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Taboo: Women's Sexuality

From an incredibly young age, girls are made aware of their sexuality. * Womxn, rather than wo...


Blessers: A curse in disguise?

Whenever the word blesser or sponsor comes to mind, I always think of a much older man Old enough to have a few kids (or even a  few grandch...


MTV Shuga Goes Global! Nigeria, Egypt & India To Air by 2020

MTV Staying Alive Foundation's award-winning drama series, MTV Shuga, is set to reach Nigeria, India & Egypt by 2020... ...


Being Gay Isn't African?

Recent responses on our Youtube page about homosexuality have indicated that it is a western phenomenon that is being exported from Europe. ...


Rape within a Relationship: What Does it Mean?

Many believe that sexual assault by someone you’re in a romantic relationship with isn’t as serious as if it were with a stranger. T...


Making Love A Crime

Everyone should be able to love who they want, right? Unfortunately, that is not the case for some people, where the act of loving someone o...


#RealTalk: Living with HIV

This is my story... The story below was written by Melissa Ikirezi, who opened up about her HIV status…...


MTV Breaks X MTV Shuga Comic Book Competition: The Winners

It's that time again Shugafam... Another MTV Breaks X MTV Shuga collaboration has reached that all important stage where the chosen few have...


The hottest drama is back: Now on radio…listen here…

We’ve teamed up with several South African radio stations to bring you a completely different experience: The MTV Shuga: Down South radio ...


How to help if a friend is being abused

Anyone can be an abuser. They don't have a certain look that you can pinpoint, and you never know if a person is an abuser until you’r...