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
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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 »One of the largest ‘industries’ in present day South Africa, is the burgeoning, all-encompassing Security business – a vast collection of quasi-military organisations, entrusted with ‘24/7’ armed-response protection of private premises, corporate institutions, as well as domestic properties of the public at large. Among the myriad security firms that monitor the city streets across the
Continue reading »The Docket is a crime drama series based on a specialized unit, known as The Ravens, who investigate high-profile serious crimes that have caught the public’s attention. The Ravens have been chosen for their outstanding investigation skills but are not great at handling the media. Our female lead is brought in as a last ditch
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Told through the eyes of our young hero, Luyanda Nkosi, we get to delve into seeing how the awesome life of a seemingly normal teenager, is not so awesome when it’s surrounded by extraordinary circumstances. Having divorced parents, who are constantly at each other’s throats, trying to fight for the affection of their offspring; a
Continue reading »A handful of primary school children in a forgotten corner of a forgotten township, invite us into their lives to witness that they are the casualties of a broken down society. They are all victims – the bullies and the bullied. In a world in which no child has enough of anything: food, love, care
Continue reading »Oceans Three is not just a reality adventure series – it’s simply a docu-soap. Reality concepts applied to an extreme social environment to create the type of dynamic tension and dramatic arc that any outstanding television offering requires. Three young participants take part in a journey of discovery on a human level as well as
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This series chronicles a group of four male friends who have been friends from childhood into adulthood. We follow these men as they struggle with the mundane of everyday life and their relationships with strong-willed and opinionated women who refuse to have their voices suppressed. Through these couples we unpack what it means to love
Continue reading »A comedy-drama unfolding on the set and behind the scenes of a struggling South African soap-opera. ‘Soap On A Rope’ is a comedy drama taking viewers behind the scenes on a struggling, mediocre South African soap opera – a whirlpool of drama, divas, hopes, dreams, plots, affairs and secrets…and laughter! When the show’s leading lady
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