Muvhango is a popular South African family drama
series and is primarily set in Johannesburg and
Venda. Muvhango is a story about two branches
of the same family fighting over heritage, power,
money, and everything else. The story begins when
Mashudu Mukwevho, originally from rural Venda, dies
in Johannesburg in the arms of his wife, Catherine.
Surprisingly, it transpires that Mashudu has a traditional
wife in Venda.
It is built on a premise that “umuntu ngumuntu
ngabantu” meaning that we exist within a context. The
series has strong family orientated storylines that seeks
to speak to the conflict between the traditional and the
modern ways. The Vhakwevho’s are the custodians of
the traditional side of things while the Johannesburg lot
focuses on the modern ways.
Muvhango
