Lindiwe Dikana

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Lindiwe Dikana
The River character
Portrayed by Sindi Dlathu
Duration6 years
First appearance2018 (as of season 1)
Appears on
Created by
  • Phuthi Makwera
  • Gedion Beyon
Crossover
appearances
In-universe information
FamilyDikana Family
MotherThandeka Dlamini played by Thembi Jones
SiblingsNolwazi Dlamini played by Slindile Nodangala
SistersVeronica Dlamini played by Ferry Jele
SpouseZweli Dikana played by Hlomla Dandala (Divorced as of season 5 finale)
HusbandBangizwe Zwane played by Siyabonga Thwala (married as of season 6)
Children5(including Zolani Dlamini played by Lawrence Maleka
SonsAndile Dikana-Sibiya played by Lunga Mofokeng
Daughters
  • Itumeng "Tumi"Dlomo played by Larona Moagi (died as of season 3 finale)
  • Mbalenhle"Mbali"Dikana played by Zenokuhle Maseko (died as of season 2 finale)
Stepchildren2
Stepsons
Stepdaughters
Grandchildren2
GrandsonsEnzo Dikana (Andile Dikana-Sibiya'son)
GranddaughtersZanothando Dlamini (Zolani Dlamini and Khwezi Hlophe's daughter)
NiecesZolani Dlamini played by Lawrence Maleka
Other relatives Harriet Khoza played by Connie Ferguson

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 widespread acclaim and Dlathu has been praised for her portrayal of the character and has received a SAFTA Award for Best Actress in a telenovela in 2020 and 2021. [5]

Contents

Family tree

Character focus

Season 1

Lindiwe Dlamini is introduced as wife of Zweli Dikana, and the mother of Andile and Mbali Dikana. 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 had struggled her way to the top. Now, she realizes that she might lose it all and she fears that her children will suffer the way that she did. At her doorstep that day was a man named Thato Mokoena, who had discovered a diamond at the river that runs through Refilwe. As the good man that he was, Thato made a deal with Lindiwe 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. Greedy and ambitious, Lindiwe agreed and when Thato showed them where he got the diamond, Lindiwe betrayed him by hitting him with a stone at his head and drowning him to death. Lindiwe's nephew, Zolani Dlamini, witnessed the murder and was convinced by Lindiwe that killing Thato and stealing the diamond for themselves would benefit them greatly economically. Zolani agreed to keep her secret for the sake of money and for the love he had for his aunt.

When the police started the investigation, it was discovered that a man named Happy Moloi had been to the river that day, so he had evidence of who could have killed Thato Mokoena. But the man was also greedy when he then discovered that the owner of the earrings, which was the only evidence that implicated Lindiwe guilty in Thato's death, was a woman her mother was working for, which was Lindiwe. Instead of giving the police the evidence, Happy decided to blackmail Lindiwe against those earrings, and a freaked out Lindiwe was realizing how much Happy knew and what could go wrong if he tells her husband, or, for that matter, the police. 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 followed her aunt's instructions and had Mam Florah's house burnt. Fearing that her son has died, Mam could not possibly work and Lindiwe graciously rejoiced, but little did she know, Happy survived the fire. When it was to be believed that Happy is dead, he revealed himself to everyone, which left Lindiwe under another threat. So Lindiwe decided to give Happy the money that he wanted but his price demand increased, and Lindiwe was furious. Lindiwe then followed Happy to see where and who he spends most of his time with. Lindiwe then discovered that Happy was secretly dating her son Andile Dikana. Furious to the bitter end after learning that her 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, risking Andile's life. When Andile and Happy could open the bag, hijackers hijacked them, stole the bag, and they exploded. Realizing how dangerous Lindiwe is, Happy finally told the police. However, Lindiwe had friends in the police force who informed Lindiwe about Happy's whereabouts. They told Lindiwe the address where Happy was hiding, and Lindiwe sent Zolani to kill Happy. When Happy realized that someone was in the house, he tried to run away but instantly Zolani shot him. Bleeding to death, Happy landed at the Mokoena household and told Itumeng "Tumi" Mokoena that Lindiwe Dikana killed her father, before he passed out and died.

Freaked out by Happy's last words, Tumi decided to do the investigation herself. Even though she told her mother, Malefu Mokoena, and her brother, Thuso "Cobra" Mokoena, who didn't believe her due to lack of evidence, she went ahead and started playing friendly with Lindiwe's nephew Zolani Dlamini. A tempted Zolani starting developing a crush on Tumi who was only on mission to find her father's killer. After 10 days of investigating, Tumi then discovered that Lindiwe's famous diamond was discovered in Refilwe and that Lindiwe 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 guilty in Thato's death. Doing his job and furious to learn about his wife's scandalous behavior, Zweli then arrested Lindiwe in their home during the auction day of the diamond.

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  2. ↑ Mbonambi, Buhle. "The River Telenovela" . Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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  5. ↑ Engelbrecht, Leandra. "All the winners at the 2020 Saftas". channel 24. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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