Project Runway South Africa Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Fashion
Lerato Kganyago steps into the role of the host of Project Runway South Africa, to lead viewers through the adventures, dramas and stories as they unfold on-screen.
Lerato heads the panel of judges and while she's the one who eliminates contestants at the end of each episode, she's also the one nurturing their talent alongside mentor Gert-Johan Coetzee.
Fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee takes on the role of mentor in the show, playing a substantial role as the show's golden key to unlocking greater depths of creativity within each contestant, as they compete for their big break into the fashion industry.
For all the details about the show, including pics, prizes and cast bios, go here:
TVSA Show Page: Project Runway South Africa
Jamie at Home
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality, Food
The kitchen garden becomes the home cook's favourite destination as Jamie Oliver shares a variety of simple recipes featuring easily accessible ingredients you can grow in your own garden.
In each episode, Jamie picks an ingredient - a fruit or a veg - from his kitchen garden and shows us how versatile it can be during meal preparation.
From different varieties of tomatoes and what you can do with home-grown potatoes, to how to cook different cuts of lamb, Jamie explores it all.
Hustle & Soul 2
Channel: FOX Life (DStv 126)
TX Time: 19h10
Genre: Docu-Reality
In season 2, Chef Lawrence Page is back and has big plans to expand the Pink Tea Cup brand, which includes mixing it up with some new additions to his spirited staff.
However, love triangles and staff drama threaten to destroy his dreams. If he is going to keep his dysfunctional family together, he may have to keep them apart.
Can the Pink Tea Cup family rally and leave their drama at the door?
Utatakho 6
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Genetic discovery and the search for identity are the twin themes at the heart of the series, which is hosted by Nimrod Nkosi, who takes on the roles of mediator and investigator.
Utatakho is centered on bringing resolution and understanding to the difficult topic of absent fathers. Using in-depth interviews, the series explores the motivations, doubts and hopes of the three most central people in each episode – father, mother and child.
Whether it's a father who refuses to acknowledge his child, a mother who wants to prove her child's father is the man she has named, or even an adult simply wanting to know who their dad is - Utatakho will try to help.
TVSA Show Page: Utatakho 6
Fynskrif
Fynskrif
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Legal Drama
Legal drama that revolves around the law firm Van Wyk & Partners, in which the lawyers must handle both their legal cases and their personal and family dramas.
The drama kicks off with one of the partners retiring, after which the head of the firm gives the partnership to his son (who just returned from Kenya), instead of to his daughter, who has worked at the firm for years.
The series focuses on civil (and not criminal) matters, meaning there is no court drama. The show rather focuses on legal issues and the emotions behind them.
TVSA Show Page: Fynskrif
Ainsley Eats the Street
Channel: eBella (OpenView HD 109 / DStv 159)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Travel, Food
Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott embarks on a journey around the world to explore the relationship between local street foods and cultural identity.
In the first episode: Ainsley tracks down authentic, original recipes, from cumin-spiced meatballs to slow-braised lamb with young figs, and gets caught up in a riot in Istanbul.