Love Island SA premiered with only two black people in its cast. Since its debut on Sunday, the show has suffered massive international blowback over its lack of diversity. They’ve also been in the throes of public backlash over a bunch of technical issues that rendered it a poorly produced, sloppy mess.

By Monday, they had lost one of their sponsors.

The conversation is about how the casting of the show replicates notions of white as right. Statistically, the show came nowhere near reflecting the racial and cultural diversity of the country.

Perhaps as a desperate move to pacify audiences, the channel later teased the coming of new cast members later in the season. The pictures feature arms and tummies and other body-part close-ups of melanated people.

That didn’t work out. Twitter quickly termed these introductions as ’emergency blacks’. It looked like a desperate attempt to fix a problem whose foundations are troubling.

M-Net has since apologised about the show’s appalling lack of diversity and the delivery of a technically catastrophic premiere episode. “We’re sorry – we didn’t meet our standards on both counts.” They are also working tirelessly to fix things, it says here.

This should be a learning moment.

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Everything to expect on ‘Legacy’ through March

EPISODE 94

EPISODE TITLE: LAWS OF ATTRACTION.

TX DATE: TUESDAY, 2 MARCH 2021

James uses Charlie to manufacture special moments with Felicity, while another family member secretly works against them.

EPISODE 95

EPISODE TITLE: A TALE OF TWO MANIPULATORS

TX DATE: WEDNESDAY, 3 MARCH 2021

Sanele and Petra do everything they can to impress Sims and win his favour. Felicity gets more and more drawn into James’ web of lies and deceit.

EPISODE 96

EPISODE TITLE: HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

TX DATE: THURSDAY, 4 MARCH 2021

James reels Felicity in using the one thing that means more to her than anything. Sims wows the Legacy board with Petra and Sanele’s big idea.

EPISODE 97

EPISODE TITLE: BABY DID A BAD, BAD THING

TX DATE: MONDAY, 8 MARCH 2021

Felicity has to deal with the consequence of her actions, while Stefan tries to figure out what’s going on. Petra’s project is moving ahead at Legacy, but Sims is under pressure from his own father that might be too much to bear.

EPISODE 98

EPISODE TITLE: DREAM TEAM

TX DATE: TUESDAY, 9 MARCH 2021

Petra and Sanele are finally in the big leagues – or are they? Lexi reminds Felicity about the cost of keeping secrets.

EPISODE 99

EPISODE TITLE: INVISIBLE POTGIETERS

TX DATE: WEDNESDAY, 10 MARCH 2021

Petra and Sanele are celebrated in their absence after putting in all the hard work. Stefan has to watch his life flash by right before his eyes.

EPISODE 100

EPISODE TITLE: NOW YOU SEE ME

TX DATE: THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021

Petra and Sanele get a shock of their lives. A furious James orders Charlie home to discuss a change in tactics regarding Felicity.

EPISODE 101

EPISODE TITLE: TAKEN

TX DATE: MONDAY, 15 MARCH 2021

Felicity’s world is turned upside down when tragedy strikes at home. Petra and Sanele find themselves at odds when Sims finally gets the chance to plead his case.

EPISODE 102

EPISODE TITLE: THE PRICE YOU PAY

TX DATE: TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2021

A suspicious Price family member finds an ally to help him with the investigation into the recent criminal activity. Petra finds herself falling for the new guy at work in spite of her loved ones’ warnings.

EPISODE 103

EPISODE TITLE: LAWS OF ATTRACTION

TX DATE: WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 2021

The mastermind behind the kidnapping is revealed, and a close friend to the Prices puts the victim in danger. After some interference, Sims does something that leaves his colleagues broken hearted.

EPISODE 104

EPISODE TITLE: RIGHTEOUS FURY

TX DATE: THURSDAY, 18 MARCH 2021

Ignoring Sanele’s advice, Petra attempts to publicly unmask the new friend-turned-enemy. Stefan attempts to save the day and redeem himself in the process.

EPISODE 105

EPISODE TITLE: DIVIDE AND CONQUER

TX DATE: MONDAY, 22 MARCH 2021

Can Petra survive the aftermath of her boardroom outburst? Felicity is feeling increasingly isolated from her family and James makes sure he is there to console her.

EPISODE 106

EPISODE TITLE: SECOND CHANCES

TX DATE: TUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2021

Sanele refuses to take responsibility for the trouble that Petra finds herself in. Coached by James, Charlie tells Felicity something that plays on her heartstrings.

EPISODE 107

EPISODE TITLE: CHOOSING YOUR BATTLES

TX DATE: WEDNESDAY, 24 MARCH 2021

Felicity finds herself caught between the family she was born into and the one she created as tough decisions have to be made. Petra is confronted with the consequences of her actions and the reality of her future.

EPISODE 108

EPISODE TITLE: DESPERATE TIMES

TX DATE: THURSDAY, 25 MARCH 2021

Gordon and Angelique enlist an essential ally in their struggle against James. After a walk down memory lane, James asks Felicity a shocking question.

EPISODE 109

EPISODE TITLE: LIE OF THE LAND

TX DATE: MONDAY, 29 MARCH 2021

James gets his claws ever deeper into Felicity as Gordon, Angelique and Stefan hunt for the key to his undoing. Petra must choose between her family and her future – and she does.

EPISODE 110

EPISODE TITLE: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS TX DATE: TUESDAY,

TX DATE: TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2021

A spanner is thrown into the works, disrupting James’ perfect plan. The Potgietersrus mourn Petra’s latest decision.

EPISODE 111

EPISODE TITLE: LAST DITCH EFFORTS

TX DATE: WEDNESDAY, 31 MARCH 2021

Stefan races the clock to prove something that he’s always been suspicious of. As Petra pursues other opportunities, she finds herself drawn to a new guy, and his unique worldview.

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On Monday, Scandal! viewers were introduced to Nhlamulo Maseko. Portrayed by Matthews Rantsoma, Nhlamulo is a Forex trader with the hots for Lindiwe. He’s handsome alright, but imagine all those spam DMs he must be sending to random people promising them secrets to overnight riches.

Bae we Forex; Nhlamulo knows his way around the streets, Forex and finessing a charm. Photo: eTV

To be clear; that’s not part of the character. We just saw ‘forex trader’ and thought…

The truth is Nhlamulo knows what time it is. He enters the world of Scandal! as a street connoisseur who knows how to navigate the block and build the bag. His poetic lingo only adds to his charm, helping him to melt his way into the heart of the ladies. The girlies never want him to stop talking because wow.

It’s for this reason he is known in the streets as ‘Kasi Shakespeare’. Always ready to talk you into some bad decisions chilee.

The new boy is immediately taken by Lindiwe’s beauty and as fate would have it, he pursues her and the two get involved in a steamy, yet romantic relationship. But, it all gets tricky when Nhlamulo entangles Lindiwe and her mother in what seems to be a run-in with the law.

Is Nhlamulo in Lindiwe’s life for all the right reasons?

Scandal! airs weekdays at 19:30 on eTV.

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