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Crime thriller: Gail Mabalana as Zenzi and Vuyo Dabula as her husband Max in the Netflix series ‘Unseen’. Photo: Netflix
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One Show Two Takes: Unseen

Gail Mabalane and the rest of the cast give outstanding performances but this series could have been better

What the ‘suits’ can learn from the ‘sneakers’

How Millennials and Generation Z are defining success and leadership in the workplace

The official poster for Vundla’s Hotel On The Koppies (Supplied).
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Generations of storytelling: Charlie Vundla on his most personal film

The director talks about his third film, ‘Hotel On the Koppies’, making indie movies and finding outlets on streaming services

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Is investing for good reaching its tipping point?

With sustainable investments increasingly outperforming traditional options, millennials – the recipients of the greatest wealth transfer in history – are queuing up to get on…

Same old story: Soapies such as Generations under-represent poor and working-class characters in favour of aspirational stereotypes

Primetime: The script needs change

South African soapies, as representations of its audience’s desires, fail to take their stories seriously

Parliament’s oversight committee on communications was briefed on Tuesday on progress the SABC has made on its turnaround strategy. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

SABC’s censorship of news recalls the days of apartheid

Controlling what TV viewers may see is not in the best interests of the South African public nor the rest of Southern Africa, argues Bheki Makhubu.

Men can’t manage polygamy

Having one household is not a cultural or moral issue – it is just good business sense

Actor Rapulana Seiphemo

Entertainment News: ‘Generations’ star recovering after car crash

From Rapulana Seiphemo being hospitalised after a car crash to Ifani and Cassper Nyovest doing some good, we round up the news that had us talking.

The law

Final act: Axed Generations stars go to court

Fourteen of the 16 Generations actors fired from the local soapie last year have made a final court bid to take the new series off air.

2014: M&G’s seven trending topics in SA

Which news trends were most popular on social media for this year? The M&G rounds them up.

Beyonce reacts as Jay-Z carries their daughter Blue Ivy onstage to present the Video Vanguard Award during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.

The soaps, celebs and scandals that kept us enthralled in 2014

From body politics to black bodies in chains, from Beyoncé to Banting, these are the stories that sent the internet into overdrive this past year.

‘Generations’ gets a facelift with new cast, storyline

Including a few familiar faces, "Generations" will be back on air, with a rewritten storyline that goes back to the show’s roots, says Mfundi Vundla.

National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Soapie actors can strike all they want, we have Parliament

Not only is the National Assembly providing entertainment at the moment, it’s giving SA a taste of how healthy its democracy is, writes Khaya Dlanga.

Earth to Vavi: There are worse labour issues than Generations

Why is Zwelinzima Vavi spending his precious political capital on a boycott of Generations in support of highly-paid actors, asks Verashni Pillay.

Cosatu wants viewers to take part in a week long “switch off” that would start on September 15.

Cosatu calls on viewers to boycott Generations

The trade union and the Creative Workers Union of SA agreed to campaign for the actors demands and ask viewers to "switch-off" from September 15.

SABC, Generations actors to come to an agreement, says Mthethwa

The SABC and the 16 Generations actors who were fired will come to an agreement that will see them returning to work, according to Nathi Mthethwa.

Media union weighs in on Generations fracas

The Media Workers’ Association of SA has welcomed plans to open negotiations following the dismissal of actors from the Generations soap opera.

Ongoing discussions with the actors will centre on them coming back to the show according to the terms and conditions of the production company

We don’t exploit Generations actors, says producer

SABC and Generations production company MMSV Productions complain they’re portrayed as "exploiters" while actors earn, on average, R55 000 a month.

Off-screen Generations drama gets industry hot under the collar

The sacking of the cast of Generations this week has led to a larger industry dialogue about the rights of South African artists.

The cast members of Generations

Striking Generations cast members sacked

MMSV Productions, the producers of South Africa’s most popular soap opera, Generations, has terminated the contracts of the show’s cast members.