SA’s longest running soapie, Generations, went off air in October 2014 after sixteen leading cast members became involved in a labour and salary dispute with the soapie’s creators.
The first episode broke its own viewership record of an average 8.6m viewers by clocking over 10m viewers upon its return.
The dispute dragged on for weeks, resulting in the actors being fired after they failed to return to work.
The cast claimed that the broadcaster as well as the production company MMSV had failed to deliver on promises it made to them
during their strike in 2013.
The SABC then announced that local drama Skeem Saam would replace the soapie in the 8pm prime time slot until the new version of Generations returned to screen.
The show returned on 1 December 2014 with a new cast joined by a handful of previous actors.
Skeem Saam returned to its original 6:30pm slot.
Now referred to as “Generations Legacy” the first episode broke its own viewership record of an average 8.6m viewers by clocking over 10m viewers upon its return.
The fired actors are:
Anga Makubalo (MJ Dlomo)
Atandwa Kani (Samora Lembede)
Katlego Danke (Dineo Dlomo)
Mandla Gaduka (Selwyn ‘Choppa’ Maithufi)
Menzi Ngubane (Sbusiso Dlomo)
Nambitha Mpumlwana (Mawande
Patrick Shai (Patrick Tlaole)
Slindile Nodangala (Ruby Dikobe)
Sophie Ndaba (Queen Ndaba)
Seputla Sebogodi (Kenneth Mashaba)
Thami Mngqolo (Senzo)
Thato Molamu (Nicholas Nomvete )
Winnie Ntshaba (Khetiwe Buthelezi)
Zenande Mfenyana (Noluntu Memela)
Zikhona Sodlaka (Priska Nomvete)
Zolisa Xaluva (Jason Malinga).
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