Lindiwe Dikana
Lindiwe Dlamini formerly Zwane also known as Lindiwe Dikana is a fictional TV Character portrayed by Sindi Dlathu on 1Magic[2] telenovela The River.[3][4] The character has received much praise and Dlathu has been praised for her portrayal of the character and has received a SAFTA Award for Best Actress in telenovela in 2020.[5]
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The River character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Sindi Dlathu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 6 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 2018(as of season 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appears on | 6 seasons of The River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crossover appearances | The Republic (South African TV Series) The Queen.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Character Focus
Season 1
Lindiwe Dlamini is introduced as wife of Zweli Dikana (played by Hlomla Dandala), [6] and mother of Andile (played by Lunga Mofokeng) and Mbali Dikana (played by Zenokuhle Maseko). As She was running a struggling mine, Lindiwe was informed that if no discovery is made at her mine( Khanyisa Diamond) the government will officially shut it down for good. As young girl Lindiwe was raised in a broken family and struggled her way to the top and now she comes to a realisation that she might loose it all and fears that her children will suffer as she suffered. At her doorstep that day was a man named Thato Mokoena (played by Mlangeni Nawa)[7] who had discovered a diamond at the river that runs through Refilwe. Now as a good man that he was Thato Mokoena made a deal with Lindiwe Dikana that stipulated that if he showed Lindiwe where he discovered the diamond,Lindiwe is going to take the diamond and auction in and through that money Lindiwe is going to build houses for the people of Refilwe. Greed and ambitious Lindiwe agreed and when Thato Mokoena showed them where he got the diamond, Lindiwe betrayed him by hitting him with a stone at his head and drowning him to death. Witnessing the murder was Lindiwe's nephew Zolani Dlamini (played by Lawrence Maleka) who was convinced by Lindiwe that killing Thato Mokoena and stealing the diamond for themselves is going to benefit them very wealthy. Zolani Dlamini agreed to keep her secret for the sake of money and for the love he had for his aunt.
When police started with the investigation a man named Happy Moloi( played by TK Sebothoma) had been to the river that day so he had evidence of who could have killed Thato Mokoena. But greedy was also the man he then discovered that the owner of the earrings (which was the only evidence that implicated Lindiwe in Thato Mokoena's death) was a woman her mother was working for which is Lindiwe. Instead of giving the police the evidence Happy decided to blackmail Lindiwe against those earings and a freaked out Lindiwe was realising how much Happy knew and what could go wrong if he tells her husband or the police for that matter. Lindiwe thought it through and hard and decided that Killing Happy was the right decision. Sending her nephew Zolani, she ordered to have Happy burnt to death inside his mother's house. Zolani indeed followed her aunt's instructions and had Mam Florah 's(played by Tina Mnumzanah) house burnt. Fearing that his son has died, Mam Flora could not possibly work and Lindiwe graciously rejoiced but little did she know that Happy survived the fire. When it was to be believed that Happy is dead , He revealed himself to everyone leaving Lindiwe under another threath. So this Lindiwe decided to give Happy the money that he wanted but Happy's price demand increased so Lindiwe was furious. Lindiwe then Happy followed to see where and who he spends most of his time with. Lindiwe then discovered that Happy was secretly dating his son Andile Dikana. Furious to the bitter end after learning that his son is gay and is sleeping with her enemy, Lindiwe attempted again to have Happy killed this time through an explosion. Happy then sent Andile to do the pickup for him placing Andile under the risk. When Andile and Happy could open the bag, hijackers hijacked them and stole the bag and they exploded. Realising how dangerous Lindiwe Dikana is Happy finally told the police but Lindiwe has friends in the police force that Informed Lindiwe about Happy's whereabouts. They Lindiwe the address where Happy was hiding and Lindiwe sent Zolani to kill Happy. When Happy realised that someone was in the house he tried to running away but instantly Zolani shot him . Bleeding to death Happy landed at the Mokoena household and told Itumeng"Tumi"Mokoena (played by Larona Moagi) that Lindiwe Dikana killed their father before he passed out and died.
Freaked out by Happy last words, Tumi decided to do the investigation herself. Even though she told her mother Malefu Mokoena ( played by Moshidi Motshekgwa) and her brother Thuso"Cobra"Mokoena (played by Presley Chweneyagae) who didn't believe her due to lack of evidence, she went ahead and started playing friendly with Lindiwe's nephew Zolani Dlamini. A temptated Zolani starting developing a crush on Tumi who was only on mission to find her father's killer's. After 10 days of investigating, Tumi then discovered that Lindiwe famous diamond was discovered in Refilwe and that Lindiwe's was at the crime scene in the day of her father's death. A vicious Tumi then gave Lindiwe's husband, Zweli Dikana who is a Police commissioner all evidence that implicated Lindiwe in Thato Mokoena's death. Doing his job and furious to learn about his wife's scandalous behaviour, Zweli then arrested Lindiwe in their home during the auction day of the diamond
References
- "Mzansi Magic's first crossover – The Queen | Mzansi Magic". Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- Mbonambi, Buhle. "The River Telenovela". Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- Evelyne Kioko. "Sindi Dlathu biography: age, HIV status, family, husband, wedding, daughter and twin". briefly.co.za.
- "The river". Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- Engelbrecht, Leandra. "All the winners at the 2020 Saftas". channel 24. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- "Hlomla Dandala". tvsa.co.za.
- "Mlangeni Nawa Biography". Savanna News. 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-27.