‘Great African Mysteries’ returns for second season The HISTORY Channel Africa, DStv 186, brings South Africans fascinating local content with the return of Great African Mysteries on 3 August at 19h25. The local documentary is back after a successful first installment last year. Seasoned journalist and radio presenter, John Robbie will once again play host… Continue reading Local Mysteries Uncovered on History Channel Africa
Category: Television
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 July 2024
“I vaguely recall having a few cold ones at Randolf Jorberg’s bright yellow beer hall in Cape Town. Back then, it was an institution on arguably the city’s most famous thoroughfare, Long Street. How sad that it’s come to represent so much pain and uncertainty, a monument to the wanton violence and insatiable greed of Cape… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 21 July 2024
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 14 July 2024
“In a world of pithy catchphrases and acronyms, one above all others is likely to send self-respecting journalists into fevered delirium: SLAPP. It stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, a legal approach increasingly adopted by people accused of wrongdoing to stifle media freedom. On Sunday we broadcast an important investigation into the death of a… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 14 July 2024
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 July 2024
“It’s an uncomfortable truth that, while geography and gender preclude my membership of the Nahoon Beach Grommets, I do meet their strict age limit. It’s a bitter pill, but there is a measure of consolation to be had from knowing a well-deserved retirement and long-overdue appointment with daytime television are within sight. While one can’t… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 7 July 2024
Peoples’ Planet – a New Chapter in Enviro-Broadcasting on Openview
Peoples’ Planet – a New Chapter in Enviro-Broadcasting on Openview “We’re on it” says Peoples’ Planet – with a dynamic new offering on Openview TV Channel Peoples’ Planet makes a dynamic debut as a definitive destination for nature, adventure, eco sport, wildlife, science, and sustainability enthusiasts on Openview from 1 July 2024 Evolving out of… Continue reading Peoples’ Planet – a New Chapter in Enviro-Broadcasting on Openview
Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 June 2024
“I consider my two days in Chernobyl among the most surreal of my life. Within hours of arriving, I was being urged to try homemade mushroom soup and locally distilled vodka. I left convinced that, if you plugged me into the national grid, I could power a laptop and small TV. How Russian occupiers later thought… Continue reading Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 30 June 2024