17th Crown Gospel Music Awards
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Awards, Religion, Music
Awards ceremony organised by World Gospel Powerhouse which honours, celebrates and promotes the talent and accomplishments of the South gospel music industry in the past year.
Themed "The Legacy Continues... Still, We Praise" in honour of the late founder Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule, the awards took place this year at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Sunday, 24 November 2024.
Thabo Mdluli is the host of this year's ceremony, with a line-up of gospel music acts including Sipho Makhabane, Salvation Army Brass Band, Xolly Mncwango, Brian Temba, Mmatema, Solly Mahlangu, Rofhiwa Manyanga and Sipho Ngwenya.
The award for Best Gospel Artist will be contested by Xolie Mncwango, Kekeletso Phoofolo and Andile KaMajola.
The nominees for Best Gospel TV Show are Dineo Mathebula (One Gospel) and Thabang Mnisi (Soweto TV).
Life Below Zero 12
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Docu-Reality, Nature
When bears, wolves and foxes are your only neighbours, life can be pretty lonely.
Add minus-60-degree days and a constant battle for the most basic necessities, and you have the daily challenges of people who live in remote corners of Alaska.
This series takes you deep into an Alaskan winter to meet tough, resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to survive the season.
The closest neighbour to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away and Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages.
Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
Also highlighted is a time of year not always part of what you see in Alaska: spring.
Ice is breaking, animals are waking, and residents face new tests before deep cold returns.
This season, Alaskans enter a new dawn of survival. Ricko DeWilde's children take an active role in their way of life.
Sue Aikens restores her body and spirit on the tundra and Andy Bassich and Denise Becker seek new resources on the Yukon River.
The Hailstones adapt to unnerving changes as Jessie Holmes recovers from a near-death accident.
And Cole Sturgis teaches his daughters to survive in the Southeast.
In the Season 12 premiere, "Destroyer of Worlds": The arrival of Spring brings grave danger to Alaskans as the landscape and waterways come roaring back to life.
During the Yukon River breakup, Andy and Denise are forced to evacuate as they face the possibility of losing everything they've built.
Jessie races to prepare for the summer growing season and Cole heads into the unknown in search of a coveted resource.
The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Food, Reality Competition
Duff Goldman welcomes six teams of dessert wizards to a holiday competition put on by Santa and his Scout Elves from "The Elf on the Shelf".
The bakers create magical, edible showpieces for judges Kardea Brown and Ashley Holt in hopes of winning $25,000.
Santa and his loyal Scout Elves, along with the help of legendary cake master Duff Goldman, will challenge six teams of Sweetmakers in a competition full of surprises.
Each week, the teams must create edible showpieces that bring the holiday season to life.
Only one team will win over judges Kardea Brown and Ashley Holt to earn the ultimate Christmas gift of $25,000 and the title of The Ambassadors of Confectionery Concoctions.
On the series premiere: The teams of sweetmakers enter the Enchanted Cottage and, before the competition begins, they adopt and name their very own Scout Elf.
Every elf needs a shelf, so for the first challenge the teams must make edible shelves that showcase their Scout Elf's personality.
The two bottom teams face off in the Santa Showdown where they must dazzle with snow globe show pieces that highlight their favorite Christmas memory.
Throughout the competition the sweetmakers are challenged to design edible backdrops for Elfie Selfies, runway ready outfits for an elf fashion show, a new edible sleigh to wow Santa, and more.
In the finale the remaining three teams will face an epic final showdown.
Land of the Iberian Lynx
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary Series
Golden eagles, otters, wild boars and cormorants struggle to survive in the land of the Iberian lynx.
This doc feature chronicles the remarkable recovery of the endangered Iberian lynx, once near extinction, emphasizing the ongoing conservation efforts crucial to preserving these majestic animals for future generations.
Sip & Talk
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Talk Show
A talk show hosted by Dineo Ranaka in which guests speak on different personal issues and matters in a candid manner over cocktails and drinks of their liking.
Dineo will host a trio of industry peers in her condo for each episode, in which no topic is off the table.
From public grief and marriage endings to addiction recovery, and even the complexities of fame, Sip & Talk will shed light on the human struggles celebrities have endured in the public eye.
The show looks to provide an in-depth exploration of the issues that frequently surface in our social dialogues.
With episodes ranging from Simphiwe Ngema, Kayise Ngqula and Ayanda Ncwane discussing public grief, to TK Sebothoma, Reason and Nozuko Ncayiyane on the pursuit of mental wellness, the stories of resilience and reinvention intend to inspire.
Evil Kin 2
Channel: Real Time (DStv 155)
TX Time: 22h30
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
From fiery red hair to long, lean legs, it's amazing to witness unique traits handed down the family line.
But when a relative exhibits characteristics of a more malevolent manner, it raises an age-old debate with an unsettling twist: could nature have produced an evil mutation or has nurture created a monster?
Evil Kin examines families unraveled by the cruel conduct of a black sheep.
Murder. Abuse. Cult activity. Mind games. Identity theft. Even incest.
Every town has "that family" that incites fear as much as it fuels morbid curiosity.
Whether it's siblings from hell, the spawn of Satan, or an entire household of horrors, it's not hard to dig up the root of all evil in these six episodes of family trees nearly cut down by one of their own.
Each episode tells the story of one family and is interlaced with expert commentary from local authorities and true-crime experts as well as first-person accounts from actual family members and family friends.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Brothers in Hate": David and Bryan Freeman grew up as devout Jehovah's Witnesses in Pennsylvania.
But as teens, the two brothers abandoned their religion and and joined a Neo-Nazi group focused on violence and hate.
Their parents try to intervene, but it may be too late.
The Responder
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 22h30
Genre: Drama
Written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher, his first original series for television, The Responder holds a mirror up to the emotional extremes of life on the front line of British policing - sometimes darkly funny, sometimes painfully tragic, always challenging.
The Responder follows Chris Carson (Martin Freeman, The Office), a crisis-stricken, morally compromised, unconventional urgent response officer tackling a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool.
Whilst trying to keep his head above water both personally and professionally, Chris is forced to take on a new rookie partner Rachel.
Both soon discover that survival in this high pressure, relentless, night-time world will depend on them either helping or destroying each other.
In the series premiere: Chris Carson is struggling - every night he drives a police response car in the city of Liverpool, dealing with everything from warring neighbours to druggies, and he's also suffering from a breakdown brought on by stress at work, and wants to leaves his marriage.
His wife, Kate, offers to pay for more counselling, but Chris rejects her help preferring to sort his own problems out, even though he is reaching breaking point.
When an old school friend, Carl Sweeney, asks him to help find a young heroin addict called Casey, Chris uses his local knowledge to locate her in a hideout in an alleyway.
But when Casey tells him that she has stolen a bag of cocaine and may be in danger, Chris offers to help, seeing a path to redemption in the young woman - if he can save her, perhaps he can save himself.
Carl is furious with Chris for helping Casey escape - the bag of drugs that Casey stole isn't actually his, and if Chris can't help Carl find the bag, they are both in deep trouble.
Our Perfect Wedding 4
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality
Reality television series that gets up close and personal with twelve very unique couples across South Africa.
Their dream is to pull off a perfect wedding but the odds aren't always in their favour.
Who knew the amount of dangers lurking behind every corner, waiting to trip up the unsuspecting bride and her hapless groom?
Will they make it happen their way? Or will it all fall apart in a hurry?
In the Season 3 premiere, "Puseletso & Melusi": Puseletso Theka and Melusi Trinity Mbhele have been together since 1998 and admit to being completely in love with each other.
They are adamant that their two-year-old son is the best thing that ever happened to them.
Like any other couple, the two have endured their share of trials and have stood strong in support of each other.
Having met whilst Puseletso was a student doing her practicals in social auxiliary and Melusi as a voluntary lecturer, the two decided to take their time with tying the knot.
Now, over 16 years later, the lovebirds have finally decided to happily exchange vows.
They enjoy travelling, swimming and taking their son to the park.
They exercise together, enjoy spending time at home together and particularly love the sea.
After all their years together, their bond has only grown stronger.
TVSA Show Page: Our Perfect Wedding 4
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