Dark Side of Glory
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Dark Side of Glory is a two-part documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder and unexplained deaths in the world of sport.
Joseph Ntshongwana played for the Blue Bulls between 1998 and 2001.
Ten years later, he was arrested for killing four men with an axe and wounding two others.
In 2021, the world of athletics was shocked to its core when three female athletes were murdered in six months in Kenya, including Agnes Tirop, who was stabbed to death in her home soon after clinching a world record in Germany.
The Durban Axe Murderer: The Rugby Killer
To his friends, family and former professional rugby teammates he was a quiet 'teddy bear', but little did they know that Joseph Ntshongwana was a serial killer who stalked the streets of Durban in his car searching for victims.
After killing four men with an axe, raping and kidnapping a woman, and attempting to kill two others, a crack police team was put together under Lt Col. Jason McGray, to solve the cases leading to the shocking arrest of Ntshongwana.
Joseph claimed to be avenging the gang rape and subsequent HIV infection of his daughter - but police found he had no children.
A contentious trial followed in which the killer's diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder was centre stage.
Death in the Heartlands
In 2021 the world of athletics was shocked to its core when across six months, three female athletes were murdered in Kenya, two in the renowned elite running community of Iten.
One of those women was Olympian and two-time World Athletic Championship medalist, Agnes Tirop, found stabbed to death in her home soon after clinching a World Record in Germany.
The day before Agnes's murder, 27-year-old athlete Edith Muthoni was found dead in her home, and six months later a nationwide manhunt began after athlete Damaris Mutha was also found dead.
All had been killed by the men closest to them – their partners and coaches.
This is the story of all three women, and the proliferation of control and violence that goes hand in hand with the coaching of female athletes in Kenya and beyond...
The Brokenwood Mysteries 5
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama, Mystery
The Brokenwood Mysteries comprises two-hour murder mystery stories set in a seemingly quiet country town where the town's newest resident, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.
Each telefeature in the series is a standalone story which sees the show's two lead police officers trying to solve a murder case.
In the Season 5 opener, the detectives are called in when a man is found dead on a Ghost Train, before the body of a bride-to-be is found in a river during her hen party.
After a man cycles to the top of a local mountain and suffers a heart attack, the toxicology report shows massive levels of caffeine in his system.
Later, at an abandoned mental health facility, a young couple find the body of an elderly man strapped to a trolley.
Barnwood Builders 12
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality, Home Improvement, DIY, Reality Makeover
Mark Bowe and his fun-loving crew of West Virginia master craftsmen salvage antique barns and cabins, reusing the wood to then create stunning, modern homes.
As this series reveals, these guys are devoted to salvaging and will stop at nothing to give 200-year-old structures new life, providing entertainment, inspiration and awe along the way.
In the Season 12 premiere, "Design Drama": The builders travel to Alabama to build the most complicated structures they've ever created.
Working with designer Karen Tillery, the guys combine wood and steel to build a massive wedding pavilion that overlooks the bluffs of Sand Mountain.
Swamp Mysteries 3
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Reality
Troy Landry teams with local experts in a wild chase to help save America from hostile, menacing and often mysterious creatures.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Return for Bayou Gold": Troy and his crew return to the Louisiana swamps to extract the valuable treasure trove of old-growth cypress logs they discovered last season.
Determined to capitalise on a rare spell of high water, Troy, Pickle, and veteran swamper Timmy Aucoin follow a storied map to relocate the prized wood.
Then using Timmy's specialized boat called the "log dog" and every ounce of swamp ingenuity they can muster, the team attempts to secure a payday for the ages.
Ex on the Beach (UK) 9
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Dating Game Show, Reality
What happens when eight smoking hot single guys and girls arrive in paradise for a dream holiday of sun, sea, sex and good times?
If only life was that simple. Just as things get off to a sizzling start, this show brings in their exes to break up the party - one by one.
Hold onto your bikinis, Ex On The Beach is back, and with more exes than ever.
A group of hot singles are about to have their dream holiday ruined as one by one their exes arrive to spoil the party! Hatred, fights, tears, drama and emotion.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Bobby's Dilemma": The arrival of Stephen Bear's ex-girlfriend and Megan McKenna's ex-best friend Connie Wiltshire.
Connie intends to stir things up in the villa.