A popular drama series Muvhango, which aired on SABC2 on weekdays, may have closed its curtains due to delays from SABC about the contract renewal.
Written by veteran journalist, Duma ka Ndlovu, the drama series which first aired on the 7th of April in 1997; portrayed the conflict between the modern lifestyle of South Africans in the 1990s, juxtaposed with the ancient and sacred traditions of tribal Africans.
Recently, Muvhango took to their X (formerly Twitter) to share the news with its supporters.
End of the Road for Muvhango, Thank you for watching all these years. #muvhango
— Muvhango (@MuvhangoSA) July 2, 2024
Entertainment commentator, known as Mlu also took to his X account to share the shocking news.
TV UPDATE 🎥
SHOCKER!
SABC has decided to put an end to Muvhango on SABC 2… according to my reliable sources, the last episode will air today .This decision was suggested after the show has failed to gain more numbers for the channel. pic.twitter.com/LorRAsy2PS
— Entertainment (@TvblogbyMLU) July 2, 2024
Shocked viewers took to the comment section to share their sentiments.
One X user said:
Aybo they can’t do that to me😭🤦🏻♀️ I just started watching it again because I heard KK was coming back 🙆🏻♀️
— Bongekile Snenhlanhla (@SnehBongekile) July 2, 2024
Another one had this to say:
Ahhhh man 😔 the end of a beautiful era 🥺
— Vazi (@SiphesihleVazi) July 2, 2024
Another entertainment commentator, Phil Mphela also took to his X page to share different reasons why Muvhango stopped shooting.
TITBIT:
Muvhango not cancelled yet but production has shutdown
The soapie finished shooting on June 15th.
Normally by this time new contracts for another season would have been signed already, but they are not.
With that, production had to close because the future of the… pic.twitter.com/TD58TLrgfy
— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) July 2, 2024
Also see: Macdonald Ndou is reportedly returning to ‘Muvhango’
