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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 ...

iAfrica 2 months ago 4 min read Share with your network! The SABC remains a leading provider of local content. However, the growing demand for more home-grown programming to cater to varying audiences’ tastes across South Africa is driving a shift in the SABC’s Television programme offering, particularly its soapies. To add to this, as part of its mandate, the SABC has a social responsibility to deliver content of varying genres and languages, to appeal to a diverse audience and reflect...

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Photo: Facebook/7de Laan (Amptelik) There are over 3 500 signatures on an online petition to save the SABC2 weekday soap 7de Laan. In January, the channel announced that the soapie would be cut down from five to three episodes per week from April. About the cut, Danie Odendaal productions said: "We can only wait and see what the effect of the three days a week is going to be on viewership figures." 7de Laan in its weekday timeslot, the show says it makes "absolute sense" that viewers are disturbed over the SABC's shocking decision. SABC2 plans to cut 7de Laan down from five to three episode...

SABC: Scaling down '7de Laan', 'Muvhango' will make way for other SA voices 7de Laan and Muvhango, after the broadcaster announced it was scaling back the number of episodes. The SABC responded to a petition demanding it abandon the decision to cut the iconic Afrikaans and Venda dramas from five episodes a week to just three. A new Afrikaans telenovela, Giyani, will fill the open slots. SABC spokesperson Mmoni Seapolelo said: “The decision was made to allow a multitude of South African voices and cultures to have a place on SABC 2. We are confident that this new telenovela will be a drawc...