Road Rage
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h55
Genre: Clip Show, Reality
A half hour program featuring four or five real-life, caught-on-camera road rage incidents.
Enraged drivers are caught on camera going toe-to-toe with other motorists in some of the wildest road rage moments ever recorded.
Each episode features multiple interviews from victims or witnesses from these harrowing events and graphics are used to enhance and clarify each segment.
In the series premiere, "Motor Mayhem": A parking lot showdown terrifies onlookers and a fender-bender leads a motorist on an epic chase.
Also, an aggressive driver uses an unusual weapon on her victim, and tensions run high for two squabbling motorists.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Chaotic Confrontations": An off-duty police officer pulls a gun on another motorist.
Also, a machete-wielding man attacks a delivery driver and an angry commuter in an SUV stalks a cyclist.
Meanwhile, a man takes out his aggression on a defenceless driver.
Secrets in the Sand
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Documentary Series, History
Deserts are oft en an aft erthought when it comes to climate change, but as global temperatures increase, they are among the most vulnerable places on the planet.
Violent sandstorms and erosion are increasingly reshaping the arid regions of the Earth and as they do, astounding discoveries are being exposed.
From lost ancient cities to mysterious geological formations, Secrets in the Sand examines extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet, only to finally be revealed.
Hannes aan Huis 10
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Talk Show, Afrikaans
The tenth season of Hannes aan Huis is here, and Hannes van Wyk never hesitates to ask the tough questions.
Some of the guests in this season include music producer Boet Pretorius, who helped legends like Gé Korsten, Min Shaw and Carike Keuzenkamp on their way to fame.
Also interviewed is pianist Charl du Plessis; philanthropist Carolyn Steyn; music promoter Lydia Winchester; singer Karin Hougaard; and Phoebe Gerwel, founding member of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and patron of the Suidoosterfees.
Doodsondes 5
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Telenovela, Afrikaans
Yildiz throws a party to lift everyone's spirits while trying to impress her new neighbour, Kumru.
Will the last six months of peace come to an end with Ender's return?
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Mnakwethu 4
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
Hosted by Musa Mseleku, Mnakwethu is a reality show that gives married men a chance to overcome the fear of introducing polygamy to their current wives.
Mnakwethu sees Mseleku walking the tightrope between guiding the men towards fulfilling their aims while also helping the women accept what is sometimes a shocking request to them.
With success not always guaranteed, Mseleku assists these men in pleading their cases to their wives, helping them come to terms with the request and, sometimes, facilitating the meeting between the first and potential second wives.
Miss Scarlet and The Duke 4
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Period Drama, Police Procedural, Drama, Mystery
Miss Scarlet and The Duke follows Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London's first-ever female detective, who spars (and sparks!) with Scotland Yard Detective Inspector William Wellington, aka The Duke.
Kate Phillips is the headstrong Miss Scarlet and Stuart Martin is The Duke, her handsome childhood friend and professional colleague/competition.
The cast also includes Cathy Belton as Ivy, housekeeper and mother figure to Eliza; and Felix Scott as Patrick Nash, another private eye whom Eliza crosses paths with, among others.
In the Season 4 premiere: Eliza teams up with Duke to investigate a burglary in a high-end brothel whose clients include important members of the British government.
La't Wiel 30
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Motoring, Afrikaans
La't Wiel celebrates a major milestone as the 30th season of this motoring programme kicks off - on the show's 21st birthday.
The seasoned presenters, Hannes Visser and Waldo van der Waal, will, as usual, test a wide variety of fancy rides and share stories that motor enthusiasts will thoroughly enjoy.
The La't Wiel team will get behind the wheel of a range of interesting cars, including a few electric models and some of the fastest BMWs ever made.
Chinese cars, which are finally starting to make inroads in the local market, will be put to the test – including the impressive GWM Tank 300.
The team will also visit the Beijing Motor Show and put pedal to the metal when they give viewers an exciting glimpse into the world of motorsport.