Moja Love is one of the most popular channels on DStv. This can be accredited to the fact that the channel got its popularity due to its formatting. Specifically, through creating reality format shows which were popular among a largely black working and middle-class demographic.
However, initially, the biggest criticism was the fact that most of its popular shows did not paint the black experience in a positive light. This would include shows like Papgeld, Isencane Lenganeand the mega-hit for the channel Uyajola 9/9. However, the channel seemed to have taken the criticism to heart.
This is as the latest shows introduced on the channel seemed to have an uplifting element to its storytelling. Like the recent popular show X-Repo, which sees guests writing to the show to help them repossess their belongings from people that have taken them unlawfully.
As such, it seems that Moja Love is set to introduce yet another reality format show which has elements of being controversial but still has elements which are uplifting.
Moja Love’s Child Manyonyoba gets mixed reviews
Taking to social media recently, Moja Love shared the trailer for their upcoming reality format show titled Child Manyonyoba. The premise of the show is that of finding paedophiles who prey on teenage and underage girls to have sex with.
Seemingly, the show will lure men who believe that they are meeting up with these underaged women and show their faces and criminality on screen.
Upon the reveal of the trailer, there were questions on whether a show of this manner was necessary, However, that conversation was short-lived as it was highlighted just how much of a scourge the subject of elderly men who groom and seek out underaged girls knowing that it is a crime.
As such, a show like this will hopefully install a sense of fear in the men who have in the past easily gotten away with these shenanigans.
Yet another show, another example of how South Africa could be better but @CyrilRamaphosa ulibele kuthi nkebe umlomo noBheki Cele. How do TV shows and journalists have investigations that can get this far without police.
However, it seems that the biggest problem that some social media users seemed to have had was with the actual name of the show. “Manyonyoba” is the isiZulu term which refers to someone who is sneaky, which is apt based on the premise of the show.
But when saying it, it does not fall off the tongue as easily as some of Moja Love’s other popular shows which have gone on to become flagship shows on the channel.
Just seen an ad on 157 for a show called "child manyonyoba". 😂. K'sazonyiwa!
