Isidingo: The Need
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Isidingo: The Need is a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English. It started in 1999 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday. It now uses the title Isidingo, dropping "The Need" in 2001.
The story follows vaguely from a popular soap opera during apartheid South Africa named The Villagers, although none of the current actors are from the older series.
Several famous actors and actresses appear on Isidingo, including Michelle Botes.
Locations are divided between the fictional ON TV studios in Johannesburg and the mining town of Horizon Deep. The main characters include the Haines family, the Matabanes, the mine manager, Vusi Moletsane, and the various residents of the boarding house now owned by Maggie Wilson.