Basetsana Kumalo to Produce a New Reality Show ‘Married at First Sight South Africa’: “Where Do I Sign Up”

• Married At First Sight South Africa is in the works, and the ConnectTV production company is producing it
• In the show, people who meet each other for the first time get married, and it follows their married lives
• Former Miss South Africa Basetsana Kumalo is the producer of the upcoming reality show

Mzansi is about to get its own rendition of the hit reality show Married At First Sight.

A new reality series is in the pipeline

Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela took to Twitter to announce the newest addition to South African television.

The show will be produced by the former Miss Soweto Basetsana Kumalo's production company, ConnectTV Production:

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"Married At First Sight South Africa coming to Mzansi Magic. Produced by Bassie Kumalo’s ConnectTV production company, the show will see a few couples (two strangers) get married and tracked by the show as newlyweds.

"The first season of this local iteration was produced by Oxyg3n Media for Lifetime Africa in 2016," Phil Mpela said in his post.

Netizens excited for new show

Netizens, who could become potential viewers, expressed excitement for the show. Many are already looking for information on how to contend on the show.

Others expressed safety concerns especially looking at the gender based violence statistics in the country.

Read some of the comments below:

@Vandal707 said:

"Where do I sign up? I wanna be a contestant."

@DDT_PM said:

"Lol I wonder if people will marry for fame in the end."

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@MoskovichN said:

"They need to sort out lobola issues. In the 1st season, some families didn't attend/approve of the weddings cause lobola wasn't paid."

@Leeleemakibs said:

"There are too many things that could go wrong. I can’t believe the girlies are willing to risk it."

@Hopingvilakazi said:

"They need to vet the men on this show very thoroughly. Imagine marrying an 'alleged' ra**st or abuser at first sight."

@Dr_Uncle_ said:

"Why must we always copy everything? Obviously a version of Love is Blind."

@Akhona_PQ said:

"I never watched the first season, is it real marriage or just an experiment? Yho, I can imagine being matched with someone you wouldn't entertain on a random day."

@KopanoMashishi said:

"I’m so confused. Haven’t we had MAFS? I remember going to the website for the SA show to apply, and they wouldn’t let me cause I was underage (few months shy of 24 or 25?). The group chat, TL, FB feed and my parents laughed at me.

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Basetsana Kumalo ambassador for Eucerin

Basetsana Khumalo has been appointed as the new face of the Eucerin Hyaluron-Filler and Elasticity Range.

"I am beyond excited to announce that I am the new Eucerin Ambassador. What an incredible journey this has been thus far and to have this launch in Women's Month while celebrating different women from different spheres in life. It is a great honour," Basetsana announced the collaberation in a post.

Thuso Mbedu the new ambassador for L'Oreal

In a previous report from Briefly News, actress Thuso Mbedu was appointed the new ambassador for L'Oreal Paris.

She delivered her L'Oreal advert lines in perfect isiZulu, and Mzansi gave her a thumbs up.

Source: Briefly News