Through SABC1’s new 13-part docu-reality youth series, Kulcha Kwest, which starts
broadcasting on 14 May at 18h30, ordinary South African youth will have opportunity to
connect with their culture. Hosted by Siyabonga Mdlalose, this presenter-driven show is
produced by Aviwe Media for SABC Education.
Kulcha Kwest involves young South Africans aged 18 to 30 as they go on a personal
journey to experience and understand their culture. The series is filled with knowledge
about different South African cultures, traditions and practices, as well as the
significance of preserving our cultures as South Africans.
“Culture is our values, belief systems and way of life; Kulcha Kwest, as the name
implies takes young people on a cultural quest. We witness emotional journeys
through case studies, as they experience, understand, engage and participate with their
culture. The overall quest, at the end of the journey, shows how we begin to infuse
tradition and culture into our modern lifestyles, so that it can evolve and still from an
active part of our identity today. Culture can never be something old and of the past. It
has relevance today, the challenge is how we allow it to occupy our present,’ says Sane
Zondi, assistant commissioning editor at SABC Education.
