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- DStv's new lifestyle channel Honey launches on Monday, 15 February.
- The channel (DStv 173) will be available for Compact, Compact Plus and Premium subscribers.
- HONEY offers an exciting blend of African lifestyle content, including bold and unscripted shows by African producers and talent
DStv's new Pan-African lifestyle channel, Honey, will launch on Monday, 15 February on DStv 173.
The channel offers an exciting blend of African lifestyle content, including bold and unscripted shows by African producers and talent. The content line-up covers lifestyle, food and cooking, relationships and weddings, along with reality shows from various territories throughout the continent.
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"Honey showcases Africans living their best lives and depicts an honest modern-day view of our diverse countries, cultures, and people. As Africa's most loved storyteller, DStv continues to be bold in delivering the best content the continent has to offer, while ensuring that we celebrate the way we live. This is a lifestyle channel made in Africa for Africans by Africans," says Yolisa Phahle, Multichoice Group CEO of General Entertainment and Connected Video.
Here are 9 shows to watch on the channel
1. Pastors' Wives
Meet the women who keep things together in well-known religious households. This reality series, produced by Sonia Mbele who was also responsible for The Real Housewives of Joburg, features pastors' wives from across the continent as they do their best for their families and church communities. Expect opulence and plenty of behind-the-pulpit drama.
2. Love swap
This Nigerian reality drama series presents a relationship challenge in which couples swap partners for a home-cooked meal. Each episode will culminate in a joint dinner featuring both couples, during which they share their impressions of each other and what they have learned about their own relationships.
3. Making the menu
In each episode of this Kenyan series, two food bloggers create a bespoke meal for a popular local eatery. The restaurateur decides which dish deserves a space on the menu. Viewers will also enjoy a journey through Nairobi's cultural attractions and the city's sights, sounds and traditions as the contestants look for inspiration outside the kitchen.
4. Yes! Ndio! Beeni!
Singer and actress Patricia Kihoro and TV and radio host Foi Wambui team up for another Kenyan production. Foi is a celebrated radio host on Hot96 and Radio Jumbo, whose entertaining sketches and self-development and lifestyle-related content have made her a YouTube sensation. Along with her fellow YouTuber and online influencer, Patricia, she helps suitors pop the question in Yes! Ndio! Beeni! The pair act as event planners to design a proposal that not only stays true to the couple's love story but guarantees a 'yes!'.
5. Ehe, it's a match
There is more matchmaking in this colourful dating show shot in Zambia, in which a cooking cupid invites two potential love birds to his or her home and cooks them a meal. After the meal, the two decide whether to meet up again at a local eatery. Will they or won't they find love?
6. Shine Shine
Presented by Mbali Nkosi, this show focuses on personal transformation, with a makeover squad coming to the rescue of someone in need of a new look and a confidence boost to take the next big step in their life. Viewers can look forward to witnessing surprised and deserving contestants undergo dramatic transformations.
7. Hoot, cook, go
A vibrant food culture, particular palates and often curious cultures are put to the test as three teams compete for a prize on this show. Each team is given a chance to show off exactly who they are with a plate of food that they only have an hour to prepare. When they hear the hooter, it's time to get in the car and move on to the next team's house.
8. The Buzz
Anele Mdoda hosts The Buzz, a talk show also featuring Pearl Umeh from Nigeria, Rachel Wakesho from Kenya, Zanna Katoka from the DRC, and Davina Mavuwa from Zimbabwe. Sparks fly as these five women, with different personalities and from different cultures, solve a viewer's dilemma, whether concerning romance, health, side hustle or family and friends.
9. The next big trender
From 19 March the search is on for Africa's hottest influencers in The next big trender. Six aspiring social stars from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa go all out to win over the opinionistas.
Compiled by Leandra Engelbrecht.
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