Renowned South African broadcaster DJ Sbu has finally addressed the unanswered questions about the television show ‘Friends Like These.’
The popular ‘Friends Like These’ was a South African game show based on the British format of the same name, produced locally by Urban Brew Studios. The show featured two teams of friends (males versus females), who competed in a series of challenges.
The winning team would then face a final round, where they had to answer questions about each other, to win a group holiday.
DJ Sbu sets the record straight
Over the years, fans of the show have wondered if the winning team actually went on a cruise, provided they answered the questions correctly at the end of the final round.
DJ Sbu, who hosted ‘Friends Like These’ for over 10 years, recently responded to these inquiries after radio 702 presenter Clement Manyathela asked him whether the trips actually took place.
“Yes they did,” Sbu laughed.
“It is just that it was before the social media era. I still get that, a lot of people are like ‘ah, ne le re shaya shaya lona (you were fooling us)’. The trips did happen and and so how they would happen is that it wouldn’t be multiple trips every weekend, we’d wait for the entire season’s winners.
“We knew that other people were at work and busy, so we would schedule around the festive season for this entire ship to go. I had a lot of fun doing it,” he said.
DJ Sbu, whose real name is Sbusiso Leope, left the show ‘Friends Like These’ to focus on his businesses and also start his podcast.
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