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The Wife: 5 reasons viewers love Nqoba and Mandisa
The Wife: 5 reasons viewers love Nqoba and Mandisa
By Xabiso Ngqabe on 3 February 2022 / Drama

The Wife: 5 reasons viewers love Nqoba and Mandisa

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The Wife has undoubtedly earned itself a cult following and continues to keep fans enthralled with its gripping storyline. It comes as no surprise how this show has persisted to spark positive reviews since its premiere. One of many reasons for its success is Abdul Khoza and Zikhona Sodlakaโ€™s brilliant chemistry on-screen portraying the couple Nqoba and Mandisa.

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An andifuni ngawe kind of love…. #TheWifeShowmax #mandisa pic.twitter.com/D2JgFb1Bj4

— Zikhona Sodlaka (@zikhonasodlaka) December 9, 2021

Meet Abdul Khoza

Abdul got his career breakthrough in the reality competition show Class Act. After winning the second season of the competition, he starred in numerous productions including Isibaya and Nqobile. He currently plays Nqoba Zulu, one of the more flamboyant Zulu brothers on The Wife. He loves running his mouth and is quite impulsive in nature.

Zikhona Sodlaka

On the other hand, Zikhona has solidified her career as one of the most amazing performers with a career spanning over 15 years. She has starred in hit shows like Igazi, Housekeepers, Grassroots and Diep City. She currently plays Mandisa, who is Nqobaโ€™s partner and mother of his children.

Now, letโ€™s dissect the 5 reasons why viewers love this couple.

1. Amazing chemistry as a couple  

There are a couple of elements that make a story captivating, one of those is chemistry, and that’s certainly the case with Mandisa and Nqoba. They’ve got such a great vibe that we haven’t seen on screen in such a long time. Every time you see them appear on screen, you can’t help but want to see more of them in each episode. Since the premiere of the show, viewers still can’t get enough of the on-screen couple.

Whoever decided to cast Mandisa and Nqoba together did a great thing ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

— Speed Point Ngcobo (@ZeeRight) December 30, 2021

#TheWifeShowmax Mandisa and Nqoba are what you call a perfect casting.

— Chai๐Ÿต (@CHITRA_TM) December 17, 2021

2. Drama galore

We just can’t help but appreciate the drama that keeps us at the edge of our collective seats. From the day Nqoba got tricked into paying lobola to Mandisaโ€™s family to a recent moment when she asked to leave the country with Nqoba and go to Swaziland to watch Ringo perform.

Mandisa is a drama Queen ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ#TheWifeShowmax Season 25-27 pic.twitter.com/nQFPH4n0qJ

— Pagad (@Padad_Omnyama) January 6, 2022

Mandisa to Nqoba: "Cela ungirse overseas, I want to go watch Ringo perform in Swaziland"… #TheWifeShowmax pic.twitter.com/2jdPoog9ie

— Gabi Mbeleโ„ข (@TheGabi) January 20, 2022

In the latest episodes, we see Nqoba cheating with Palesa, the Commissioner’s wife, and together they also pull off a heist that involves millions. It’s only bound to give us more drama should Mandisa find out that thereโ€™s another woman in Nqobaโ€™s life whoโ€™s determined to flee out of the country with him. We get why so many viewers are in their feelings, wanting Nqoba to get caught by Mandisa so we can see the side of Mandisa we all love.

3. Award-worthy performances 

We have enough reason to believe that the two thespians deserve awards for the way they are nailing their roles. Abdul Khoza already has a SAFTA win under his belt, and his role on Isibaya has garnered him much praise and attention.

On the other hand, Zikhona Sodlaka is a SAFTA nominee for her role in After 9 and also features in the upcoming Showmax Original epic series Blood Psalms.

Abdul Khoza and Zikhona Sodlaka should not only be trending on Twitter they both deserve awards for their roles on #TheWifeShowmax ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ pic.twitter.com/s9NbyZfTeG

— ๐–๐–†๐–‡๐–š๐–‘๐–†๐–“๐–Ž ๐•ธ๐–†๐–ˆ๐–‰๐–”๐–“๐–†๐–‘๐–‰โšก๏ธ (@Jabu_Macdonald) January 6, 2022

4. Best one-liners

Another thing that has got viewers talking every week is their hilarious one-liners. Below are some of the funniest lines and the times when Nqoba and Mandisa left viewers in stitches:

remember when Mandisa said to Nqoba โ€œhambo khwela oobhuti bakhoโ€ when he wanted sex? ๐Ÿ˜ญ

— abongile (@AboshNayo) January 16, 2022

Mandisa #zikhonasodlaka is life in #TheWifeShowmax my lothi I fail to can when she said "baby uyandshaya" "andiyindawo" "wakuthi mpama mpama wakuthi funqu" I hope she stays longer because both her and Nqoba they bring laughter xem kodwa ke ngo Mqoqi ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

— Mam Samu phandwayo (@Samukeh) November 11, 2021

5. Peer love

Their work has not only been positively received by audiences, but by fellow actors in the industry. There comes a time in any actor’s career where one gets the right role and all they do is just shine, and that’s exactly what we are experiencing with these actors.

I will say this again, this show #TheWifeShowmax is well cast๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ special mention to Abdul Khoza who keeps rising in every episode๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธ

— Fezile Makhanya (@FezileMakhanya) January 6, 2022

Zikhona Sodlaka better take a bow coz sis is setting that screen on fire on The Wife๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ

— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) January 7, 2022

@zikhonasodlaka sets the benchmark of acting with her perfect portrayal of Mandisa. That scene between her and Hlomu is world class! #TheWifeShowmax

— Sivenathi Mabuya-Bukani๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ (@sivemabuya) January 7, 2022

@Abdul_Khoza wow!!! What a performance. #TheWifeShowmax ๐Ÿฅ‡

— #Siyabonga #ERAbyDJZinhle #ZeeNation (@DJZinhle) January 6, 2022

Binge The Wife now streaming on Showmax. Season 3 landing on 10 November 2022.

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