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SABC reducing episodes of 7de Laan, Muvhango to make space for new local content The public broadcaster announced last week it was scaling back the number of episodes it airs for its iconic Afrikaans and Venda soaps. 7de laan logo. Picture: Facebook page 50 days ago JOHANNESBURG –The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Sunday responded to a petition demanding it abandon its decision to reduce episodes of popular primetime shows 7de Laan and Muvhango, saying it was part of its long-term pla...

Photo: Creative Photography 7de Laan The show will be replaced by a new Afrikaans telenovel, Die Sentrum Fans have now started a petition to try and save the SABC2 soapie. The financially struggling SABC that is going through an acrimonious retrenchment process, in a shocking scheduling move on Friday night confirmed to Channel24 that it's cutting back 7de Laan on SABC2 from five episodes per week to just three from April. SABC2 is also cutting down its Venda language weekday soap Muvhango, which is being reduced from five episodes to just three from August. Well-placed insiders told Cha...

Thousands of viewers sign #Save7deLaan petition to keep the soap running for five days a week Updated Scenic Drive With Rian Verskaf/ 7de Laan SABC announced that they will cut the iconic soap from five days a week to three days a week in order to accommodate new telenovela, 'Die Sentrum.' From April, the soap will be running for three days a week, however, dedicated fans are not happy with this decision. A proud viewer of '7de Laan', Jermaine Christians from Lavender Hill in Cape Town, has started an online petition at change.org against cutting the soap to three days. 

Photo: Christina Reichl Photography SABC2 is scaling back local soaps 7de Laan and Muvhango, reducing the number of episodes for both to just three a week. A new Afrikaans telenovela, Die Sentrum, will take over the remaining two slots from 7de Laan, while the second season of Xitsonga series, Giyani, will fill the open spots left by Muvhango. Merlin Naicker, the SABC's head of TV, says the changes are part of the broadcasters "long-term plan to invest in quality local content". In a shocking scheduling move, SABC2 is cutting back its iconic Afrikaans weekday soap 7de Laan, as well as its ...