Viewers start petition to have MojaLove's 'Uyajola 9/9' cancelled

Cape Town – MojaLove's new show, Uyajola 9/9 has been in the news since its first episode aired last week.

The show hosted by Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye is a local version of the US show Cheaters, and exposes infidelity in relationships.

Some viewers have applauded Jub Jub for exposing cheaters while others have been upset about the representation of black people on the show.

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And now a viewer has started a petition to have the show cancelled.

Kholofelo Masha created the petition, Cancellation of Uyajola 99 on Change.Org.

"This show violates our privacy. It destroys families and lives in general. Sign this petition to have it taken down from our TV," wrote Kholofelo.

The petition has over 800 signatures so far and is aiming to reach 1 000.

Channel24 reached out to the channel for comment but didn't receive feedback by the time of publishing this article. 

On Wednesday the channel responded to the Daily Sun's report that the show was staged and that participants were paid to appear on the show.

MojaLove released a statement regarding the matter on Twitter. 

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