Isidingo was a South African soap opera, with dialogue mostly in English and isiXhosa. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and was broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled Isidingo: The Need. On 29 November 2019 the SABC announced that the production is to be cancelled with the final broadcast being aired on 12 March 2020.