10 Weird Facts About Yizo Yizo (1999) You NEVER Knew

10 Weird Facts About Yizo Yizo (1999) You NEVER Knew A South African television drama once aired a scene so explosive it triggered an actual parliamentary motion to ban it. Yizo Yizo was not just a hit show; it was a controversial government experiment that accidentally rewrote the rules of post-apartheid television. What made real criminal gangs adopt this fictional show’s name as their own? And how did a series funded by the Department of Education end up shocking an entire nation? Join us as we count down ten weird facts about Yizo Yizo that you never knew. In nineteen ninety-nine, something happened that no broadcaster ever wants to hear about its own programming. A delinquent group operating in Lesley Township near Secunda adopted the name Yizo Yizo, according to a contemporary report by journalist McKeed Kotlolo. The gang was tied to a gang rape case, and it had borrowed its identity straight from the fictional villains audiences were watching every Tuesday night.