Ntswaki vs Toby on Skeem Saam!
THE rape case that Ntswaki opened against Toby on Skeem Saam’s finally in court.
As the trial continues, it’s become more and more evident how consent isn’t understood by people. It emerged that Ntswaki had agreed to go to Toby’s room. They kissed, but after receiving missed calls and messages from her family asking where she was, she got scared and wanted to go home. However, Toby convinced her to stay, and they did the deed.
No one deserves to be raped. In fact, rapists need to be locked up for good. However, on the flip side, Ntswaki lied to Toby about being in varsity and about her age. He had no way of knowing that she was 15 and in high school. But Rape is rape at the end of the day. The court has a big decision to make, and it can go either way.
Not being able to wait for the verdict, Toby’s mum Evelyn contacted the sleazy Bra Boikie to ask him for help after he had said he could make the case go away. It turns out he wants her to pay him back under the sheets. He’s a sick man who needs help.
Meanwhile, Tbose and Mapitsi are going through a financial hurdle. As a freelancer and on maternity leave, Mapitsi’s not making any money. Their son, Pitsi, is shattered after being excluded from his school’s European chess trip that he’s been excited about. It seems they might have bitten off more than they can chew by buying an expensive double-storey house as their first home. They could’ve started small and built from there, but they just couldn’t wait to move out of Tbose’s parents’ house. Their finances are really affecting their marriage. Tbose insists on being the provider, but he’s struggling and not being open with Mapitsi.
On House of Zwide, Msizi’s doing everything he can to build a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter, Ayanda. However, her mum, Harriet, won’t let him. She still believes he’s the same man he was before he did time in prison when, in fact, he’s changed. He regrets not raising Ayanda and is determined to do all he can to be there for her. He deserves a second chance, and Harriet needs to soften her heart and allow him to play his role.
Maria’s secret’s almost out, or it should be because it’s spiralling out of control. She’s been a mashonisa for weeks, and now Bra Isaac, the landlord of the salon she runs, is suspicious. Bra Isaac has a criminal past but has since been on the straight and narrow, so finding out that crime might be happening in his own yard has left him fuming. However, when confronted, Maria denied it with a straight face with the backing of Bra Isaac’s brother-in-law, Molefe, who’s also benefiting from the illegal business.
Bheka, a notorious mashonisa who’s been running the streets of Thembisa, found out what they were doing and is now demanding that they make him R40 000 in two weeks.
Mampho and Onalerona, aka Ona, are working on their relationship. They’ve been sworn enemies since Mampho started dating Ona’s ex-boyfriend, Soka. The issue didn’t come from Ona but from Mampho, who was insecure and jealous of the friendship the two still have. They need to make it work for the sake of Mampho’s daughter Busi, who also happens to be Ona’s brother’s child.
