My Brother’s Keeper teasers for May 2025; the series focuses on the Shabala family and how they survive through complicated family issues and their struggles. Let’s dive into what to expect in May.
Episode 29: Thursday 1 May 2025
Mshengu is obligated to deliver on a promise he made with his mouth to strengthen his position of being a man of his word.
Episode 31: Monday 5 May 2025
Cleaning the mess
Nomusa takes up the responsibility of cleaning the Thuthuka mess that Nqubeko is in. After consummating their relationship, remorse quickly swallows Koketso. Thoba’s plans regarding Phindi take a different path.
Episode 32: Tuesday 6 May 2025
Nowhere to be found
Thuthuka fails and misses an important meeting while leaving the family wondering and speculating about his whereabouts. Meanwhile, Nqubeko is consumed with guilt but withholds the truth.
Mam’Sarah is working to ensure that history doesn’t reiterate with Koketso—Thoba boasts to Sibusiso about sleeping with Phindi.
Episode 33: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Guilty as charged
There is grief and havoc as a family and community accept an untimely death. Sibusiso makes a heartbreaking finding. When Nqubeko comes face to face with his evil doing, he makes a devastating conclusion.
Episode 34: Thursday 8 May 2025
A mother’s pain
MaMchunu is banned from burying her son. Phindi makes a surprising announcement to the bereaved Shabalalas. Koketso and Sibusiso fail to repair things in their relationship.
Episode 35: Friday 9 May 2025
You are not the boss of me
MaMchunu disregards Mshengu and shows up at the funeral; Mshengu returns the gesture, but not in kind. Koketso gets conflicting advice on the way forward with Sbu. Nomalanga is over-defensive of Thoba.
Episode 36: Monday 12 May 2025
Tell the truth
Mshengu advises MaMchunu to come clean to the family about her misconduct.
Episode 37: Tuesday 13 May 2025
A Murderer’s Nightmare
Mshengu chases MaMchunu out of the house, but her children come to her defense while Donga gathers enough courage to stare him down. Fakazile defies Mshengu and refuses to wear the clothes of ukuzila. Koketso and Sibusiso decide to give their relationship another chance.
Episode 38: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Guilt is like a bag of bricks
Now that Thuthuka is dead, will Mshengu eventually do the right thing, or will he stick to power and continue ditching Nqubeko? Koketso and Sibusiso build castles in the air. Donga insists he can survive without Mshengu’s money, but Khathazile is anxious.
Episode 39: Thursday 15 May 2025
She shall not be scorned
Mshengu’s provocations towards MaMchunu become too much. Nomusa is prepared for the next phase of their lives, but Nqubeko’s guilt keeps them back. Donga and Khathazile’s new truth causes them grave scandal.
Episode 40: Friday 16 May 2025
Old flames re-ignite
Mshengu notices his life flashing before his eyes. Nqubeko and Fakazile fail to handle the burning sexual pressure between them. Donga is ashamed when he realizes that Sibusiso gave the twins money to go shopping.
Episode 41: Monday 19 May 2025
Guilty pleasures
Fakazile freaks out while scenting rotten chicken. Donga is angry at Sibusiso for publicly embarrassing him. Hlelo and Lwethu receive their exam results.
Episode 42: Tuesday 20 May 2025
Husband of the year
There’s a sudden pregnancy in the family, but the question is: who is the lucky wife? Mshengu lengthens an olive branch to MaMchunu. Thoba finds out a secret that could shatter Donga’s family.
Episode 43: Wednesday 21 May 2025
Fakazile informs Nqubeko that she will declare that Thuthuka is the father of her unborn baby. MaMchunu and Mshengu visit the grave of Thuthuka.
Donga is enthusiastic that he’s got the tender but is quickly unhappy that funding won’t come before Christmas.
Episode 44: Thursday 22 May 2025
A mess within a mess
Nqubeko discloses to his parents that he has impregnated another woman, and it gets worse when he announces the name.
Donga’s despair about getting the money needed to kickstart the tender leads him down a slippery slope with Ndumiso. Lwethu pressures Hlelo to come clean, and she decides to buy her silence instead.
Episode 45: Friday 23 May 2025
Pride comes even during a fall
Nqubeko and Fakazile face the anger of the Shabalalas. Donga’s hopes are tyrannized as his pride does more damage than good. Ndumiso is on a deeply uncertain mission.
Episode 46: Monday 26 May 2025
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Elders advice Fakazile to inform Nomusa of her pregnancy. Donga has a lonely, sad Christmas.
Meanwhile, A surprising visitor joins the Mmamaila’s for Christmas lunch.
Episode 47: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Woman to woman, uyangijwayela
Nomusa comes face to face with the truth. Fakazile laments crossing paths with Nqubeko. Mam’Sarah learns that Paledi is there to stay.
Episode 48: Wednesday 28 May 2025
When the head speaks
Mshengu has an answer to the infidelity mess, as always. Nomusa feels crossed by her confidante. Mam Sarah discovers the truth about a particular “short-term” visitor.
Episode 49: Thursday 29 May 2025
This is not parliament
Mshengu’s solution does more harm than good for Nomusa and Fakazile. Sibusiso discovers a secret that may break the hearts of those at home. Paledi has a crush on someone who is above his status.
Episode 50: Friday 30 May 2025
Putting out Nqubeko’s fires
Nqubeko calls Nomusa and Fakazile and presents them with a bombshell of a bid. Donga makes Sibusiso get him money from loan sharks. Sibusiso confronts Lwethu and Hlelo about fabricating their results.
Premiere episodes of My Brother’s Keeper air on Mzansi Magic from Mondays to Fridays at 19h30.