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- A shy senior and a down-to-earth junior fall in love over one weekend.
- Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
- Richard Williams - the father and coach of Venus and Serena Williams - and his family's meteoric journey. One man's fight against racism, suppression, violence and an emotional reckoning on race in America, family, courage determination.
- A mild-mannered secretary discovers that she has a talent for murder as she ascends the corporate ladder.
- South African television programming for children on Mnet. The hosts of the programming schedule have gone on to become local celebrities.
- A black comedy set in a working-class Dublin hair salon where the stylists become accidental vigilantes and community heroes as they take on the gang members and gentrifiers threatening their community.
- Gqeberha's reality queens are here to serve iconic scenes, bling and real life on the Real Housewives of Gqeberha.
- Wealthy and glamorous women navigate Johannesburg's elite social scene.
- "Begeertes" is a series about the love intrigues and life dramas of a group of people in East London. The main character, Anton Schoeman, is struggling to cope while taking care of his sick mother. His dream of earning his own fortune is made possible by rich businessman Hugo Wessels. All of the characters find keeping their pasts hidden difficult. Anton learns the identity of his biological father and experiences love at first sight with Annalien, whose mother shot and killed her father. Hugo, who lost his wife and daughter in an accident, marries a younger woman who tries to keep him ignorant of her past at all costs.
- Zatopek (Zet) van Heerden is an ex-cop, a damaged man who describes himself as trash and acts self-destructively. He reluctantly agrees to take on a job for attorney Hope Beneke. Jan Smit, an antiques dealer, has been killed; tortured with a blowtorch then shot in the back of the head. An execution-style murder. The weapon used was an M16, a military gun, favoured by mercenaries. The contents of Smit's safe are missing and that includes his will which is needed to settle his estate. When van Heerden tries to find out more he discovers that Jan Smit had a false ID and sets out to uncover who he was. His investigations lead him into South Africa's murky past and attracts the unwelcome attention of brutal killers. Meyer effectively weaves together the progress of the investigation with van Heerden's account of his life story leading up to the awful events that resulted in his fall from grace and loss of integrity.
- Matthew's family leaves Johannesburg to settle in a small town. The pressures of high school, his brothers Autism, racing cars and Bees, the captain of the rugby team, all make life difficult for him.
- A small-town "model boss" preys on the hopes and dreams of young girls. When journalists delve into the case, they uncover a chilling truth, revealing the predator's crimes but also a sinister alliance with a media businessman.
- SHAFT 6 Carlton, 2006. The small mining town is rocked by the discovery of a corpse in the infamous Shaft 6. Mystery surrounds the motive, but another dead miner is a reminder of how little has changed in democracy. The town is on edge and the people want answers. Striking miners barricade the entrance to the mine and refuse to allow anyone inside the complex to leave before their demands are met. Sergeant Bo Mazibuko, a well-respected police officer and team leader in the Riot Squad, is sent in to diffuse the situation. In the back of his mind, he finds himself being drawn to the case. Detective Heinrich Theron, a rebel with a cause, fights to stay point on the case. The Police Captain is concerned about his relationship with the mine boss. Johan Theron, his father, has run the mine for many years, passed down from generation to generation; there would be no town without it. However, when Johan arrives at Bo's house to call in a personal debt, it becomes apparent the body is set to unravel things both men would prefer to forget.
- A talent show in which amateur singers compete to determine who is the best.
- "Amalia" is a South African drama series about a poet who goes to a small town and commits suicide by overdosing on pain medication. Her husband does not believe that she took her own life. He goes to Meerhof, where all the residents are suspects, to solve the murder. Later, a mysterious woman appears in town and is thought to be Amalia.
- A Dakota transporting gold from a mine to the refinery is hijacked, with far-reaching consequences.
- The South African Border War, commonly referred to as the Angolan Bush War in South Africa, refers to the conflict that took place from 1966 to 1989 in South -West Africa (now Namibia) and Angola between South Africa and its allied forces (mainly UNITA) on the one side and the Angolan government, South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), and their allies - mainly Cuba - on the other. It was closely intertwined with the Angolan Civil War and the Namibian War of Independence. This film plays off against this backdrop. The year is 1978 and the Angolan Bush War is reaching a crescendo. Operation Reindeer is in full swing. After losing his brother, a man learns the importance of humanity and the realities of war when his unit, capture SWAPO prisoners of war and transport them back over the borer towards friendly lines.
- Our cameras go on location with the South African Police Service and capture crime as it is taking place
- "Ella Blue" turns back the clock to the turbulent early 1960s in South Africa and tells the story of a woman whose life is torn apart by the politics of the day. Darrell James Roodt, who directed the Oscar-nominated film "Yesterday", is at the helm of this production. The title role is portrayed by Natalie Boltt and among her co-stars are Tertius Meintjes, Jonathan Rands, Nico Panagio, Anthony Wilson, Bo Peterson and Sean Cameron Michael. Hein Eksteen wrote the script.
- Explores key moments, both public and private, in the life and reign of the Emperor.
- "Die Groot Niks", which translates to "The Big Nothing", takes a closer look at the Namib's amazing natural beauty as well as tales of the constant struggle between man and nature, with the focus on the heart of the Namib, a stretch between Lüderitz and Walvis Bay.
- After winning a boat cruise, desperate IT geek André van Vyk is pushed to the edge emotionally when he tries to salvage the spelling mistake of his name in his passport, at the Department of Home Affairs.
- An affluent couple discover their son has a serious drug problem and set off from Cape Town to the Karoo to check him into a rehab centre. During the course of their journey across the vivid South African landscape their lives unravel, revealing the lies and deceit behind their happy family facade.
- The host travels around the world interviewing music celebrities.
- Security cameras follow the lives of two boys trying to survive on the nighttime streets of Johannesburg, dreaming of a better life.
- South Africa's first mockumentary about a South African rock band trying to make it big.
- An exploration of memory, testimony and cross cultural perspectives through close examination of the relationship between mother and daughter. A white South African middle-class mother and daughter are brought together by the mother's illness. That closeness is more than metaphorical: the daughter must get into the bath to wash her weakened mother. Perhaps prompted by that, the two begin to exhume personal memory - discovering how they recall the past differently and how these nuances of shared experiences shape their perceptions of the present. This contested past is evoked by archival Super-8 footage that is as absorbing as the spinal narrative.
- Rift Valley Fever and is the latest far-reaching zoonosis and like Ebola and SARS, it can have serious implications for humans, too, and there's no vaccine available. With two confirmed deaths and more than 50 cases of human RVF countrywide so far, just how concerned should we be?
- Justin wants to get the hell out of South Africa. He's on the way to the airport, but his escape is not as easy as he expects when there are mischievous three-year-olds on the loose.
- A group of out of work theatre friends comes together to save Christmas from the Coronavirus. But ultimately, their egos and personal agendas jeopardize their efforts. Will they be able to overcome all the obstacles against them and give the country some hope over a hopeless season, or will their efforts be thwarted by their differences.