Gqebera: The Empire teasers for May 2025; the TV series focuses on the lives of a powerful family, mainly the Mxenges, and how they navigate love, power, and betrayal. Let’s dive into what to expect in May.
Episode 119: Thursday 1 May 2025
The stranger in my house
Nozuko battles to cope after being booted out of her home. Bulelwa confronts Chumani after eventually discovering the truth.
Episode 120: Friday 2 May 2025
Nozuko’s savagery
Nozuko goes face-to-face with the person who stole her life. Bulelwa stages a successful intervention. Zimkhitha sends her disobedient daughter packing.
Episode 121: Monday 5 May 2025
Dead ends
Thulani eventually gets the truth about the paternity of Anathi’s unborn child. Nobomi goes head-on with Bulelwa about protecting Chumani. Anathi is nervous about her marriage; she fears that all hope is lost.
Episode 122: Tuesday 6 May 2025
Bullet
Bulelwa snitches on a loved one in a manner that surprises everyone. Anathi and Thulani are afflicted by a new mystery they now share. Fundiswa and Zimkhitha continue to be at odds with each other.
Episode 123: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Difficult decisions
Thulani abuses the supposed love of his life. Meanwhile, Bulelwa removes the presence of someone close to her heart. Fundiswa is playing with fire.
Episode 124: Thursday 8 May 2025
Duty versus love
Zimkhitha will go to great lengths to teach Fundiswa a lesson. Lilitha eventually breaks free of Chumani.
Episode 125: Friday 9 May 2025
A taste of your own medicine
Anathi’s life hangs by a thread as she arrives at the end of the road. Could spending the night in jail bring Fundiswa and Zimkhitha closer, or will it demolish them?
Episode 126: Monday 12 May 2025
Die another day
Thulani rescues Anathi and makes the toughest decision of his life. Zimkhitha’s loneliness sends her down a hopeless path. Nozuko discovers the truth about Anathi and Thulani.
Episode 127: Tuesday 13 May 2025
A sweet village girl, not!
Nozuko acquires condemning evidence against a nemesis. Thulani vows to let go of Anathi and his baby. Zimkhitha is left spaced out and dry by an old flame.
Episode 128: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Keep your enemies far away
Zimkhitha is on a firm mission to get Msimelelo back. Anathi’s lifestyle of generosity might be her death.
Episode 129: Thursday 15 May 2025
The unspeakable
Msimelelo and Zimkhitha reconnect while Funeka seems to grow dubious. The chickens finally come home to roost for Thulani and Anathi.
Episode 130: Friday 16 May 2025
Day of reckoning
Thulani and Anathi are made to pay for their past betrayal by Luzuko. Zimkhitha and Msimelelo are caught creeping around.
Episode 131: Monday 19 May 2025
Death be not proud
The report of the boat explosion spreads like wildfire, and Bulelwa refuses to admit that Thulani is dead. Zimkhitha and Msimelelo are on a knife’s edge with Ntando, who is on a warpath to expose their affair.
Episode 132: Tuesday 20 May 2025
From spare to heir
Bulelwa forbids believing her sunshine is gone. Ntando is drawn away from his mother’s shenanigans when he learns that he’s not next in line for the Mxenge throne.
Episode 133: Wednesday 21 May 2025
A new heir that bows to no one
Ntando is being persuaded by Zimkhitha and urged to embrace his new position as family leader. Bulelwa discards the concept of a monument for Thulani.
Episode 134: Thursday 22 May 2025
Wading into denial
Still in denial about Thulani’s death, Bulelwa goes to a higher power for answers. Mpilo is furious and frustrated when Ntando refuses to get involved in the funeral planning.
Episode 135: Friday 23 May 2025
Time to say goodbye
The Mxenge family bid farewell to their departed one. Bulelwa avoids the memorial service and prays for a miracle at the beach.
Episode 136: Monday 26 May 2025
Denial
Bulelwa hasn’t ended her fantasy of Thulani being alive. Thulani and Anathi resurface alive at Cebisa’s. Nontle goes back home and starts to grieve.
Episode 137: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Anger
Thulani and Anathi realise just how difficult their new life will be. Nontle is on a journey of keeping the memories of Thulani alive. Bulelwa continues to spiral as she fights her grief.
Episode 138: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Close calls & pipe dreams
Nontle encounters a roadblock in her pursuit to get a street named after Thulani. Anathi and Thulani are worried, while Bulelwa is inaccessible.
Episode 139: Thursday 29 May 2025
A scorpion and the cheetahs
Thulani and Anathi barely escape the jaws of a shark. Nobomi is done with her mother and informs her of her decision. Funeka is coerced to accept an absurd idea to maintain peace in her home.
Episode 140: Friday 30 May 2025
Take me to him
Thulani and Anathi continue to be on the run. Nontle discusses her pain and ends up healing someone. Bulelwa will attempt anything to bring Thulani back.
Gqebera: The Empire airs on Mzansi Wethu from Mondays to Fridays at 21h00.