2014 in South African television

Events

  • 6 April – Mandla Hlatshwayo wins season 3 of Big Brother.
  • 18 August – SABC sacks the 16 cast members of its soap, Generations after the actors went on strike following a long-running dispute over their employment contracts.[1]
  • 6 September – Launch of the South African version of The X Factor.
  • 20 September – The Top Billing presenter Jonathan Boynton-Lee and his partner Hayley Bennett-Fraiden win the seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing.
  • 9 November – 14-year-old singer and guitarist Tholwana Mohale wins the fifth season of SA's Got Talent.
  • 23 November – Vincent Bones wins the tenth season of Idols South Africa.
  • 13 December – Four win the first season of The X Factor South Africa.

Debuts

Domestic

  • 2 February - Big Brother (M-Net) (2001-2002, 2014–present)
  • 6 September - The X Factor South Africa (SABC 1) (2014–present)

International

Television shows

1980s

1990s

2000s

New channels

See also

References

  1. "Generations: Ministers asked to intervene". Independent Online. Independent News and Media. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


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