Lobola Lies

2026 · 13+ · 6 episodes · Soweto & Sandton

She told her family she was engaged. Now the uncles want to negotiate.

At her gogo's 80th birthday, Thandi Mokoena panics and announces an engagement that doesn't exist. With the family uncles setting a date for lobola talks, she has three weeks to find a groom — so she hires one. Sipho runs a car wash in Orlando East, charms every aunt in Soweto, and is hiding a fiancée of his own.

1. 
   EP 1FREE

   The Announcement

   Cornered at Gogo's birthday, Thandi blurts out the words that change everything.

   24s

2. 
   EP 2FREE

   Hire a Husband

   Thandi makes Sipho an offer no sensible man would take.

   24s

3. 
   EP 3FREE

   The Uncles Are Coming

   A crash course in being the perfect fiancé goes badly wrong.

   24s

4. 
   EP 4PREMIUM

   Fourteen Cows

   Negotiations open and the price of love keeps climbing.

   24s

5. 
   EP 5PREMIUM

   The Other Woman

   Lerato wants her fiancé back, and she's brought receipts.

   24s

6. 
   EP 6PREMIUM

   Sandton Rules

   Everything is on the table, including the truth.

   24s

Licensed for distribution from Orlando East Pictures (Demo). The creator retains ownership of this story.