16 Jun 2022

Mareledi, a local television drama, has resumed for the sixth season, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 16-part series edutainment drama aired on Btv is sponsored by National AIDS and Help Promotions Agency (NAPHA) and Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA).

It is written and filmed in Setswana by Makgabaneng writers, with cast portraying characters living in fictional settings, such as Motlhware, a village setup, and Mohudiri, a cattlepost as well as Serolong a city.  In an interview, the Director of the Mareledi TV Drama, Thato Dijeng said the episodes depicted everyday social challenges such as polygamy, family neglect, multi-sexual partners and other practices and conflicts.

She said the aim was to help communities make informed decisions when dealing with such challenges and enable artists to familiarise themselves with and make use of CIPA and COSBOTS policies, to enhance their careers.

Dijeng said the themes in the story include: a gangster reforming to become a successful artist after acquainting himself with CIPA and COSBOTS policies; discussion on the pros and cons of polygamy; a bullied student, who is also neglected by her mother and uses her writing skills to heal as well as issues of intergenerational relationships and the havoc they can cause wreck to families. ENDS