As tvplus say goodbye, we asked one of Muvhango’s head writers, Lynn Kekana, to look ahead, look back, and chat with us about TV in South Africa. Lynn has previously worked on projects like the ground-breaking drama series eHostela and soapies like Uzalo (see p13) and Isidingo.
When you look at the early storylines of Muvhango, what attitudes and values surprise you?
The strong, Black, powerful women on this show who fought for themselves and who portrayed quite strong characters. These were women who were not afraid to express themselves! What surprised me the most about this is that over the years it seems as though
