Soapies
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Primetime: The script needs change
South African soapies, as representations of its audience’s desires, fail to take their stories seriously
Afrikaans soapie Suidooster speaks to us in a refreshingly familiar tongue
With its authentic depiction of coloured people, TV’s newest soapie is giving Afrikaans a new spotlight to shine in.
Axing Days of Our Lives may not decolonise our TVs
A bittersweet moment for many as we celebrate the creation of space for locally produced content, while also mourning the loss of a nostalgic links.
For 7de Laan, it’s baby or career
Amid 7de Laan’s murder mayhem in suburbia, the biggest crime is the soap’s stunting of female viewers’ expectations.
Small screen, major trials
Percy Zvomuya speaks to five prominent South African scriptwriters about the trials and tribulations of writing for local soaps.