Incognizant of the turbulent life journey that lay ahead, Elias is determined to leave his native country, Zimbabwe, in search of greener pastures in South Africa. The political instability in his beloved country has brought economic recession and agonizing hardship upon the entire land – nothing is ever the same again – and he blames the inordinate ambition former President Robert Mugabe for all the indescribable miseries besetting the entire nation. Elias quits his job as a high school teacher, and he is forced to go through horrific channels of illegal footpaths to cross borders into South Africa, leaving his wife and son behind with no source of income. However, things become dark and twisty in South Africa as he is unable not find a job for a very long time. Unemployed, stranded, and broken, he gets immersed into the world of crime. His crimes eventually come back to bite him, leading to his incarceration for twenty years. Having spent time in prison, he is back in Zimbabwe to start a new life where he embarks on a variety of political and developmental activities to rebuild their country.

Xa uLinda eqokelela iimpahla zakhe njengokuba wayeza kuhamba umphelo emzini wakhe nje kufika uMandla ongumnakwabo Sinethemba. USinethemba ongunkosikazi kaLinda akasaxatyiswanga njengakudala kuba umyeni wakhe mva nje sele ezithandela abantu abangootata. Andithi kaloku uLinda usis'tabane, kwaye uthi esakubona umntu wasebuhlanti asuk' aphambane ngaye. Naye uMandla uthi nje esandula ukufika kwaSinethemba uLinda azifake kuye, kodwa uMandla akayithandi tu nale nto yakhe yokumphathaphatha kwiindawo zomziba zabucala. Kuthi ngenye imini xa uSinethemba esandula ukuphuma endlwini uLinda adlwengule uMandla. Le nto yomdlwengulondini igqibela ibeka uMandla ekufeni. Ukhumbule ke u'ba uLinda uye wamthembisa ukumsa eyunivesithi ngeemali zakhe engacelwanga mntu. Andithi uLinda ubesazi u'ba ufuna ukumenza ntoni umntwan' omntu. Ingxaki kaLinda kukuba ubesoyisakala kukuzibamba xa ebona amadoda. ULinda uthi esakuphuma ejele emva kweshumi leminyaka axabane benoLulama obesele ethandana benoSinethemba ngeli xesha yena esentolongweni. Ekugqibeleni uLinda ukubona kulungile u'ba aye kufundela ukuba nguGqirha eMpumalanga kunokuba aman' elwel' umfazi wakhe nenye indoda. Kanti ke enye into ebangelwe kukuhamba kwakhe uLinda sisithunzela ebesikade sidlala ngaye okoko. Kodwa uLinda uthini ngosapho lwakhe njengokuba ehamba yedwa nje?

UThapelo ekudala wancwasa umfazi womfo wabo, uXolani, wazifaka engxakini yena ngokwakhe ngokuthi adlwengule uNomalungelo engekho uXolani njengoko wayengekabuyi emsebenzini. Eyona ngxaki iphambili kuyo yonke le nto kukuba uEmeli wakhetha ukuba neemfihlo benomakoti wakhe ndawonye noThapelo bangayithethi kuXolani. Le meko yathanda ukungaginyisi mathe kuXolani ngoba kwasuka kwaba ngathi uEmeli ongumama wezintwana zozibini ukheth' icala kwaye uthand' uThapelo kunaye. Kwathi nangoku uThapelo sele enze nzima umakoti ongumfazi kaXolani okwesibini, nalapho uEmeli wayengazimiselanga kuyiveza yonke le mhemhe kuXolani ukuze bakwazi ukuyilungisa njengosapho lomzi lakwaZwelibanzi. Yiyo ke le nto eyadala ukuba uXolani aphakamise isandla kwakwityeli lokuqala. Ngelakhe uXolani wayezama ukumnqanda kunjalo nje wambethela phakathi ecaweni indlu imi ngeembambo emveni kokuba uNomalungelo sele eveze indlela awadlwengulwa ngayo nguThapelo. Uthe uXolani esakuqumba ithuba elide kwaye engahoyi umkakhe, uNomalungelo wathandana notata womntwana wakhe ngendlela yabo bobathathu. Le nto yabo yokuthandana ekhusini benoThapelo baqgibela bethandana ngaphandle kwexhala esidlangalaleni nangeli xesha sebehlala bonke kuloXolani emva kokutshelwa yindlu. Ke ngoku uEmeli kulapho yamoyisa kwaphela le ngxaki ukuyilungisa ngoba akazange abenanyani kwasekuqaleni. Eli bali likaXolani laba nesiphelo esibuhlungu phakathi kwakhe benoThapelo.

Finding it hard to stand up to his father’s incessant abuse, Lunga absconds from home, leaving his mother with the overly traditional and abusive father. While on the run, Lunga got hooked into a life of gangsterism and drugs. Through his new lifestyle, he learned to overcome adversity despite not having a good education. His departure from home subsequently left a dark cloud hanging around his home. A lot of unpleasant occurrences threatened his parents’ marriage. Later when he eventually came back home, tragedy struck, leading to his father’s arrest and incarceration. The once happy family slowly falls apart but in the end, unity prevails.

Emva kokuba uSipho beneetshomi zakhe bedle iimali zaseThuthukani uqesha uNtlupheko ukuze amthengisele iziyobisi koomaO.R Tambo nakwamanye amazwe jikelele. Emva kokuba ephoxe uNtlupheko usafuna ukuba amthengisele iziyobisi kwakhona. Le nto yakhe yentengiso-ziyobisi igqibela isa unyana wakhe ekufeni kwaye yaphinda kwayona yachitha umtshato kaSipho. Ke ngoku uSipho ubona kungcono u'ba azinikekele emapoliseni esakuqonda u'ba akusekho konwaba ebomini bakhe. Uthi xa sele ebonil' u'ba sel'egugile ngoku emva kokuphuma kwakhe ejele anikezele ngempilo yakhe enkosini.

Coming from exile with nothing to his name, Mabandla Mkhuseli, a former member of the African National Congress (ANC) has become a poor and wretched man. He lives in desolate condition, and no one seems to offer him the kind of assistance he so earnestly desires. He is embittered and furious that his former colleagues, who grabbed political power whilst he lived as a rudderless fugitive in Tanzania, have all deserted him. He feels helpless, with no hope of leading a good life in his fatherland. Desperate, angry and confused, he goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge… As time passes, a promising turning point comes his way, and he’s about getting a new life after meeting a loving and caring woman. Mabandla earnestly embarks on actualizing his lifelong dream, which is making the most memorable contribution to his community in honour of the memory of the late Hector Pieterson. Can Mabandla accomplish his dream after his indescribable, turbulent life’s journey?