Manhunt

There’s a serial rapist on the loose and Detective Pele is convinced he knows who the culprit is.

- EZANNE JANSE VAN RENSBURG

South African soapies regularly mix the real world into their delicate storylines, and few do it better than Generations: The Legacy. From the horrendous ukuthwala (forced child marriage) storyline involving young Mbali (Ditebogo Ledwaba) in 2020, to Smanga’s (Moopi Mothibeli) male abuse 2019-arc in which his then-girlfriend Zitha (Zoe Mthiyane) physically and emotionally abused him, there’s no shortage of hot topics. Now, with Women’s Month barely in our rear-view mirror, the show tackles early parole and a serial rapist for its storylines.

SHOCK AND HORROR

Detective Pele (Andile Nebulane) will have his hands full when Thabiso (Phila Mazibuko), a sex offender Pele put behind bars, is suddenly set free. “Thabiso was charged with rape and sentenced to years in prison, but he was only in prison for a few months before Pele sees him out and free!” says Andile.