The Wife also features some of the Drama and Productions Studies graduates in leading roles such as Kwenzo Ngcobo who plays the role of Qhawe. However, Busani-Dube emphasized even though there will be twists and additions to the story, the telenovela will capture the essence of the story people fell in love with from the books. So, the telenovela is inspired by the Hlomu series,” she said.

Then when it moves to film, there are things that you cannot do… there are things that just cannot be done. I can make them fly in the book and it will be normal for people to imagine that. It’s very difficult to adapt a book into a film, especially a fictional book where I have the freedom to do whatever I want to do with the characters. “Whatever is there is there, we can’t change anything now. Recently, delivering the keynote address at the 2nd annual DUT Faculty of Arts and Design Entrepreneurship Week, Busani-Dube said viewers should not expect the screen adaptation to be exactly like the book, noting that the Showmax series expands on the creativity of the novel. The books tell the story of the eight bug-eyed, tall dark and handsome Zulu brothers from a powerful crime-riddled family, through the eyes of the wives they marry. Since the announcement that the streaming giant had commissioned three seasons of 40 episodes each, inspired by the books: Hlomu the Wife, Zandile the Resolute and Naledi His Love respectively, fans of the books have been anxiously awaiting the screen adaptation. The much-anticipated production is based on the Hlomu series novels written by Durban University of Technology (DUT) Journalism alumnae, Dudu Busani-Dube. Social media was abuzz last week Thursday, 11 November 2021 when telenovela, The Wife was finally released on streaming service Showmax.

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