Sibongile & The Dlaminis is a South African telenovela that premiered on Mzansi Magic on March 7, 2023. The series is set in Durban and follows the story of Sibongile Mbambo, a young woman forced to work for the wealthy Dlamini family after her father is injured in a car accident.
Premiere episodes of Sibongile & The Dlaminis air on Mzansi Wethu from Monday to Friday at 18h30.
Monday 2 October 2023
Episode 28
Teaser unavailable.
Tuesday 3 October 2023
Episode 29
Zakes gets a taste of Deliwe’s wrath. Vusi and Gcina have much to celebrate from Kwenzo’s failure. Wenzeni engineers a whole sleepover for herself.
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Episode 30
Sibongile and Kwenzo spend time at the beach getting to know each other, but even though they make a deep connection, at the end of the day, they have to go back to their normal lives as an employer and an employee.
Velephi receives a second-hand ibhobobo phone from Sipho while Deliwe encourages Zakes to fix things with Velephi. Craig invites himself to Wenzeni’s sleepover and brings along edibles.
Monday 9 October 2023
Episode 31
Kwenzo and Sibongile continue to gel when Nomalanga walks in on them. Zakes gifts Velephi with an expensive phone but little does she know that he is tracking her using the phone. Wenzeni worries when she can’t find the bottle of edibles.
Tuesday 10 October 2023
Episode 32
Nomalanga starts to question Kwenzo and Sibongile’s closeness and advice from Gcina makes her suspicions worse. Velephi is stunned when, out of nowhere, Zakes wants to pay damages for Manqoba and pay lobola for her.
The helpers are left concerned about Mavis when she starts acting awfully strange – little do they know she ate the missing gummy bears.
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Episode 33
Nomalanga reaches breaking point with Sibongile and fires her after she re-arranges the furniture in the penthouse. Deliwe orders Velephi to leave her house and move in with Sipho if she doesn’t want to marry Zakes.
The edibles that got Sis’ Mavis high are finally found and Wenzeni confesses that they belong to Craig but blames Phetheni for being a bad parent.
Monday 16 October 2023
Episode 34
Vusi finally gets the recognition he’s been looking for with Gcina’s help. Nomalanga isn’t pleased when she walks in on Kwenzo having tinned fish and pap with Sibongile in the servants’ quarters.
Deliwe lies to Vuma about Zakes being Manqoba’s father and throws Velephi under the bus, claiming that Velephi has been lying to them about Sipho.
Wenzeni reacts to taking an overdose of edibles, which makes Phetheni and Njengaye wonder where they went wrong as parents.
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Episode 35
Nomalanga accuses Kwenzo of having changed, but he denies it. The helpers aren’t happy about Sibongile and Kwenzo’s closeness, and things go from bad to worse for Sibongile when Phetheni calls Deliwe to come talk some sense into her.
Vuma isn’t impressed when Zakes comes blasting music and offering his soon to be father in-law whiskey. Phetheni tries too hard to mend her relationship with Wenzeni and invites Craig for a movie at her house.
Wednesday 18 October 2023
Episode 36
Sibongile is burdened by her feelings and takes it out on Kwenzo. The pending lobola negotiations bring more gloom than excitement to Velephi. Phetheni has an unpleasant surprise for Wenzeni and her guest.
Monday 23 October 2023
Episode 37
After Deliwe lies about Phetheni firing Sibongile, Sibongile says goodbye to the helpers and returns to Ixopo, where preparations for Veleaphi’s negotiations are underway – she is tormented by Deliwe and Velephi.
Sipho falls for Velephi’s lie and goes on a wild goose chase while Velephi’s lobola is underway. Njengaye isn’t happy to find a boy in the house and instructs Phetheni to tell Wenzeni that Steven is no longer allowed to come over.
Tuesday 24 October 2023
Episode 38
Kwenzo manages to win back Nomalanga’s heart but she wants them to get married. Sibongile reveals to her best friend, Zinhle, that she is actually a maid and not a student.
Lobola negotiations take a sudden turn when Sipho, who waited for hours for the music exec, returns to Ixopo and finds his woman getting married off with his son.
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Episode 39
Sibongile learns that she wasn’t fired and she returns to work but receives devastating news: the man she loves is getting married to Noma. Sibongile, clearing her mind, goes for a walk on the beach but runs into Kwenzo and they go to the uShaka Marine date where they share their first kiss.
Sipho learns the identity of the man Velephi chose. Phetheni and Njengaye give up on trying to bond with Wenzeni and leave the job to Sibongile.
Monday 30 October 2023
Episode 40
A conflicted Sibongile asks God for guidance after kissing Kwenzo, and Wenzeni makes her feel good about it, but she is crushed when she learns that Kwenzo and Nomalanga are getting married.
Velephi doesn’t seem too happy after her lobola while Zakes continues to intimidate Sipho. Khuzwayo’s troublesome son Government returns from juvie, but his arrival brings trouble in Sangweni’s life when he helps Sangweni fake his test marks.
