Giyani: land of blood Premiers Tonight (1 April 2019) on SABC2

Don’t Miss Giyani: land of blood Premiers Tonight (1 April 2019) on SABC2 at 21:30. The first ever South African Xitsonga telenovela Giyani – land of blood – premieres on 1 April at 21:30 on SABC 2. Set in a fictional village called Risinga Village, Giyani starts with the return of the stolen land, including the farm back to the community of Risinga, who have chosen to rename the farm – Tiakeni, a Xitsonga word for build yourself. #GiyaniLandOfBlood.

Watch the teaser below and see why you have to watch the Premier of Giyani: Land of Blood…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jlMfc99Fe4

What we know so far about Giyani: land of blood…

Xitsonga gets its first star-studded telenovela. Just over two years after the screening of Makhume, the first Xitsonga movie on local channels, and after many years of petitioning by Xitsonga speakers to have their language fairly represented on the small box, the SABC has finally heeded the call.

Giyani – The Land of Blood is the first Xitsonga drama series and will premiere on April 1, Monday at 9:30pm. It will be broadcast on the same timeslot from Monday to Wednesday. The SABC2 telenovela marks a groundbreaking development in the history of local drama series since the launch of the Venda drama series, Muvhango in 1997.

It means that languages that are recognised by the Constitution but have been marginalised for years can finally claim their rightful role and status on local television channels.

Set in Giyani, the heart of Tsonga identity in Limpopo, the storyline is based on the adventures of feuding families, the Mudaus and Baloyis. The source of their bitter, generations-old dispute is a fertile valley has been a prosperous banana plantation for years…. continue reading