Mfundi Vundla says he fired 16 Generations actors
A decade-old TV drama mass firing just got relitigated after the producer behind it broke down exactly why 16 actors got the boot.
Mfundi Vundla revisits the 2014 Generations fallout
- Mfundi Vundla discussed the firings on the radio with Thando Thabethe.
- Sixteen actors were axed from SABC1’s Generations in 2014.
- Cast members had reportedly stopped filming over pay disputes.
- Royalties and compensation concerns drove the standoff.
Vundla’s side of the story
- He insisted royalties were SABC’s responsibility, not his.
- Actors wanted him fighting their battle, and he refused.
- A return-to-work deadline was set, but nobody showed up.
- Vundla framed the show as his dream nobody gets to wreck.
Public reaction remains split years later
- A clip from the interview went viral on social media.
- Some viewers sympathized with his contractual obligations to SABC.
- Others criticized how he handled the entire situation.
- Generations remains a landmark show in South African TV history.
