This August, Smoke & Mirrors delivers supernatural battles, explosive secrets, and tangled relationships as dark forces threaten to consume the town.
Friday 1 August 2025
Episode 80
Thandiswa erupts at Leroy and Mamiki for badmouthing Zwelethu. Meanwhile, Philile warns church women against borrowing from Mabizela, and Mamiki unexpectedly drops all charges against Castro.
Monday 4 August 2025
Episode 81
Jaxon fumes when Thandiswa refuses to let him move into Caesar’s house. Thandiswa and Zwelethu seek Songanga’s help against the dark energy haunting the home, but he fears confronting Ngcuka.
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Episode 82
Thandiswa, Zwelethu, and Songanga join forces to battle the evil lurking in Caesar’s house. Meanwhile, Sakhile is torn when Virginia begs for financial help, while Petunia warns him not to get involved.
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Episode 83
Thandiswa reluctantly hands Jaxon the keys to Caesar’s house—only to find he’s already removed her furniture. Elsewhere, Tim struggles with loneliness without his wife.
Thursday 7 August 2025
Episode 84
Jaxon celebrates moving into Caesar’s house, but Martha refuses to join him. Meanwhile, Virginia faces the painful truth about her ex-husband’s deception.
Friday 8 August 2025
Episode 85
Ngcuka tempts Jaxon and Martha with unlimited power if they ally with him. Thandiswa realizes the only way to purge the evil in Caesar’s house is to burn it to the ground.
Monday 11 August 2025
Episode 86
Thandiswa and Zwelethu clash over burning the house—until he convinces her to let him handle it. Meanwhile, Virginia and Phakathi bond over shared painful pasts.
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Episode 87
Martha gives Jaxon an ultimatum: choose her or Ngcuka. Jaxon lies and secretly sides with Ngcuka. Meanwhile, Phakathi admits his feelings for Virginia to Sakhile but fears she’s out of his league.
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Episode 88
Zwelethu and Thandiswa’s plan to burn the house hits a snag when she suddenly collapses. Meanwhile, Sipho fails to lure Tim back to his wild ways—Tim remains loyal to his wife.
Thursday 14 August 2025
Episode 89
Virginia is confused when Phakathi acts cold after their date. He tells Sakhile she’s a snob; she tells Martha she doesn’t believe he’s lost interest.
Friday 15 August 2025
Episode 90
Thandiswa shares a major secret with Leroy, swearing him to secrecy as she plots her next move. Meanwhile, Virginia lands in trouble while trying to prove a point.
Monday 18 August 2025
Episode 91
Thandiswa stands firm in her decision. Virginia and Phakathi take their relationship further. Jaxon fakes illness to dodge Martha, while Lihle and Kayise reconcile and restart their business.
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Episode 92
Thandiswa avoids Zwelethu and visits an abortion clinic. Phakathi and Virginia officially start dating, though Martha questions if he can afford her. Meanwhile, Philile unknowingly eats Kayise and Lihle’s space muffins.
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Episode 93
Jaxon fakes a phobia to escape intimacy with Martha. Zwelethu seeks Sakhile’s advice about Thandiswa. Chaos erupts when Philile and Mandla hallucinate during church after eating drugged muffins.
Thursday 21 August 2025
Episode 94
Mandla and Philile are horrified to find a viral video of their bizarre church behavior. Though Kayise denies involvement, they suspect the muffins were spiked.
Friday 22 August 2025
Episode 95
Kayise and Lihle try—and fail—to keep their muffins away from the church. When congregants get high, Kayise confesses everything to Fanyana.
Monday 25 August 2025
Episode 96
Leroy reveals Thandiswa’s pregnancy and abortion plans to Zwelethu. Phakathi rejects Mamiki’s advances and rushes to reconcile with Virginia—only to find she’s left for Johannesburg.
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Episode 97
Zwelethu confronts Thandiswa, demanding she keep the baby. Phakathi rescues Virginia after a road spiking and tries to win her back with diamonds—but she refuses.
Wednesday 27 August 2025
Episode 98
Zwelethu lands in trouble trying to stop Thandiswa. Phakathi’s grand romantic gesture finally works. Kayise apologizes to Mandla and Philile, while Mamiki fumes over Phakathi’s love for another.
Thursday 28 August 2025
Episode 99
Martha searches Jaxon’s house for proof of cheating—until he catches her. Mamiki and Leroy compete for a hotel guest, unaware he’s already taken.
Friday 29 August 2025
Episode 100
Zwelethu opens up to Thandiswa: this baby is his second chance after prison. Though hesitant, she agrees to reconsider keeping it.
Don’t miss the drama! Smoke & Mirrors airs Monday to Friday at 21:00 on e.tv.