Was Mandisa pushed too far? | The Wife S3 Ep 10 - 12 | Showmax Original

This week, the #Zulu brothers took #Mandisa's home, business and then her child and left her with nothing and no one after #Nqoba's death. Despite #Hlomu's efforts to fight in her corner, it seems it could have been a little too late. So can she be blamed for spiraling downhill and scrambling for a share of her husband's estate and access to her only child? Did they push her too far? Are they responsible for the new deaths in the Zulu family?
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[@yvonnenosipho177]

Mandisa can act, her struggle truly reflected society and how pressurised and powerless a woman can get without resources both financial and emotional. This woman deserves an Oscar.

[@mdlcommoditiesptyltd3195]

Mandisa has carried the last 6 episodes!! Award winning performance by far!! She deserves proper recognition ...

[@sinalogqunu9232]

Zikhona killed the Mandisa role man, whatever emotion she went through, I was there with her. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@katlegomhlauli8423]

If Zikhona doesn’t get an award for her role ah then I don’t know…

[@mbalimiya7765]

U can say that again. She killed her role

[@ShowMaxOnline]

The best in the game 😍🔥 ~BM

[@juliledube8873]

I have always said she's breathing art. She's walking art. She will breathe life into a character. Underrated

[@omontlemodise]

Mandisa really rocked this performance, she made me cry as if it was really life

[@ncedile]

Just finished watching the whole episode😢😢crazy how this whole Mandisa’s saga happens in real life in our society …look what greed has done now, the Zulus should have gave Mandisa and her child their inheritance

[@loyisotoyana4899]

Argh she was just dramatic 🤢

[@ncedile]

@@loyisotoyana4899 That’s Mandisa for you…she is dramatic but she was fighting for what’s right for her and Ndumiso

[@nkanyisosiziba2761]

Nje cc. Nje.

[@khanyisilezulu4229]

Nje

[@oratiletsimatsima9643]

Yep. They pushed her too far.

[@lisavambe6482]

Guys , Zikhona has been carrying this show from the get go , I’m Just sad to see her fate but wow . Mama is a talent ❤❤

[@sharonlerato132]

Yeses Maan Mahlomu is GORGEOUS!😤😭❤🥺🔥

[@pulanemasiteng]

As crazy as Mandisa was they mistreated her though. They failed to support her and she always helped them. Even Ncqoba took his sweet time to do right by her.

[@ShowMaxOnline]

She's been through a lot honestly. 🥺 ~XN

[@fleriad4687]

He really failed her

[@MissTso]

I said she was getting on my nerves but yho my heart is so sore right now😭😭😭😭

[@siphiwokuhlekhumalo9835]

Zikhona is such a versatile actress

[@akebonang28]

Zikhona....you deserve a standing ovation Maam👏👏

[@ShowMaxOnline]

Indeed 🙏 ~XN

[@matshedisotumane6956]

I couldn't believe her performance it was outstanding indeed!. The Xulu are cursed and so is everyone aligned with them!

[@sebina4703]

Zikhona is a star.. Fro. Being Sqhotho the witch. To the Wife🤞🏿🙌🙌🙌🙌🚶🏿‍♀️🚶🏿‍♀️

[@chantaniapitam9398]

Shhhhew Mandisa's character..wow! This woman can really act! ❤ super emotional scene.. I even cried when she shot herself..it's like I lost someone I knew😪😪

[@panashebrendonrumbwere1212]

In all of this I believe Mandisa had a soft spot for hlomu

[@sizakelemyeni4819]

Mandisa is the best actress ❤I love her craft😊

[@sithembisilenzuza1673]

Let's give Mandisa her flowers 💐

[@onesimobelebesi2517]

Poor Hlomu, the only thing she’s witnessed from this family is death As for Mandisa, honestly, there was never a happy ending for her whether Nqoba was alive or not, he only respected her to an extent of her being his son’s mother. She set herself up for failure, being a ride or die for a man who never married you, who never considered marrying you, she literally had to beg for the “Hlomu treatment”, so many red flags, starting from how they met, there was no way the Zulu brothers, including Nqoba were going to take her for anything either than the fact that she was Nqoba’s weekend special, the child came along, and they were stuck with her forever.

[@lekis5975]

@Onesimo Belebesi They kept her around because she was Ndumiso's mother, and also because she knew their crimes and where some of the dead bodies were buried.

[@oratiletsimatsima9643]

Ao bethunana. A whole family wiped out!😭😭

[@rebornmystic3274]

In a week for that matter 😢

[@nkanyisosiziba2761]

In Isindebele umuntu kabangwa. Engabangwa uyafa. Ndumiso died when they started fighting over him. The tussle btwn Qhawe n Mandisa symbolises the fight btwn oZulu laye uMandisa which then kills the boy. As far as story-telling goes, great work Stained Glass. Well done!

[@killerbea334life6]

Plz explain

[@nellasquare2092]

Indeed.

[@nkanyisosiziba2761]

@@killerbea334life6 in isindebele culture families are discouraged from fighting over people, for example children. The child belongs to the whole family, which should unite and bring up the child together. If you fyt over them they in sm cases fall sick, or into danger n eventually die.

[@matshelisomahlunuku9661]

Wow well explained

[@fleriad4687]

They really pushed madisa all she ever wanted was to be respected and accepted .this shows what happens in our society when you are Widow madisa should win an award

[@ShowMaxOnline]

A standing ovation for a brilliant performance from Zikhona. 🔥😊 ~XN

[@leyablessed9953]

This was so touching & emotional at the same time to watch 😢

[@namiko9576]

This season should have been named "The Burials" 🙄🙄

[@khanyisilezulu4229]

Once yaz

[@zwelophiwo7712]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@Naughtorious]

😂

[@sanelemposula1000]

Zikhona she is too good, pure talent !!!!

[@ShowMaxOnline]

IKDR 🔥~BM

[@Thembekamgabhi]

The way qawe moved wanting to confort hlomu and stopped i have a feeling, he still has feelings.

[@vuyisilekimberlympala3421]

Makes sense since Mqoqi also loved Hlomu till he died

[@Lulu-wv1nt]

Sad. Sheman and his family gone. Just like that 😥😭

[@vhukhudodiana7881]

This is what Masiko does to weman, why is that Masiko always favours the men... Hlomu is being abused and u call the respect because she keeps quite about it.

[@kanyiemalindi9718]

Tjoo! Awsi Zikhona is thee Goat shame, she can Act

[@princessndlovu4869]

Guns and Anger......& the poor child whose life has been cut short all because he was born into this crazy family. I hate this episode simply because it is a reflection of what we see and hear about in SA most of the time children are the collateral damage

[@khanyisilezulu4229]

Yaz it's hurting Iyo I felt for Mandisa

[@thae5618]

Mandisa has killed for the brothers.They should have atleast shown gratitude by giving her what is rightfully hers instead of insulting her pride💔

[@slindoordlaminsibalkool5988]

Uk'phapha...🤦🏿‍♂️ now it has all ended in tears...🤣🤣🤣

[@eatwithlafiera624]

I don't know how anyone fell in love with the books full of hatred and evil brothers but no cap I used to love the wife to see mandisa and nqobizitha and hear we mandisa wena

[@Gopolangkgafela]

The series is is more dramatic than the book

[@nomfundomolefe5881]

This is just too much.. Aay no why so much death in this series.. Whatever happened to people moving elsewhere like Zandile...

[@karaboo_Mo]

Argg man that was really heartbreaking 💔💔

[@marymoyo9651]

I just couldn't stop crying 😭 poor Mandisa ,Zulu brothers no man,why mara

[@ShowMaxOnline]

That was heartfelt 😭💔 ~XN

[@juliledube8873]

The Wife didn't right by this character. She was enduring, surviving and always fighting, akuzange kube kuhle kuye. It's sad... But Zikhona's acting, aai asimyekeni please lo girl👐🏾

[@mbalenhleshozi6380]

Zikhona is the best actor here

[@lucymmaseipatintemane804]

Injakazi uMandisa. I've neva seen such yoh

[@mzomuhlepennuel9244]

Hlomza hlomza 100%

[@leratomogwera629]

Am in tears

[@evembanda]

Well done hlomu for standing up. I don’t know with what she has seen - that new makoti Naledi is thinking 😮

[@ShowMaxOnline]

I gotta applaud Hlomu for standing up Mandisa against the Zulu brothers. That was a great moment right there. 🤗🔥 ~XN

[@senamilemthembu283]

Izinsizwa Zakwa Zulu noHlomu great combination 👌

[@AndyXGumede]

I guess I'm still not ready to watch this thing. Hai-ke. The Zulu brothers are supposed to be fair people. Violent, brutal and unreasonable at times, but fair.

[@ShowMaxOnline]

Well, I guess you'll have to watch and see how they handled this situation ~KM

[@AndyXGumede]

@@ShowMaxOnline My bad. I am quite enjoying Season 1.

[@ShowMaxOnline]

That's what we like to hear 😁 ~SM

[@nandiphapeter8000]

When she said "Eli ayilolizwe lankenenkene"😭😭💔💔😭😭🙆‍♀️

[@thatosenious3468]

What does that mean??

[@beeg7353]

@@thatosenious3468 It means this world is not for the weak/ faint hearted

[@thatosenious3468]

@Bee G, thanks. Kept repeating that part wanting to understand but dololo🙃

[@athigogo7631]

It's actually a throwback to season 1 episode 26, when Mahlomu and Mandisa had their first heart to heart

[@filyciamoyo5330]

Heyi wena khanda khulu kkkkkkkk

[@leahmakhafola4689]

😳😳😳bathong...such drama

[@spitfire9502]

things about icharacter mandisa has thought is never to judge because andazi how much it take fill ezihlangu ezinxitywe ngabanyabantu and that life as much as it is unfair it owes us nothing as women will die fighting😭

[@NonjabuloWitness-bc5tn]

I feel sorry for mandisa😢😢😢

[@zama8386]

Ohhh bezwa ngoHlomu🙄🙄

[@zukiswa2040]

Mandisa should've let the Zulu brothers burry nqoba with his ancestors none of this could've happened they took the kid just to punish her

[@Missjev]

Yhoooo it's painful🥺

[@ShowMaxOnline]

The bhlungu's don't phel ~ KM

[@mtobelikonongo2841]

Awu Mandi elohlobo njeee

[@lenhlemamba4320]

Hlomu 🔥😂

[@user-ji8yg7yp1o]

Mandisa is wrong because she is the one who talk to Majola men she took Nqoba to take Sambulo chair at the office she agree about every she don't notice they use her

[@xolanimbanjwa3929]

I definitely feel for Mandisa but I think she should have not escalated this matter so far. The Zulu brothers would have definitely considered her on daily basis. She would have kept the tarven and received monthly allowance. And Ndumiso would have been taken care of. This is a lesson for all.

[@ShowMaxOnline]

How can they do that to her when she's protected that family so much 💔 Kept their secrets and even killed for them 😢 ~SM

[@bhekakhumalo1781]

Her mental breakdown is not her fault, the Zulu brothers are responsible for her mental turmoil. This is one of those stories that resonate so much with our social ills .

[@Mmathapelo8910]

So boring, however the Naledi book is also boring so really they don’t have anything much to work with, so they killed off Nqoba’s role only to replace it with Mqoqi, seeing him this disrespectful it’s actually annoying because he is a child after all

[@reneesmith8488]

Naledi is not boring the book that's boring was Zandile 😭😭

[@siphoncubesiphoncube3929]

Yoooo Mandisa

[@ShowMaxOnline]

Ibuhlungu le ndaba 💔 ~SM

[@snethembapride3133]

Hawu guys yoh

[@mmataukwena1078]

Its cant be...its cant be...

[@hleziphidhlamini1012]

I'm triggered 😨😳🙄😯😱👀👀👀

[@katlegomhlauli8423]

Same and I cried so much because I know for a fact there are woman who go through this

[@minenhlehlongwa1419]

another funeral 🙄🙄

[@SinoM123]

Kanti benzani aii futhi shem

[@kwandokuhlesiphosethu5251]

😭😭😭😭😭😆

[@abelkalonga2894]

What's the song's title on S3 E12 when Mandisa and her son died?

[@yasmeenkewele8647]

Anyone know the name of the song in the backround when mandisa shoots herself

[@lifeofsediiey.y_]

Bathong Mandisa😞

[@thandoxaba5823]

Season 3 is boring

[@grace.4481]

😢

[@NkuluJali]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm😢😢😢😢

[@jabulaninzuza1401]

Kunomkhokha kwaZulu njalo kufa abantwana ngesibhamu

[@giannim9214]

Mandisa set herself up for failure, honestly speaking. It's not what she was fighting for but the way she fought for it. She actually didn't even need to fight so hard and so violently. Had she played her cards right, and "humbled" herself just a little bit - tried to negotiate using her feminine power the right way (because ladies know that there's a way to get things done with just their voice and actions), she would have kept everything. But she chose violence, she chose to fight dirty, disrespectfully, she chose to fight like "a man"... with her ego and pride. Poor Ndumiso. Died for free.

[@oh.eulanda]

What a misogynistic comment.

[@tembisandikinda4508]

Wow Finally someone said it👏👏👏

[@bhekakhumalo1781]

@@oh.eulanda very misogynistic indeed. She was driven to a state of mental breakdown. Calculate what being excluded by the Zulu's led to before her death. Took her back to her old demons. A life she often was grateful to have left with the help of Nqoba. I guess gender stereotypes are cruel, her case was a unique case - it surpassed the life of stereotypes, with a whole lot of room for a better turnout. They didnt understand her as they did with the other wives. One thing I applaud the showrunners for is the Zulu family to witness this rather preventable traumatic end to Mandisa's and Ndumiso's life. They deserve to live with that trauma. Anyway we hope showrunners will be able to give us something better than Mandisa. They better not make this cliche, Mandisa as a character derseved better 🖤

[@user-of4gk8yp3z]

Française

[@snethembapride3133]

Ubani odubulile

[@lesegosirless3865]

Mandisa did it to her self , she knows that the zulu brothers are traditional, if she wasnt so difficult the brothers would have done anything for her . She's the mother of thier child so i dont think she was pushed to far . She got her self into situations she cant get out of

[@thabanidube7314]

This show is now rubbish no story line just theatrics

[@hloe_samantha]

Lok‘shin Biskop straight

[@Gopolangkgafela]

The book is way better than this😭

[@kgothatsomalesela8100]

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