Telling It Like It Is

SAB1's four-part mini-series Society premiered this week to rave reviews, being hailed as the African Sex and the City. Society is helmed by first-time female producers Makgano Mambolo of Miss Kwa-Kwa and Mazinyo dot Q, and Lodi Matsetela, award winning writer for Home Affairs and City Ses’la. The business partners formed their production company Puo Pha, which means “ tell it like it is,” two years ago.

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When asked about the series, Mamabalo and Matsetela, explained that many young African women aspire to Western ideals and values of success, so the show asks: “What are the repercussions of this new, foreign lifestyle?” It's about time that media about African women is done by African women! How refreshing ... and inspiring.

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(Photo Credits: Provided Courtesy of SABC 1)