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DSTV WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS 14-20 June 2024
All times CAT
LOCAL (SOUTHERN)
Channel: OneZed
Uncle Limbani (season 3)
Genre: Comedy
Friday 14 June at 8.30 pm on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
Limbani is no longer working at the Chandavengerwas. With his last pay cheque, Limbani manages to convince Make Liznet to invest into her business on a 60-40 percent shareholding partnership.
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Mpali (season 4)
Genre: Drama
Monday 17 June at 20:30 on OneZed, available on DStv Compact and up
After Ngyzu’s big announcement at the year-end party, the wives confront Zulu to find out who disclosed their secrets. Meanwhile Shipiwe is happy about the new development and makes it known around the farm. In the meantime, tensions are at an all-time high between Hambe and Jairos.
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Channel: Zambezi Magic
Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (season 2)
Genre: Reality
Sunday 16 June at 20:00 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Compact and up
Mutale Mwanza and her family are back for another epic season. Mutale’s career as a media personality is at its peak. Receiving international attention and travelling like never before. Romantically, Mutale’s love life is in shambles as she picks up the pieces from a recent heartbreak. Could she have found a new love interest?
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Channel: Maningue Magic
Maida (season 3)
Genre: Drama
Wednesday 19 June at 20:30 on Zambezi Magic, available on DStv Family and up
After the tragedy of Lucas’ disappearance, Maida and Mauro face successive dramas. Lies, betrayals, and some twists of fate seem to hinder the couple’s happiness.
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MOVIES
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Genre: Action
Friday 14 June at 20:30 on M-Net Movies 4, available on DStv Access and up
John Wick is declared excommunicado and a hefty bounty is set on him after he murders an international crime lord. He sets out to seek help to save himself from ruthless hitmen and bounty hunters. Starring Keanu Reeves, directed by Chad Stahelski.
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Genre: Action, thriller
Sunday 16 June at 17:45 on M-Net Movies 4, available on DStv Access and up
Ethan Hunt, an IMF agent, is recruited to lead Jane and Benji to infiltrate the Kremlin and locate files that will help identify Cobalt, who is out to instigate a nuclear war. Starring Tom Cruise, directed by Brad Bird.
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Assassins
Genre: Action
Sunday 16 June at 20:00 on M-Net Movies 4, available on DStv Access and up
Robert, a seasoned hitman, wants to kill few more subjects before he bids adieu to his profession. However, he is taken aback when he discovers that Miguel, a young assassin, is killing his targets. Starring Sylvester Stallone, directed by Richard Donner.
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KIDS
Silly Sundays
Genre: Animation
Monday 17 June at 07:25 on Cartoonito, available on DStv Family and up
Sonia, Hugo, and Mel create full of heart memories with Mum, Dad, and Granny on those playful days spent with family and friends.
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Pokemon Horizons
Genre: Animation
Tuesday 18 June at 17:30 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Compact and up
Two young adventurers on a quest visit new lands, unravel ancient mysteries, and encounter Pokémon and Poké Balls they’ve never seen before.
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Tiny Toons Looniversity
Genre: Animation
Wednesday 19 June at 16:35 on Cartoon Network, available on DStv Family and up
Tiny Toons Looniversity is a reboot series of Tiny Toon Adventures that follows the Tiny Toons characters as older versions of themselves (though they still have the same size and height) in their college years at Acme Looniversity.
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INTERNATIONAL
Sister Boniface Mysteries (season 2)
Genre: Mystery, drama
Monday 17 June at 20:00 on BBC Brit, available on DStv Compact and up
In addition to her religious duties at the convent, Sister Boniface makes wine and has a PhD in forensic science, allowing her to serve as a scientific adviser to the local police on investigations.
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The Great Celebrity Bake Off (season 6)
Genre: Reality
Monday 17 June at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle, available on DStv Family and up
Celebrities come together for a bake-off in support of a charity for cancer by whipping up a variety of delicious cakes, pastries and other baked goods.
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Farmhouse Rules (season 2)
Genre: Reality, cooking
Tuesday 18 June at 13:45 on RealTime, available on DStv Family and up
American chef Nancy Fuller shares some of her best recipes and prepares delightful dishes by making use of fresh farm products.
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CATCH UP
Elsbeth
Genre: Drama
Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilises her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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True Detective: Night Country
Genre: Thriller, drama
Inspired by the recently solved Dyatlov Pass incident, the season follows a quest to solve the gruesome deaths of a team of scientists. The group was found naked, frozen, and apparently terrified to death in the tundra near the small town of Ennis, Alaska.
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The White Lotus
Genre: Drama, comedy
Dark secrets and twisted truths of the guests, the staff and the locale of a resort are unveiled over the course of a week that was supposed to be a relaxing vacation.
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The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Genre: Documentary
Hannaah Fry reveals the incredible tales behind the development of the contemporary world’s marvellous technology and unearths their mysteries.
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