2014 in South African television

This is a list of South African television-related events in 2014.

Events

• 6 April – Mandla Hlatshwayo wins season 3 of Big Brother.
• 18 August – SABC sacks the 16 cast members of its soap, Generations after the actors went on strike following a long-running dispute over their employment contracts.^[1]
• 6 September – Launch of the South African version of The X Factor.
• 20 September – The Top Billing presenter Jonathan Boynton-Lee and his partner Hayley Bennett-Fraiden win the seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing.
• 9 November – 14-year-old singer and guitarist Tholwana Mohale wins the fifth season of SA's Got Talent.
• 23 November – Vincent Bones wins the tenth season of Idols South Africa.
• 13 December – Four win the first season of The X Factor South Africa.

Debuts

• 2 February - Big Brother (2001-2002, 2014–present)
• 6 September - The X Factor South Africa (2014–present)

Television shows

See also

• 2014 in South Africa

References