The SABC1 celebrity gossip show
The Real Goboza returns next week for a new-look
second season, starting on Wednesday 16 July in its usual timeslot of 21h00.
The
first season - which aired from June to October last year - was eagerly followed by readers of TVSA, as one of the presenters -
Lelo Boyana - first made her name on this website as a blogger, under the pseudonym
Brown Shuga.
After the first season both hosts -
Trevor Noah and
Dineo Ranaka - left the show. Although Noah was popular with viewers of the show, he elected to leave the show when
producer Khwezi left to take up a post as editor of Seventeen Magazine.
Despite the fact that the second season premieres in a week from now, no replacement has yet been found for Trevor. According to sources close to the show, production house Urban Brew is still in the process of auditioning suitable candidates.
One rumour has it the new male host will be YFM DJ Chilli M, although our source was unable to confirm that. If the show's past hiring record is anything to go by (both Trevor Dineo have worked for YFM as DJs), it's a pretty good guess.
TVSA will confirm the casting as soon as we hear news about it.
We can tell you, however, that the female host replacing Dineo will be fashion tabloid journalist
Kuli Roberts, who writes the Bitches Brew column for the Sunday World.
Best known for co-presenting the SABC2 reality makeover show What Not To Wear, Roberts started her journalism career at Fair Lady, before moving to Drum where she was was fashion and beauty editor, then You, Pace and now the Sunday World.
She is the older sister of
Isidingo star
Hlubi Mboya.
Brown Shuga will once again host the
TV With Lelo insert (as Lelo Boyana), in which she previews and reviews the latest shows on the SABC channels. She will also continue to cover red carpet events.
After fierce criticism of the show format last year, episodes have been cut from an hour to half an hour for Season 2. Nice to know the producers/SABC1 are listening to positive, constructive criticism.
So for more schleb umgosi, interviews and shenanigans be sure to catch the premiere of
The Real Goboza 2 on SABC1 on Wednesday 16 July, at 21h00.
It will be followed by
Khumbul'ekhaya, which moves to a new timeslot of 21h30.