The war under SA's skin

DOCCIE: 'HISTORY WAS DISAPPEARING' >>> Almost everyone, regardless of the side they were on, felt betrayed - director.

- Citizen reporter

Unspoken War, the new documentary series from International Emmy nominee IdeaCandy, is now streaming on Showmax and is on M-Net (DStv channel 101) on Wednesday nights.

The raw and haunting documentary series explores the brutal, covert war between 1966 and 1989. It’s a war we can’t even agree on the name for, variously known as the South African Border War, the Angolan Bush War or the Namibian War of Independence.

“We are all deeply connected to this war in so many ways,” said director Nikki Comninos. “If you live in southern Africa, you have been touched by it - whether a family member fought in it or resisted it, or by the imprint the conflicts left on society.

“The reverberations are everywhere - in generational relationships, community dynamics, the security industry and even in boarding school and hostel culture. This war shaped modern South Africa profoundly, yet it remains largely unexamined in our national conversation. That silence felt dangerous.”