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The wacky, over-the-top show has had its second successful season. The 26 episodes were broadcast on South Africa's premier Afrikaans channel, kykNET, and received good audience ratings.
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WOEMA is presented by the ever-charming Theunis Nel and the series director,Coetzee Zietsman. Coetzee often finds himself on the wrong side of the camera and causes trouble for Theunis and the beautiful Lindi van den Bergh, who plays the hard-to-get love interest. Together the team gives the average man and woman on the street a taste of what life on a bike is like.
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The show is broken up into four main inserts. The classic bike review or Shoot-Out compares two bikes that are in the same market, reviewing things like top-speeds, added features and value-for-money. Gadgets and Gears looks at the latest extras that bikers can use to add value to their ride. Me and My Bike gets into the servicing, cleaning and fuel consumption of a motorcycle and the featured Safety Expert will always give tips for off and on-road riding.
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The Chedza Media team has completed a documentary for SABC 2. It looks at how the life of an 18-year-old farm worker, Teko Hlapo, gets turned around when he gets a bursary to study in the United States of America. |
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Director,Coetzee Zietsman, has been interested in Teko's story for years and has followed him from the farm in South Africa to the university in Texas over a period of four years. The film reaches a climax when, after receiving his degree, Teko returns home to find his mother very ill. The family expect him to save her but of course he can't and struggles to fit back into his old life on the farm. Some of life's journeys don't allow us to turn back.
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The award-winning documentary tells the story of an Israeli woman who loses her son in the national conflict and now plays a major role in the peace moment. The Chedza Media crew visited places like Bethlehem (Left), one of the many contended areas. |
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The documentary is about about two young refugees from the DRC and Rwanda living in South Africa. Filming mainly in the center of Durban the crew followed the young women as they bustled between university, boyfriends, work and home.
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As the crew spent time with the girls they learned about the trauma they faced in leaving their home countries. The challenges faced by refugees living in South Africa became clear. The 48 minute film was broadcast on SABC 2 as part of a series of documentaries that reveal personal stories and break stereotypes.
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When Chedza Media's editor, Micheal Fouché agreed to edit a music video as a favour to a friend, he had no idea that the single would rocket to the top of Channel O's Countdown! The quickly emerging hip hop band is called Last Days Fam and their first single is a song called Never fit the description. The music video exhibits it's theme of bringing light into a dark place by using high energy cuts, stark lighting and an extreme filming style. Click here for a sneak preview.
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Hermina of the Middle East tells the story of a South African woman who heads up the World Council of Churches observer mission in Israel and Palestine. She was part of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and uses what she learnt about reconciliation to try to bring peace to one of the world’s oldest conflicts. The documentary was broadcast on SABC’s Issues of Faith earlier this year.
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The documentary tells the story of the battle for the loyalty of Basotho people. It looks at how evangelical Christians try to make conversions while the traditional Basotho belief system remains an important part of life. It’s shot high in the mountains of Lesotho and contains footage of traditional rituals in locations never captured on camera before. The final film was broadcast on SABC as part of a series called Issues of Faith.
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