Uzalo sets SA viewership record

The South Africa Minister of Communications, Nomvula Mokonyane, has extended a congratulatory message to the producers, actors and actresses and crew of Uzalo on the soap opera becoming the first South Africa television show to clock the 10 million viewers mark in South African television history, a rating higher even than the SABC news.

“Congratulations to Uzalo for setting the bar high by clocking a never-been-done-before 10 million viewers mark in South African television history. A baby in the industry at just three years of existence, it has achieved what its peers with decades on television are yet to achieve. They came, they saw, and they conquered. The bar is set.

“This is the first time a project spearheaded by a young, Black and female producer has hit such a milestone in South African television history. This is proof that where there is hard work and dedication, there is success. This should be an example to other aspiring producers.

“We celebrate black excellence and are hopeful that with our migration from analogue to digital, more young, Black producers will come forth to exploit the opportunities that will be presented by the new multi-channel environment,” said Mokonyane.