“We Don’t Always Need Bums and Extreme Violence to Tell Good Stories,” Mogau Motlhatswi

“We Don’t Always Need Bums and Extreme Violence to Tell Good Stories,” Mogau Motlhatswi. To try to attract viewers many of local content is filled with sex scenes, drugs, crime and every sort of violence you can think of. Wholesome entertainment is sometimes deemed boring.

Show like Skeem Saam are here to change the narrative though. Since its first episode on 13 October 2011, the SABC1 drama has tackled educational content which has kept South African audiences captivated. Throughout the years, the audience ratings of Skeem Saam have continued to grow, with the programme being ranked the #1 show on South African television on several occasions. In the age of social media, Skeem Saam has maintained a healthy presence on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, where it regularly trends.

The current storyline has everyone gushing in excitement. Zamokuhle Kwaito Seakamela gets to marry his sweetheart Elizabeth Thobakgale. From the lobola negotiation to the actual wedding taking place, it has been drama after drama. Finally the two had their happily ever after. Even viewers are happy for the newlyweds, and applaud Skeem Saam for always pulling off great wedding storylines.

One of the original cast members Mogau Motlhatswi also can’t stop talking about the wedding. The talented actress has been sharing pictures and posts about the wedding scenes. Mogau, who plays Mapitse Maputla also added that great stories can be made without explicit scenes and extreme violence.

“#skeemsaam reminds us that we don’t ALWAYS need bums and extreme violence in order to tell good stories. Clean, relatable stories will always win,” she said.

#skeemsaam reminds us that we don’t ALWAYS need bums and extreme violence in order to tell good stories. Clean, relatable stories will always win! #SkeemSaam #sabc #SABCNews #sabc1 #SouthAfrica

— Mogau P Motlhatswi (@mogau_pm) December 18, 2023