Sewende Laan
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7de Laan is a South Africa
n soap opera
in Afrikaans
with some English and Zulu in between. It features English
subtitles. It started in 2000 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 2
from Monday to Friday.
It is set in and around the fictional Sewende Laan ("Seventh Avenue") and the suburb of Hillside in Johannesburg
where all the characters live or work. The street and shopfronts which are featured on the opening visuals, are that of Seventh Street
in Melville
, Johannesburg
.
Sewende Laan was originally broadcast from Monday to Thursday, but was then later broadcast on Fridays as well, as a daily soap. It airs on SABC 2 from Monday to Friday nights from 18:27-19:00. Ratings are generally around the 2 million mark according to tvsa.co.za.
The Hillside Heights is the centre of Hillside. It is an old building that contains small apartments where most of the characters live. The Hillside Heights building is owned by Gita McGregor and Oubaas van Zyl is the keeper of the building.
Charmaine Meintjies owns and runs Oppikoffie alongside with her waiters: Pieter, Kim and Bernard. Oppikoffie is a coffee shop located on the bottom floor of the Heights and directly opposite Eclectic E.
Eclectic E is the local boutique located opposite Oppikoffie. It is owned and run by Felicity Daniels (who is a famed and successful fashion designer with her own designer clothing line called "Felicity Fashions") along with Annelie. It is a popular meeting place for many of the female characters.
The Deli (as it is more commonly known) is owned and run by Vince Meintjies (one of Neville Meintjies' sons), with Hilda de Kock as the assistant chef. Lukas used to work there.
The bookshop (as it is colloquially known) is owned by Ryno Lategan with the assistance of Matrone Netta Nortjè (who is also the matron of the Hillside Old Home). The bookshop has featured many real life book-releases on the show with the author guest starring in that episode to give out autographs and to answer questions
Hillside Travel is a travel agency owned and run by Gita McGregor with Zinzi Kheswa as the assistant agent.
Hillside Times is the local newspaper owned by Neville Meintjies (who is also the editor) and (Tim Jordaan who has left). The Times has Sanjay Ramdin as their head journalist and food critic, Paula van der Lecq is the fashion, social, literature. and now recently Finance Journalist and Aggie Ngwena as their PA and part time journalist. Errol Pieterse (adopted son of Charmaine and Neville Meintjies) is the delivery boy. After being taught the basics of the biz by former journalist "Mandla Khumalo", Errol has recently done a couple of freelance articles for the newspaper.
The staff of the newspaper have also recently begun a new sister publication "The Balmoral Gazette" in a neighboring suburb.
Bruynwaves is an events organising company which is owned by Altus de Bruyn (hence "Bruyn"-waves). Vanessa Meintjies and Diederik is Altus's co-organiser.
T&T is the local sporting equipment shop. The Hillside Gym is located on the second floor of the building and is run by San-Mari (she also gives personal training classes there). The shop is owned by Herman Croukamp. San-Mari works in T&T as a shop assistant. Willem has now started working at T & T as a shop assistant.
O'Malley's is the pub where the young crowd likes to hang out. Lukas worked there at night(but left on 31 October 2011) He used to take turns with Bernard.
The Hillside Club is managed by Alyce Morapedi (who is currently on leave and doesn't feature in the show at the moment) and is where the whole cast get together to party, have fun and once in a while see a popular South African band.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
in Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
with some English and Zulu in between. It features English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
subtitles. It started in 2000 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 2
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
from Monday to Friday.
It is set in and around the fictional Sewende Laan ("Seventh Avenue") and the suburb of Hillside in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
where all the characters live or work. The street and shopfronts which are featured on the opening visuals, are that of Seventh Street
7th Street (Johannesburg)
7th Street is a street located in the Johannesburg suburb of Melville. It is lined with many restaurants and bars, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg. See 7de Laan....
in Melville
Melville, Gauteng
Melville is a Bohemian suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is the location of many restaurants and bars, which are mostly frequented by students from the nearby University of Johannesburg, located in Auckland Park. It is also one of the city's gay villages.The suburb was proclaimed on...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
.
Sewende Laan was originally broadcast from Monday to Thursday, but was then later broadcast on Fridays as well, as a daily soap. It airs on SABC 2 from Monday to Friday nights from 18:27-19:00. Ratings are generally around the 2 million mark according to tvsa.co.za.
Current characters
- Aggie Ngwenya (Nobuhle Mahlasela)
- Altus de Bruyn (Heino Schmitt)
- Annelie van Dijk(Donnalee Roberts)
- Bernard Jordaan (Werner Coetser)
- Bonita (Hildegardt Whites)
- Charmaine Meintjies (Vinette Ebrahim)
- Diederik Greyling (Hennie JacobsHennie JacobsHennie Jacobs is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.- Acting career :In December 2005, he worked along with Lizz Meiring in Karla en die Kersknol, and shared the stage with a number of well known South African names such as Elzabe Zietsman and Sarah Theron; music direction was done by...
) - Errol Pieterse (Christo Davids)
- Felicity Daniels (Melanie du Bois)
- Gita McGregor (Jo Da Silva)
- Herman Croucamp (Deon Coetzee)
- Helena Moolman (Jana Strydom) (NOT IN 7DE LAAN ANYMORE)
- Hilda de Kock (Annelisa Weiland)
- Isabelle Moolman (Illse Roos) (Left Recently)
- Kabelo Padi (Sekoati Tsubane) (NOT IN 7DE LAAN ANYMORE)
- Kim Conradie (Corné Crous)
- Lukas Mulder (Hendrik Cronje) (NOT IN 7DE LAAN ANYMORE)
- Maria Zibula (Themsie TimesThemsie TimesThemsie Times , sometimes credited as Temsie Times or Themsie Times, is a South African film and television actress.-Early life:She was born in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the youngest of seven siblings....
) - Matrone Netta Nortjè (Annelize van der Ryst)
- Neville Meintjies (Zane Meas)
- Paula Van der Leque (Diaan Lawreson)
- Pieter van Heerden (Ivan BothaIvan BothaIvan Botha is a South African actor who made his debut in the Rapid Heart Pictures horror movie The Raven, directed by David DeCoteau.Botha also appeared in the Afrikaans-language films Bakgat! and Hond Se Dinges , as well as the television show Getroud met rugby. As of 2009 he is filming Bakgat!...
) - Oubaas van Zyl (Pierre van Pletzen)
- Ryno Lategan (Chris Vorster)
- Sanjay Ramdin (Strini Pillai)
- San-Mari van Graan (Amalia UysAmalia UysAmalia Uys is a South African actress that plays a main role in the soap opera 7de Laan as San-Mari van Graan...
) - Tim Jordaan (Marius WeyersMarius WeyersMarius Weyers is a South African actor. He received international attention playing Andrew Steyn in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy . He recently starred in Blood Diamond.-Selected filmography:...
) (NOT IN 7DE LAAN ANYMORE) - Vanessa Meintjies (Ingrid Paulus)
- Vince Meintjies (Jacques Blignaut)
- Willem Rautenbach (Ray Randall) (New Works in T&T)
- Xander Meintjies (Theodore Jantjies)
- Zinzi Kheswa (Caroline Jacobs)
Shops and businesses
7de Laan is set in Hillside which is one of the suburbs in Johannesburg. Within the suburb, there are many businesses and shops where the characters work, live and hang around in. These are the current locations that are used:- Hillside Heights
The Hillside Heights is the centre of Hillside. It is an old building that contains small apartments where most of the characters live. The Hillside Heights building is owned by Gita McGregor and Oubaas van Zyl is the keeper of the building.
- Oppikoffie
Charmaine Meintjies owns and runs Oppikoffie alongside with her waiters: Pieter, Kim and Bernard. Oppikoffie is a coffee shop located on the bottom floor of the Heights and directly opposite Eclectic E.
- Eclectic E (Up-Market Boutique)
Eclectic E is the local boutique located opposite Oppikoffie. It is owned and run by Felicity Daniels (who is a famed and successful fashion designer with her own designer clothing line called "Felicity Fashions") along with Annelie. It is a popular meeting place for many of the female characters.
- The Hillside Deli
The Deli (as it is more commonly known) is owned and run by Vince Meintjies (one of Neville Meintjies' sons), with Hilda de Kock as the assistant chef. Lukas used to work there.
- The Hillside Bookshop
The bookshop (as it is colloquially known) is owned by Ryno Lategan with the assistance of Matrone Netta Nortjè (who is also the matron of the Hillside Old Home). The bookshop has featured many real life book-releases on the show with the author guest starring in that episode to give out autographs and to answer questions
- Hillside Travel
Hillside Travel is a travel agency owned and run by Gita McGregor with Zinzi Kheswa as the assistant agent.
- Hillside Times
Hillside Times is the local newspaper owned by Neville Meintjies (who is also the editor) and (Tim Jordaan who has left). The Times has Sanjay Ramdin as their head journalist and food critic, Paula van der Lecq is the fashion, social, literature. and now recently Finance Journalist and Aggie Ngwena as their PA and part time journalist. Errol Pieterse (adopted son of Charmaine and Neville Meintjies) is the delivery boy. After being taught the basics of the biz by former journalist "Mandla Khumalo", Errol has recently done a couple of freelance articles for the newspaper.
The staff of the newspaper have also recently begun a new sister publication "The Balmoral Gazette" in a neighboring suburb.
- Bruynwaves
Bruynwaves is an events organising company which is owned by Altus de Bruyn (hence "Bruyn"-waves). Vanessa Meintjies and Diederik is Altus's co-organiser.
- Theron & Terreblanche (T&T)
T&T is the local sporting equipment shop. The Hillside Gym is located on the second floor of the building and is run by San-Mari (she also gives personal training classes there). The shop is owned by Herman Croukamp. San-Mari works in T&T as a shop assistant. Willem has now started working at T & T as a shop assistant.
- O'Malley's
O'Malley's is the pub where the young crowd likes to hang out. Lukas worked there at night(but left on 31 October 2011) He used to take turns with Bernard.
- Hillside Club
The Hillside Club is managed by Alyce Morapedi (who is currently on leave and doesn't feature in the show at the moment) and is where the whole cast get together to party, have fun and once in a while see a popular South African band.