Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary, History
When the 160-year-old wreckage of the Clotilda, America's last known slave ship, was positively identified in the murky waters of the Mobile River in 2019, that was enough for Joycelyn Davis.
Growing up in historic Africatown near Mobile, Alabama, Davis always believed the stories she heard about the origin of her community: that a wealthy white businessman made a bet that he could import enslaved Africans into Mobile, long after the practice had been outlawed.
That the Clotilda's captain, William Foster, returned from Africa in 1860 with 108 captives on board — including Charlie Lewis, Davis's ancestor and one of the founders of Africatown.
That Foster had tried to destroy the evidence of his crime by burning and scuttling the Clotilda.
And that somewhere out there in the Mobile River lay the remains of the vessel.
Now, archaeologists have come up with more revelations that make the already exceptional Clotilda rarer still.
Since the Clotilda's identification, researchers have been studying the shipwreck and the history surrounding it.
Their efforts have resulted in the vessel being named to the National Register of Historic Places.
They've also revealed that much more of the ship has survived than was first thought, making the Clotilda not only the last American slave ship, but also the best preserved.
Getting a clear view of the shipwreck in the muddy river is all but impossible, so researchers have relied on sonar to peer through the murk.
Researchers have also gained new insight into the ebb and flow of silt covering portions of the shipwreck.
Sing in Harmonie
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 15h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Music, Afrikaans
This show searches for the best school choirs in the country.
It is the first school choir competition of its kind, offering schools across South Africa the chance to make their mark on national TV and in the process win their share of prizes worth R50,000.
The competition takes you on a journey through South Africa with a spectacular choir performance every week.
The presenters are Anthonie Bougas and Izak Davel.
53rd NAACP Image Awards
Channel: BET (DStv 129)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Awards
The 53rd NAACP Image Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performances of people of colour across more than 80 competitive categories spanning film, television and streaming, music, literature and podcasts.
The awards will also include four new podcast categories: Outstanding News and Information Podcast; Outstanding Lifestyle / Self-Help Podcast; Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast; and Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast.
The award-winning song, Essence, earned two nominations as Outstanding International Song and Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album.
This ensures that Tems has three nominations at the awards as she is also nominated for the Outstanding New Artist for her EP, If Orange Was a Place.
In both the motion picture and television + streaming categories, Netflix has the most nominations, with Insecure garnering the most nominations.
In the music recording categories, H.E.R. received the most nominations.
In terms of record labels, RCA Records garnered the most nominations.
Amistad has the most nominations in all of the literary categories.
The winners will be revealed during the two-hour special, which will be hosted by seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson.
Samuel L. Jackson will receive the prestigious Chairman's Award, which is bestowed in recognition of individuals who demonstrate exemplary public service and use their distinct platforms to create agents of change.
Past honorees of the Chairman's Award include the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis and Ruby Dee, Danny Glover, Rev. James Lawson, Tyler Perry, then-Senator Barack Obama, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and former Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
It was also announced that Scot X. Esdaile will receive the Activist of the Year award and Channing Hill will receive the Youth Activist of the Year award.
Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will receive the President's Award.
The President's Award is presented in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service, with previous recipients including Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James, Rihanna, Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, Lauryn Hill and Soledad O'Brien, among others.
Eternal Enemies
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary
Propelled by Jeremy Irons' narration, Eternal Enemies reveals the story of conflict between lions and hyenas, relatively unknown or even suspected in the scientific world before this.
The intense relationship and enduring rivalry between the two species play out in a battle of survival.
War of the Lions
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h45
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary
From savannahs bursting with game to deserts with not a drop to drink, all lion kingdoms are not created equal.
While big cats get fat in Africa's savannahs, they must fight for every morsel in the desert.
So which gets to call itself king?
Hunting Hitler: The Final Chapter
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 21h40
Genre: Documentary, Special, History
CIA Veteran Bob Baer's investigation proved that Hitler could have successfully fled Germany after the war and disappeared into South America.
But the investigation also produced a more unexpected discovery: startling evidence that a Fourth Reich was successfully mounting on South American soil with one central goal - a devastating attack on the United States.
In this special, Bob is back in the war room to interrogate the true scope of Hitler's Fourth Reich plans, and explores how the Nazis infiltrated and specifically targeted America after World War II.
Trevor Noah: That's Racist
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Comedy, Special
Trevor Noah knows one thing for sure: in his own country, one had better keep one's mouth shut about issues such as affirmative action, the past or cultural differences.
Otherwise one might be tainted by the most feared label of them all... racist.