{"id":21559,"date":"2024-04-03T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=21559"},"modified":"2024-04-03T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:59:27","slug":"1-3-million-viewers-for-a-deal-with-the-devil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/04\/03\/1-3-million-viewers-for-a-deal-with-the-devil\/","title":{"rendered":"1.3 Million Viewers For &#8220;A  Deal With The  Devil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week e.tv aired an exclusive documentary on the Joshlin Smith tragedy, and the story brought in 1.3 million viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shahan Ramkissoon (The Last Word) investigated the mysteries behind Joshlin Smith\u2019s alleged sale for muti rituals and talked to various members of the local Middelpos Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m deeply humbled and grateful for the overwhelming response to my documentary on the case of missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith. The outpouring of support and interest from over 1.3 million viewers underscores the importance of shedding light on stories that touch the hearts of people in South Africa. As a journalist, I am honoured to have been able to provide viewers with information about Joshlin&#8217;s disappearance. My sincere hope is that our collective awareness and advocacy will lead to answers. Thank you to everyone who has tuned in,&#8221; said Shahan Ramkissoon, Executive Producer and Host of A Deal with The Devil? The Joshlin Smith Trafficking\u00a0Tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Deal with the Devil The Joshlin Smith Trafficking Tragedy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOkxBmGpt4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The special documentary can also be seen on eVOD \u2013 download the eVOD streaming app from the various app stores for Android, iPhone and Huawei \u2013 for anyone who missed the broadcast.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week e.tv aired an exclusive documentary on the Joshlin Smith tragedy, and the story brought in 1.3 million viewers. Shahan Ramkissoon (The Last Word) investigated the mysteries behind Joshlin Smith\u2019s alleged sale for muti rituals and talked to various members of the local Middelpos Community. &#8220;I&#8217;m deeply humbled and grateful for the overwhelming response&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/04\/03\/1-3-million-viewers-for-a-deal-with-the-devil\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1.3 Million Viewers For &#8220;A  Deal With The  Devil<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-21559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","tag-evod","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eVOD.jpg?fit=120%2C120&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}