Matatiele (TV series)

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Matatiele
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Genre Drama
Directed byRolie Nikiwe
Zuko Nodada
Country of origin South Africa
Original languages Xhosa
Sotho
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producerLuxury Msiza
ProducerKhobi Ledwaba
Production companyBranded Soul
Release
Original networke.tv
Original release7 April (2015-04-07) 
2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)

Matatiele is a South African television drama series. It is an e.tv original production produced by Branded Soul for e.tv.

Contents

Plot

The series tells the story of two families: the Xhosa family of the Sangqu and the Sotho family of the Monaheng, who are in a longstanding feud with each other that dates back far as the Mfecane war. The younger members of both families, Lefa Monaheng and Nontle Sangqu fall in love with each other. This sparks tension with both families. [1]

Cast

Production

It was announced that e.tv will be hosting auditions for the new series . Auditions were held at the Nokhwezi Hall, eiTsokolele, in Matatiele starting 16 February 2015 and ending 20 February 2015. [2]

Broadcast

The series premiered on e.tv on the 7 April 2015, and ended on the 29 September 2015. [3] The series was rerun on the now defunct eKasi+ on the 17 April 2015 and ended on the 2nd October 2015. It was later rerun again on eExtra on the 1st of July 2018 and ending 23 December 2018.

The series was added to e.tv streaming service eVOD.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2016 South African Film and Television Awards Best Achievement in Make-Up and Hairstyling in a TV DramaRosina OlifantWon [4] [5]
Best Achievement in Directing a TV DramaRolie Nikiwe, Zuko NodadaWon
Best Supporting Actress in a TV DramaCharmaine MthintaWon
Motshabi TyeleleNominated
Best TV DramaMatatieleNominated

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