DStv Content Corner
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Pali Ba Lui (season 1) Genre: Comedy
Friday 23 August at 20:30 on OneZed, available on DStv Access and up
Despite having incompetent employees and an overbearing personality, Mr. Lui will stop at nothing to make his newly opened peri-urban restaurant a success.
That Zed Podcast (season 1) Genre: Drama
Sunday 25 August at 20:00 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Casual chats with the movers and shakers in society. Catch new episodes every Sunday evening on OneZed. Mpali (season 7)
Genre: Drama Monday 26 August at 20:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
The dysfunctional Nguzu family grows further apart as each member faces new challenges and struggles from their past.
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Chokolo (season 2) Genre: Drama
Wednesday 28 August at 21:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
A beautiful young widow faces the prospect of Chokolo, but when what was supposed to be a simple affair threatens to break-up the Senkulo family, Bukata is pulled into a whirlwind of deceit and heartbreaks.
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Vanquish Genre: Action, thriller
Friday 23 August at 20:00 on M-Net Movies 3, available on DStv Compact Plus and up
Victoria has left a life of crime behind and works as a caretaker for Damon, a retired police officer. But he holds her daughter hostage and forces Victoria to fight and kill violent criminals.
The Woman King
Genre: Drama, action Saturday 24 August at 16:00 on M-Net Movies 2, available on DStv Premium
After provoking the empire of Oyo by liberating enslaved women, General Nanisca prepares to face the wrath along with an all-women army of her own.
Beautiful Wedding
Genre: Romance, comedy Sunday
25 August at 20:05 on M-Net, available on DStv Premium
After a crazy night in Las Vegas, Abby and Travis wake up as accidental newlyweds, then travel to Mexico for an even wilder honeymoon. As chaos ensues, they must decide if they belong together, or if this marriage is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Life of the Party Genre: Comedy
Tuesday 27 August at 17:00 on M-Net Movies 4, available on DStv Access and up
When her husband divorces her, Deanne, a middle-aged mother, decides to complete her college education, much to the dismay of her daughter, Maddie, with whom she shares her classes.
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Mr Magoo Genre: Animation
Saturday 24 August at 08:05 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Compact and up
The adventures of Mr Magoo, a kind but accident-prone man who is always happy to help others, but who causes constant disasters due to his lack of glasses. **********
Transformers: EarthSpark Genre: Animation
Sunday 25 August at 10:45 on NickToons, available on DStv Compact and up
After the end of the Transformers’ war, the Malto family moves to Witwicky, Pennsylvania, to start a new life but their lives soon get entangled with a group of Terran
Transformers. Bunk’d Genre: Comedy
Monday 26 August at 17:00 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
Emma, Ravi and Zuri Ross go to find adventure at the summer camp in Maine, where their parents had met for the first time.
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Monsters at Work Genre: Animation
Wednesday 28 August at 09:00 on Disney Channel, available on DStv Compact and up
Mechanic Tylor Tuskmon has big dreams of working his way up the ranks to the Laugh Floor at Monsters Inc. ********** INTERNATIONAL
The Next Baking Master: Paris (season 1) Genre: Reality, cooking
Friday 23 August at 16:05 on Food Network, available on DStv Family and up
Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre invite 10 American bakers to Paris, where they will vie to become a baking master. With access to iconic shops and experts, their adventure will test their chops in technique, artistry, innovation and flavour.
Big Little Brawlers (season 1) Genre: Reality
Tuesday 27 August at 22:00 on TLC, available on DStv Compact and up
This series follows a group of extraordinary athletes in one of the world’s most successful wrestling leagues; against all odds, they strive to achieve their dreams in the ring and struggle to be the best they can be for their family out of it.
Naked and Afraid: Brazil (season 1) Genre: Reality
Wednesday 28 August at 21:00 on Discovery Channel, available on DStv Compact Plus and up
Men and women pair up with each other and set out on a thrilling adventure where they experience extreme situations and an environment to survive.
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