Articles about South Africa
Star baker
Koek (Cake) star Cindy Swanepoel speaks to DQ about this award-winning South African drama about a housewife who is thrust into Cape Town’s criminal underworld, and why it’s time to put Afrikaans series in the spotlight.
Spinning around
South African series Spinners takes viewers into a relatively unknown corner of motor racing for a story about a young man trying to break away from his gangland past. Writer Benjamin Hoffman, director Jaco Bouwer and star Cantona James reveal more.
Sooner or later
The past confronts the present in South African crime drama Soon Comes Night. Executive producer Stan Joseph, writer Paul Rowlston and distribution exec Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia reveal the background to the series and why its story resonates today.
Come die with me
Star Maria Doyle Kennedy and producer Thierry Cassuto reveal how they cooked up South African drama Recipes for Love & Murder, an adaptation of Sally Andrew’s novel about a recipe writer-turned-amateur sleuth.
Africa’s first superhero: A closer look at Jongo
The world’s first African superhero is preparing to land on television in South Africa’s Jongo. Michael Pickard reports.