Cut-throat Con Man

Sanil Maharaj slashes the competition and takes over Zithulele’s kidnapping to torment the Bhengus.

- Genevieve Terblanche

Sanil (Jack Devnarain) has a greedy glint in his eye and murder in mind this fortnight. His naïve protégé Nilesh (Jòvan Muthray) warns him that Shukela (Mondli Makhoba), their nasty co-conspirator in destroying Maluju Oil, has taken matters into his own hands by kidnapping Nilesh’s business partner Zithulele Bhengu (Raphael Griffiths). Shukela bungled his attempt to retrieve the cloned phone that they used to frame Zithulele for their dirty business deals, so Sanil steps in to demand that Shukela hand over the ransom situation.

“Sanil has an old grudge that fuels his need to destroy the Bhengus (who own and run Maluju). He realizes that he can use Zithulele as bait to get anything from Ngcolosi (Zithulele’s dad played by Tony Kgoroge) and torment the Bhengus,” says Jack.