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Script Happens - A WGSA Podcast

Writers Guild of South Africa
South Africa
Isizulu
Setswana
English
Muse Awards
The Polygamist
Writers Guild Of South Africa
Verticals (ai-Driven Production)
Royalties
Netflix
African Storytelling
Indigenous Languages
Johannesburg

Welcome to Script Happens, a podcast brought to you by the Writers Guild of South Africa and hosted by Bongi Ndaba, the award-winning writer, director, and producer. In this series, we explore the lighter side of performance writing, offering a mix of humorous and insightful stories from both veteran writers and emerging talents. Tune in for candid conversations, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and a... more

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Latest Episodes

Bongi Ndaba chats to Sue Nyathi, author of the popular book The Polygamist, and Busisiwe Zwane, headwriter of the Netflix hit adaptation. We learn all about their journeys as writers and all the big moments along the way. Hope you enjoy the episode.

Bongi Ndaba and Harriet Meier revisit the origins of the Writers Guild of South Africa, the journey of the Muse Awards, and what lies ahead for South African storytellers. Hope you enjoy the episode.

In this episode of Script Happens: A WGSA Podcast, host Bongi Ndaba talks with writer and WGSA Council Member Sizwe Fortune Zuma about living and working as a TV writer in South Africa, how to start in the industry, the challenges and experiences fro... more

In this episode of Script Happens: A WGSA Podcast, host Bongi Ndaba talks Indigenous Language Screenwriting  with Tuelo Gabonewe and Christa Biyela.

Tuelo Gabonewe is also a novelist and translator, and has the South African Literary Award (Translat... more

In the first episode of the Script Happens podcast, Bongi Ndaba, host and vice chair of Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA), talks to Busisiwe Ntintili, chair of the WGSA, highlighting the benefits of the WGSA, tips to empower members while sharing ... more

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Sue Nyathi
Writer of The Polygamist (author)
Author, The Polygamist
Episode: Writing the Polygamist: Adapting a Bestseller into a Netflix Hit
Busisiwe Zwane
Head writer who adapted the book into a TV series
Polygamist Adaptation Team
Episode: Writing the Polygamist: Adapting a Bestseller into a Netflix Hit
Harriet Meier
One of the founders of Muse Awards
Muse Awards, Writers Guild of South Africa
Episode: Writing the Future: WGSA, the Muse Awards & the Power of Story
Sizwe Fortune Zuma
Writer and actor, WGSA advocacy head, lecturer at Fertz University
Writers Guild of South Africa
Episode: The Writing Journey: Tales From a South African Writer
Christa Biyela
Accomplished script writer for screen and radio; translator for TV series
Independent writer, South Africa
Episode: Scripting in Our Mother Tongue: Indigenous Language Writing
Tuelo Gabonewe
Novelist and translator; writes in Setswana
Independent writer, South Africa
Episode: Scripting in Our Mother Tongue: Indigenous Language Writing

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