SABC1’s viewer response to the first few episodes of the show led the channel to review the delivery of the initial host and a decision was taken to release him from his responsibilities as presenter. The new host will make his first appearance on the show on Tuesday, 19 June, at 18:30.

“The show requires a strong personality to drive it and we believe Howza has what it takes,” says Vukile Madlala, the channel’s head of publicity. “He resonates well with our viewers even from his other roles as presenter on Big Up and his music background.”

“I hope to add value to the show by bringing in my personality which I believe is my strongest selling point. The new role comes as a learning curve as it offers me an opportunity to grow by working in a different environment. The content is also different and I’m looking forward to learning more on love and relationships,” said Howza.

All You Need Is Love is a platform for exceptional stories about extraordinary people and that special emotion called love. The new season celebrates exceptional husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and single people looking for someone special. It will also display how love triumphs over adversity and explore the nature of unconditional love and what romantic love means in a real-life environment.

“We believe the viewers will be very pleased with Howza; he has a larger than life personality and has such compassion in the way in which he deals with people who come onto our show. Viewers can expect some very special stories of love and relationships,” commented the producers at Endemol.

All You Need is Love will be broadcast on SABC1 every Tuesday at 18:30.

All You Need Is Love 5 is produced for SABC1 by Endemol South Africa.