Tropika Island of Treasure 11
Channel: S3
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Advertiser-Funded, Reality Competition, Reality
The sun-kissed shores of Tropika Island of Treasure are calling and this season the stakes are higher than ever.
Brace yourselves for an epic new chapter as intrepid contestants embark on a thrilling quest for buried treasure in the 11th season of the reality show.
Zanele Potelwa takes over from Anga Makubalo as the host of this season, which takes place in Zanzibar for the first time since Season 2 in 2009.
Tropika Island of Treasure has a blend of exotic challenges, captivating landscapes and fierce competition.
This year, the show is pushing the boundaries once again, introducing a fresh batch of castaways ready to face their fears and outwit their rivals for the ultimate prize of a shared R1-million. The winning couple will also win a new car each.
The celebrity contestants for Season 11 are as follows:
Bobby van Jaarsveld (singer and actor)
Chad Jones (dancing influencer)
Hungani Ndlovu (actor)
Karl Kugelmann (model and influencer)
Ndavi Nokeri (Miss South Africa 2022)
Nqobile Khwezi (influencer and sports presenter)
Roxy Burger (presenter)
The contestants who will join the celebrities in paradise are:
Buntu Matshaya
Dimakatso Calisa
Gloria Ngcobo
Ryan Cummings
Stacy Gossayn
Tazmin Mohamed
Tristen Naidoo
You'll find pics of everyone on the TVSA Show Page here: Tropika Island of Treasure 11
In the Dock
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Drama, Legal Drama
Drama series which revolves around the trial of a politician accused of murdering his wife.
Bhekani Madlala (Dumisani Mbebe), a South African politician, is woken up to the news that his wife Lungi (Angela Sithole) died in a car accident.
But deeper investigations show he may have staged the accident to cover up how he killed her.
As he faces his trial, details of their unhappy marriage and a double life come to light, and the true reason why Lungi faked her death, and framed him for her murder.
Set primarily within the tense confines of a courtroom, In the Dock finds Bhekani under the sharp scrutiny of justice.
As the story unfolds, Bhekani, with his back against the wall, has to fight to prove his innocence amidst mounting evidence and public speculation.
The series delves into the world of Bhekani as he faces accusations, court confrontations, revealing flashbacks and the shadow of a mystery witness.
With each episode, the court becomes both a stage of confrontation and a place of revelation, with one question at the heart of it: did he or didn't he do it?
Jerry Mofokeng also stars as Khulile Motaung, along with performances by Katlego Danke, Ayakha Ntunja, Toka Ntunjana, Felicia Mahambehlala, Lorraine Moropa, Tshepo Maseko, Kwanele Mthethwa, Bongani Ndyalvane and Yvonne Chaka Chaka as the presiding judge.
In the Dock is produced by The Milton Empire.
The directors are Zolani Phakade and Nthabi Tau.
TVSA Show Page: In the Dock
Selling the Hamptons 2
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Larger-than-life personalities, a red hot seller's market, super exclusive luxury properties and the potential for mega-dollar sales blend into a potent cocktail of real estate drama and real world competition in Selling the Hamptons.
The docu-style series follows a team of six Hamptons-based real estate agents from Nest Seekers International.
During the series the agents battle to make their mark in the elite East End real estate market.
With high demand, limited inventory and a short selling season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, pressure reaches explosive levels and loyalties are tested.
In the Season 2 premiere, "The Prince and the Popstar": It's another heated summer for Nest Seekers, and the competition between JB and Peggy continues as JB moves on a listing that was once Peggy's.
Also, JB learns that a client's daughter is in a position to cost him millions of dollars of business.
Social Studies
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Documentary Series
Social Studies is a character-driven documentary series that delves into the lives of the first generation raised on social media.
Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, this groundbreaking social experiment features a diverse group of LA teens who open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.
From battling bullying, grappling with beauty standards, coping with racism, exploring sexuality, navigating the pressures of constant comparison and making life-altering decisions, their compelling and relatable experiences take us on a raw, visceral and urgent journey through the challenges of growing up in the digital age.
In the series premiere, "Social 101": L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.
Martin Yan's Asian Favorites
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 14h25
Genre: Food
Chef Martin Yan has spent 20 years travelling all over Asia, gathering culinary secrets.
Now, he blends his signature cooking style with his insider knowledge to prepare dishes influenced by the people and places that inspire him, all from his own kitchen.
In the series premiere, "Noodles": Chef Yan brings focus to a classic Asian staple, the humble noodle.
He kicks things off with crispy caramelized noodles from Thailand, followed by tangy Malaysian fish head noodles and finishes with yan-style stir-fried noodles.
Wild Arabia
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
Revealing the astonishing landscapes, extraordinary wildlife and remarkable people found in the vast region of Arabia, which stands at the crossroads of three continents.
Sand, Wind and Stars
Few places on Earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia.
This series enters the forbidding wilderness and reveals a magical cast of characters, from the snow-white oryx that inspired the myth of the unicorn to the long-legged jerboa leaping 10 times its own body length through the star-filled Arabian nights.
Horned vipers hunt glow-in-the-dark scorpions, while Bedouin nomads race their camels across the largest sand desert in the world.
The Jewel of Arabia
In a remote corner of southern Arabia one mountain range holds a remarkable secret.
Swept by the annual Indian Ocean monsoon, the Dhofar mountains become a magical lost world of waterfalls and cloud forests filled with chameleons and honey badgers.
Offshore, rare whales that have not bred with any others for over 60,000 years and green sea turtles come ashore in their thousands, shadowed by egg-stealing foxes.
Heat-seeking cameras reveal, for the first time, striped hyenas doing battle with Arabian wolves.
Meanwhile, local researchers come face to face with the incredibly rare Arabian leopard.
Shifting Sands
Huge changes have swept across Arabia since the discovery of oil and the Arab relationship with nature has changed too.
This is summed up by the changes to camel racing, now an ultra hi-tech sport.
Arabia's animals now live alongside a very modern society, but Arabia's people are using technology to protect nature - dugongs are fitted with satellite transmitters, hunting falcons chase down radio-controlled planes, and the world's first carbon-neutral city is being built in the very heart of oil country.
Hart to Heart
Channel: S3
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Interview Show
Armed with his insatiable curiosity, lightning wit and vintage wine, Kevin Hart sits down to interview A-list guests in the comfort of his virtual wine cellar for an uninterrupted hour of insight, truth, enlightenment and of course, some humour.
Hart to Heart will dig deep to find out what makes these world class influencers tick, their goals and aspirations, their journey to stardom, and the obstacles they overcame to reach their lofty status.
Season 1 guests include Miley Cyrus, Don Cheadle, Kelly Clarkson, Cameron Diaz, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmy Kimmel, Nick Cannon, Bryan Cranston, John Travolta, Ice Cube and Jay Leno.
In the series premiere, "Miley Cyrus": Music phenom Miley Cyrus joins Kevin in the wine cellar and reflects on her journey from Hannah Montana to acclaimed musical artist, the way Hollywood treats child actors and why she's still hustling and reaching for new goals.
Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 20h55
Genre: Comedy
Inspired by the gritty, competitive proving grounds of the comedy-club circuit, Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle is an insult-comedy event featuring the world's most venomous comedians in one-on-one standoffs, with an all-star panel of judges deciding their tournament fate.
Comedic heavyweights Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, David Spade, Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Hart and Seth Rogen will serve as celebrity judges deciding the fate of 16 insult-comedy combatants.
Comedians doing battle include Tom Ballard, Matthew Broussard, Jimmy Carr, Christi Chiello, Chris Cubas, Olivia Grace, Tony Hinchcliffe, Mike Lawrence, Ralphie May, Sam Morril, Mark Normand, Ms. Pat, Steve Rannazzisi, Earl Skakel, Sarah Tiana and K. Trevor Wilson.
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