Writing
The series follows Marietjie Barnhoorn, the estranged wife of a successful businessman; Leana Steyn, the private secretary of an elderly business tycoon, who is ruthless in her ambitions to overcome her impoverished past; and aging ballerina Mercia Meyer, who returns to South Africa after living and working abroad and has to deal with the hostility of her fellow South Africans.
20-year-old Elri Dekker has the world at her feet. She is blonde, beautiful and the heir to a multi-million rand company. But she is more interested in fashion and boys than in a powerful business empire. When tragedy strikes, Elri soon realizes her luxurious life was just an illusion. Then her and Jan's paths cross and their destinies become so intertwined that there is no turning back.
Based on actual events. In 1990, a restaurant waiter from Pretoria pretended to be an official VIP visitor to the government of South Africa (as the Crown-Prince of Lichtenstein). He is treated like royalty for two weeks until he disappears as suddenly as he appeared.
When a group of terrorists hold tourists hostage in the Kariba Dam, Captain Caprivi and his team must perform heroic deeds in order to save them.
Niek and Joe share a history and a secret from their time together in the Angola War in the late 80s. Today, Niek and Joe work for TJ Mokoena, but when Joe discovers the ugly underbelly of Mokoena's business, things start going horribly wrong for the down-and-out divorcee. To complicate matters, his stripper girlfriend Peggy is getting tired of him milking her for money. Niek is Joe's only hope, but he too is still battling demons from his time in the war. His sister Bienkie arrives home with marital problems and it seems everyone is worse for wear since the end of the series.
