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South African soap opera centering around the lives of the wealthy Haines family, the Matabanes, and the lives of the inhabitants of the mining town Horizon Deep.

Come for the food, and stay for the drama as teams compete in cooking the best dishes possible

Mamello follows an idealistic teacher who relocates to a new school to escape an abusive marriage, where she falls in love with a fellow teacher and begins to rebuild the school as she rebuilds her own life. This is a family drama that aims to encourage parents, children and communities to be open and honest about their challenges and seek solutions together. Escaping an abusive marriage, idealistic principal and teacher Keneilwe Mogotsi (Tsholo Matshaba) has returned to Sebokeng, the industrial township she ran away from as a young woman. Her mission is to rescue Mamello High, a disadvantaged school on the verge of being closed down. There she meets fellow teacher Patrick (Jude Tshisevhe) and the pair are drawn together, not only by their love but also by their common vision for the school, their idealism and their genuine passion for the school and for the students. They are teachers who love teaching. Together, through the series, they face numerous challenges in the school ranging from a basic lack of resources, under-qualified teachers and an ever-changing curriculum to child-headed households, drugs and gangs to rape, a viral sex video and teenage pregnancies. Can Keneilwe rebuild the school as she rebuilds her life?

Each week, Khanyi Mbau interviews South African local celebrities. Guests are not limited to actors, singers, fashion designers - there are also an array of controversial politicians and even entertainment personalities.

Small-town South Africans Sage and Billy are desperate to get away from it all--she to pioneer tropical ice sculpture, he to procrastinate with strange inventions while avoiding writing the great South African novel. They settle on a Mozambican beach near a small village that is blighted by a strange ancestral curse. Their relationship, too, is afflicted. Into this steamy setting, in which quite literally anything could happen, comes Joao, a gorgeous Brazilian who throws testosterone and capoeira into the mix.

Father and son in law team from Riebeek West share their flavours and the character of the Swartand with the other teams.