The garbage gallery is where various children meet to relate, and to get ‘rubbish’ thrown out to disappear, come back to life and be turned into creative, innovative, beautiful and even useful new creations. The whole show is a journey starting from the point where they are picked up from their homes or schools, having
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7de Laan
7de Laan is the brainchild of Danie Odendaal, who came upon the idea for this popular soapie nearly twenty years ago, when he was living in Melville. Every morning over coffee and breakfast in his favourite coffee shop, he watched people come and go and started creating his own imaginary suburb with a variety of
Continue reading »A Question of Madness
The story of the man who murdered the architect of apartheid. On 6 September 1966 a parliamentary messenger strode between the green leather benches of Cape Town’s House of Assembly, pulled out a knife and stabbed Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd to death. The assassin, Dimitri Tsafendas, was written off as insane and condemned to a
Continue reading »Black Jew from Royal Swaziland
Rabbi Natan Gamedze is the only black Rabbi South Africa has ever produced. In the mid – 1980’s, when South Africa was at the height of its racially repressive legislation, a committed black man from a Swazi Royal lineage decided to cross the colour barrier and become a Jew. This two-part documentary traces Rabbi Gamedze’s
Continue reading »The Life and Times of Chris Hani
‘Chris’ Martin Thembisile Hani was an undisputed South African people’s champion with unparalleled influence over the country’s dispossessed. “I have lived with death all my life. I want to live in a free South Africa, even if I have to lay my life down for it.” He was born to working class parents in Cofimvaba,
Continue reading »The Truth and Reconciliation Committee Series
https://youtu.be/If8SocmRy5UUmgababa from the ashes: A story of Umgababa, a village situated on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The Umgababa holiday resort and railway station was bombed during political conflict between tribal authorities, Inkatha and the UDF in the 1980’s. As the story unfolds, we discover how people managed to solve their political differences which could
Continue reading »Salute to Greatness – In Harm’s Way
elevision, Radio and the print media bring us the stories of distant conflict on a minute-by-minute basis. Journalists, cameramen, photographers and media workers constantly put themselves in harm’s way to get the story, to bring home the news. These are their stories. This documentary is an archive – driven exposé aimed at providing a glimpse
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A woman in a man’s world: Entertains while giving viewers insight into the working world to which they would not ordinarily be exposed. This episode highlights the life and work of Dr. Mamisa Chabula, a woman who’s chosen to dedicate her life to the practice of male circumcision. Men have learned to trust her enough
Continue reading »Who Betrayed Anton Fransch – Deafening Echoes
An investigative documentary dealing with the betrayal of a Umkhonto we Sizwe operative in the Western Cape. It unpacks for purposes of understanding the past, all the contributing factors leading to the fateful betrayal of a hero, thus serving as a mirror for a Nation to deal with its own discomfort.
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A tender, evocative film on rediscovering family, celebrating a beautiful continent, exploring the generosity of community, and reconnecting South Africans with their African legacy… Film-maker Omelga Mahayana, journeys from Durban, South Africa, to Malawi to reunite her mother with her Malawian family… Omelga’s grandfather, Owen One Kananga, crossed rivers and mountains, faced lions and crocodiles,
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