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7de Laan
South African soapie
7de Laan is a South African Afrikaanssoap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions.[1] The series focuses on the lives of residents in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb of Hillside.[1] The programme's dialogue is primarily in Afrikaans and was subtitled in English with some English and Zulu dialogue in between.[1]
History
Producer Danie Odendaal originally conceived of the series when he was a resident of the Melville section of Johannesburg.[2] At the time, Odendaal would watch the people of his community over breakfast and a cup of coffee at his favourite coffee shop.[2] He would make up fictitious characters based on what he saw.[3]
The working title for the show was Die Koffiekan (The Coffee Pot).[2] Later, it was renamed Hoe Meer Dae... (The More Days), but the name was considered too similar to the