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 drawcard and will, like
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
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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 plan to invest in 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, reducing the number of episodes of both long-running dramas from five to just three times a week.
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7de Laan
The show will be replaced by a new Afrikaans telenovel,
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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
Channel24 on Monday that staff working on both shows – on-screen talent as well as crew and writers working behind-the-scenes – are extremely worried since they re set to lose work and income due to budget cuts on both series produced by Danie Odendaal Productions and Duma Ndlovu s Word of Mouth Productions.