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Mzansi Magic PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS - May ‘12*Green = new show or seasonTUESDAY 01 MAYCulture Shock Season 1 starts at 19h00 *new season*[Episode 1]Five days - two families, swapping family members somewhere in South Africa and with no idea of their final destination, anything is possible. Meet the multi-cultural Knight Family from Berario, Johannesburg with Shrilankan mom Vanathi, dad David and their two multi-racial adopted kids. They live in the heart of suburbia where the dogs meet the neighbours before the owners do. Our second family is the Mtombeni Family from Etwatwa on the East Rand, which comprises of shuttle driver-dad Vusi, his wife Rosemary and their two kids who live with Gogo Harriet and brother Sonny. They live in a township where community counts, neighbours greet and kids freely roam the street. What will these families get up to when Shrilankan mom, Vanathi and her 15-year old daughter Rosemary swap with dad Vusi and his 11-year old daughter Thando? Both Rosemary and Vusi have never done a chore in their lives.
The Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 18]The lack of privacy at the lodge corners Itumeleng into telling Bernie they can't be together, but Bernie has other ideas. After taking out his frustration on the camera trap, Jack uses it as a gauntlet to lay down another challenge to Tristan, who is finding Karel a handful as a business partner.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 26]After embracing her work environment, Nothando begins to encounter obstacles she never envisaged. Kwezi inadvertently makes a decision that leaves Nothando feeling inadequate. Will Nomsa accept Mzi’s offer and consider leaving Mkhuseli? JP gets one step closer to removing the problem that is Detective Hopa.
Mshika-Shika Season 1 at 21h00[Episode 5: Robbing Hood]Scarra steals three cars over the weekend, sells two to Bonsai, and keeps one for himself. Back in the money, Shirley reminds Scarra it’s the 7th of the month, a day when he buys groceries and toys for a Gogo and a little girl that now live at the house he once grew up in. Meanwhile Phaka and Kea tail Judas and Mafikizolo to Judas’s house. They jump Judas, as he’s returning from a round of heavy drinking with Scarra. Phaka and Kea take him back to the station, while Scarra and Mafikizolo are none the wiser. They give him two options: 1 – they put him away for life with the testimony they have on him at the Fah-Fee heist. Option 2 - is he wears a wire and turns state witness. Judas opts for the latter, but struggles with the notion of having effectively betrayed his own kind. Meanwhile, Bonsai is unhappy at how Scarra is flashing his money around town and he plans to set him up with an arsenal of stolen guns.
Wrath of Cain at 22h00 Cain, life sentenced king pin sees his son Ricky come to goal on charges of accessory to murder to be followed shortly by one of the gangster's he was charged with assassinating, things get heated in the prison complex as Cain is coming to terms with his neglect for his family while he deals with cancer seeing his own death, behind bars. But not before having Ricky and his enemy JD parker see they both have something in common.
WEDNESDAY 02 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 19]Head ranger Jack stays one step ahead of nemesis Tristan, while Lelo debates whether to attend Tiro's dinner party and the White Lion Project hits a few road bumps because of Karel's cold feet.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 27]Nothando tries to deal with the issue of MJ stealing her designs, but an old acquaintance arrives to cause much bigger problems for her. Mkhuseli seeks to make amends with Nomsa, but is it too little too late? Nomsa finds herself once again caught between Mkhuseli and Mzi. JP uncovers Detective Hopa’s secret.
Jacobs Cross Season 4 at 22h00 [Episode 69]Set in both South Africa and Nigeria, the story centers around businessman Jacob Makhubu and his quest to build the next great South African empire.
Freaky Friday at 22h00 An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the others life for one freaky Friday.
THURSDAY 03 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 20]Tension mounts for the Lebone family as the night of Tiro's party arrives and Tiro has to deal with seeing Lelo on Modise's arm as his fiance. Isaac discovers that Jack and Giovanna's encounter was much more innocent than Jack makes out and he finally has Jack on the back foot. Karel is completely committed to Tristan's project, but Tristan can't see it and is vulnerable to a surprise offer from Tiro.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 28]Nothando finally tells Kwezi that MJ passed off her designs as his own but Kwezi’s reaction takes her by surprise. Hopa faces a difficult choice – act with integrity or protect your family. A mysterious man from Pascal’s past tracks him down. Mkhuseli and Nomsa do what they can to revive their flailing marriage, but is it enough?
Life Above All at 21h30 A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.
FRIDAY 04 MAYChandies Season 1 at 19h00 [Episode 5: The key to Heaven]Paddido and Daliza are very interested in the new money-safe in Tumi’s office which they’ve heard contains a lot of valuables. When Tumi is hospitalised with appendicitis, they convince her to leave them in charge. Now to get the key, find the safe and beat it before Tumi returns.
SATURDAY 05 MAYTaxi Ride at 19h00 Taxi Ride is a tale of things typically South African. In this story we follow Phanuel at a taxi rank that he is not familiar with. He spends an hour waiting for his friend to meet up with him as arranged. In this hour, he meets people, some with different levels of amazement. All types of taxi commuters are the colour of this story.
The Matrix Reloaded at 20h30Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.
Crank High Voltage at 22h30Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
SUNDAY 06 MAYThe Big Bounce at 19h00 A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.
The Matrix Revolutions at 20h30The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
The Mechanic at 22h00Arthur Bishop is a "mechanic" an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead.
MONDAY 07 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 21]Tristan has to inform Karel that he will be excluded from the white lion project. After avoiding the issue with Marang, Tiro tries to make contact with Lelo. Marang brings someone new into the Lebone house. Liam is suspicious about Itumeleng's involvement in a seedy situation. Zintle goes for her driver's license test. Modise senses that Mama Rose is tense about something.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 29]Thuli learns that the police have stopped investigating the accident that killed her mother. In her quest for answers, she ends up talking to Nomsa. Slindile fears what may come of the two women bonding. Bra Shakes reveals something to Mzi that could change everything between him and Nomsa.
The Beggar at 21h00 Richard Ntuli and Dinesh Singh are friends who come from the once divided communities of Kwa Mashu and Phoenix in Durban. The road that separated their respective townships was crossed and a bond was forged that saw these two boys grew to become best of friends, studying at the same college. Their convictions are tested when the lecturer tasks them with a project that they are required to do together. A seemingly easy task of filming wild life takes a nasty turn when they decide to base their project on the life of a hapless beggar whom they encounter on their way home. Richard‘s attitude toward the white beggar is that he is deserving of his suffering.
TUESDAY 08 MAYCulture Shock Season 1 at 19h00 *new season*[Episode 2]The Ngcobo’s are an upper class family that resides in the gated community of Morningside Manor, a very exclusive area. Swopping would be sister Mandisa ( a Forensic Auditor) and cousin Siya Ngcobo who is a TV presenter and entertainer. The Modiba’s are a family of Music Producers that live off the land. Lenyenye, Tzaneen is where they are from, an area of fertile land and incredibly beautiful surroundings. Swopping would be brothers Mpho and Survive Modiba. The battle of the siblings; where the Limpopo jungle meets the concrete jungle.
The Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 22]Tristan tells Karel he has to be excluded from the white lion project. Tiro makes contact with Lelo and tells her he is not giving up on her. Bernie is furious with Itumeleng for breaking their deal.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 30]Whilst Detective Hopa remains bound by JP’s blackmail, Thuli is determined to find out the truth, and Gus proves to be a surprising ally. Whilst Kwezi and MJ battle to replace Nothando, she battles to get Kwezi out of her mind. Nomsa is pleased to discover that Nothando and Kwezi are no longer an item, but Kwezi does not give up easily.
Mshika-Shika Season 1 at 21h00[Episode 6: The Big Payback]An all-seeing, all-knowing Bonsai summons Judas without Scarra and Mafikizolo knowing about it. He knows Judas has turned state witness through a police insider he has on the payroll…Byron.
Bonsai relates how he is preparing to send them on an assignment that involves delivering another stolen car to an anonymous buyer. Bonsai wants Judas to alert the police of their plan, because he wants them to get arrested ‘in the act’. En-route to deliver the car with Scarra and Mafikizolo, Judas reveals through the wire, their destination. Phaka and Kea, who are listening in, begin to set up a road block. As they’re approaching the road block, Scarra and Mafikizolo consider turning the car around, while Judas argues the opposite. Scarra, against his better judgment, decides to drive straight into it and they are all arrested. Not only does Phaka discover that Scarra, Judas and Mafikizolo were driving around in a stolen car, but there’s an arsenal of stolen guns in the boot too!.
The Matrix Reloaded at 22h00Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.
WEDNESDAY 09 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 23]People are tense ahead of an important event to be hosted at the lodge. When Nick leaves the lodge in the lurch, Bernie gets an opportunity to shine. She takes the opportunity to test her boundaries with Itumeleng.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 31]Nothando faces an uncertain future regarding her career, but comes up with a plan. Mzi’s possible support angers Lira. Pascal continues to encourage Nothando but is there something strange going on in his private life? Thuli and Gus orchestrate a chance to meet with the driver of the car that was involved in Florence’s accident. But their interrogation of him leads to unexpected consequences. Will Thuli get to the truth? Nomsa is looking to makes changes in her life. But is she looking in all the wrong places.
THURSDAY 10 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 24]Marang shares the secret of her divorce with Hope. Kate realises that balancing her revived career with her marriage to Tristan is going to be far from easy. Bernie fights to claim the top spot in the lodge's kitchen.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30[Episode 32]Nothando works on starting her new design house. She enlists Lira to help her stretch the small investment Mzi has given her. Nomsa is on a mission to makes sure that Kwezi forgets all about Nothando, but when she invites Thuli to a cocktail party, all manner of potential disasters arise. Thuli and Shakes seem further apart than ever, and Thuli continues to appear drawn to the Mthethos, in spite of Gus’ warnings. Tensions run high at Kwezi Designs: Leo is worried by how far behind they are. Meanwhile, the war between MJ and Lizzie intensifies threatening to sink the ship.
Umalusi at 21h30This South African movie is set in a township in East London. A privileged young black man thinks he is responsible for the death of a female friend, and so flees from his comfortable life into the harsh reality of township life. The experience is eye-opening and harrowing.
FRIDAY 11 MAYChandies Season 1 at 19h00 [Episode 6: The Office]Dorothea, running unopposed for position of Church council chairperson, uses that her campaign to drive the guys out by setting up office in their room. Paddido and Daliza fight fire with fire and Paddido mounts a campaign to run against Dorothea for the chairperson position.
The Maiden Heist at 22h30Aging museum security guards Charles, Roger, and George scheme to steal their favorite exhibits before the curator arrives to install a new collection. With no criminal experience to fall back on, the three aspiring larcenists hatch a plan to quietly replace each piece with a convincing replica. Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman.
SATURDAY 12 MAYBomlambo: at 19h00 When Siphelele, a young boy washes up on the shores of the Bomvana region in the Eastern Cape, an emotional journey begins. Nobuntu, a young Xhosa woman, dreams of his mysterious arrival. She leaves her husband, Paki, asleep in their rondavel and travels to the shore where she discovers that her dream was in fact a prophetic one.
Cat Woman at 20h30Michelle Pfeiffer was the first actress to play Catwoman (in Batman Returns), and cinemagoers liked her so much that filmmakers decided to give the character a movie all her own. But instead of Pfeiffer, we have Oscar winner Halle Berry (Monster's Ball), who is sheer purr-fection as the seductive, leather-clad, whip-cracking feline. Berry plays Patience, an ad executive who is killed after hearing her cosmetics king boss and his ice queen wife discuss a dangerous new anti-ageing cream that will make them millions. Patience is magically brought back to life by a cat, and suddenly she has the urge to prowl around rooftops and pounce on rat-like creatures. Bad news for the people who bumped her off?
Mystic River at 22h00Summer, 1975: in a tight blue-collar Boston neighbourhood, three kids are playing when one is abducted and sexually abused for several days. Jump ahead: the victim, Dave, is haunted by memories and protective of his own son. Jimmy's an ex-con, father of three. Sean is a homicide detective, estranged from his pregnant wife. When Jimmy's teen daughter dies, Sean investigates, Dave's a suspect, and Jimmy vows to find the killer before the cops. The dead girl has a boyfriend whose long-missing father has a history with Jimmy. The boyfriend's a suspect, and when ballistics turns up a link to a gun owned by the young man's father, the case breaks. In the background, wives move events along.
SUNDAY 13 MAYMiss Congeniality at 19h00 Bullock is brilliant as the tomboy FBI agent who must foil a terrorist plot involving the Miss America beauty pageant. Michael Caine has a ball playing the snooty pageant consultant who transforms Dirty Harriet, as he calls her, into a beauty queen, who not only finds her villain, but her man as well. Great fun.
Collateral at 20h30Max is a Los Angeles cab driver - an ordinary, mild-mannered man who has never done anything heroic or extraordinary. But all this changes when, one fateful night, he picks up Vincent. The charming Vince is a deadly hit man who is in town to bump off five key witnesses in a drug trial. When the first person dies, Max realises this is no ordinary customer, and that he may not live out the night. As he drives his fare from assignment to assignment, they talk, make detours, and try to keep one step ahead of the cops, who are hot on their tail. Max will have to pull out all the stops if he is not only to survive the night, but save the lives of the remaining witnesses. Who will be the more resourceful of the two men?
Drive Angry at 22h00Milton, a hardened felon has broken out of hell for one last chance at redemption. Intent on stopping a vicious cult who murdered his daughter, he has three days to stop them before they sacrifice her baby beneath a full moon. He's joined by Piper - a young, sexy waitress who liberates her ex-boyfriend's cherry-red muscle car in order to help Milton.
MONDAY 14 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 25]Karel and Tristan form an uneasy alliance. Kate is offended by Tristan's lack of understanding. Marang is propelled by Hope's predicament. Itumeleng tells Bernie they have to cool their relationship.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 33]Thuli must decide whether to attend Nomsa’s cocktail party. A major obstacle is bra Shakes: Does he have what it takes to stand in for her at the tavern? At the studio, Lizzie breaks her silent strike. But is this a good thing if it means hysteria reigns? Nothando is anxious about going out to get supplies for her new design venture and Lira comes to her aid.
Secrets at 21h00 Chris Molapo has 48 hours to prove that he didn’t kill the prostitute he spent the night with before his wife and children return. His task is made even more difficult by a small highly-trained squad of detectives who are out to shut him up before he releases the hidden secrets that the prostitute left for him.
TUESDAY 15 MAYCulture Shock Season 1 at 19h00 *new season*[Episode 3]The Dzivhani family from Venda is accustomed to very hot conditions and is also a very traditional bunch. Dad Aggrey dreams of building his empire someday and becoming King of his castle. Swopping would be mother and wife Tshifhiwa and the youngest, cute 5 year old Ndivho. The Mkhabela’s from the affluent suburbs of Pinetown Durban are a proud Zulu family. Dad Monde has built his chain of Funeral Parlours that affords his family whatever they desire. Swopping would be mom Thandi, a teacher and youngest son Zolile, a high school student.
The Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 26]Marang is served with divorce papers. Tristan and Kate keep missing each other and their conflict threatens to erupt. Khumo prepares for his interview with Bernie and is pleasantly surprised by what he finds.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 34]Nothando deals with her first hiccup in the new business venture and although Pascal seems to be there to encourage her, he withdraws when she tries to get close, leaving her confused.
Mshika-Shika Season 1 at 21h00[Episode 7: Missing Dockets]Judas is placed in a safe house while Scarra and Mafikizolo are detained in a cell awaiting a trial date. Bonsai arranges with Byron for the dockets on Scarra and Mafikizolo to go missing. Furious at how three-months of building a case came to nothing, Phaka persuades Judas to go back in. Judas tries to integrate himself back into the circle, but when Scarra learns through Bonsai that Judas is a turncoat, he knows the game is up. When Kea finds the dockets in Byron’s briefcase, she confronts him about his duplicity. After a night of heavy drinking, Scarra drives Judas and Mafikizolo to a deserted industrial site. He gets Judas to confess, at gunpoint, that he was behind the Fah Fee job which led to him feeding the cops information. Two gunshots are fired. Is Judas dead?
Cat Woman at 22h00Michelle Pfeiffer was the first actress to play Catwoman (in Batman Returns), and cinemagoers liked her so much that filmmakers decided to give the character a movie all her own. But instead of Pfeiffer, we have Oscar winner Halle Berry (Monster's Ball), who is sheer purr-fection as the seductive, leather-clad, whip-cracking feline. Berry plays Patience, an ad executive who is killed after hearing her cosmetics king boss and his ice queen wife discuss a dangerous new anti-ageing cream that will make them millions. Patience is magically brought back to life by a cat, and suddenly she has the urge to prowl around rooftops and pounce on rat-like creatures. Bad news for the people who bumped her off?
WEDNESDAY 16 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 27]The tension between Tristan and Kate increases, and Amber starts to feel it. Itumeleng overrides Khumo's appointment process and appoints Bernie as Head Chef. Lelo does her best to respect Modise's needs.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 35]Thuli’s appearance at the cocktail party continues to have ripple effects, at Mkhuseli’s house and at the tavern. One confrontation gets physical.
THURSDAY 17 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 28]Kate is stuck in the middle of nowhere and her attempts to connect with Tristan fail. Itumeleng takes matters into his own hands regarding the troublesome Thomas.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30[Episode 36]Nothando learns the shocking truth of Pascal’s past. Will she be able to handle what she hears? How will Bra Shakes avenge his humiliation when Thuli fires him from the tavern?
Long Street at 21h30Set in Cape Town, Long Street is an intimately rendered portrait of the fragile relationship between recovering drug addict Sia (Sannie Fox) and her mother Maria (Roberta Fox). Sia is thrown out of rehab and has to return to her mother's home. The two women have long stopped trusting each other, and their relationship has collapsed into a simmering sea of anger and disappointment. At the same time, Sia's father is suffering from writer's block and has a deep desire to reconcile with his daughter and estranged wife, but cannot find a way to express himself. When a Zulu singer named Andiswa (Busi Mhlongo) enters their lives, her powerful presence and musical genius brings the mother and daughter together again. Andiswa uses the healing power of her voice to allow Sia and Maria to forge their relationship anew and discover things they didn't know about each other and themselves...
FRIDAY 18 MAYChandies Season 1 at 19h00 [Episode 7: Dirty Laundry]Paddido and Daliza are short of cash and send word to an old accomplice, ‘Bra Shorts’, a cat burglar who is also incidentally, a midget. Bra Shorts and Paddido and Daliza restart an old con from their past, hiding Bra Shorts inside a washing machine to rob people’s houses.
Bait at 22h30An ex-con is used by police to lure a criminal out of hiding.
SATURDAY 19 MAYTake the Lead at 20h30I'd kill to dance like that. It's like sex on hardwood." The true story of Pierre Dulaine, a New York City ballroom dance teacher who empowered troubled inner school kids by teaching them to dance. A high school principal, unable to get a teacher to monitor a group of unruly youths during detention, agrees to let Dulaine teach them ballroom dancing in the school basement. At first, the youngsters don't want to know, scoffing at Dulaine's old-fashioned moves and music. But they gradually start getting it, and start incorporating some of the technical ballroom dancing styles into their own urban dance moves. A new dance is born, but something else is born too: a sense of hope, of breaking free from their dead-end lives. An inspirational film that should appeal to all dance lovers and fans of Antonio Banderas. Nominated for seven awards, including a Black Reel for best original soundtrack.
Expendables at 22h00A group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren't quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham. (2010) Sylvester Stallone
SUNDAY 20 MAYWild Cats at 19h00 Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When the football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite expecting sniggers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
Transporter 3 at 20h30A courier must keep his cool while taking his latest "package", a feisty Russian redhead, to an unknown destination in Europe. They each have been fitted with a bracelet that will explode if they venture too far from the car.
The Bank Job at 22h00London, 1971. Terry is a smalltime crook, newly married, who trying to go straight. But it becomes near nigh impossible when some heavies descend on him, threatening to destroy his business unless he comes up with money - lots of it. So when an old friend, the gorgeous Martine, comes up with a scheme to rob Lloyd's bank of cash and jewels, he's in. The plan is to burrow into the bank's vault from a neighbouring bakery. But what Terry doesn't know is that Martine herself is being pressured - to get the secrets of a certain safety deposit box that could rock the British government and the Royal family itself.
MONDAY 21 MAYChandies Season 1 at 19h00 [Episode 7]Paddido and Daliza are short of cash and send word to an old accomplice, ‘Bra Shorts’ who is a midget. Bra Shorts and Paddido and Daliza run an old con by hiding Bra Shorts inside a washing machine to rob people’s houses. Tumi organises a raffle where first prize is a trip to Paris. Dorothea is determined to win.
The Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 29]Tristan and Jack both race to save Kate, but only one will get there on time. Bernie can't contain her jealousy when an old flame of Itumeleng's arrives. Itumeleng confronts Lelo about Tiro.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 37]Pascal tries to distance Goodman from the Phiris but gets sucked back into working for Goodman. Nomsa and Mzi get closer again, while Mkhuseli does his best to be a good husband.
The Wall at 21h00 The wall is a famous landmark that serves as a community diary where residents can place their notifications from funeral notices, job applications, and accommodation to transport services. Located in Yeoville, the Wall is a melting place for various cultures where many African nationalities inhabit this place in their quest for green pastures in Johannesburg. The Wall is a meeting place, a place for dreams and a place to pass time. Timothy, a Zimbabwean national came to yeoville in search of a better life in South Africa. After many unsuccessful attempts in getting a job he settles for a job of a night watchman to watch the community wall and protect it from vandalism. The city of Johannesburg is considering privatizing its services and this means half of the workers could be jobless, as their services will be outsourced to entrepreneurs. Jabu Vilakazi is a tenderprenuer exploiting the lives of ordinary people with his dream of opening a labor recruitment agency to service the municipality.
TUESDAY 22 MAYCulture Shock Season 1 at 19h00 *new season*[Episode 4]The Khumalo’s are a Zulu family from Pietermaritzburg. They are a large family where Dad rules the roost. Swopping would be wife and mother Jabulile and her young daughter Thobeka, who is a vibrant young lady. The Kgomo’s residing in Polokwane a tight knit bunch that loves a good laugh. A family of teachers and good cooks make for a warm and loving family. Swopping would be Dad Elias and his daughter Sylvia, a major talker.
The Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 30]Lelo is pushed to an extreme decision about her relationship with Modise. Marang makes an astonishing confession to her family. Kate finally tells Tristan the truth about what she is feeling.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 38]Pascal and Nothando draw closer even while he contends with an encroaching threat that could destroy his happiness and his new life.
Mshika-Shika Season 1 at 21h00[Episode 8: A Pound of Flesh]Everyone at the station is concerned by Kea’s sudden disappearance. Byron plays innocent and seems even more concerned than anybody else. Shirley is devastated when Scarra tells her that Judas was found in a skip, dead, the night before. He arranges a shotgun funeral for his former cadre that is so hastily put together, the minister doesn’t even know Judas’s name. Shirley begins to get her beauty salon ready to open, as a way of paying thanks to Judas who helped her with the seed money. A drugged out Mafikizolo, having just lost his closest friend, rapes Shirley in the Salon, before getting her to reveal where Scarra keeps his money. Shirley reports her rape to Junior Detective Ange, Schoeman’s daughter, who has just been transferred from Port Elizabeth. Ange gets an arrest warrant out on Mafikizolo when DNA samples from Shirley match his record. Mafikizolo is caught in the act of trying to steal Scarra’s money. When Scarra confronts him, he tries to shift the blame to Shirley, but then Shirley reveals how he raped her and Scarra sees red.
Phaka and Ange arrest Mafikizolo as he is being beaten to a pulp by Scarra..
Take the lead at 22h00"I'd kill to dance like that. It's like sex on hardwood." The true story of Pierre Dulaine, a New York City ballroom dance teacher who empowered troubled inner school kids by teaching them to dance. A high school principal, unable to get a teacher to monitor a group of unruly youths during detention, agrees to let Dulaine teach them ballroom dancing in the school basement. At first, the youngsters don't want to know, scoffing at Dulaine's old-fashioned moves and music. But they gradually start getting it, and start incorporating some of the technical ballroom dancing styles into their own urban dance moves. A new dance is born, but something else is born too: a sense of hope, of breaking free from their dead-end lives. An inspirational film that should appeal to all dance lovers and fans of Antonio Banderas. Nominated for seven awards, including a Black Reel for best original soundtrack.
WEDNESDAY 23 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 31]Itumeleng forces Modise to make a decision about Lelo. The Lebone’s rally around Marang and she finds the courage to challenge Zweli's demands in the divorce hearing. Lelo regrets tossing the Tladi ring into the dam.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 39]Nomsa doesn’t feel like playing the supportive wife any more, instead she focuses on Mzi, only to find that Slindilie has been meddling with her secret life. Kwezi is despondent when he learns Nothando is carving a new life for herself.
THURSDAY 24 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 32]As the staff gossip about the big break up, Modise appears to be falling apart, but his binge causes him to finally stand up to Itumeleng. Tristan warns Kate of Itumeleng and Jack. Zoe cannot comfort Lelo.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30[Episode 40]Nothando finds out that Kwezi bought all her skirts. The Kwezi design team do their best to get ready for their big TV interview. After observing Mzi’s strange behaviors, what will Lizzie’s curiosity reveal?
State of Violence at 21h30When his wife is killed in cold blood, a man is forced to go back to the location he comes from, Alexandra, to find out who the killer is. In the process skeletons from his past come back to haunt him. Will he ever find out the truth?
FRIDAY 25 MAYChandies Season 1 at 19h00[Episode 8: Lost Brothers]After promising to track down a family’s long lost brother, Daliza and Paddido bring in their friend to play the role of ‘the brother’. The “reunion” is joyous and he settles in happily but then the real brother arrives.
Unthinkable at 22h30Armed with the knowledge that their suspect has planted three nuclear bombs in three U.S. cities, black ops interrogator H and FBI Agent Helen Brody resort to extreme methods to get the confession that could save millions of innocent lives. A former nuclear expert, Younger has turned against his country.
SATURDAY 26 MAYSenyaka : The Real Moruti at 20h00Senyaka Kekana stars as the Real Moruti in a hilarious picture of the same name. It is believed that he is dead but during a service in his old church he returns unexpectedly.
The Legend of Bagger Vance at 21h30A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.
SUNDAY 27 MAYBurglar at 19h00 Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
Snakes On A Plane at 20h30An FBI agent is taking a federal witness to Los Angeles so he can testify against a mobster. Only problem is, the mobster has arranged a nasty little surprise: 500 ferocious snakes, whose cages will automatically open at 30,000 feet. Let the games begin!
Red at 22h00When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
MONDAY 28 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 33]When Tiro learns of Modise and Lelo's break-up, he acts instantly. Itumeleng undermines Jack and the tension between the two could be dangerous for both.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 41]Kwezi worries that the TV crew will catch them out for being wholly unprepared for fashion week. Can Mkhuseli and JP keep Tshepo quiet?
Zoid at 21h00 Zoid, a widower finds himself alone and lonely in the big city with only his work to comfort him. On his way home one evening, he bumps into a sex worker, Pearl, who asks him for a light. As he lights her cigarette he notices her beautiful but forlorn face and finds himself strangely fascinated to her. He invites to his place. To her surprise Zoid refuses to sleep with her but is willing to pay for her companionship. They spend the night chatting until the morning, realising they have a lot in common but for the fact of her trade. They part ways but a few days later Zoid returns to the spot where he first met Pearl but he sees her leaving with a client. Disappointed, Zoid returns to his lonely life. But Zoid’s life is about to change. Pearl arrives the next morning desperately needing help to save her child, Siziwe from her pimp, Yoko, who has kidnapped her as ransom for Pearl to continue working.
TUESDAY 29 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 34]Tiro encourages his sister to fight for her kids, while he continues to fight for Lelo. Bernie and Itumeleng reach a stalemate in their relationship due to the cunning and enigmatic presence of Ayanda.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 42]Relations are strained between Mzi and Lizzie with the spectre of Nomsa driving a rift between them. Leo lies about how far things went with Miranda.
Mshika-Shika Season 1 at 21h00[Episode 9: Fatherless]It’s 2 weeks later and Shirley finds out she’s pregnant. She doesn’t tell Scarra because she’s not sure whether Scarra or Mafikizolo is the father. Kea’s body is found in a rooftop air-vent. Phaka and Ange get Schoeman to order a search warrant on Bonsai’s scrapyard. They tear the place apart before Phaka and Ange learn that Bonsai and Schoeman have had a history going back 30 years. Phaka confronts Schoeman for having lied to him the whole time about Bonsai and declares that he is no longer going to play by the rules. Ange finds Byron in the act of stealing a confidential file Schoeman has on Bonsai and confronts him about it. Scarra, meanwhile, learns through Bonsai that Schoeman was indirectly involved in his mother’s death. He flies off the handle, starts taking cocaine again, and ends up shooting Schoeman in the police parking lot.
WEDNESDAY 30 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 35]Itumeleng is still resisting Ayanda's attempts to seduce him and she turns up the heat by forcing a confrontation Itumeleng is sure to hate. Marang struggles to decide what to do about her children.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30 [Episode 43]JP and Mkhuseli try and deal with what they have done. Leo fuels the rumour that he has been intimate with Miranda.
THURSDAY 31 MAYThe Wild Season 1 at 20h00 [Episode 36]Ayanda oversteps the mark and Itumeleng realises it is time for her to go. Lelo has shocking news for Modise. It seems Kate may have friends from her past descending on her.
Inkaba Season 1 at 20h30[Episode 44]Nothando and Pascal continue to hide their relationship from the family but Nothando uncovers something that may turn everything upside down. Thuli takes detective Hopa on about Tshepo’s death.
Paradise Stop at 21h30In Paradise Stop, a clean cop on a backwater beat discovers that the man behind a series of freeway heists is also his only friend in town, the owner of the Paradise Truck Stop.
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