Egoli: Place of Gold

A closer look at the story

Franz Marx created Egoli: Place of Gold, a soap from South Africa. The show takes its title from eGoli, a nickname for Johannesburg meaning "City of Gold". Its stories follow several families living in and around Johannesburg. The highs and lows of their daily lives, the hardships they go through and the troubles they face form the core of the show. Characters such as Nora Naudé, Deon du Plessis, Donna Makaula, Tim Herholdt and Louwna Vorster are among its familiar faces. Launched on M-Net in 1992, the series ended after 18 seasons and 4,689 episodes, with a cast that included Christine Basson, Deon Coetzee, Thoko Ntshinga and David Vlok.