LikeTyma LikeNtwana
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Talk Show, Advertiser-Funded
LikeTyma LikeNtwana is an exploration of father-son relationships hosted by TT Mbha and his father, Serame Mbha.
The show's premise is built around frank conversations between fathers, sons, uncles and nephews, delving into topics of absent fathers, paternity discovery, role modelling, incarcerated fathers, present fathers and family legacy with the ultimate goal of building a nation of good men.
The guests featured include radio personality and father figure Thabo Mokwele, musical group Kwela Tebza, Skeem Saam actor Cedric Fourie, social media personality Lasizwe Dambuza, actor Tumisho Masha and entrepreneur and radio DJ Sbu Leope.
The show is in partnership with the Amatyma Wellness Network, which was founded by TT Mbha in 2020 to promote physical, mental and financial wellness among men.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama
Five years after the murder of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town, one student is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer.
Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh. Case closed.
The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.
But smart and single minded Pip Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure and she's determined to prove it.
And if Sal Singh isn't a murderer and the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?
Die Ontwerpers
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality, DIY, Afrikaans
In each episode of this show, an interior designer takes you on a tour of three spaces.
The first is one they designed themself, the second is one that inspires them, and – finally – their own home.
Forbidden Love
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Reality
Couples hopelessly in love face one final hurdle in their relationship - religion.
To stay together, someone must choose to change their faith, but will the sacrifice strengthen their relationship or tear them apart?
In the series premiere, "I'd Do Anything for Love...": Elmer's transition out of the Amish leads to an unsavory addiction.
Meanwhile, Laurie struggles with the pressures of converting to Orthodox Judaism.
Also, Ashley sets out to ease the tension between her conservative Catholic family and her Muslim husband.
Love and Hate Crime
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Documentary Series, True Crime
At a time when accusations of race and sexual prejudice are dominating the US political debate, this series looks at the dangers facing those who are singled out as 'different' and investigates hate crime in America.
Cases in the series include the murder of a transgender woman, whose boyfriend claims that he was so shocked at finding out she was born male, he lost control and killed her.
The show also explores how the case of a young man from Texas, killed for being gay by his own boyfriend's family, has polarised a community.
In the series premiere, "Double Lives": A young man is led into court and sentenced to life for the savage murder of the woman he loved.
The camera follows him into prison, where he starts to explain his story and how he reacted with blind rage when he found out a secret his girlfriend was holding from him.
But is he telling the truth, and what really happened?
Slowly his story unravels as more and more information is found out about him.
Filmed with amazing access to the killer in prison and in court, the film tells the story of a hate crime and the danger of being different in the USA.
The film also traces the victim's story through speaking to the police, others who investigated the murder and those who were close to her.
Unstable 2
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy
A biotech genius tries to bounce back from the depths of grief with help from his son, who works to escape his dad's shadow and save the family business.
Rob Lowe and his son, John Owen Lowe, team up in this comedy series.
Ellis Dragon is a universally admired, eccentric, narcissist-adjacent biotech entrepreneur working to make the world a better place.
He's also in emotional free-fall.
His son Jackson Dragon is... none of those things.
Can Jackson save Ellis and his company and salvage their estranged relationship while also doing what may actually be impossible: escaping the shadow of his larger-than-life father?
In Season 2, Ellis lays out a series of challenges and mind games for Jackson to see if he has what it takes to succeed him as the heir to the Dragon empire..
But does a newcomer have other ideas?