This is the list of animated television series produced in South Africa.
Series | Network | Production Company | Original run | Refs |
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Jungle Beat | SABC 3 | Sunrise Productions | 2003 – present | |
The Magic Cellar | SABC 2 | N/A | 2006 - 2007 | |
Jozi Zoo | e.tv | Mike Scott Animation | 2003 - 2004 | [1] |
URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika | SABC 3 | Octagon CSI | 2006 - 2009 | |
Supa Strikas | SABC 1 Disney Channel Asia | Strika Entertainment Animasia Studio | 2008–2015 | |
Bun&Bunee | SABC 3 | Luma Animation | 2009 - 2011 | |
Florrie's Dragons | Disney Junior | Wish Films, Clockwork Zoo, and Studio 100 Animation | 2010 - 2011 | |
The Adventures of Noko Mashaba | Soweto TV Ekhuruleni TV YouTube | Rams Comics (pty) Ltd. | 2013 | |
Systraat | SABC 3 on YouTube | Stemmburg Television | 2015 | [2] |
Silly Seasons | eToonz | N/A | 2015 | |
Jabu's Jungle | SABC 1 | Gulli Africa | 2017 | [3] |
Moosebox | Nicktoons and YouTube | Mike Scott Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio | 2019 | |
Mike And Rob | Cartoon Network | Cartoon Network Studios and African Animation Network | 2019 | |
Munki And Trunk | Nicktoons | Sunrise Productions | 2019 | [4] |
Kiff | Disney Channel | Walt Disney Animation Television and Titmouse, Inc. | 2023 – present | [5] |
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes | Disney Junior Disney+ | Triggerfish Animation Studios, Entertainment One, Frogbox, and TeamTO | 2023 – present | [6] |
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