SHUGA SEASON 5

MTV has announced that the fifth season of its
series "Shuga" will be set in South Africa.
Starring South African actress Mohau Mokoatle,
the season will kick off pre-production in
September, and will be funded by South Africa’s
Ministry of Basic Education, PEPFAR (The U.S.
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).

“MTV Shuga comes at a time when the South
African government had resolved to implement a
360-mass media behavior change campaign on
HIV prevention and sexuality education program,"
said Angie Motshekga, South African minister of
basic education.
The total number of AIDS-related deaths in all
age group fell by 35 percent between 2005 and
2013, while AIDS-related deaths in adolescents
increased by 50 percent.

"Shuga" focuses on relevant issues like stigma,
prevention of mother-to-child transmission of
HIV, gender based violence, first sex, and
disclosure of HIV status.
The fifth season is being set in South Africa after
its first and second season was in Kenya, and the
third and fourth in Nigeria.