{"id":6080,"date":"2018-02-12T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2018-02-12T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:19:02","slug":"moja-love-brand-new-channel-launching-this-february-on-dstv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/02\/12\/moja-love-brand-new-channel-launching-this-february-on-dstv\/","title":{"rendered":"Moja Love – Brand New Channel Launching This February On DStv"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While love can certainly make the world go round, it can also make your head spin, as viewers\u00a0of Moja Love will soon find out! This new channel, brought to you by Siyaya TV, promises to\u00a0showcase content that speaks to universal love in the African context, in all its various formats, that\u00a0transcends through barriers and creeds.<\/p>\n

Moja Love goes live on Wednesday, 14 February 2018 at 17:00 on DStv channel 157 and will be\u00a0available to DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family customers. They can expect to see\u00a0the universal themes of love through a variety of shows ranging from telenovelas, dramas, sitcoms,\u00a0reality, actuality to interactive talk shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoja is a slang word that means \u2018everything is good\u2019 and while love is a universal emotion, Moja\u00a0Love shall explore love from the unique perspective of the modern South African woman using\u00a0honest, reflective, hopeful and humorous storytelling,\u201d says Jacqui Setai, Channel Head of Moja\u00a0Love TV Channels. \u201cFor the first time on our screens, there is a channel dedicated to celebrate the\u00a0multiple dimensions of love; self-love, sisterly love, maternal love, romantic love, and love that\u00a0drives one\u2019s passions and creates an unbreakable bond in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 24-hour channel will be filled with fresh, new-to-air shows that are locally produced and\u00a0primarily target women, with spill over male audiences. Out of the 22 shows that the channel will\u00a0air from February, 80% are created and produced by Siyaya Media Network specifically for Moja\u00a0Love. The balance of shows are selected from other African countries and have never aired before
\non South African screens.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us at MultiChoice, it\u2019s important to offer our customers a range of different entertainment\u00a0options \u2013 and to provide a platform for local stories to be heard. Our customers are looking for\u00a0content that is tailor-made for them and stories they can resonate with and relate to. We believe\u00a0Moja Love will make a good addition for our customers,\u201d said Yolisa Phahle, CEO for General
\nEntertainment, MultiChoice.<\/p>\n

Get ready to catch the Moja Love bug, this Valentine\u2019s Day as we laugh, cry and talk our way into\u00a0the hearts of women throughout our nation. No matter how you love, we believe that every story\u00a0has heart and deserves to be told. One thing\u2019s for sure about the lineup, izokushaya ding dong!<\/p>\n

Some of the highlights on Moja Love<\/h4>\n

Show Me Love is a talk show hosted by KG Moeketsi along with Unathi Nkayi, Abigail Visagie and\u00a0Nontobeko Sibisi. These dynamic hosts meet daily to schwashwata on every topic that concerns\u00a0women at one time or another. With no topic off limits, the show provides a safe place for women\u00a0to air any issue, in the company of their cistas. Join the C\u2019stahood of love that boldly tackles a\u00a0variety of topics that confront all women at one point or another.<\/p>\n

Heaven help us when love goes desperately wrong in the telenovela titled Hope, which features\u00a0Nimrod Nkosi, as Pastor Buthelezi – a well-meaning Pastor of a small congregation who is about to\u00a0go through the biggest challenges to his faith he has ever faced. Content in his role as a Pastor,\u00a0husband and father, when a new vibrant church opens up across the street from Pastor Buthelezi\u2019s\u00a0church, it sets in motion a story of love, deceit and betrayal, which unravels in the exciting world of\u00a0churches. As brother is pit against father, church members hide dark secrets, and pastors compete\u00a0for the soul of the community, take comfort that there is always hope in a dark world.<\/p>\n

Reality hits home in No excuses, Papgeld, a show that champions those who perhaps need our love\u00a0the most \u2013 our children. The investigative reality show tracks fathers, and in some cases mothers,\u00a0who are not living up to their parental responsibilities. For those parents hoping to understand how\u00a0to get their former partner to own up and pay up, a spin-off show, Let\u2019s Talk Papgeld shall provide\u00a0tips and guidelines from a range of experts and service providers in the social services and\u00a0maintenance sector.<\/p>\n

Judge Khambule is a sitcom set in a courtroom that features characters caught up in various legal\u00a0issues. Judge Khambule is played by South Africa\u2019s own Queen of Comedy \u2013 Thenjiwe Mosley – will\u00a0listen to the cases and pass judgement with some hilarious outcomes.<\/p>\n

Other shows on the channel:<\/strong><\/p>\n