Thousands of viewers sign #Save7deLaan petition to keep the soap running for five days a week
Dedicated '7de Laan' viewers sign petition to save the long-running soap.
SABC announced that they will cut the iconic soap from five days a week to three days a week in order to accommodate new telenovela, 'Die Sentrum.'
From April, the soap will be running for three days a week, however, dedicated fans are not happy with this decision.
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A proud viewer of '7de Laan', Jermaine Christians from Lavender Hill in Cape Town, has started an online petition at change.org against cutting the soap to three days.
The petition, 'Keep 7de Laan on-air for 5 days #Save7deLaan', has grown to over a 1,000 signatures since he started in on Sunday.
South African Broadcasting Corporation: Keep 7deLaan on air for 5 days! #Save7deLaan - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/IFrPXizGAV via @Change
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