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) , audio_format = , first_aired = , last_aired = present ''Skeem Saam'' is a South African

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created by Winnie Serite, broadcast on

since 2011. The show is set in Johannesburg and Turfloop. It rose to fame since it arrived, competing with '' Generations''. A majority youth-centered show, ''Skeem Saam'' is an

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production. It has been running for 10 seasons. In January 2021, the SABC announced that the show would go on a production break starting from 1 March 2021 due to a massive decline in viewership.

Plot

The story follows the lives of the residents of

Turfloop The University of Limpopo is a university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institutions form ...

who face daily trials and tribulations as they climb the ladder to success. It also follows the lives of the rich in Johannesburg and how they handle the challenges they face in their businesses and also follows the lives of the rich and poor staying in ''Turfloop''

Former Cast

Cast Shown on Opening Scene

*Clement Maosa *Thabiso Mokolomme *Patrick Seleka JR *Putla Sehlapelo *Dieketseng Mnisi *Africa Tsoai *Harriet Manamela *Eric Macheru *Cedric Fourie *Samukele Mkhize

Main Cast

References

South African television soap operas SABC 1 original programming {{SouthAfrica-tv-prog-stub