The River is a South African television drama series created by Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon.

[2] An M-Net production by Tshedza Pictures for DStv's general-entertainment subscription channel 1Magic, it is available for streaming on Naspers' Showmax.

In 2021, series lead Sindi Dlathu was announced as co-executive producer for the show's fourth season.

The drama series is set in Pretoria against the backdrop of South Africa's mining industry.

A diamond discovery in the river running between the poor township of Refilwe and the affluent neighborhood of Silver Lakes quickly turns from a blessing to a curse.

The drama stars Sindi Dlathu, Presley Chweneyagae, Hlomla Dandala, Moshidi Motshegwa, Larona Moagi and Tsholofelo Matshaba in lead Lindiwe owns a mine, marries a police commissioner, and has two children.

Mine foreman Thato Mokoena finds a $45 million diamond in the river that runs through Refilwe.

Her adopted daughter, Tumi, marries Lindiwe's nephew Zolani Dlamini.

Mbali abuses drugs; Nomonde becomes CEO of Khanyisa Diamonds, and Zweli becomes a company shill.

Tumi sets her shack afire; Zolani rescues her, and Sis Flora takes them in.

Gail Mathabatha (Mary Ann Barlow) is hired, and soon begins a romantic relationship with Zweli.

Tumi visits Mohumi after his arrest, and Lindiwe tells Detective Tshabalala to bug the room.

Lindiwe goes to Mohumi's prison cell and admits killing Happy, Sheree, and Gail.

Lindiwe tries to talk her out of it; she and Tshabalala drive to the helipad and she shoots at the helicopter, which explodes with Tumi inside it.

Zolani shoots Elvis, who is wearing a bulletproof vest and asks Zweli for protection.

The Dikana's family is unaware of it while Nomonde is also oblivious of Mabutho's real identity.

In a helicopter, Lindiwe aims the gun at Mohumi to sell and transfer the mine all back to her.

When Angelina realises that her son is dead, she swaps the babies and make it seem as if Paulina gave birth to a still born child.

Paulina vows revenge against Cobra and the whole family where she drowns the baby in the pool.

Nomonde comes back and fake pregnancy with twin babies, with an attempt to obtain the Dikana family's money.

Zweli discovers that Mabutho has been involved in the heists and claim that he can't marry Nomonde.

Zolani is buried and Zweli demands divorce from Lindiwe claiming that their family is finished.

Zweli leaves and Lindiwe is smitten by her childhood friend Bangizwe Zwane.

The Hlophes attempt to kill Lindiwe by throwing her into the tank dam but she's rescued.

The DNA tests results improve that Jr. Thato is indeed Paulina 's biological son.

Dimpho finds out that Lindiwe is planning to take Refilwe community 's money and release the document online.

By killing Happy, Thato, Sheree, Gail Mathabatha, Mosa, Tumi, Nyakallo,Mohumi The Hlophes and others.

Flora is distraught when she learns that Lindiwe is responsible for Mosa, Happy and Nyakallo's murder.