Coing up on
Rhythm City this July, 2012:
Monday 2 July 2012
Episode 1301
Niki goes out on a date with Hermanus. She plays on his inflated sense of self to manipulate information out of him.
S'bu tries to talk Eve out of resigning from 9-Nine but Eve is convinced that staying on will only make things worse between herself and Stacy.
Tshidi narrowly escapes being busted by Reneilwe. Puleng and Suffocate's relationship continues to take strain.
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Episode 1302
Niki tells Suffocate what Hermanus told her about David. S'bu's worried about what Stacy is going to do, but Miles says he's probably being paranoid and Stacy just wants more money.
Mamokete and Reneilwe see Tshidi saying goodbye to William in the morning. Caroline is becoming addicted to the fruit machine and this concerns Fats.
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Episode 1303Suffocate is burdened with how he will get out of (011) after realising he is in bed with a dangerous gang. William and Tshidi realise that they've been scammed.
Meanwhile, Mamokete is not apologetic about playing policeman on Tshidi. S'bu learns just how much damage Stacy has done to him and the police don't take his case as seriously as he expects.
Fats fears his mother may be developing an addiction when he learns just how much she has spent on the club's gambling machine.
Thursday 5 July 2012
Episode 1304
Fats is concerned that Caroline's gambling is becoming a problem. Can Hermanus help solve S'bu's problem?
Tshidi has a proposal for William after the HA Agent rips them off. Suffocate investigates BK and their hold on David.
Friday 6 July 2012
Episode 1305
Tshidi and William make further preparations for their marriage. Miles listens to Shado's first song and asks her out on a date. Puleng and Suffocate's relationship struggles to survive.
Caroline borrows money from her friends to support her gambling problem. Suffocate does some investigation on David's relationship with Hermanus and puts David in a very uncomfortable situation.
Monday 9 July 2012
Episode 1306
David tries to warn Suffocate against Hermanus. Puleng tries to talk Tshidi out of marrying William. Shado shows signs of nervousness when Miles puts pressure on her.
The relationship between Niki and Hermanus goes sour. Rhonda informs Miles that Redemption is in a huge financial crisis. David warns Niki to stay out of his business.
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Episode 1307
Suffocate assures Puleng that there is no one else in his life. Miles asks S'bu to move in with him long-term. Miles is concerned about Niki after having seen her with David Genaro.
Reneilwe plants a seed of doubt in Puleng's mind. Puleng spends a few minutes fantasising with Tshidi about what an ideal wedding would be like.
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Episode 1308
Niki asks Puleng why she freaked out the night before and Puleng lies and blames her behaviour on being stressed. Reneilwe encourages Puleng not to trust Niki. Miles is in desperate need for money and tries desperate means.
Tshidi is feeling the pressure of trying to keep her relationship with William a secret. Fats is concerned by Bash's insistence that they raise the jackpot to five thousand on the fruit machine.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Episode 1309
Miles tells S'bu that he's battling to keep his head above water financially. He has a shouting, shambolic showdown with Shado.
Puleng's jealousy of Niki grows, and causes Suffocate to lose his temper. Bash makes some decisions about the fruit machine, but fails. Miles turns to Shado for help.
Friday 13 July 2012
Episode 1310Things are beginning to look promising for Redemption's finances when Shado agrees to do the show organised by Miles. Ivan blames Miles for the current financial state of the company.
Puleng regrets her actions of the previous day and attempts to make things right with Suffocate. Suffocate and Niki compare notes over their unsuccessful love lives. Tshidi and Mamokete continue to grow apart.
Monday 16 July 2012
Episode 1311A guilt-ridden Suffocate and Niki come to terms with their one-night stand. Miles is concerned that Ivan will discover what he did with some of the Redemption money.
A curious Shado invites Ivan to her next performance despite Miles's obvious displeasure. When rumours start to spread through the community about William & Tshidi, Kop and Mamokete are forced to take a surprising course of action. The rigged fruit machine starts hitting the jackpot all the time.
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Episode 1312Suffocate still hasn't accepted Puleng's apology. Suffocate is even more unhappy when David introduces a bunch of sexy girls into the club to encourage the single men to buy expensive drinks.
Miles reacts when Ivan pitches up before Shado's first performance in Kilowatt. He orders her not to speak to him and this goes down badly with Shado. Jafta upsets Tshidi with his xenophobic comments. Fats expects Suffocate to close the club or fire him.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Episode 1313Puleng apologises for her actions, but only succeeds in making Suffocate feel even guiltier about what he did with Niki. Shado blames Miles for her decision to walk out of the club the previous night.
Mamokete acts coldly towards William when she sees him and Kop bonding. When the community show William just what they think of foreigners, Kop intervenes by telling them he's his son-in-law.
Thursday 19 July 2012
Episode 1314
Niki and Suffocate are overwhelmed with all-consuming frustration following their affair. David finds Niki in a fragile moment and puts her in an uncomfortable position. Puleng's mother challenges her on her sexual relationship with Suffocate.
Miles is consumed with worry over Ivan's prying into Redemption's financial affairs. The Khuse's worry that the community's knowledge of William and Tshidi's marriage will cause further trouble for them.
Bash suspects the models at (011) may be doing a lot more than setting the tone and suggests that he and Niki cash in on the illicit business.
Friday 20 July 2012
Episode 1315Cuba wants Puleng to stop spending the night with Suffocate. Miles is under pressure from Ivan, and takes it out on Shado.
Niki has an encounter with a customer that poses a question about the roles the models are playing in the club. Reneilwe suffers a xenophobic attack at school that soon comes right to the Khuses' door.
Monday 23 July 2012
Episode 1316
The Khuse family grapple with the xenophobic attack on their house. Puleng oversteps the mark with Suffocate. Niki realises what is going on with the "models" at (011).
Even though Miles warns against it, Shado goes to see Ivan Tshinawa. Niki tries to enlist Bash's help, but Bash, still smarting from her lecture, refuses to help her.
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Episode 1317
Ivan continues his flirtation with Shado. Puleng is ambushed by the neighbourhood ladies who have something to say about her relationship with Suffocate and how to make sure it goes to the next level.
Tshidi tries to tell William about Mamokete's ultimatum. Tshidi makes a decision regarding her mother's ultimatum but it's nothing that Mamokete expected.
Niki decides not to out Marla and the girls' prostitution business in the club, but she has a proposal for them.
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Episode 1318
Puleng and Suffocate squabble over trivia. An embarrassed Miles lies to S'bu about the car. Niki and Marla agree on the new business deal but Niki gets the jitters and wants to pull out.
Jafta demands to know why the Khuse's aren't throwing a proper wedding party. Shado accuses Miles of being jealous.
Thursday 26 July 2012
Episode 1319
Niki repeats her promise to keep "her girls" safe. Marla suggests that this makes her a pimp. David tells Niki he'll be out tonight - and, in the absence of Suffocate, she'll be in charge.
The idea of Shado getting something on with Ivan doesn't sit well with Miles. The Khuses' plans for a small wedding party spirals out of control. Puleng turns down Suffocate's invitation to spend the night
Friday 27 July 2012
Episode 1320
David doesn't believe Niki's explanation of what happened and how his antique vase got broken. Kaplan tries to hook up with Marla again.
Ivan tells Shado that he has booked a private lounge at (011) for the two of them that evening, and that's when she's going to have to repay him for returning Miles's car.
Tshidi sees William in a different light after Kop tells her that he sold his family heirloom to contribute financially to the wedding. When Puleng brings some of Suffocate's dirty washing home, Cuba reacts in a way that embarrasses Suffocate.
Monday 30 July 2012
Episode 1321
William experiences some jocular, but hurtful xenophobia from the Khuse uncles. Suffocate suspects Puleng might know about him and Niki. Niki realises she might be in over her head with the working girls.
Shado takes a drastic decision to protect Miles from Ivan.
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Episode 1322Kaplan threatens Niki and the girls. Niki finds out that S'bu sold her out to Suffocate about trouble at (011). Ivan shows Shado his true colours.
The lobola negotiations go awry when William brings a woman to represent him. Puleng and Suffocate fight as Suffocate tries to figure out if Puleng knows about his affair.
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