Witnessing violence and crime in our everyday lives is already distressing, and reliving it on our screens is so woeful. A scene depicting violence where a man is strangling a woman to death. Picture: ...

It’s 6pm in Cato Manor‚ Durban. Mama Imelda‚ her teenage daughter and niece are preparing to sit down to a traditional Zulu dinner of mealie meal and chutney. Each dishes up a plate and takes her ...

South African soapies and drama series are more than just television — they are part of daily life. From dinner table ...

After two years of refinement, the glitz, glamour and excitement of the Royalty Soapie Awards (RSAs) will be returning in 2018. The event celebrates the achievements of the South African soap opera ...

It was in South Africa’s home-grown soap operas that we first began to get a glimpse of how a post-apartheid society might look — albeit through middle-class lenses. South African soap opera ...

The highly anticipated first episode of SABC 1 soapie, Generations – The Legacy didn’t quite live up to the hype – and fans have taken to social media in droves to express their disappointment and ...

It’s Wednesday and the drama is pumping in your favourite South African sapies! Don’t want to miss out on any of your favorite shows? We’ll keep you glued to your soapies and make sure you always have ...

Johannesburg - SABC 2 was fined R10,000 for broadcasting explicit footage on a recap of a soap opera without a warning, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA said on Wednesday. “The tribunal ...

ACTRESS Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa knew she would be bombarded with racial slurs when she took on her role on a local soapie, but she didn’t think it would come from people on set. Mlotshwa, a businesswoman ...