Big Cats 24/7
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
Set in the breathtaking Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of Africa's most dynamic landscapes, this series follows the intense survival struggles of big cats as their families and territory face dramatic upheavals.
Tracked through extreme seasons, from blazing fires to devastating floods and relentless droughts, both the cats and the crew are pushed to their limits as prey becomes scarce and waterholes dry up.
In the series premiere: The team begins a six-month expedition tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.
Wildlife cinematographer Gordon Buchanan follows one of the largest lion prides in Africa as they hunt to feed 28 hungry mouths, including tiny cubs.
Anna Dimitriadis tracks down the Okavango's most elusive big cat, the cheetah.
And local wildlife filmmaker Brad Bestelink reunites with his favourite leopardess, Xudum.
Meanwhile, a huge wildfire threatens the resident big cats and the team.
Unexplained: Caught on Camera 4
Channel: CBS Reality (DStv 132 / StarSat 170)
TX Time: 13h35
Genre: Clip Show, Supernatural, Paranormal
Paranormal footage from around the world is examined with some stories being treated to a closer sometime sceptical look.
From ghostly activity caught on mobile phones to apparitions appearing on CCTV, all will be scrutinised.
From poltergeists caught on mobile phones to UFOs on dash cams or apparitions on CCTV, this series uncovers a multitude of weird and wonderful phenomena, all caught on camera.
In the Season 4 premiere, "The Demonc Scratch House": Whilst a Canadian couple are attacked at a haunted mansion, a pushy poltergeist is terrifying punters at a Nuneaton pub.
In Australia, one man is shocked with evidence a ghost is walking his dog.
Unsellable Houses 5
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality, Home Improvement, Reality Makeover
Reigning Rock the Block champions and top-selling real estate agents Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis will help more Washington state homeowners sell their lackluster properties for top dollar in a new season of Unsellable Houses.
Throughout the 13-episode season, the dynamic twin sisters will put their own money on the line, relying on Lyndsay's design and staging talents and Leslie's budget and negotiation skills, to prepare stagnant homes to sell for maximum profit that will be split with the homeowners.
To further help families through a challenging Pacific Northwest housing market, this season Lyndsay and Leslie will also take on homebuying clients looking for the right property to buy and fix up, and they'll work with homeowner clients who want to stay in their home that needs a renovation.
In the Season 5 premiere, "": Lyndsay and Leslie will help a mother sell a 1920s bungalow she bought to be closer to her daughter during a dire health crisis.
With her daughter now in better health, they will give the home a stylish, era-specific upgrade to earn a big profit.
Along the way, Lyndsay's son, Miles, will join the Lamb & Co. team and begin his training in the warehouse.
MasterChef 20
Channel: BBC Lifestyle (DStv 174)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Crack open the champagne! Global phenomenon MasterChef turns 20 in 2024, returning for a celebration like no other.
In the Season 20 premiere: The MasterChef arena opens its doors for the first of five heats, welcoming 58 amateurs from all over the UK to take on the challenge.
The first six hopefuls arrive with their sights set on one goal: to win one of the four exclusive MasterChef aprons that secure their place in the competition.
Those that make it will head straight back into battle, as only the best reach the quarter-final.
John and Gregg kick things off with a brand-new challenge: Basic to Brilliant.
The contestants must take an everyday ingredient and turn it into something truly spectacular.
In the invention test, the contestants are tasked with creating a dish celebrating one of Gregg's favourite foods: potato gnocchi.
The crescendo of this heat sees the remaining contestants cook their own two-course menu for three invited guests – 2023 champion Chariya Khattiyot and finalists Anurag Aggarwal and Omar Foster.
Three are guaranteed a place in the quarter-final as they compete to become MasterChef Champion 2024.
Location, Location, Location 27
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176)
TX Time: 09h00
Genre: Reality
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer return and this time the challenge ahead of them is tougher than ever.
Britain's choosiest home hunters are looking for just the right spot, and expert realtors Kirstie and Phil are up for the challenge.
They will help these house hunters secure the right home in their desired location.
Searching all over the UK, they'll take on the unpredictable housing market – from the rural countryside of Cheshire to the super speedy London market.
No matter how small the budget or how big the expectations, Kirstie and Phil are on hand to match these hopeful house hunters with their dream homes.
In the Season 27 premiere, "Southampton & The New Forest": Kirstie helps out new buyers Jenny and Tom in Southampton.
House hunting near the New Forest National Park, Phil takes on Georgie and Will, who have been together for seven years and are ready to buy a home.
Wallander 4
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama
Thrilling adaptations of Henning Mankell's best-selling crime novels starring Kenneth Branagh as Kurt Wallander, a hard-working cop with a strong sense of integrity.
Fiendishly inventive with clever plot twists and filmed in a unique and stunning location, this series introduces an extremely likeable and entirely believable character.
In the Season 4 premiere, "The White Lioness": Wallander is attending a police conference in Cape Town when he's asked by the South African police to help with the case of Inga Hedeman, a Swedish voluntary worker in the townships who's been missing for ten days.
Wallander becomes deeply involved in the search for the missing woman.
Little does he know that behind the woman's disappearance lies a complex conspiracy, which leads Wallander on a treacherous journey through both the beauty and sorrow of an emerging South Africa.
South African cast in the series include Bonnie Mbuli, John Kani. Tessa Jubber and Lemogang Tsipa.
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