Two shows will be debuted on Mzansi Wethu this July and they are promising us an inside look into the lives of people that are going through the most in life.
Presented by Nqobile's actor Kagiso Modupe, "Wang’Kolota" will help those who are owed money confront those who owe them with a view of getting their money or belongings back.
Mzansi Magic says that the show will feature a man buying a flashy car and upgrading to a new apartment while failing to settle a R2 000 debt to his friend.
There will also be a heartbroken man who bought his ex-girlfriend a car before she cheated on him, and now he wants it back.
On Ho Lekane, renowned actor Kopo Makgae (Mrekza on Generations: The Legacy) will be the host of Ho Lokane as he helps family members resolve issues pertaining to provision in their homes.
"In a country that is overwhelmed by unemployment and paltry remuneration, most of the sole providers deal with family members that are inconsiderate and they take advantage of their generosity. The show seeks to find a permanent resolve that will make everyone happy," said Mzansi Magic.
Viewers are going to watch a breadwinner’s wife threatening to leave her husband for sending too much money home, to a woman desperate to move out of home but held back financially by the financial demands of her family.
Kopo will first interview the providers to understand the extent of their frustrations, get a perspective from the family members, before the big family meeting - where the providers will confront their families.
Nomsa Philiso, the director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net said, “These brand-new reality shows will evoke the emotions of Mzansi Wethu viewers as some of the stories that will be told represents the lived experiences of most South Africans,”
“These latest additions to our reality TV content slate also demonstrate why it is important to invest in local content – we get our people to tell their stories, their own way,” Philiso added.
Both shows premiere on Saturday, 10 July on Mzansi Wethu.Ho Lekane will play at 19:00, with Wang’Kolota at 19:30.
Tweeps reacted to the news and it seems people cannot wait to see the drama unfold and expose some of their own people because everyone owes someone something.
@Stha_Tomose said, "Let me email them now. There’s a lady who owes me R80 000 since 2019. I’m struggling to get details zika Sikapha ama files"
@__Malebo said, "I have some people I wanna take to this show"
These new shows are exciting but we cannot ignore the similarities that these shows have with Moja Love content shows. Ho Lekane is oddly similar to Moja Love’s Black Tax which looked into the problem of dependence. The aim of the show was to reverse the socio-economic impact caused by apartheid, by challenging the many dependents taking advantage of the breadwinners in their families.
Either way, we love to see authentically South African stories being embraced and told through the eye of South Africans.
