This year's SAFTA winners
These shows all received awards at the 18th South African Film & Television Awards.
Shaka iLembe
Set in the 1700s, Shaka ilembe tells the story of the making of the iconic African king, with iterations from his early childhood through to adulthood. The production has been six years in the making,...
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Type Series
Category Drama
Subtitles English
Language Zulu
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2023
Format HD
Duration 45-60 min
Outlaws
Set in the lush but lawless land on the border between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal, Outlaws is the story of two families at war with each other: the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan and the Basotho, cat...
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Type Series
Category Drama
Subtitles English
Language IsiZulu, Sesotho
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2023
Format HD
Duration 30-45 min
Binnelanders
A South African soap opera set in and around a fictional private hospital in Pretoria – the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients.
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Type Series
Category Telenovela / Soap
Subtitles English
Language Afrikaans
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2005
Format HD
Duration <30 min
Lioness
A family thriller about a woman who loses her children, her lover and her freedom when she is framed for fraud committed by her husband before his death, only to discover, eight years later (after bei...
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Type Series
Category Drama
Subtitles None
Language Swahili, English
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2021
Format HD
Duration 45-60 min
Rosemary’s Hitlist
Cop Rosemary Ndlovu may have sworn to protect, but what she did instead shocked South Africa. This is the story of her crime spree, a true-crime documentary series about cop-turned-serial-killer Nomia...
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Type Series
Category Documentary Series
Subtitles English
Language English
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2023
Format HD
Duration 45-60 min
The River
This multiple award-winning and International Emmy nominated show is a thrill-a-minute showstopper. It is an impeccable story, with jaw-dropping acting and cutting-edge production value. Set in Pretor...
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Type Series
Category Telenovela / Soap
Subtitles English
Language IsiZulu
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2018
Format HD
Duration <30 min
Magaeng
The wife of a vengeful crime boss, Zama Ndaba, is forced to go under witness protection in a small rural town. With her estranged teenage kids in tow, the Ndabas must stick together under their new, l...
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Type Series
Category Drama
Subtitles English
Language English
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2023
Format HD
Duration <30 min
Gqeberha: The Empire
With an impressive cast, gripping storylines and mouth-watering plot twists, this telenovela is already a favourite with viewers. Set in Gqeberha, South Africa, which is also known as the friendly cit...
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Type Series
Category Telenovela / Soap
Subtitles English
Language Xhosa
Country South Africa
Year of Release 2023
Format HD
Duration <30 min
