Gangland with Annika Larsen
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Documentary Series, Interview Show, True Crime
Gangland, an Annika Larsen Special Report, is a four-part series on e.tv and eNCA that delves into the rise and fall of Western Cape's most notorious gangsters.
The series explores the recent high-profile arrests of alleged crime bosses and the violent power vacuum left behind, the infiltration of international crime syndicates, and the devastating effects on local communities.
The first episode opens with the rise of powerful gang leaders in the Western Cape.
For decades, they dominated the underworld, seemingly untouchable by law enforcement.
However, in recent years, a seismic shift has occurred.
High-profile arrests have brought down these crime bosses, leaving a power vacuum in the gangland hierarchy.
The downfall of the old guard triggers a bloody gang war. Gangs splinter, and violent turf battles erupt across the Western Cape.
The increase in gang-related murders is a direct consequence of the leadership void.
This gritty four-part exposé takes you deep inside the Western Cape's criminal underworld, revealing the true cost of gang violence on South African society.
Annika Larsen and her team question whether justice will be done or will ruthless new gang lords cause more carnage in an already chaotic world.
Secrets of Miss America
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 20h55
Genre: Documentary Series, Pageant
Secrets of Miss America delves into the long-kept secrets of America's oldest beauty pageant, exposing the shocking scandals at its core.
A cultural event once viewed by 80-million people a year, the pageant now struggles to stay relevant to a new generation of Americans whose views on beauty and sexual politics have changed drastically over the past few decades.
The limited series analyzes whistleblower-leaked emails in 2017 exposing misogyny within the Board of Directors, claims of racism in the pageant's history, the topic of mental health surrounding the competition and the banning of the controversial swimsuit competition.
Told by pageant insiders - including more than 20 former Miss Americas telling their stories in one documentary for the first time - whistleblowers, contemporary contestants, executives and critics, viewers get a glimpse at the cost of wearing the crown and sash and how pageant culture perpetuated racism, bullying, body shaming, and much more.
Dirty Tricks
The Miss America Organisation is rocked to its core when a whistle-blower leaks shocking emails involving the entire Board of Directors.
Bye Bye Bikini
Since the 1960s, the swimsuit has been a thorn in the pageant's side, but a thorn that kept millions of viewers tuning in year after year.
In 2018 the pageant took the drastic decision to ban the swimsuit round from the competition, causing a divide between modernisers and traditionalists which ends in an all-out war that has the potential to bring an end to Miss America.
For All America
The Miss America Organisation today claims to be open to women of all races, backgrounds and body shapes, and 2019 saw women of colour win a clean sweep of top beauty pageants for the first time.
But there has never been a Latina winner, and the experiences of African American women competing in Miss America have been fraught with challenges.
Has the pageant's racist past really gone away?
Under Pressure
With recent tragedies in the pageant community, the issue of mental health in the Miss America competition has been brought into sharper focus.
The modern-day Miss Americas are expected to face the judgements of the past while carrying the weight of current expectations.
Chris Brown: A History of Violence
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
After an infamous assault, Chris Brown has managed a musical comeback, but a growing list of sexual assault allegations raises alarm.
For the first time, an alleged victim speaks out, and experts delve into the surrounding issues of domestic violence.
Chris Brown has been praised for his innovation and immense talent since he burst onto the music scene.
But in 2009, the world was exposed to a much darker side of the pop star when he made headlines for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna.
This arrest put a spotlight on Brown and his adult life involving multiple violent incidents, including intimate partner violence, assault charges and even sexual assault allegations.
Chris Brown: A History of Violence charts Chris Brown's past all the way back to his troubled childhood, explores the lasting impact of the cycle of abuse, and poses the question: how does a man with such a violent public record maintain his superstar status?
With expert and cultural commentary layered throughout, the documentary provides reflections into each survivor's experience and the psychological destruction in the aftermath of their abuse.
Investigation Alien
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Paranormal
In this docuseries, legendary reporter George Knapp travels the globe to uncover new evidence about UFOs and investigate their presence on Earth.
Knapp investigates new evidence, interviews an array of experts and meets with emerging witnesses who are finally willing to go on the record.
Colin from Accounts 2
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Comedy
A romantic comedy about flawed, funny people choosing each other and embracing the all-too-relatable chaos of modern life.
After Gordon and Ashley are brought together in Season 1 by a spontaneous nipple flash and the subsequent accident that injured the titular (no pun intended) dog, Season 2 of the hit series opens with Ash and Gordon now living together and trying to get their beloved, special needs dog, Colin, back from his new owners.
It's the first in a series of hurdles for the new couple as they find out more about each other, for better and worse.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Blessings": Ash and Gordon have moved in together, but there's a big, Colin-shaped hole in their hearts as they try to get their beloved special needs dog back from his new owners – and work out whether they want a relationship or if they just wanted a dog.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Bacon in the Drawer": Gordon and Ashley have to come to terms with Yvette's latest play for Gordon's affections.
Slim Vang sy Baas 12
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 17h00
Genre: Quiz Show, Game Show, Afrikaans
In each episode of this fun-filled game show, two families go head to head in a livingroom-style studio where they must duke it out through a series of trivia-based and enjoyable challenges.
Teammates are friends, family, colleagues or even neighbours and although things may seem casual, the battle is no joke.
Each team that participates gets R1,500 and there are also big cash prizes at stake.
Slim Vang sy Baas is hosted by Beer Adriaanse.
The Curse of Skinwalker Ranch 5
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Reality
The fifth season of The Curse of Skinwalker Ranch tracks the boldest efforts yet of ranch owner Brandon Fugal and his team led by principal investigator Erik Bard and astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor to reveal the ultimate truth behind the infamous 512-acre anomalous property in Northeastern Utah.
The mysterious area known as the Triangle remains a key focus for the team, while Erik and Travis lead new operations in the adjacent area known as the East Field; a location where they have previously captured footage of UAPs, and discovered ancient Native American petroglyphs and rock formations depicting interdimensional portals.
Additionally, this season follows the team as they conduct new advanced technology, drilling and digging operations that leave them stunned with new discoveries.
As they employ their most invasive operation to date, it is revealed that what the team could be dealing with is not only something that is not of this world, but that may also be related to other phenomena that they have encountered across the property thus far.
In the Season 5 premiere, "What's Up?": As the team launches the next phase of their investigation on Skinwalker Ranch, a daring helicopter experiment reveals numerous UFO phenomena.
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