Scandal! (TV series)

Scandal! (formerly The Voice) is a South African soap opera produced by Ochre Moving Pictures and broadcast on e.tv. It is one of the most watched soapies in South Africa, contending with SABC 1's longest-running soapie Generations: The Legacy.[1][2] It is also broadcast across Africa on the eAfrica, e.tv Botswana and e.tv Ghana feeds.

Not to be confused with the American political thriller TV series Scandal, which is instead entitled The Fixer domestically in South Africa.
Scandal!
GenreDrama
Created byGloria Medupe
Directed byIan Nkulu
Starring
Opening themeScandal!
Ending themeScandal!
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languagesMultilingual
(Caption included)
Production
Production locationsJohannesburg
Soweto
Running time30 minutes
Production companyOchre Moving Pictures
Release
Original networke.tv
eVOD
Original release8 September 2005 (2005-09-08) –
present
Chronology
Related showsRhythm City
External links
Website

As of August 5, 2021 the show moved to eVOD with repeats being broadcast on the channel.[3]

Plot

Scandal! is set at the fictional media company Nyathi Family Holdings (NFH) based in Newtown, Johannesburg, which produces the newspaper The Voice and the gossip magazine, Scandal. It follows the lives of the people and families working at NFH magazine as well as other characters in the show. It also tells the story of socioeconomic divides set in a local township of Soweto and the Johannesburg suburb Newtown, where NFH is based, while looking at the private desires of the high-classes and making ends meet of the lower-class.

Current cast

Main Cast and Characters
Actor Role
Mapaseka Koetle Dintle Nyathi
Nqobile Nunu K.H Hlengiwe Thwala
Slindile Nodangala Nomvula Khubeka
Jerry Mofokeng Neo Mokhethi
Fana Mokoena Vukile Khubeka
Nomvelo Makhanya Lindiwe Ngema
Marjorie Langa Gloria
Melusi Mbele Jojo Khubeka
Sihle Ndaba Duduzile Khubeka
Robert Mpisi Zenzele Khubeka
Natasha Sutherland Layla Nyathi
Ayanda Daweti Chumani Langa
Nolwazi Ngubeni Mbali Khubeka
Wendy Khumalo Rachel
Gcina Nkosi Zinzile Ngema
Lithlohono Lithlakanyane Tebello
Tshepo Howza Mosese Lerumo Chabedi
Matthews Rantsoma Nhlamulo
Botlale Boikonyo Omphile Ngema
Nolo Seabi Seipati
Given Stuurman Kgosi
Thulani Hlatshwayo Ceejay

Former cast

Sources:[5]

References
  1. "A look at five of the top soapies on TV screens in South Africa". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. "Revealed: These are South Africa's most-watched TV shows". The South African. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "eMedia invests R100-million p.a. in local TV industry through new streamer eVOD | News | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za.
  4. "Sexy sister's arrival means Mo Scandal - IOL". Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. "Scandal! | e.tv". www.etv.co.za.
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