Durban Gen was a South African medical drama telenovela.
[3] The series centers around a newly qualified doctor, Mbalenhle "Mbali" Mthethwa (Nelisiwe Sibiya), who moves to the big city to complete her final year of community service at Durban General Hospital.
She is torn between her fiancé, Sibusiso Dlamini (Ntando Mncube), and her boss, Dr. Lindelani Zulu (Mike Ndlangamandla).
Arriving at the hospital, she assists in a surgery that results in the death of an MEC.
According to e.tv's head of local productions Helga Palmar, the series was premiered to honor frontline workers.