”

The story is filled with plot twists and turns, enough to make anyone fall in love with the local telenovela. This show gets better with beautiful scenes told in the most riveting way.

The Wife is being produced by Stained Glass, the company behind SAFTA-winning shows like eHostela and Uzalo, South Africa’s most-watched soap opera.

Watch The Wife on Showmax now when you sign up using your Vodacom account or airtime, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.

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