The 6th season of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola starts tonight on the eNCA - but you wouldn't know it if it depended on e.tv.

e.tv has done zero publicity trying to promote the brand-new 6th season of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola starting tonight on the eNCA (DStv 403) at 21:30.

There was not a single word from e.tv to South Africa's press that a new season of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola is returning to South African TV screens or any alert of the show starting or when.

e.tv didn't respond to a media enquiry made about the new 6th season of LNN with Loyiso Gola and a request for any information about the show.

Interestingly e.tv didn't issue a single word of information or the smallest bit of programming information, or any announcement, publicity photography, neither a programming alert nor any advisories to TV writers and South African TV critics about the new SportsNation programme which recently started on eNCA, or M&S which started this week on the eNCA.

Perhaps eNCA programming and the channel's weekly magazine shows (which all have episode synopsis and weekly programming teasers available but which are never communicated) are deemed so unwatchable by e.tv executives that press can't be bothered to be told on a weekly basis what the line-up is of shows such as ScreenTime with Nicky Greenwall, Tech Report, Maggs on Media, The Justice Factor, LNN with Loyiso Gola, Africa 360 and Judge for yourself with Dennis Davis.

Or perhaps the people responsible to communicate the weekly line-ups of these shows to South Africa's press covering television simply can't be bothered or care to set up some system to do so, and then consistently do it.

The loss is that of e.tv and the eNCA. Viewers tune in when they know what's going to show, or see or read something in their interest when there is a guest or a topic seen or covered in a show. If they don't know, they make no appointment or reminder to watch.

It's not difficult and part of the basic and expected corporate communication and publicity service of any TV channel to communicate this most basic of television currency - what you're going to show - but for some reason for the eNCA it just never happens.

Meanwhile the ever-brilliant LNN with Loyiso Gola which deserves to be a fixed weekly show all-year round, kicks off its 6th season tonight on the eNCA at 21:30 with weekly repeats on Thursdays at 12:30, Fridays at 21:00 and Saturdays at 16:30.

HILARIOUS. Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola interviews the Marikana sangoma; rips Judith Sephuma, Trevor Noah, David Kau and Top Billing.

It's brilliant and hilarious: Loyiso Gola interviewing the supposed Marikana sangoma who told the miners they would be invincible and invisible if they use his potion.

The incredibly funny skit was peppered with amazing one-liners zinging everyone from Judith Sephuma to Trevor Noah and David Kau to Top Billing -  delivered with deadpan perfection by the sangoma named Thokoza.

Thokoza told Loyiso Gola he's not doing so well after the mine incident. "These are my customers who came to me for everything".

"I know Judith veery well," said the sangoma. "She drops off her Chicken Licken bones every Friday."

"Ask your comedian friends. Ask that boy Trevor Noah. Ask him. People don't know whether he's coloured or just an albino. He came to me. And the next thing ... New York! Baa-baa!"

"That David Kau. He would have been selling hats at the robot. Then he came to me for help. I threw the bones. And said: Dress up like a brown cow. And do black accents for black people. Next thing he's getting  married on Top Billing. Top!"

I simply HAD to upload a clip of this deliciously wonderful skit after I've watched it since last night multiple, multiple times. The comedic timing, facial expressions, pacing and tone of voice of both are just perfect.

Programming note: The brilliant Loyiso Gola is back for a 5th season to make a highly-enjoyable laugh of late night with Late Nite.

The only question mark regarding the return of the 5th season tonight at 21:35 on e.tv and 21:30 on eNCA (DStv 403) of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola is why this brilliantly sharp and extremely funny satirical news show has not yet been turned in a full year-round and permanent property on the news channel.

With South Africa in the midst of a new class war and economic struggle with rampant political corruption and failing public service delivery from electricity, public works and textbooks a show such as Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola is riveting, unmissable, neccesary (and did I mention enjoyable?) television.

The funny comedian is incredibly on-point and topical with political issues running the gamut of the entire spectrum, weighing-in on issues all South Africa's have heard about during the week - and often funnily linked with declasse pop culture references like to Nonhle Thema - making things everything even funnier.

The unabated torrent of hilarious and snide (yet oh so true) commentary from Loyiso Gola and cohorts on current affairs matters are spot-on.

Riaad Moosa is back with his biting "Second Opinion" insert and the hilariously wonderful David Kibuuka will continue to report from far-flung and near geographical locations (Lonmin or the Marikana mine, perhaps, tonight in the 5th season opener?)

That foul-mouthed Dineo Ranaka Chester Missing the puppet is also back; and the recent addition since the 4th season, Tats Nkonzo with his "Morale Index" (hilarious! hilarious!), will also return for the 14 new episodes this season.

"LNN holds up a mirror to South Africa and encourages the youth to engage with the political landscape of today," says Tamsin Andersson, producer of LNN with Loyiso Gola. "Satire and humour are powerful tools in opening up the space for debate and free thought in popular culture. We ask the common sense questions and make people laugh."

According to the show this 5th season will have "all eyes on the Road to Mangaung, with the 14th episode of LNN being broadcast a few days before the kick-off of Mangaung. Viewers can also expect cameos from some of the country's most celebrated performers, says the show.

LNN with Loyiso Gola has several weekly repeats on the eNCA on Thursdays at 09:30, Fridays at 16:30, Saturdays at 23:30 and Mondays at 21:30.

Programming note: Fifth season of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola set to return to the eNCA on Wednesday 12 September at 21:30.

The 5th season of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola (LNN) will start on Wednesday 12 September at 21:30 on the eNCA (DStv 403).

The satirical news show is fronted by Loyiso Gola.and will have repeats on Thursdays at 12:30, Fridays at 21:00 and Saturdays at 16:30.

So far not a single word publicity wise to TV critics and writers from e.tv or the eNCA about an excellent TV show starting again in exactly a week's time.