Behind the scenes: Isibaya, Zabalaza, Rockville

An outside view of Zabalaza set
An outside view of Zabalaza set

Nothing beats going behind the scenes of a production and getting to see first hand how things are done, from who does what, to how he/she does it until it reaches the final stage when everything is packaged and presented to viewers.

Recently I experienced this as a part of a media group hosted by MultiChoice in Johannesburg, South Africa. The group comprised media people from Southern African countries that included Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

 The trip offered a showcase for ‘journos’ into some of the top local productions on the Mzansi Magic Channels as well as others from M-Net.

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The time is now to relax adoption laws

Over the years, there has been many reports of infants being abandoned by parents. Many factors can contribute to child abandonment, some of which may stem from mental health issues and lack of support, but other reasons may be that one could have made better choices with proper education. Some parents abandon their infants due to financial difficulties and the fear of having to provide for a newborn. Many developed countries have come up with...

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