Phakade continues his pursuit of Poppy. This time he goes a little too far by lying and saying they have to work and meet up with a client. As they start getting along, Phakade gets a bit too familiar with Poppy, and she has to remind him that she is not interested in him. She then asks about the client, and he starts to fumble over his words and then Poppy puts two and two together that there is no client. Phakade just wanted to spend some time with Poppy to win her over. His plan failed as she poured wine over him and left.

NJ pays Tebatso a visit wanting to know why he would kill his ‘friend’ Phakade. Tebatso tells him they were not friends and that it was in self-defence. NJ is unwilling to listen and does not believe Tebatso. He is saddened as he still loves Phakade and is now gone forever. Meanwhile, his father escapes from prison with the intent of avenging Phakade.

Morena gets to focus on his issues. Dimpho's nightmare is not over, and Lindiwe is in for a surprise. Sign up and stream in under 5 minutes, no dish or decoder required. https://www.dstv.com/en-za/buy/dstv-packages/dstv-stream Watch The River tonight at 8pm on 1 Magic, DStv channel 103

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