Khanyi Mbau on The Wife S2 and how Nkosana makes Zulu sound as romantic as French
After a one-week break, The Wife is back this Thursday, 17 February 2022, as Season 2 kicks off on Showmax, with Khanyi Mbau ( Unmarried , Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word ) and Mondli Makhoba ( Umkhokha ) stepping up into the lead roles as Zandile and Nkosana. Zandile had already served 10 years in jail for the murder of her mother when the love of her life, Nkosana, finally broke her out of jail at the end of Season 1. Being on the outside is a big adjustment, but not as big a challenge as winning back her children’s love, rebuilding her marriage, and establishing herself as matriarch in a crime family where another woman, Hlomu (Mbalenhle Mavimbela ) , has been calling the shots in her absence. Today’s trailer also gives us a first glimpse of International Emmy nominee Lerato Mvelase ( Home Affairs , the Oscar-shortlisted Life, Above All ), who joins the cast this season, in good company with Bonko Khoza as South Africa’s disgraced national husband, Mqhele; Abdul Khoza and Zik