Samukeleni
Channel: Mzansi Magic (DStv 161)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
You saw them on Forever Thina, when couples went against all odds and married without their families' approval.
The three couples are back on Samukeleni, seeking blessings for their respective unions post the wedding.
On this spin off show, the couples are embarking are on a different journey: acceptance from their families and loved ones of their relationship and shot gun weddings.
The end goal is to not only have their relatives acknowledge their unions but to also embrace these marriages by giving them the blessing and respect that they deserve.
Samukeleni is an extension of the conversation that started on Forever Thina and aims to answer the question: What happened after the wedding?
The show also answers questions like: What happens next in the newly wedded couples' lives? What obstacles and turmoil await?
Apart from seeking their families' acceptance, they also have to tackle some contentious issues including paying ilobolo, blending their families, dealing with fertility issues and so much more.
Will Trent 2
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system.
But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Me Llamo Will Trent": A car bomb ignites a thrilling investigation for Will and bomb expert Cricket, revealing more than meets the eye.
As intrigue unfolds, Angie battles to return to work, Ormewood's home life complicates, and Faith develops her relationship with Luke.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way 6
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Reality
They say that love has no boundaries.
However, for these international couples, their relationships are tested like never before as American men and women who fall in love with partners from distant lands then travel to home countries to begin their married life abroad.
This series follows them as they navigate married life in completely unchartered territory.
From language barriers to cultural differences, will these couples' love be strong enough to withstand the challenges facing them as they embark on their new life together?
This season, countries featured include China, Iceland, Ireland, Turkey, Indonesia and England.
One couple is packed and ready to start their van life together traveling through Europe; financial differences and family rifts are on full display, while secret marriages and troublesome pasts come into play.
This season's couples are:
Returning: Shekinah (California) & Sarper (Turkey)
After being back in the US for three months, Shekinah is making her move to Turkey to be with her "reformed bad boy" partner, Sarper.
The couple works to resolve their issues, however, women from Sarper's past reach out to Shekinah, which leaves her questioning how well she really knows Sarper.
Will the past get in the way of this perfectly imperfect couple and threaten their relationship for good?
Returning: Statler (Texas) & Dempsey (England)
Statler and Dempsey are about to embark on their great European van life.
While Dempsey passionately plans out their new lives on the road living in a van, Statler becomes increasingly overwhelmed and doubts her decisions about this drastic lifestyle change.
Once the couple starts to make their way through Europe, Statler's anxiety really begins to bubble over, and it is obvious this European adventure might not turn out so spectacular after all.
Josh (South Carolina) & Lily (China)
Josh and Lily met on a language learning app and fell deeply in love – so much so that they got married and Josh decides to quit his job in America and move to China.
Lily, a successful business owner, believes Josh is her dream man.
But with Josh not being able to work in China and Lily being the sole income earner, disagreements start to overtake the relationship and this financial contrast becomes a major source of contention between the couple.
Will tensions, intensified by disagreeing family members, lead to a breakup?
James (Maine) & Meitalia (Indonesia)
James & Meitalia, married for two and a half years after initially meeting online, have been living together in Maine.
Meitalia, who is desperately homesick and has been dealing with health issues, decides she and James need to move to Indonesia to be with her family.
James struggles to break the news of their move to his tight-knit family but troubles really set in once the couple is in Indonesia.
James is tested by Meitalia's family: when will he learn the language? When will they have children? How are they going to survive financially in Indonesia?
Corona (Pennsylvania) & Ingi (Iceland)
After meeting in Iceland following a night of partying, Corona, a midwife in training, decides to move to Iceland to be with her Icelandic "Viking" Ingi, even if that means giving up her spot in a prestigious midwifery program.
Once she arrives, Corona quickly realises her "hot" romance may be a little too icy for her.
With Ingi's limited dating experience coupled with the fact that she may not be able to study in the midwifery program there in Iceland, Corona must make the ultimate decision: stay in Iceland to pursue love or return to the US to pursue her dream career.
Joanne (New York) & Sean (Ireland)
Already (secretly) married, Joanne and Sean decide they need to physically be together, in Ireland where Sean lives for them to create a home base.
But before Joanne can even begin thinking about moving to Ireland, she needs the approval of her two sons whom she is finally bringing to meet Sean.
Things take a turn in Ireland, and Sean and Joanne get pulled in multiple directions and deal with the strains that have been caused by carrying their secret.
Simone Biles Rising
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Follow gymnast Simone Biles as she balances her personal life, mental health journey and training ahead of a highly anticipated return to the Olympics.
Simone Biles has unfinished business. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was one of the biggest stories leading into the Games.
But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned.
And for Simone, the world had a front row seat as her private struggle with mental health exploded on the international stage – forcing her to withdraw from the competition.
Since then, Simone has put in the hard work: facing the difficult traumas of her past, learning to manage her mental health, embracing her journey and, in the process, rebuilding her gymnastics from the ground up.
Her courage to soar knows no bounds as this summer she plans to return to the Olympic stage once again to do what she's always done – be the best Simone that she can be.
Because through it all, Simone still rises.
Wie's Nuus met Netwerk24 2
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Factual, Current Affairs, Afrikaans
Wie's Nuus met Netwerk24 returns to keep you up to date with current affairs in South Africa and the rest of the world.
Much has happened since the last season, which means there are a lot of new newsmakers attracting our attention.
We have a range of new ministers and parliament members after the general election, new sports heroes making us proud and, unfortunately, a lot of controversial figures getting us hot under the collar.
The show comes to your living room every Wednesday evening to share more about the people who have the country and the world talking.
The Mating Game
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy.
Exploring five different habitats across six continents, this series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, reveals the varied, fascinating and downright bizarre strategies different animals use to find a mate.
It is the ultimate inside view on what it takes to succeed at the mating game.
In the series premiere, "Grasslands: In Plain Sight": The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game.
They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure.
To win here, a player must give everything.
Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique - there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate.
Where grass is in plentiful supply, so too is the competition, and for those who gather in huge numbers to breed, the added threat of hungry predators looms large.
Out here in the open, experience is key.
This is a lesson that a young male ostrich on the dry desert grasslands of Namibia is about to learn as he takes his first steps into the mating game.
Meanwhile, a mature zebra stallion on the Serengeti must defend his mares from roaming bachelors amongst a herd 30,000 strong.
Others rely on sneakier tactics, and ingenuity is common.
Birds like the ruff choose a cross-dressing strategy to deceive rivals and sneak up on willing females, whilst the nursery web spider tricks his way to his intended's heart with offers of worthless gifts disguised as prized treasures.
However, success is not always guaranteed, and even after giving it everything, defeat can all too easily overcome a player.
Despite having muscles to rival any body builder, a male kangaroo can easily lose his chance to mate to less impressive, sneakier competition.
Then there are the ultimate winners, and none are more prolific than the termite queen who, over her 50-year lifetime, will create half a billion offspring.
For all who choose to play the mating game out here in the grasslands, there is one ever-present overriding challenge that can affect every outcome: their strategies are on show for all to see.