![]() Like Isibaya – when it started way back in 2013, it was planned as a weekday drama, which then turned into a telenovela, which then turned into a soapie. That’s the plan, but sometimes they become so popular with viewers that they’re turned into a soapie. Telenovelas, when they’re written, have a definite start and end part – and they can last anywhere between 12 and 18 months. They evolve over time and new characters come in, old characters leave and sometimes return years later to continue their storyline and branch into new stories. Soap operas by nature don’t have an ending. Now for the fun part… the difference between soapies and telenovelas. Okay, first things first: soap operas and sepies are identical – except soapies are in any one of 10 of the official 11 languages of South Africa (English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa or Zulu), while sepies are in Afrikaans (the 11th of the official languages). And you don’t have to, because you can stream them all on Showmax. Telenovela, soap operas and sepies – however you get your daily dose of drama, you just can’t miss a moment. ![]()
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