What’s coming up on The River, Gomora and The Queen in July?

It’s all happening in July in these South African telenovelas, streaming on Showmax express from Mzansi Magic and 1Magic.

• The Queen delivers on drama when Harriet, Hector and Vuyiswa find themselves having to make life-altering decisions.
• Tune in to The River to see what Lindiwe has planned for her family – and her enemies.
• Stakes are high in Gomora, where Pretty has to decide between old dreams and present hopes, Sonto and Thathi are still at odds and Sibongile is in danger of falling into bad habits again.

These are gripping South African stories that will keep you engaged all month long.

The River

Weekdays at 20:00

• Nomafu gets a terrible surprise and Paulina drops a bomb that threatens to tear the Mokoenas apart.
• Cobra goes back to his old destructive habits to avoid the stress at home. Khwezi finds herself getting drawn deeper into an unfavourable position.
• Zolani is pulled in different directions while Nomafu sends Lindiwe a deadly gift and Paulina and Angelina realise they’re on their own.
• Nomafu and Lindiwe’s fight heats up, and things go south at what was supposed to be a celebratory event.
• Emma refuses to let sleeping dogs lie. Morena gets a taste of freedom and the Hlophe-Dikana partnership hangs in the balance.
• Lindiwe and Zweli finally get Zolani to make a decision. Beauty meets her match.
  Zolani shares his painful truth.
• Tension continues to build among the Dlaminis, just as Morena shoots his shot and Beauty is burnt by Mlilo’s fire.
• The push and pull between Beauty and her new project continues and Morena’s great plans don’t pan out the way he’d hoped.
• Andile starts to reconsider the structure of his marriage while Morena is left heartbroken by his new flame.
• Beauty gets a little too comfortable in the Hlophe house.
• Mlilo’s lies catch up to him and Beauty while the fruits of Morena’s pursuit of “freedom” prove bitter and painful. Lekau makes his chess move.

The Queen

Weekdays at 21:00

• Things go from bad to worse between Mlungisi and Brutus. Hector makes a decision about his future with Harriet.
• Goodness is shocked when she discovers she has been betrayed. Just when Hector is ready to move on, Harriet surprises him by recommitting to their relationship.
• Hector tries his best to rekindle an old romance. Brutus finds a rotten apple in his household. Vuyiswa makes a hard decision, not willing to betray her truth for love.
• Vuyiswa cuts her ties to the past leaving Hector devastated.
• Thando and Bhambatha inform their families they’re back together. Cebo’elihle learns the ropes at Khoza Logistics.
• MaJali and Cebo’elihle vow to deal with Harriet after Bhambatha’s lobola negotiations. Hector confides in Thando about his true feelings for Vuyiswa.
• The lobola negotiations are highly eventful. Bayanda forces Mjekejeke’s hand.
• Mjekejeke drops a bomb that leaves Patronella stunned.
• After trying everything to save her marriage, Harriet finally steps into the dark side.
• Blood is shed at Thando and Bhambatha’s engagement party.

Gomora

Weekdays at 19:30

• Ntokozo discovers that Qhoqhoqho has been on to his deception all along.
• Thathi refuses to collaborate with Mam’ Sonto.
• Sizwe warns Gugu to stay away from Ntokozo. Pretty receives a tape of herself singing and it opens old wounds.
• Mazet and Thathi get into a fist fight. Sonto wants to kill Qhoqhoqho herself.
• Pretty does the unthinkable with Abdul. Bongani’s ex-wife counteracts his master plan. Ntokozo suffers the end of a sharp blade.
• Mr Leballo is out on bail.
• Gladys goes on a date with Nkosinathi, but are they on the same page about where this new relationship is headed?
• Mike Jr. takes a bullet for the love of his life. Sibongile’s tempter makes a proposition that’s hard for her to resist.
• Qhoqhoqho demands Thathi’s life in exchange for Mike Jr’s.
• Abdul asks Pretty to go away with him to the US. A rattled Sibongile refuses to testify against Mr Leballo.
• Phumlani’s will is read for the Molefes and the Ndabas.
• Sibongile struggles to find someone to take her in. Gladys decides to enjoy her newfound romance.
• Thathi makes a deal with the devil.
• Mike Jr drops a name that leaves Thathi shivering. Sibongile gets a reality check.