Black Tax

Thuli quits in anger after being passed over for management position, then fights for her job.

Thuli and Nkanyiso's relationship is exposed by Nomasonto

After a party, Thuli and Shriya devise a business idea to ease black tax for women. Menzi steals it.

Thuli juggles her business with Menzi and a deal for James, facing a life changing decision.

Thuli's unemployed family struggles. The church's money is stolen and Sizwe must recover it to protect Martha.

Thuli and Menzi's business thrives, James invests excluding Menzi, Thuli partners with James.

Sihle's driver's license celebration becomes a traditional thanksgiving but she misses her own party.

Nkanyiso's family goes to a theme park; Nomasonto catches the gambling bug after Bra Hugo loses at poker.

Menzi plans to break up with his girlfriend, but the family embraces her. He has to end the relationship himself.

James takes credit for Thuli's business venture, so she must outsmart him to regain control.

Sizwe, late for her bursary interview, recounts a wild Matric Dance night.

After opening her catering company, Thuli struggles to find staff. Her family steps in, leading to chaos.

Martha suspects Sizwe of cheating while he secretly plans a vow renewal. Thuli and Nkanyiso save the ceremony.

Now that the family have moved further away from EVERYTHING, Thuli struggles to get the kids to school and get to work on time.

When Sihle gets an opportunity to go to Cape Town on a school trip, Thuli has to find an alternative stream of income to pay for it.

Martha makes it her mission to infiltrate an exclusive group, Thuli interviews for prestigious position in one of James' other companies. Sihle and Lulu get drawn into a Milli Vanilli situation.

When Thuli discovers that Lulu and Bra Hugo played a prank on Zakhele, she decides to get revenge on the neighbours. Sihle becomes obsessed that the new house isn't energy efficient.

When Bra Hugo punishes Zakhele for playing outside after dark, Thuli questions the value of community parenting.

Menzi is embarrassed at Sizwe's birthday party and goes to extreme lengths to restore his honour. Following some dubious tutelage by Martha, Sihle fails a history exam.

Sizwe lies to get out of church and hang out with Bra Hugo. Thuli believes she is being targeted by her night school teacher.

Always looking for a golden opportunity, Menzi finds himself partnering with the most unlikely person — James' brother, Richard. Pastor Joshua finally invites Thuli out on a date.

As Thuli continues to struggle with her night school, Menzi complicates things when he joins her night class.

Sihle is having her Grade 11 Dance and decides to go with her best friend, Tammy. Nkanyiso and Thuli decide to chaperone.

Sihle's father comes for a visit, and ends up dragging mother and daughter into his obsessive fight to protect an area used for ancient cleansing rituals

Thuli loses her marbles when she has to spend Christmas with her boss. Sihle is tasked with finding presents for the surprise guests.

With New Year's just around the corner, Thuli decides to mend her relationship with Shriya. Marth's idea of a fun night makes the rest of the family escape to the New Year's party next door.

What is Black Tax? When you're Thuli Dlamini, it means your father losing his pension and your parents moving in with you, and your cousin offloading her teenage son at your house.

To mark Sizwe and Martha's relocation to her house, Thuli holds a ceremony to alert the ancestors, where a goat will be slaughtered. This leaves Sihle in an awkward position.

Zakhele is newly enrolled in Sihle's school, and it feels like an alien planet. Sihle recruits him to raise money for a ridiculous cause. Meanwhile, Martha and Sizwe try to adjust to their new home.

Fed up with her brother's slacker ways, Thuli decides to help Menzi attend a party, so he can pitch a lucrative idea to a famous DJ. Martha fires Thuli's domestic worker.

Martha drags the whole family to church, where she's soon embroiled in competition with the head of the Women's League to collect blankets for charity.

James tries to exploit Thuli's blackness to gain more clients. Thuli goes along with the plan, under a few conditions, until she realises it isn't all it's cracked up to be.

To make him feel more productive, Thuli gets Sizwe a part-time job doing handyman work at her open houses. However, her dad's need to fix everything almost costs her a major sale.

Instead of helping Zakhele with a school assignment, Sizwe ends up taking over. He receives a grade that an overbearing grandfather deserves.

After getting up on a soap box about the family overspending, Thuli is embarrassed when she falls in love with a pair of expensive boots and has to hide them. Menzi's back to his old tricks.

Thuli hosts night vigils for a distant relative's funeral. She finds herself in charge of a madhouse, a befuddled James, an extravagant Antonio, and her parents' arch-nemesis — the Buthelezis

Menzi's roommates have had enough and kick him out when he lands an opportunity on a reality show and excludes them. Homeless, Menzi squats in one of Thuli's open houses.

After Martha ropes Sihle into helping her with her Women's Guild duties, the youngster's inner social justice warrior emerges. Menzi and Zakhele decide to go camping. Thuli tags along to keep them alive.

Zakhele's mother, Julia, blows into town for a surprise visit. She's Thuli's best friend, a former Miss Soccer World, and a complete mess. Julia and Thuli butt heads on what being a parent means.