Mitzi Booysen (Writer)

Daisy de Melker

The infamous poisoner, Daisy Louisa de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith) was born on 1 July 1886 near Grahamstown. Daisy was charged with the murder of her two previous husbands and her son. Her trial began in October 1932 before Judge Greenberg in Johannesburg. Daisy was not found guilty of the murder of her two previous husbands, but she was found guilty of the murder of her son. On 30 December 1932, Daisy was hanged in Pretoria Central Prison, without ever pleading guilty or showing any remorse. Daisy was the second woman in South Africa to be hanged.

Release Date1993-04-01

Charactersd Mrs Brunton

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Binnelanders

A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.

Release Date2005-10-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count140

Vote Count111

Spoorloos

Spoorloos is a South African crime drama anthology television series created by Ilse van Hemert and developed by Ochre Moving Pictures. The first season is based on the 2014 novel Daddy Long Legs by Vernon W. Baumann and set in the fictional town of Digtersdal in the Eastern Cape. Each subsequent season follows a new small town and cast of characters.

Release Date2018-10-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Vote Count1

Lioness

A woman is wrongly convicted of fraud and in the process losses her children. She emerges from prison eight years later intending to reunite with her children and clear her name.

Release Date2021-01-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count9

Vote Count4

Seepglad

Seepglad is about the writers, producers and production team who ensure that the beloved soap "Tot tyd en wyl" is on TV every day like clockwork to entertain viewers.

Release Date2017-03-20

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count13

Vote Count1