Return of the White Shark
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, SharkFest
The official start of SharkFest 2023!
In the first show, Return of the White Shark:
Hundreds of great white sharks have recently appeared on the doorstep of one of America's most popular tourist destinations, hunting in ways never documented before.
To understand why the sharks are here and what this means for Cape Cod, a team of scientists are studying this new phenomenon to try to keep people safe.
Are the sharks changing the natural ecosystem... or restoring it?
Shark Eat Shark
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h45
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, SharkFest
Something is amiss in the sharky waters of Mossel Bay, South Africa.
Off the coast near Seal Island where great white sharks are known to chase and capture the furry mammals with breach-the-surface aeronautics, scientists have come upon a new theory as to what makes up most of the great white shark's diet, and it's not seals.
In Shark Eat Shark, shark scientists Enrico Gennari and Lacey Williams embark on a factual voyage with the help of Neil Hammerschlag to solve this predator-prey mystery, by casting a wide net of scientific experiments across the bay.
The pair use camera tags and baited remote underwater vehicles (or BRUVs), skin samples and more, to try and capture concrete evidence that sharks are preying on other sharks.
With a target area locked in as their playing field for the search, everything starts off promising.
But even though the team believes they have every angle of the investigation covered, nature throws them curveball after curveball that threatens to jeopardise everything.
In the end, the team perseveres against all odds and are left with first-ever evidence of their theory that life in the waters off Mossel Bay are a Shark Eat Shark world.
Black Tax 3
Channel: BET (DStv 129)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Comedy
If you think you're just earning your way in this world, think again - because it's payback since the first paycheque.
The show follows a black professional, Thuli (Jo-anne Reyneke), who grapples with the unsaid aspect of her community that affects most middle-class African people.
Thuli has to deal with the unspoken law of paying back to the family and extended family.
The first season saw Thuli being confronted with the reality of black tax and Season 2 saw her trying to rise above it by upskilling herself as a single mom trying to forge her way in the professional world.
Season 3 is all about embracing it – and, for Thuli's militant daughter Sihle (Mamodibe Ramodibe), having to dip her toes into the chaos of it all to help share the financial burden of supporting a household with her mother.
This season sees Thuli taking on a side hustle that becomes all-consuming, forcing her to make the decision to leave the safety of her real estate job and try to make it on her own as an entrepreneur.
But the prospect of financial freedom comes at a cost, as it puts strain on her family life as well as her newfound relationship with Nkanyiso (Motlatsi Mafatshe).
But Black Tax is about far more than just trying to make ends meet.
It's about family, love and community support, expressing gratitude, solidifying family bonds, joy and the lighter side of life as we navigate loadshedding, petrol increases and interest rate hikes.
This season, Thuli is going to experience it all.
From trying to get the kids to stand on their own feet to having to house her delinquent brother, start a business, parent her parents, keep her man happy, and save a stokvel – this is all just the tip of the iceberg.
Black Tax sees the return of most cast members, including Thuli's head-in-the-clouds brother Menzi (Sne Dladla), her parents Sizwe and Martha and her rural-raised nephew Zakhele (Bahle Mashinini) – plus cameo appearances by Daniel Janks as Thuli's "one percenter" boss James, Jason Goliath as her "frenemy" work colleague Antonio, and Owen Sejake as Nkanyiso's father Bra Hugo.
We will also see the introduction of new character Nomasonto, played by Thembsie Matu.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Career Aspirations": Thuli sets her sights on an upper management position within one of James' companies.
However, her hopes are shattered when James chooses someone else.
Determined not to be discouraged, Thuli finds an unlikely ally in Nkanyiso, who encourages her to leverage James' resources to build her own empire.
Meanwhile, the family comes together to throw a surprise graduation party for Thuli, leading to unexpected outcomes.
TVSA Show Page: Black Tax 3
For Life
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Drama, Legal Drama
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson executive produces this fictional serialised legal and family drama.
For Life, inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., is about prisoner Aaron Wallace, who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.
His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves - his estranged wife and daughter - and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
For Life will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in America's penal and legal systems.
In the series premiere, "Pilot": an incarcerated man, Aaron Wallace, becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own wrongful conviction.
Aaron's struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, Safiya Masry, will explore the flaws in the penal and legal systems, and inspire by showing how one person can make a difference when fighting for the truth.
Home Economics 2
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Comedy
Starring and executive produced by Topher Grace, Home Economics takes a look at the heartwarming yet super uncomfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship between three adult siblings.
One is in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on.
The comedy is inspired by the life of writer and executive producer Michael Colton.
In the Season 2 premiere, "49ers Foam Finger, $7": Connor invites the Hayworth clan to a San Francisco 49ers game as he tries to close his latest business deal.
Desperately trying to prove that he knows the game, Tom gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to showcase his football skills in front of the entire crowd of 49ers Faithful at Levi's Stadium.
Meanwhile, Denise tries to get Sarah to come to terms with Shamiah's new interest in cheerleading.
Susan Powell: An ID Murder Mystery
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
When 28-year-old mother of two, Susan Powell, vanishes without a trace from her home in West Valley City, Utah, the community is stunned.
All eyes turn to Susan's husband of eight years, Josh, who claims to have no idea where his wife has gone.
But Josh's dismissive nature and odd behaviours throughout the investigation unsettle local police, who suspect he knows more about what really happened to his wife than he is letting on.
Now, Investigation Discovery explores Susan's harrowing disappearance nine years later.
The two-hour special takes viewers deep inside the investigation of Josh Powell, unraveling a twisted tale of dysfunction, obsession and jealousy with an explosive conclusion that no one saw coming.
Susan Powell: An ID Murder Mystery is a thorough, 360-degree look at Susan Powell's disappearance nearly nine years ago, starting from the first report she was missing and culminating in the tragic murder-suicide of her sons at the hands of her husband, Josh.
The two-part special features all-new and exclusive interviews with key players in the case, including: Susan's father, Chuck Cox; her sister, Denise Cox Ernest; the Powell family's day care provider, Debbie Caldwell; and Susan's friends JoVonna Owings, Rachel Marini and Kiirsi Hellewell.
Other contributors featured include Ellis Maxwell, lead detective on the Powell case; Gary Sanders, Pierce County detective who assisted with Washington State investigation; Anne Bremner, Cox family attorney; and other legal experts and journalists who covered the case since the very beginning.
One Night With
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Music
One Night With is an exclusive live music performance from your favourite artists, as they take us on a journey and give us insights into who they are and how their music made them.