Synopsis

HOUSE ON FIRE
In the teeming compounds of Lusaka, where city sprawl devours village roots, ambitious clerk
Siusiku Ndate navigates a treacherous triangle of love and loyalty. Smitten with sweet, studious
Sihle, he ignites the envy of his hulking brother Wamzi, a street-smart trader whose unrequited
obsession with Sihle's fiery sister Laila festers into sabotage and sinister schemes. A raucous
sundown dance sets the fuse: spilled drinks, stolen glances, and a cursed cat's crossing ignite a
blaze of betrayal, forcing Siusiku into a shotgun marriage with Laila amid family feuds, ghostly
omens, and Mauzeni clan vendettas. As assaults, miscarried pregnancies, and Ukwime's
ancestral rituals unravel their lives�Wamzi's "black book" of grudges exploding into violence�
the brothers' bond fractures, dragging innocents into a vortex of jealousy, poverty, and
supernatural reckoning. In this raw Zambian noir, Neta's pulse-pounding tale swings from joyous
kalela rhythms to heart-wrenching hauntings, questioning if blood ties can survive the inferno of
unchecked envy, or if forgiveness is the only spark to rebuild from ashes.