Episode 1
The Cost
23m
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.
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TV series
Black Tax
20203 seasons
It's been payback since the first paycheque
Growing up in a tightly-knit black community has helped Thuli a lot - but when her ship finally starts to come in, and distant family starts coming out of the woodwork, how much longer does she need to keep paying her black tax?
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Black Tax premiered January 21, 2020. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Growing up in a tightly-knit black community has helped Thuli a lot - but when her ship finally starts to come in, and distant family starts coming out of the woodwork, how much longer does she need to keep paying her black tax?
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Episode 2
Maya Angelou
23m
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.
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First Day
23m
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.
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One Meeting Away
23m
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.
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Take Me To Church
22m
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.
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What Goes Around... And Around...
21m
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.
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Take A Parent To Work Day
23m
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.
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Back To School
22m
Instead of helping Zakhele with a school assignment, Sizwe ends up taking over. He receives a grade that an overbearing grandfather deserves.
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Boots And Blackmail
23m
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.
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Night After Night
22m
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
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Mi Kasie E Su Kasi
22m
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.
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Sihle's Last Stand
23m
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.
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Time After Time
23mfinale
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.
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More about Black Tax
Cast
Jo-anne ReynekeThuli Dlamini
Mandla JwaraSizwe Dlamini
Clementine MosimaneMartha Dlamini
Sne DladlaMenzi Dlamini
Bahle HadebeZakhele Dlamini
Mamodibe RamodibeSihle Dlamini
Owen SejakeBra Hugo
Motlatsi MafatsheNkanyisoCredits
- Created by
- Meren Reddy, Joshua Rous, Luke Rous
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 39
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
e.tvSouth Africa- BET AfricaSouth Africa
- Rous House Productions
- ShowMax
Themes
blackcomedyfamilyjohannesburg, south africasitcomsouth africa