DStv Content Corner
DSTV WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS 12-18 January 2024
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LOCAL (SOUTHERN)
Channel: OneZed
My Family Wahala
Genre: Comedy
Monday 15 January at 18:30 on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
What happens when a successful lawyer’s unambitious husband leaves her – for the umpteenth time – for a younger woman? Tears, of course, but also resilience followed by laughter in this comedy, My Family Wahala!
Mpali
Genre: Drama
Tuesday 16 January at 20:30 on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
Nguzu returns home and is shocked to learn his farm has closed down and seized by his enemy with the help of one of his wives, whilst coming to terms with betrayal, he’s silently mourning a death of another wife. Will the farm and family ever rise?
Wanilata
Genre: Reality
Wednesday 17 January at 19:00 on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
They say love is blind but only to those who cannot see what’s right in front of them! Wanilata, Zambezi Magic’s new dating show is here to show us singletons’s who are not afraid to confess love to their crushes.
Channel: Zambezi Magic
Date My Family Zambia Genre: Reality
Monday 15 January at 16:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
In search of love, young suitors from various parts of Zambia meet with three different families of unknown potential partners.
Night of Laughter
Genre: Comedy
Tuesday 16 January at 17:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Are you ready for the latest and freshest stand-up comedy show in town? Even if you say you are, we think you were never ready for the reason why your ribs will be cracking from laughter this summer!
Zuba
Genre: Drama
Wednesday 17 January at 20:00 on
Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Zuba’s world is turned up-side down just when she decides to do the right thing, leaving her to wonder, is she the curse to everyone that loves her? MOVIES
Confess, Fletch
Genre: Comedy, crime
Saturday 13 January at 16:30 on M-Net Movies 2, available on DStv Premium
When Irwin Fletcher becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, he attempts to prove his innocence while searching for his fiancee’s stolen art collection. Starring Lorenza Izzo and Jon Hamm, directed by Greg Mottola.
The Lego Movie
Genre: Animation, adventure Sunday 14 January at 13:00 on M-Net Movies 4, available on DStv Compact and up
In a world made entirely of Lego bricks and pieces, an ordinary construction worker is chosen by a resistance movement to overthrow an evil, micromanaging businessman. Starring Will Arnett and Chris Pratt, directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
Book Club: The Next Chapter Genre: Comedy, drama
Sunday 14 January at 20:00 on M-Net Movies 1, available on DStv Premium
Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Starring Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen, directed by Bill Holderman.
Black Demon
Genre: Horror, thriller
Sunday 14 January at 20:05 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
Oilman Paul Sturges’ idyllic family vacation turns into a living nightmare when they encounter a gigantic megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get back to shore alive before it strikes again. Starring Josh Lucas and Fernanda Urrejola, directed by Adrian Grunberg.
KIDS
Saturdays
Genre: Comedy
Monday 15 January at 17:00 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
A trio of teenagers, Paris, Simone and Ari, dream of making it big as skaters. Together, they work to make their skating rink the best one in Chicago.
Hero Elementary
Genre: Animation
Tuesday 16 January at 07:10 on PBS Kids, available on DStv Easy View and up
Members of the Sparks’ Crew -- Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles -- work with their teacher, Mr. Sparks, to help people and solve problems.
The Adventures of Puss In Boots Genre: Animation
Wednesday 17 January at 18:00 on Dreamworks, available on DStv Family and up
Puss in Boots must guard the previously hidden city of San Lorenzo’s famous treasure from invaders after he accidentally breaks an ancient spell which made the land invisible to outsiders. Pokemon
Genre: Drama
Thursday 18 January at 07:20 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Family and up
A Pokemon master, along with his small group of friends, travels around the world to capture as many pocket monsters as he can.
CATCH UP
Succession
Genre: Drama
The series centres on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family’s patriarch.
Blindspotting
Genre: Comedy, drama
Collin Hoskins, an ex-convict, struggles to finish the last days of his probation. He is haunted by an incident where he witnesses a white police officer shoot down a black man.
House of Villains
Genre: Reality
Ten of reality television’s most iconic and infamous villains come together and must outsmart, out-manipulate and outscheme each other through a series of challenges to win a cash prize and the title of America’s Ultimate Supervillain. Does Murder Sleep?
Genre: Crime, documentary Stories that tap into the primal fear, present since childhood, of what happens once people shut their eyes.*