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South African soap opera
Uzalo
Genre
Soap opera, Crime Drama
Created by
Duma Ndlovu
Written by
Clive Madiya
Salah Sabiti
Busisiwe Matonsi
Precious Sithole
KG Mogale
Bridgette Madiba
Siphosethu Tshapu
Julian Koboekae
Kirsten Adams
Mmamitse Thibedi
Directed by
Sello Letsatsi
Sabelo Ndlovu
Fikile Mogodi
Kgatontle Mdleleni
Musa Sithole
Creative director
Mmamitse Thibedi
Starring
Masoja Msiza
Thembi Nyandeni
Fanele Ntuli
Sibusiwe Jili
Linda Majola
Simphiwe Majozi
Noxolo Mathula
Thuthuka Mthembu
Nkanyiso Makhanya
Nothando Ngcobo
Ntombifuthi Dlamini
Zama Magubane
Thabo Mnguni
Sibongiseni Shezi
Cebo Mthembu
Bhekisizwe Mahlawa
Opening theme
Uzalo
Ending theme
Uzalo
Country of origin
South Africa
Original language
Zulu
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
1 974 (as of 2 March 2023)
Production
Executive producer
Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube
Producer
Mpfariseni King David Mukwevho
Cinematography
Mike Sono Howard Nciweni
Editors
Gugu Sibandze (offline editor)
Mamba Bhekumuzi Leo (Foreign online editor)
Camera setup
Multi-cameras
Running time
23-25 minutes
Production company
Stained Glass Productions
Original release
Network
SABC 1
Release
9 February 2015 (2015-02-09) – present
Related
eHostela, Skeem Saam and Durban Gen
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Uzalo is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, which is co-owned by Kobedi "Pepsi" Pokane and Gugu Zuma-Ncube. It began airing in 2015, quickly becoming a hit due to its compelling narrative, writing, direction and the performances of the relatively-unknown cast.[1] It initially told the story of two young men who were switched at birth, one being raised in a family with core Christian values and the other at a crime syndicate. It currently broadcasts from Monday to Friday on SABC 1.[2][3] It is currently the most watched television show in South Africa.[4][5]
^"TV with Thinus: REVIEW. SABC1's new Uzalo telenovela is light on soap, heavy on conflict as a more 'mature' Soul City that's less preachy, more dramatic". TV with Thinus. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^"SABC1's new Uzalo: 'We're not Generations'". news.yahoo.com. Yahoo. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^Bambalele, Patience (9 February 2015). "'Uzalo' hope for Zuma". www.filmcontact.com/. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^Matangira, Lungelo. "'Uzalo' officially SA's most watched show with over 10.2m viewers". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^BOSS (6 December 2021). ""Uzalo" is the biggest show in SA". ikenaija.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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