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SA’s Top 5 local soapies that keep viewers glued

SOAPIES are a big deal for viewers.

They offer a wonderful form of escapism thanks to the melodramatic storylines, which leave audiences yearning for more. Once reeled in, audiences are kept there.

While many argue that all the shows are popular because

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