South Africa and the SABC's first Xitsonga drama series, Giyani - Land of Blood, is set for broadcast on SABC2 from Monday, 1 April at 21:30.
Produced by Tshedza Pictures, also responsible for M-Net's telenovela The River broadcast on the 1Magic (Dstv 103) channel, Giyani with two episodes per week on SABC2, will go up against e.tv's Imbewu: The Seed.
Giyani - Land of Blood, written by Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon, and partly filed at Q-Studios in Johannesburg and on-location in the Limpopo province, has lined up a cast including singer-presenter Yvonne Chaka Chaka in her first dramatic role.
Other cast members include Ndivhuwo Mutsila (Muvhango), Linah "Ebony" Ngcobo, Charles Baloyi (The River), Candy "Tsa Mandebele" Mokwena, and Obed Baloyi (Soul Buddyz).
