Generations: Entire cast of South African soap fired

Generations cast member Sophie Ndaba looks out from a Soweto billboard

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The programme will continue to air until October, while producers have indicated new actors will be recruited.

Generations follows black middle-class characters working in advertising.

It first aired in 1993, a year before South African's first democratic multi-party elections brought Nelson Mandela to power.

The programme - known as a "soapie" - is a popular draw with ordinary South Africans, providing a source of aspiration to TV viewers.