[2] Eventually, the title 7de Laan was chosen because it reflects a place where people live and work and because it is a common street name in South Africa.

[2] The series made its debut on Tuesday, 4 April 2000, on South African public television network SABC 2.

[5] The move was part of an ongoing programme shuffle of the SABC's three TV networks, the third such major change in a year's time.

[citation needed] During this month, viewers got to see pictures of the show through its ten years during the end credits of each episode.

[10] The 4000th episode featured characters Vanessa (Ingrid Paulus) and Xander (Theodore Jantjies) renewing their wedding vows.

[11] Several characters from the show's past were featured in the storyline, including Errol (Christo Davids), Dezi (Elma Postma), Wilmien (Nina Swart), and Karien (Christi Panagio).

[12][13] The episode, which saw the reopening of the show's coffeehouse, Oppiekoffie, after an explosion, was directed by cast member Francois Lensley, who plays the character of Marko Greyling.

[15] In 2016, it was reported that the series was considered to be in "an ongoing ratings slide", but still drew 1.8 million viewers in September 2016 and was the 7th most popular programme on SABC 2.

[17] In May 2015, SABC2 was forced to "humbly apologise" by the BCCSA for depictions of graphic violence and inappropriate language aired during February 2015.

[21] In January 2019, an interracial kissing scene between Fikani Chauke and Alexa Welman (portrayed by Nicholas Nkuna and Carina Nel respectively) sparked outrage, condemnation and was subject to racist remarks on the shows social media pages from fans who felt the scene was inappropriate.

As much as we respect our viewers' right to voice their opinion, 7de Laan will not tolerate hate speech, racism or instigation of such narratives by any member of the public or media.

[34] The series' original theme song was composed by Louis van Rensburg and performed by the Soweto String Quartet.

[15] Having been the theme song since the series' inception in 2000, the tune was considered "iconic", but was replaced in June 2015 with a new composition by Joe Niemand and Nomansland.