Tshisa is a celebration of South Africa’s unique and vibrant youth culture and media. But it is also a gripping family drama. The story moves out of the TV station and into the daily reality of the characters’ lives: Bafana’s family in Mondeor; his girlfriend, Precious, raised by a strictly traditional Ndebele grandmother; and Ayanda’s mother who has been growing progressively blind and must now learn to live with total blindness. Tshisa is a story of how our choices affect those we love – especially the effect drugs have on those choices.
The drama reflects the lives and dreams of South Africans – within a hip and aspirational universe starring real-life celebrities. It is a tale of life choices; the price of fame; the allure of the bling; the downward spiral of drugs; overcoming disability; love, relationships and HIV; families and the traditional ties that bind. And it’s packed with cliffhangers.
