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The Estate on SABC 3, while SABC 1 will welcome new series in
uBettina Wethu.
Merlin Naicker, SABC group executive for video entertainment, gives Sowetan an all-access pass on the new changes.
Is SABC 3 getting its groove back?
Definitely. Watch out for
The Estate on April 5. It’s beautiful and relevant in our day and time. You will see the storyline parallel with what’s happening in SA right now. We are also doing it in multi-lingual [format]. We feel that we need to re-energise the market on the offering we are bringing to the channel.
What other new shows will viewers be introduced to?
DBN Gogo breaks out on her own merits Emmanuel Tjiya"> By Emmanuel Tjiya - 19 February 2021 - 10:31
It’s no secret that DBN Gogo is the daughter of former cabinet minister Jeff Radebe and fellow ANC veteran Thuthukile Skweyiya.
But she has cleverly tiptoed around her inherited fame, while crafting a booming showbiz career without name dropping her powerful parents...
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Arrest makes Zinhle Mabena resolute to fight GBV Emmanuel Tjiya and Karabo Ledwaba"> By Emmanuel Tjiya and Karabo Ledwaba - 18 February 2021 - 09:04
Isibaya actress Zinhle Mabena was freed from jail yesterday after a day of high drama in which she spent a night behind bars for alleged conspiracy to murder her estranged husband Robert Ngwenya.
Mabena was arrested on Tuesday morning and detained at Olievenhoutbosch police station in Centurion, Tshwane. She was released yesterday after her case could not be put on the court roll due to insufficient evidence and a need for more investigation...
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eHostela topples The Queen as DStv’s second most-watched show Emmanuel Tjiya"> By Emmanuel Tjiya - 15 February 2021 - 16:24
The second season of eHostela has toppled The Queen as pay broadcaster DStv’s second most-watched show, with the TV drama’s creative director Mandla N crediting the victory on working with a black cast and crew.
According to the January data by the Broadcast Research Council of SA, the show that returned last month drew an impressive rating of 1.76-million viewers on January 10. This means it pushed down to the third spot Connie and Shona Ferguson’s daily drama The Queen (1.66 million viewers)...
Emmanuel Tjiya"> By Emmanuel Tjiya - 28 January 2021 - 16:29
South African Fashion Week (SAFW) founder and director Lucilla Booyzen has defended the judging panel for the 2021 New Talent Search competition after being slammed for under-representing black people.
This comes after the judging panel that does not feature any black faces triggered a race row on social media...
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