Uzalo extended to five nights week

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 11 Jul 2016
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The SABC has announced that Uzalo will be extended from three to five nights a week, starting from an unconfirmed date.

The news was announced by SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng at an emergency press conference on Monday (11 July) which was called by the SABC "to address current issues pertaining to the organisation."

The extension comes the day after a Sunday Times front page report which claimed that the show has become a political tool at the SABC because the series is produced by the president's daughter Gugu Zuma-Ncube.

According to the report, Hlaudi forced his staff to push through a R167-million budget for the show which a source described as being "about 10 times that of a 13-part series."

Gugu responded to the report on Twitter, saying:

Shows in this post: Uzalo

Channels in this post: SABC1

9 Comments

Goku
11 Jul 2016 17:29

Wt i lv bout uZalo is dat its all bout new faces its refreshing 2 watch unlike mzansi magic's telenovela. #WeNeedSkeemSaamOmnibas

max85
11 Jul 2016 18:24

More revenue for the channel .I hardly watch the show but if makes money why not extend it .the can move Mfolozi street and friday drama to sundays .to cut costs they must really consider moving from Durban to joburg .

GODI1
11 Jul 2016 18:40

VERY GOOD NICE

qavile
11 Jul 2016 19:00

the show is boring mara

setjhaba kashe
11 Jul 2016 21:17

i only watch it sumtimes on sunday if im nt dng anything or thrs nthng bttr on tv.bt to watch at 20:30 hell nooo ill rather watch the repeat of the road on mzansi wethu.da show doesnt make any sense to me.

Letty Maliehe
11 Jul 2016 22:06

Exactly what I have been waiting for.

Primetimer
12 Jul 2016 00:37

Lol, Jack Mabaso taught us that it's important to have political connections to get ahead. I for one couldn't care less about programming decisions on SABC1, as long as my Generations is not compromised or affected negatively.

Scorpio11
12 Jul 2016 08:08

Lol i thought I was the only one that found the show boring. I tried watching, but no

Mthandeni Sibisi
12 Jul 2016 10:55

That will be wonderful I'm looking forward to it

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