Muvhango soapie producers have proven to Mzansi that their viewers matter in their decision making. This is after they returned Gabriel Temudzani who plays Chief Azwindini after he was killed and burnt down in a shack by his cousin Tenda (played by Nathaniel Ramabulana) early last month.
When news of Chief Azwindini’s exit surfaced, Mzansi viewers were saddened with many stating that there was no Muvhango without Azwindini. Some even shared that they would not be able to watch the soapie without him in it.
Taking to his social media, Gabriel confirmed the rumours of being back on the soapie, highlighting the influence viewers have in big decisions made by producers of programmes like Muvhango.
He captioned his post:
“Indoda (a man) must have 9 lives…. Azwindini is back by popular demand Muvhango. Thanks to the public outcry ??????????. The viewers have power. #Muvhango#Azwindini.”
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“Viewers were overly excited to hear the news, they commented:
“I stopped watching muvhango when tenda shot you I am back now?? the goosebumps I had when you entered with your wood stick ? nd with 2 drops of tears of joy welcome back Azwiii.”
The Muvhango social media page also joined in on Gabriel’s post, adding, “Welcome back chief ?? #muvhango.”
To which Gabriel responded, “@muvhangosa like a prodigal son, home is home. Let the journey of telling compelling African stories continue. ??.”
People on other social media platforms expressed their excitement too.
Final we will watch muvhango again because of Chief
— hayani (@HayEasyE) June 21, 2023
The Chief is back ?? without Azwindini the show is very useless. They had to bring him back!
— G_man (@G58Roni) June 20, 2023
