Moja LOVE and Showmax have collaborated to bring more drama to the small screens. The TV channel and the streaming service have launched a new show called kuRuff. Hosted by former child star Wright Ngubeni, the 13-part reality show deals with the "burden' of being a sole breadwinner, also known as black tax. The 13-part reality show will be the first partnership between the two entertainment channels.
TACKLING TOUGH ISSUES
The show premieres today, 17 April 2023, with new episode every Tuesday. In the reality show, Ngubeni will hear from both the sole breadwinner and their dependents, before staging an intervention to try to improve the situation. "There is no set of rules of what black tax is and how one can handle it,' says Ngubeni. "It's rough. I think the line between responsibilities and entitlement is very complex."
?CHANGING LIVES
Ngubeni says kuRuff is about changing lives in a positive way and having conversations that black people, seldom have. The child star says, like the people on the show, he is no stranger to black tax. "Even though I have never experienced black tax from my immediate family, there have been instances with extended relatives and that can be considered black tax, even though I did not know what it was at the time I am only realising this now as an adult.' says Ngubeni.
