DStv Content Corner
LOCAL (SOUTHERN)
Channel: OneZed Wanilata
Genre: Reality
Monday 13 May at 17:50 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.
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Zuba
Genre: Drama
Tuesday 14 May at 20:00 on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
The rich and powerful Sosala and Jere families are at war with each other following revelations of secrets from a past once hidden.
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Mpali
Genre: Drama
Wednesday 15 May 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?
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Channel: Zambezi Magic
Nyumba Yanga
Genre: Reality
Monday 13 May at 17:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up Catherine Chilambe is a mother of five who has spent years on a housing project. Now that the project is coming to an end she has sought professional help from Ackate.
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Ten Tamanga Street
Genre: Drama
Tuesday 14 May at 19:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Fate forces two young men from different worlds to move in together in the cutthroat environment of Tamanga Street. The lives of the residents completely change after Fundi and Socks arrive.
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My Kitchen Party
Genre: Reality
Wednesday 15 May at 12:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up My Kitchen Party takes you on a journey into preparations of one of the most important days of a soon to be bride. Every episode is filled with suspense, drama, laughter, team work, kept and broken promises as each different love story unfolds.
MOVIES
Titanic
Genre: Drama
Saturday 11 May at 16:40 on TNT, available on DStv Access and up
Seventeen-year-old Rose hails from an aristocratic family and is set to be married. When she boards the Titanic, she meets Jack Dawson, an artist, and falls in love with him. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by James Cameron.
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Genre: Drama, thriller
Sunday 12 May at 20:00 on M-Net Movies 1, available on DStv Premium
During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world’s first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history. Starring Cillian Murphy, directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Freelance
Genre: Action, comedy
Sunday 12 May at 20:05 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
Stuck in a dead-end desk job, former special forces operative Mason Pettis reluctantly takes on a freelance gig to provide private security for a washed-up journalist as she interviews a ruthless dictator.
When a military coup breaks out just as she’s about to get the scoop of a lifetime, the unlikely trio must figure out how to survive the jungle and one another to make it out alive. Starring John Cena, directed by Pierre Morel.
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KIDS
Phineas and Ferb
Genre: Animation
Monday 13 May at 08:05 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
Phineas and Ferb embark on various adventures during their summer vacation, while trying to keep their sister from interfering with their plans.
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The Loud House
Genre: Animation
Tuesday 14 May at 16:25 on Nickelodeon, available on DStv Access and up
In a family of 10 sisters and relatives, Lincoln Loud, a young and innocent boy, finds different creative ways with his best friend to survive.
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The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show
Genre: Animation
Wednesday 15 May at 08:30 on Dreamworks, available on DStv Family and up
Sherman and Mr Peabody are the hosts of a late-night TV show, in which they use Mr Peabody’s WABAC machine to take trips to events in history and to bring special guests forward in time to participate on the show.
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Jade Armor
Genre: Animation
Thursday 16 May at 09:30 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.
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CATCH UP Panhandle Genre: Drama*
A traffic police officer teams up with a detective with agoraphobia to investigate strange murders and through that they also address their demons. Yellowjackets
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Genre: Drama
A team of girls’ soccer players travelling to Seattle face a tragedy when their plane crashes in the Ontario wilderness. While they struggle to survive the harsh conditions, their sanity slips away.
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The Graham Norton Show Genre: Talk show
Graham Norton gets up close and personal with various celebrities whilst focusing on different aspects of celebrity culture that attract his attention.
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Planet Earth II
Genre: Documentary
From the frozen tundra in the north to the dry forests of the equator, Sir David Attenborough narrates a compelling view of the planet.
‘Planet Earth’ was the first natural history documentary to be filmed in high definition, and now a decade later improved technology has made it possible to capture further details, from elusive animal behaviors to previously inaccessible remote landscapes.