Die Nuusmakers
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Afrikaans
Die Nuusmakers (The Newsmakers) is a drama series which explores both the art of news journalism and the personal struggles, ambitions, victories and challenges that those behind the scenes face in the pursuit of truth, while juggling the realities of their own complex daily lives.
It takes a team of talented, relentless people to gather and deliver breaking news to viewers each night.
Set in Johannesburg, the series delves into the personal costs of delivering the news to the nation.
Adri Joubert has been the cool, calm and collected face and voice of the evening news for two decades.
But then something happens with her husband, and her life turns into the news while a national crisis shakes the nation, forcing her to put her personal crisis on hold to guide the country's viewers through the emergency from behind a very hot news desk.
In an era of fake news and deepfakes, Die Nuusmakers asks who we trust – and why.
Adri Joubert represents a generation of news anchors who became like family members in South African homes, and her journey reflects our collective struggle to adapt to changing realities.
The newsroom is the perfect setting for a drama – high stakes, tight deadlines and colourful personalities all working toward the same goal, but often with conflicting methods.
Add in Adri's personal tragedy, and we have a powder keg of emotional storytelling.
The series stars Rolanda Marais (as seasoned anchor Joubert), Brendon Daniels, Roeline Daneel, Lea Vivier, Arno Greeff, Lesley Maasdorp, Hannah Borthwick, Chris van Rensburg, Chris van Niekerk, Heinrich Wentzel, Susanne Beyers, Dorette Potgieter and Melissa de Vries.
Other cast members include Neels van Jaarsveld, Laudo Liebenberg, Loren Loubser, Nahum Hughes, Martelize Kolver, Ira Blackenberg and Kristen Raath.
TVSA Show Page: Die Nuusmakers
Whitstable Pearl 3
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama
Based on Julie Wassmer's series of novels, the series follows big-hearted local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan who sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career.
With her son grown, single mum Pearl pursues her lifelong dream and starts a private detective agency, which she runs from her family restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable.
Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all kinds of cases.
In Season 3, Godliman returns to build her private detective business, finding herself involved in more diverse investigations, including reopening an infamous local cold case and the death of a famous food critic.
She's aided and abetted by her outspoken, feisty mum Dolly and still going strong with boyfriend Tom, but it's navigating her complex relationship with DCI Mike McGuire that still proves Pearl's most challenging case.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Girl, Whitstable Beach": After a young mother vanishes for seven years, she resurfaces on Whitstable Beach, leaving Pearl determined to uncover where she's been and her reasons for returning.
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy 2
Channel: Prime Video
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Doctors Sleech and Klak take on a highly dangerous and potentially groundbreaking case and, in doing so, put existence itself in jeopardy.
Although considering their dismal personal lives, oblivion might be an improvement.
In Season 2, Sleech and Klak relish the fame of their recent success until a cyborg journalist starts digging a little too deep into Sleech's past.
Outback Opal Hunters 8
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
From the extreme to the extraordinary, Australia's harsh and remote outback is a brutal and ever-changing beast, particularly in the battle for its most precious gemstone – opal.
The blood, sweat and tears don't always pay off, but in the massive fifth season of Outback Opal Hunters, all that is about to change.
The series follows six opal-hungry teams across three states on their quest to find a fortune.
In the Season 8 premiere, "Rookie Mistake": The Bushmen's new rookie rushes into a deadly no-go zone while the Cheals attempt to revive their season.
Also, the Mooka Boys try a new technique to expose opal in colourless rock.