Premieres and specials on
SABC1 in August, 2009:
Moribo: Rhythm Of Africa 2Premiere date: Sunday 2 August 2009 at 18h00
Moribo: Rhythm of Africa is a music show that explores the source of traditional South African music, in areas where each type of music gets played and performed every day.
The show is presented by Lerato Moloisane and Nhlanhla Ngwekazi.
Rebroadcast: Zone 14 Season 2Premiere date: Monday, 24 August 2009 at 20h30; and Wednesday, 26 August 2009 at 20h30.
This rebroadcast is on Mondays and Wednesdays at 20h30 for the run of the 26-episode season.
In this second season: A year has passed in Zone 14 and much has changed; but the feud between the Molois and the Sibiyas still rages on in the battle for control of soccer in Zone 14.
All eyes are on King, the central hero, whose task it is to build a new Tiger Boys side that will crush the new bling soccer team that has infiltrated Zone 14.
TVSA's Zone 14 Season 2 Show Page.
Precious Africa Premiere date: Tuesdays 25 August 2009 at 21h00
Hosted by Precious Kofi, Precious Africa is a 14-part urban reality travel series that aims to uncover Africa one day at a time, discovering and exploring sights, sounds, people and places round Africa.
Precious embarks on a journey to explore the vibrancy of a modern Africa. She meets a host from various African countries and spends a few days living with them - meeting their friends and families and experiencing their lives and the things they get up to each day. She lives with them in their homes, works with them at their jobs and immerses herself in their cultures.
Tswaraganang 2 Premiere date: Thursday 27 August 2009 at 13h00
Tshwaraganang - the Parenting Club is a South African parenting show in which parents share their stories and find solutions to parenting challenges.
The show assists parents in developing a world where children are exposed to a variety of media, ideas and ideals, and the altered global consciousness of what a child's place and position in society really is.
SPECIALS
Telkom Charity Cup
On: Saturday, 1 August 2009 at 09h00
Several weekday Soccer games involving PSL teams as well as Bafana Bafana will screen during the month of August. (more info on the schedule coming up.)
This Saturday (1 August), the annual Telkom Charity will be broadcast at 09h00.
SA Short Films: Twins of the Rainforest On: Monday 3 August 2009 at 20h30
Omote and Okoro live in a rural village with their 17-year-old son, Oshare. Omote falls pregnant after trying for a long time. The whole village is excited by the expected birth.
To her horror, Omote gives birth to twins early one morning. Okoro enters the room and upon seeing the twins flees in a state of shock and disbelief. According to age-old tradition, villagers believe that twins are evil and must be drowned immediately after birth.
Oshare helps his siblings to escape from their inevitable fate and takes the traditional law into his own hands. (SP Betacam, 26 minutes)
Producer: Richard Green
Country: Lagos, Nigeria
SA Short Films: Brick City On: Monday 10 August 2009 at 20h30
No further info available.
SA Short Films: UntitledOn: Monday 17 August 2009 at 20h30
No further info available.