Derek Nyathi (Hlomla Dandala) and Phillipa de Villiers (Bianca Amato) get married on Isidingo way back in 2001. Picture: Facebook
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Sex, megalomaniacs, bitches plotting dastardly deeds and lovers destined for each other yet unable to stay together. When I think of soapies – the most popular kind of scripted entertainment on South African TV – these are its hallmarks.
While on Twitter, an American TV critic asked me about our TV landscape. I tweeted: “Soaps rule supreme in South Africa, so it’s a very different market.
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