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CASTING Binnelanders and Trackers star Rolanda Marais leads new kykNET drama series Die Nuusmakers (The Newsmakers) as news anchor Adri Joubert - a Leanne Manas doppelganger. She's been anchoring the news for two decades and she's cool, calm and collected. Until her personal life explodes into the news, at the same time as a national crisis. Premieres Tuesday 27 May at 20h00. >>


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TVSA Team
29 Apr 2025 12:32


The artwork



And synopsis



Adri Joubert has been the cool, calm and collected face and voice of the evening news for two decades.

But then something happens with her husband, and her life turns into the news while a national crisis shakes the nation, forcing her to put her personal crisis on hold to guide the country’s viewers through the emergency from behind a very hot news desk.

It takes a team of talented, relentless people to gather and deliver breaking news to viewers each night. Die Nuusmakers explores both the art of news journalism and the personal struggles, ambitions, victories and challenges that those behind the scenes face in the pursuit of truth, while juggling the realities of their own complex daily lives. The story is set in Johannesburg. 

Cast

Also starring are:

Brendon Daniels
Roeline Daneel
Lea Viviers
Arno Greeff
Lesley Maasdorp
Hannah Borthwick
Chris van Rensburg
Chris van Niekerk
Heinrich Wentzel
Susanne Beyers
Dorette Potgieter and,
Melissa de Vries.

Other cast includes:

Neels van Jaarsveld
Laudo Liebenberg
Loren Loubser
Nahum Hughes
Martelize Kolver
Ira Blackenberg and,
Kristen Raath

Production credits

Producers

Karen Jeynes and Thierry Cassuto of Both Worlds Pictures (Recipes for Love and Murder, The Morning After).

They're joined by Annemarie Du Plessis (Koek)

Head writer

Karen Jeynes

Writing team

Jozua Malherbe
Ludwig Binge
Kabous Meiring and,
Hélène Truter 

Directors

Karen Jeynes and Marvin Lee Beukes

This from writer Karen

“In an era of fake news and deepfakes, Die Nuusmakers asks who we trust - and why.

"Adri Joubert represents a generation of news anchors who became like family members in South African homes, and her journey reflects our collective struggle to adapt to changing realities,” 
 

TVSA Team
29 Apr 2025 12:34


The artwork:



And synopsis:



Adri Joubert has been the cool, calm and collected face and voice of the evening news for two decades.

But then something happens with her husband, and her life turns into the news while a national crisis shakes the nation, forcing her to put her personal crisis on hold to guide the country’s viewers through the emergency from behind a very hot news desk.

It takes a team of talented, relentless people to gather and deliver breaking news to viewers each night. Die Nuusmakers explores both the art of news journalism and the personal struggles, ambitions, victories and challenges that those behind the scenes face in the pursuit of truth, while juggling the realities of their own complex daily lives. The story is set in Johannesburg. 

Cast:

Also starring are:

Brendon Daniels
Roeline Daneel
Lea Viviers
Arno Greeff
Lesley Maasdorp
Hannah Borthwick
Chris van Rensburg
Chris van Niekerk
Heinrich Wentzel
Susanne Beyers
Dorette Potgieter and,
Melissa de Vries.

Other cast includes:

Neels van Jaarsveld
Laudo Liebenberg
Loren Loubser
Nahum Hughes
Martelize Kolver
Ira Blackenberg and,
Kristen Raath

Production credits:

Producers


Karen Jeynes and Thierry Cassuto of Both Worlds Pictures (Recipes for Love and Murder, The Morning After).

They're joined by Annemarie Du Plessis (Koek)

Head writer

Karen Jeynes

Writing team

Jozua Malherbe
Ludwig Binge
Kabous Meiring and,
Hélène Truter 

Directors

Karen Jeynes and Marvin Lee Beukes

This from writer Karen:

“In an era of fake news and deepfakes, Die Nuusmakers asks who we trust - and why.

"Adri Joubert represents a generation of news anchors who became like family members in South African homes, and her journey reflects our collective struggle to adapt to changing realities,” 
 

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