Strangers You Know
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
From the story of Palesa Madiba, a young student at the University of Johannesburg who was murdered and buried in a shallow grave in the backyard of her friend's home in Soweto, to the case of convicted family killer Henri van Breda who killed his parents and brother in the Western Cape, this true crime docuseries unpacks the details of some of South Africa's most unthinkable murders.
Through interviews with family members and friends, and the analysis of the lead investigators, forensic pathologists, and prosecutors involved in each case, the series takes you into key moments in each case to uncover how these unsuspecting victims were brutally killed by someone they knew.
Strangers You Know will also analyse the overwhelming evidence that perpetrators left behind at scene of the crime.
The series consists of eight episodes which air in two parts of four episodes each – with most of them related to gender-based violence and femicide.
In the series premiere, "Anisha and Joey van Niekerk": Mooinooi used to be one of those sleepy little mining towns on the Platinum belt.
A close-knit community where neighbours become friends and the only worry is how far the cat strays every night.
But there was a man with the strange snake tattoo who used to smile and wave as people drove past.
Now the memory of the brutal torture and murder of Anisha and Joey still lingers for some, serving only as a reminder that you can't trust anyone - especially the friendly neighbour who's watching your home with a little too much interest...
Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 16h15
Genre: Nature, Wildlife, Documentary Series
Ade Adepitan travels to places on the frontline of climate change to see how life is being affected right now.
But he'll also scour the globe for solutions to climate change – the natural and technological fixes that can help us slow climate change and adapt to the changes already taking place.
The Solomon Islands and Australia
Ade begins in the stunning Solomon Islands, and then travels down the east coast of Australia – from the Great Barrier Reef to Tasmania.
He sees missing islands in the Solomon Islands, learns about the 'feminisation' of green turtles and comes face-to-face with the terror of a bushfire.
But he also finds hope in a visit to Tasmania, a region that is already entirely powered by renewable energy.
Bangladesh and Bhutan
Ade travels through the stunning water world of Bangladesh's Ganges delta, before heading into the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.
The Bangladesh delta is stunning and lush – but it's also under threat from the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is causing.
The cyclones rolling in from the Indian Ocean are an enormous problem for such a low-lying country: a quarter of Bangladesh is just a few feet above sea level.
But Bangladesh is blessed with one of nature's greatest defences against the tidal surges caused by extreme weather: mangrove trees.
Ade joins a government effort – racing against the tide – to plant huge new areas with mangroves.
In Bhutan, Ade discovers how melting Himalayan glaciers are affecting the entire world. He also meets a yak herder and hears how hard life is getting for normal people there.
But after speaking with the prime minister of Bhutan, Ade discovers how Bhutan isn't just carbon neutral, it's carbon negative.
Scandinavia
For the final leg of his journey, Ade heads to Scandinavia.
Starting in the frozen islands of Svalbard and heading through Sweden and Denmark, he sees how winter temperatures have risen by an astonishing amount in the Arctic, takes a look at how Copenhagen is attempting to become carbon neutral by 2025 and learns how valuable peat is in our fight against climate change.
Along the way, he meets someone preparing for the apocalypse in a Swedish forest and talks with Greta Thunberg about how younger generations are determined to turn things around.
Impact with Gal Gadot
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary
Documentary that follows the stories of resilient young women around the globe who overcome obstacles and do extraordinary things.
Impact follows inspiring women living in communities marred by violence, poverty, trauma, discrimination, oppression and natural disasters, and yet, against all odds, they dare to dream, stand out, speak up and lead.
The six women featured in the series include:
A 19-year-old college student in Puerto Rico who, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, is on a mission to ensure that every person struggling has access to clean and safe water.
A trauma therapist in Half Moon Bay, California, who lost her twin sister to COVID-19 and is turning her grief to impact by healing women through surf therapy.
A formally homeless transwoman in Memphis, Tennessee, who is building houses for other transgender women in need of homes.
A ballerina in the most dangerous area of Brazil, who through dance has created a community that lifts young girls towards a better future.
A figure skater who has broken barriers in her sport and dedicates her life to coaching and empowering young girls of colour on and off the ice.
The first female chief of a coastal southern Louisiana tribe, who is expected to be among the first climate refugees in the United States, as she impacts the legacy of her ancestors, the lives of her community today and the future of her people.
Stalking Hitler's Generals
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary, Docu-Drama, History
During World War II, Allied operatives went on secret missions to kill Adolph Hitler and his top officers, including Erwin Rommel.
Allied Special Forces launched daring wartime missions to capture or kill Nazi generals where they were stationed on the front lines of war.
This film captures the real-time drama felt as the Special Forces ordered these dangerous and complicated missions to exotic locations.
In the desert of Libya and on the rugged island of Crete two expert teams investigate daring war-time missions of the Special Forces to capture or kill Nazi Generals Erwin Rommel and Heinrich Kreipe.
The documentary shows the exotic locations of these secret war-time operations.
CGI helps to re-construct the Special Forces' daring landing operations and the fatal circumstances of the shoot-out in Rommel's HQ.
Eyewitnesses talk in front of the camera, while reenactments catch the real drama of their dangerous missions.
These are the stories of Allied operatives on secret missions to eliminate the Nazi threat – the "real Basterds".
World War II: On a Wing and a Prayer
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 21h05
Genre: Documentary, History
Presented by Richard Todd, this film portrays the story of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Beginning with its birth as a fledging arm of the Force in WWI, throughout its development between the wars, its rapid expansion at the outbreak of WWII and a complete insight into the strategy, tactics, personnel, aircraft and operations during the conflict.