Schedule news: ... a headsup that once the World Cup ends this Sunday (11 July 2010) the SABC1 schedule returns to usual:
New on the channel this month:
City Sesla 4Premiere date: Monday, 12 July 2010 at 19h00
The 20-somethings of City Ses'la are back for a new fourth season of sithi-misadventures.
For more about the scenario and previous seasons, see:
TVSA's City Ses'la Mini-Site.
For an exclusive on-set visit to the new season of the show, see:
City Ses'la Returns.
Zone 14 Season 3Premiere date: Monday, 12 July 2010 at 20h30
Zone 14 returns for a new season, following a two-year break. Set in Soweto, the show focuses on the daily lives of two warring families - the Sibiyas and the Molois who own a soccer team.
For the families and players. life happens on the street. Here soccer bosses, small time traders, aspiring players, beauty queens, factory workers, gangsters and the jobless live side by side, sharing stories and laughter, falling in love, fighting battles and dreaming.
To flashback to the storylines of Season 1 and 2, see:
TVSA's Zone 14 Mini-Site.
Rize MzanziPremiere date: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 at 18h30
Hosted by Thapelo Mokoena, this new season of Rize Mzanzi sees thirteen business-savvy companies compete against each other in an attempt to be awarded a R1,000,000 capital investment from the National Youth Development Agency.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Rize Mzanzi 2 Show Page.
Religions Of South AfricaPremiere date: Tuesday, 15 July 2010 at 21h00
A new six-episode series which looks at the religious landscape in South Africa.
When the South African Constitution was adopted, the religious landscape in South Africa changed irrevocably. Religion and state were separated and it was no longer possible to grant a specific religion or denomination preferential treatment as was the case under the previous apartheid dispensation. All religions are now being treated as equal.
This changed the way in which many religious traditions are viewed and the way in which they function.
In the previous dispensation many religions were viewed as ‘primitive’ and less advanced - particularly traditional religions. Others were not recognized at all, or were seen as deviant forms of acceptable religions.
The new Constitution changed all of that and it gave many religious traditions a new lease on life and a freedom to explore not much that which makes religions different, but what they have in common.
The series introduces the religious landscape of South Africa and explores the origins of a variety of traditions. It also considers the role of religion in society as a whole.
Jozi-HPremiere date: Thursday, 15 July 2010 at 20h30
Please note: The series was originally broadcast on SABC3 in 2007.
Set in Johannesburg’s world renowned trauma department at Johannesburg Metropolitican Hospital, Jozi H is set in the new post-apartheid South Africa and looks at the personal and professional struggles faced by an eclectic, international band of doctors, nurses and surgeons from South Africa, Canada, the US and Britain.
For more about the series and cast, which includes Tumisho Masha and Neil McCarthy, please see:
TVSA's Jozi-H Mini-Site.
Big Up 3Premiere date: Sunday, 18 July 2010 at 12h00
Big Up returns for a third season and is once more hosted by
Tshepo Mosese.
The series fuses popular culture and religious culture as a way of telling stories about young heroes through the art of music and the visual medium of television.
Each episode features the making of a funky music video by a popular artist, incorporating imagery that depicts the rich lives of these young South Africans making a difference in their communities.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Big Up Mini-Site.
So You Think You Can Dance SA 2Premiere date: Saturday, 24 July 2010 at 18h30
So You Think You Can Dance SA dances back for Season 2. Sade Giliberti returns as host, alongside resident judges Harold van Buuren, Didi Moses and David Matamela.
Keep a lookout on TVSA for a First Look at the show.
Also, check out this gallery on Snaparazzi:
(Click banner to visit)
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's So You Think You Can Dance Mini-Site.
Other new shows coming soon:
Relate 2, Intersexion-1 ( a new show) and Lincoln Heights. Further info. and premieres dates to follow.