Smoke & Mirrors is a South African drama television series set in the fictional mining town of Emnyameni and follows the story of Thandiswa, a hairdresser by day and an escort by night, who is on a mission to rid the town of the “Unholy Trinity,” a group of morally corrupt men who run Emnyameni.
Premiere episodes of Smoke & Mirrors air on e.tv from Mondays to Fridays at 21h00.
Friday 1 March 2024
Episode 230
Thandiswa talks Caesar down from killing Jaxon. Later, Caesar leaves Thandiswa confused when he declares his intention to make her his wife.
Monday 4 March 2024
Episode 231
A flirtatious hotel guest reignites Magolide’s yearning for Mamiki and Martha puts it in his head to pursue her again.
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Episode 232
Martha is shocked that Jaxon got beaten up by Caesar. Jaxon gets a rude awakening when Caesar tells him that he owns him.
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Episode 233
Sakhile dazzles Emnyameni’s ladies, wielding a charisma that could reshape politics. A bombshell drops as Caesar looks Virginia in the eyes and asks her for a divorce.
Thursday 7 March 2024
Episode 234
Virginia is devastated when Caesar hands her the divorce papers. She tells Caesar’s lawyers that she will not sign them. Caesar tells Thandiswa he’s filed for divorce, and she agonises about how to tell Mpendulo.
Friday 8 March 2024
Episode 235
The day of reckoning arrives for Mandla and Sakhile as one pits morality and the other economic reform.
Monday 11 March 2024
Episode 236
Fanyana tells Sakhile he knows he is having an affair with Virginia and shows him the picture he took. Fanyana wants Sakhile to drop out of the race and to give him ten grand for his silence.
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Episode 237
Mpendulo is disgusted when he learns of his mother’s affair. Thandiswa, upon reflecting, decides to end it with Caesar.
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Episode 238
Thandiswa swears off Caesar until Leroy convinces her to go after love. Martha plays a mischievous game with Thandiswa and Virginia.
Thursday 14 March 2024
Episode 239
Thandiswa accepts Caesar’s marriage proposal even as she worries how Mpendulo will react to it. Meanwhile Virginia has a complete breakdown and attempts to end her life.
Friday 15 March 2024
Episode 240
Mandla is alarmed when someone throws a brick through his window. He realises the community is retaliating against him.
Monday 18 March 2024
Episode 241
In a haze of alcohol, Sakhile knocks down Fanyana. Mthetho hits a wall in his relentless pursuit of the truth about Thandiswa.
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Episode 242
Mandla and Lulu are distraught when they hear that Fanyana has been the victim of a hit-and-run. Everyone at the hotel and the depot is shocked, and hope the driver is caught. Sakhile is wracked with guilt.
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Episode 243
Sakhile witnesses a heartbreaking moment as Fanyana’s health deteriorates, while Lulu directs her anger at Mandla for Fanyana’s situation.
Thursday 21 March 2024
Episode 244
After Fanyana has the seizure, Mandla kicks Sakhile out of the hospital room. Mandla believes Sakhile is happy he could lose his son.
Friday 22 March 2024
Episode 245
Mpendulo is horrified after sleeping with Virginia, but comes back for more, having had a conversation with Martha.
Monday 25 March 2024
Episode 246
After the double date, Caesar asks Mthetho to stop questioning Thandiswa so much about her past. Mpendulo tries to break things off with Virginia, but they go at it again.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Episode 247
Sakhile confesses to Mandla that he is the hit and run driver. He is perplexed when Mandla lets him go.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Episode 248
Tiny and Magolide plot to get the Managerial position by sabotaging other people’s chances when they hide the poster advertising the job.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Episode 249
Magolide and Tiny compete against each other, while they try to impress Martha by proving that they are fitting to be managers at the hotel.
Friday 29 March 2024
Episode 250
The leaked sex tape is the talk of the town, Mpendulo confronts Virginia about it and realises that she used him.