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Jonathan Mbiriyamveka TV
What an exciting weekend it was and I hope I find you in good shape. I am not so much into sequels or prequels but on Sunday I took time to watch “Bourne Legacy” the action franchise that started with “The Bourne Identity” and has now spun off into “The Bourne Legacy” starring Jeremy Renner. I used to think Matt Damon was the man for the role but hey Renner wasn’t that bad.

As usual, the movie screened on M-Net soon after “Carte Blanche” was as explosive as its predecessors though I didn’t enjoy the ending. I am not surprised the film didn’t cut the grade in “The Most Wanted Movie Sequels of All Time”. Just in case you missed it check it out during the course of the week. My goodness, I missed out on the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Amsterdam on Sunday but that is not a big deal since there is a repeat during the week.

And, of course, this week marks the beginning of premium open week on DStv. Last week we said that Dstv will this week would open some of its premium channels at no extra charge.

From DStv Access through to DStv Compact Plus subscribers will get a taste of the best in sensational sports, hit music, entertaining kiddies’ shows, intriguing documentaries and original home-grown content.

The best will be saved for last as DStv Family, Compact and Compact Plus subscribers will also have exclusive access to all the M-Net channels on Saturday November 16 and Sunday November 17, where viewers will get a preview of the latest in world class movies, series, reality and sought after talk shows.

And now moving on to ZBCTV, I got interesting comments from viewers concerning the programme “My Own Boss” running under the theme “Youth Empowerment The Practical Reality” and airs every Saturday between 6.30pm and 7.30pm.

While most viewers delight in watching Dr Philip Chiyangwa as the chief anchor on the business reality show, they, however, accuse him of being “too hard on the youthful contestants”.

Chiyangwa appears on the show during board- room meetings when contestants are judged according to how much money a contestant makes in the bank from the different tasks.

This is the crunch time for each contestant as they come face-to-face with Chiyangwa who calls a spade a spade when it comes to money matters.

We spoke to Chiyangwa and he denied being tough on the contestants saying it was “serious business” and “not small talk”.
“You see viewers need to understand and appreciate the theme of the show. Firstly, I wouldn’t be the chief anchor if we were to assemble amateurs. If you are a pretender you simply have to go home. We can’t have apologists and even in our country’s economy we don’t to be apologetic about anything. This is where we are getting it wrong.

“So for people to say ‘Phidza’ is being too tough it means they don’t appreciate the value of the show. If you look at such programmes hosted by the likes of Donald Trump, we need to show the sponsors that we are creating businesspeople and not thieves who get loans from the bank and do small businesses, NO!

“Beginning next year there are going to be big sponsors such as Econet and others who are into big business. That’s my level and I am not there for popularity’s sake because I am the judge and I have done it all.

“We don’t want to create a business where only the businessman and his family benefit but the entire nation. So we are not playing small time business here remember the show is not like Big Brother where people fall in love and all.

“While in Big Brother you don’t get to see the face behind the voice, on My Own Boss you see Chiyangwa,” he said. Kumbirai Chibadza, the public relations manager of the show, said Chiyangwa was not being tough but was there to ensure that contestants develop the right skills as businesspeople.

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