Articles on South African television

June 13, 2023

Shaka Zulu is back in pop culture – how the famous king has been portrayed over the decades

Dan Wylie, Rhodes University

Shaka iLembe hits TV screens on 18 June. The Zulu leader has never been portrayed as a real man - hopefully this time he will be.

March 27, 2022

Tom van Laer, University of Sydney

Soap operas, with their long and involved storytelling and large audience reach, can be uniquely positioned to enable narrative transportation.

October 24, 2019

Fiona Ramsay, University of the Witwatersrand

South African actors are lobbying government to demand better working conditions and labour protection.

Tom van Laer
Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
Fiona Ramsay
Head of Department of Theatre and Performance and PhD candidate, University of the Witwatersrand
Dan Wylie
Professor of English, Rhodes University