DStv Content Corner
DSTV WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS 19-25 January 2024
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Channel: Zambezi Magic Mpali
Genre: Drama
Monday 22 January at 20:30 on Zambezi Magic, 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?
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Pali Ba Lui
Genre: Comedy
Tuesday 23 January at 19:00 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
It’s a story of ambition, laughter, and the pursuit of success that you won’ t want to miss!
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Date My Family Botswana Genre: Reality
Thursday 25 January at 10:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Date My Family helps singletons find love by sending them on dates with their potential partner’s family. Can you really trust your family to help you find love?
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MOVIES
Jumanji: The Next Level
Genre: Adventure, action
Friday 19 January at 18:30 on Studio Universal, available on DStv Compact and up
When Spencer goes missing, his group of friends return to Jumanji to travel unexplored territories and help him escape the world’s most dangerous game. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, directed by Jake Kasdan. **********
Despicable Me 2
Genre: Animation, comedy Saturday 20 January at 16:00 on M-Net Movies 2, available on DStv Premium
When a new criminal comes to town, the Anti-Villain League decides to hire Gru in order to fight him off. While Gru initially refuses, he eventually agrees after his aide goes back to his evil ways. Starring Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, directed by Chris Renaud. **********
Black Demon
Genre: Horror, thriller
Sunday 21 January at 20:00 n M-Net Movies 1, 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.
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods Genre: Action, adventure Sunday 21 January at 20:05 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
Shazam and his superpowered foster siblings band together to face the Daughters of Atlas, who have stolen the Wizard’s staff and plan to use it for their own ends. Starring Zachary Levi and Rachel Zegler, directed by David F. Sandberg.
KIDS
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Big City Greens
Genre: Animation
Monday 22 January at 16:05 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
A country boy shifts to a metropolitan city with his family from their rural farm. With new things to explore every day, he tries to adjust to the new lifestyle.
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood Genre: Animation
Tuesday 23 January at 11:05 on PBS Kids, available on DStv Easy View and up
Every day Daniel puts on his red sweater, ties his shoes, and invites a new generation of preschoolers into the Neighbourhood of Make-Believe. Daniel shares his daily adventures with pals O the Owl, Katerina Kittycat, Prince Wednesday and Miss Elaina. **********
Home: Adventures with Tipamp; Oh
Genre: Animation
Wednesday 24 January at 06:30 on Dreamworks, available on DStv Family and up
A continuation of where the film `Home; left off, a misfit alien called Oh moves in with Tip and her family. **********
Jade Armor
Genre: Animation
Thursday 25 January at 08:05 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Family and up
It is Lan Jun’s turn to don the famous Jade armour and use her kung fu skills to fight evil; with her friends Theo and Alisha, as well as the Beasticons, she must fight against supervillains and manage her teenage life. **********
INTERNATIONAL
Home Alone
Genre: Crime, documentary
ID, available on DStv Compact
Plus and up
The proverb “home is where the heart is”; most definitely doesn’t apply in this true-crime series, which is set in otherwise quiet suburban residences that become anything but welcoming. The preyed upon believe the walls of their home provide a safe haven, but down dark corridors and behind the veneer of thin glass lurks unimaginable horror.
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Deadliest Catch
Genre: Reality
Friday 19 January at 21:50 on Discovery Channel, available on DStv Premium
Fishermen experience deadly dangers, uncertainty and discomfiture in the Bering Sea aboard fishing vessels during the Alaskan king crab, snow crab and bairdi crab fishing seasons. **********
Forged in Fire
Genre: Reality
Friday 19 January at 22:25 on History Channel, available on DStv Compact Plus and up
Top bladesmiths from different walks of life compete to create the best weapons and prove their effectiveness in a series of daunting challenges. **********
Back on the Record with Bob Costas
Genre: Talk show
Sunday 21 January at 17:50 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
Interviews with the biggest names in sports, entertainment and popular culture, and discussions led by Bob Costas that will address today’s most topical sports issues. **********
CATCH UP
Essex County
Genre: Drama
Four disparate characters linked together through bloodlines. The lead characters ebb and flow into each other’s lives, slowly weaving connections between them that ultimately save and redeem them.
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Moonshine
Genre: Comedy, drama
An epic tale of lust, legacy and lobster, is set against the backdrop of financial hardship, small-town intrigue and a long-buried secret that threatens to annihilate the Finley-Cullens once and for all.
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The Good Doctor
Genre: Drama
Shaun, a young doctor, joins a renowned hospital in San Jose, California, but his colleagues do not socialise with him. He uses his skills to treat patients and prove his abilities to his co-workers.
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Oops, I Changed the World! Genre: Documentary
How a failed poison gas detector results in the invention of the smoke detector; a Russian genius tries to measure gas density, but ends up with musical instrument; the Theremin.*