It all started with the tweet below when MTV Shuga announced their partnership with Gilmore Tee.
📢 We’re excited to announce a partnership with Zimbabwe’s @GilmoreTee! #MTVShugaDS will be coming to ZBC and Zim Radio! 🇿🇼 #GilmorexShuga pic.twitter.com/gHLi0NB36F
— MTV Shuga (@MTVShuga) October 5, 2017
For those not in the know MTV Shuga is a television drama series that was first aired in November 2009 on MTV Base as part of the initiative MTV Staying Alive Ignite.
The latest season MTV Shuga: Down South has aired in 48 different African countries as well as a host of international platforms. MTV Shuga has aired on over 180 broadcast platforms to date. The show has accumulated a number of awards over the years for the cutting-edge show, including; Edutainment Africa Award (2012), ICRW Award for Innovation, World Media Festival Gold & Grand Awards for Education (2014 & 2016), Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Award for Best TV Series (2015), Third Sector Awards: Big Impact Award (2016) & ISNTD Award for Mass Media & Impact (2017).
MTV Shuga is currently in production of its sixth season which is being produced in Lagos, Nigeria, airing from March 2018.
This partnership, which is an initiative by the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, will go a long way in educating (especially the youth) about HIV and Aids, not only in Zimbabwe but beyond borders. The partnership also means that Gilmore Tee is the official Zimbabwean licensee for the TV and Radio Drama Series which will see him partnering with local outlets and networks in getting the HIV/AIDS awareness series showcased across the country and continent.
It is this partnership that has created another another partnership with Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe to show double episodes of the series, starting with season 5 (named MTV Shuga: Down South) at the Bulawayo Centre and SK-105 Harare cinemas every Saturday. You can watch these episodes for free by getting your free tickets from the links below.
If you’re an introvert that has all the internet access in the world and can’t make it to the screenings you can watch the whole season via the playlist above.
MTV Shuga Screenings at Ster Kinekor Zimbabwe
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