Habits of Gen Z on Showmax
14 March 2025

The Habits of Gen Z

Who is South Africa’s Gen Z? 

Nominated for a SAFTA for Best Structured or Docu-Reality Show, Habits of Gen Z sets out to understand the loud, proud generation, born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s. Their lives are inextricably linked to the digital world and, in South Africa, anchored in one of the most constitutionally and socially liberal societies in the world. But they also face unprecedented challenges unique to this moment in history. 

From multi-award winners IdeaCandy (Tracking Thabo Bester, Devilsdorp), The Habits of Gen Z is written and directed by Jo Munnik. 

The show’s guest line-up includes Candice Modisele, Maps Maponyane, Siv Ngesi, Penny Siopis, Cassidy Nicholson (aka Constantia Mom), Aletta Francina De Kock (formerly “Tannie Aletta”), and transgender model and former Miss South Africa semi-finalist Lehlogonolo Machaba, among others.

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