Dineo will die in a shack fire tonight in Rhythm City. Here's why the producers of the e.tv soap decided to kill off the character.

The young Dineo will die in a shack fire in tonight's episode of Rhythm City with the producers of the local weekday soap on e.tv saying the character is being killed off in a fiery blaze to draw attention to the real-life damaging impact of violence in the lives of young South Africans.

Viewers of Rhythm City will see how the young Dineo, the little sister of Dumi, dies in tonight's episode at 19:00 on e.tv when thugs set Dumi and his family's shack alight while his little sister is sleeping inside.

Quizzical Pictures producing Rhythm City says the soap continues to address various social cohesion issues in the fictional weekday show that affect South Africans on a daily basis.

"The storyline attempt to demonstrate how violent crime affects young people."

In Rhythm City's current storyline, a gang led by Chicken, played by Nelson Ntombela, rules the streets of DK and have lured Dumi (Siyabonga Mtshali) into a life of crime.

Dumi's decision to leave the gang will prove to have dire consequences in tonight's episode when e.tv viewers will see how this affects the young and children-led family.

The gang wants to prove that they have a hold on the young Dumi and Chicken and his thugs will set Dumi and his family's shack alight while his little sister is sleeping inside. The result is that Dineo dies in the blaze.

"Young people are often led to think that crime is a way out of poverty and popularity," says Pontsho Mdakane, Rhythm City's executive producer.

"Nothing could be further from the truth and it's reflected in the current storyline. Once they step into that world, everybody loses and in this storyline we see Dumi's family suffer from the very violent death of young Dineo".

Shiz Niz on e.tv celebrates a milestone 500th episode today at 16:00 as South Africa's longest-running hip hop TV show; will look back today at highlights.

The e.tv show Shiz Niz will celebrate its milestone 500th episode today at 16:00, looking back at highlights from previous episodes, as well as standout performances.

Shiz Niz, produced by Red Pepper Productions, is the longest-running hip hop show on free-to-air television, and has done a lot to raise awareness, grow the popularity of, and promote the local South African hip hop scene.

This afternoon e.tv viewers will be able to look back at the humble beginnings of Shiz Niz presented by Morena Sefatsa's older brother Mbuso Sefatsa.

The Vuzu AMP (DStv 114) presenter and SA's Got Talent judge Lalla Hirayama also presented Shiz Niz and viewers will be fascinated by how she has always had "mad" talent.

Today's Shiz Niz episode on e.tv will look back at previous episodes and performances and the presenters will talk to some of the Hip Legends who will share with viewers what they think of the Shiz Niz journey and the development of hip hop in South Africa.

"Hip hop has come a long way in South Africa," Shiz Niz producer Pontsho Mdakane tells TVwithThinus.

"You know that it's a significant genre when ventures such as Fill Up the Dome are opened by the minister of sport Fikile Mbalula and congratulated by the president. Shiz Niz has played a part in growing this genre in the past 500 episodes."