YIZO YIZO 2 - built on the premise established by the first series. It's the start of the new school year and the violence that engulfed the school the previous year has been contained. Basic security has been established. The new principal has achieved a level of order and stability. She is also determined to nurture learning and developing standards. But she can't do it alone.

Supatsela High struggles to find its right path and learns along the way that education is not only about passing exams. It's also about nurturing young lives and grappling with the many problems that learners face - hunger, drugs, indifference, cruelty and violence. It's about working together to make a difference.

YIZO YIZO 1 awakened the South African public to the reality and problems facing students and teachers in the majority of South African schools. Research conducted across four provinces showed that YIZO YIZO 1 succeeded in breaking a cycle of ignorance and denial among parents and provided a critical platform for young black South Africans to have their experiences reflected and addressed.

With the advent of YIZO YIZO 2 psychological and emotional dialogues could now be explored against an established landscape, as a relationship of trust with the audience has been cultivated. We were given the permission to push the limits. Saying the unsaid. Showing the unseen. We provided our audience with an environment within which they could start re-defining their identity and their relationships with parents, police, government, doctors and peers.

The vital kwaito music of the township was used not just as a soundtrack, but as part of the dialogue with the audience. The first album went platinum. The second album went triple platinum in just four months. Bomb has staged roadshows around the country featuring acting and music performances from the series.

Long before YIZO YIZO there was a voice reflecting the joy, anger and hope of young people. Kwaito music. YIZO YIZO embraced the spirit and energy of that voice and introduced it to television drama. We believe that long after the series is over, the music will keep the images and memories of YIZO YIZO alive. Bomb

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Growing up in Zola, young men have two choices - dying before the age of 21 or ending up in jail. There's so much that can easily go wrong. For me, the embodiment of ghetto fabulousness is the strength and humour of the people from the ghetto, to laugh amidst the tragedies around them. To be able to dust yourself off and get on with it every morning, that's ghetto fabulous! Zola