Face of Africa continues on MNet
LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION
Episode 7 of M-Net's Face of Africa (Saturday December 12 at 19:00 CAT on M-Net) starts with 14 contestants at Boot Camp in Nairobi – but only 12 will progress to Swahili Fashion Week. Face of Africa Judge Jan Malan – one of the continent's leading fashion experts – says the models who make it to Face of Africa Boot Camp have an unprecedented opportunity to learn in 2 weeks what most working models only learn in 6-12 months. This week, the 14 finalists take on two prestigious photo shoots to see if they're able to put all their new knowledge into practice.
The True Love East Africa fashion team select their favourite models for a high-fashion editorial shoot at Fort Jesus in Old Town, Mombasa. Will our models-in-training impress Tue Love East Africa Fashion Editor Annabel Onyango and her team as they show off couture garments against the backdrop of one of Mombasa's most historic sites? The photo shoot will test the models' stamina, tenacity and flawless beauty to the maximum.
Meanwhile, 4 models including Ghana's Benedicta are warned that they are up for elimination this week and must fight for their place in the Top 12 during the Official Face of Africa Redds Calendar shoot with world-famous South African supermodel and photographer Josie Boraine. The calendar will feature the Top 12 Finalists in outfits inspired by the signs of the Zodiac. The 4 models in danger of elimination pair off in a head-to-head fashion shootout to see who will make it through to the prestigious Swahili Fashion Week – a high pressure show at which only the best models will excel.
M-Net Face of Africa is the continent's premiere fashion talent search, which sees scouts scouring the continent in search of Africa's next supermodel.
Don't miss the drama and action, every Saturday at 19:00 CAT, only on M-Net.
medical knowledge intertwined ON DSTV
Zone Reality closes off the year by introducing six new programs this December and DStv audiences will be treated to a feast as each touch on a different aspect of the same special subject. . . LIFE.
The gift of life is one that no one person could put a value on and yet sometimes it seems like such an easy thing to either give up on, put in jeopardy or not take seriously.
Doctors around the world go into their profession with the intention to save lives or make them better and this month DStv audiences will get to see programming on the subject that will leave them with a new found respect for our most precious commodity.
GIFT OF LIFE starting on December 14 at 20:15 CAT is a six part documentary series that follows the life and death struggle of a number of people waiting for an organ transplant. Through six episodes viewers will see their fears, their frustrations and their prayers as they line up on the transplant waiting list for the only thing that can save them.
Another series that tackles the lives of people is called WOMEN DOCS, also starting on December 14 but an hour later at 21:15 CAT. It is a reality program that deals with real life dramas far more than other reality shows. Part documentary, part ER, Women Docs takes a candid look at the world of medicine through the eyes of Dr. Mary Marron, Associate Director of Neanatology, Dr. Nikki Kantrowitz, Chief Cardiologist, Dr. Susan Lovelle, a minority in a minority as one of few board-certified plastic surgeons in the country and Dr. Po Ching Fong, an OB/GYN working out of the Chinatown branch of St. Vincent's.
Also on DStv this month is a touching look at the life of BABY CHARLOTTE, a program about a special girl with a rare illness that it will be screened on December 25 at 20:15 CAT.
Two-year-old Charlotte became the unwitting national face of the Meningococcal B virus in New Zealand when she lost her legs and arms to the disease. This program charts Charlotte's path beginning with her hospital discharge onwards. It also details the hopes as well as fears of her parents who have made enormous changes to their lives.
Also on the channel this month is a series called PRIVATE LIVES starting on December 17 at 20:15 CAT. The first episode in the series takes a look at LEGLESS PEOPLE, a provocat ive and frank documentary that gives an insight into the world of four people who are 'legless' and refuse to let it slow them down.
The second in the series of PRIVATE LIVES is called GROWING UP LITTLE ON December 18 at 20:15 CAT and the last is called Growing Up Little . The third in the series is called PRIVATE LIVES OF TRIPLETS and it starts on December 24 at 20:15 CAT.
DIVINE DECEMBER FOR DStv COMPACT VIEWERS
Sport, action, drama, music plus so much more! This is what DStv Compact viewers across Africa are invited to experience on DStv this month.
Who can resist the NBA and its hot stars? DStv Compact viewers can tune in for the best NBA action as ESPN's live season coverage continues. Tune in and see LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Philadelphia 76ers and their big man Shaquille O'Neal.
Meanwhile Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and the rest of the sharp Lakers take on Wade and the Heat early in the month, while some other Western powers show their stuff in as the San Antonio Spurs host the Sacramento Kings and the Trail Blazers.
For those DStv Compact subscribers who love to keep abreast with news from Hollywood and beyond, then Channel O has just the program for you. Tune in as the gorgeous, globe-trotting VJ Nonhle continues with season 4 of the groundbreaking O-ACCESS on Tuesdays at 21:00 CAT (from December 1). This time around she's raising the bar with more exclusive interviews with some of the music world's biggest stars.
Throughout 2009, the new H1N1 virus has circled the globe to become the first flu pandemic of the 21st century. It's spreading at an "unbelievable rate" and its young people who are most at risk. In 1918, as many as 100 million people perished from the Spanish flu worldwide - making it the greatest natural disaster of modern times. And while the H1N1 virus appears to be a more mild strain of flu, scientists continue to monitor it with caution. Now, a new H1N1 vaccine is on the way, but 33 years ago, the last swine flu vaccine released in the United States caused more trouble than the flu itself. This December the National Geographic Channel brings DStv Compact viewers SWINE FLU: THE SCIENCE OF PANDEMIC (Sunday December 6 at 21:00 CAT).
If it's series you are after then AfricaMagic is a must this December. DStv Compact subscribers can watch MAGIC ENTERTAINMENT AFRICA. Premiering from Thursday December 24 (19:00 CAT) the program is the ultimate source of entertainment news, celebrity gossip. So tune in and get the latest fashion trends, TV, music and movie reviews, online video and many more.
If you love cooking then GORDON RAMSAY'S CHRISTMAS COOKALONG LIVE should not be missed. Airing on Saturday December 12 at 11:15 CAT on BBC Lifeclass , the charismatic chef shows viewers how to prepare a sumptuous Christmas feast.
Filmed live, and with cameras in the kitchens of volunteer families across the UK, Gordon attempts to coordinate an extraordinary culinary feat. With the required ingredients published in advance, the volunteers should be well prepared, but will it all come together under the pressure of the ticking clock? To fine, you must tune in!
Tune in for these and other fantastic programs available to DStv Compact subscribers throughout October.
how crimes have been solved
the first 48 and cold case files return TO DSTV
The Crime and Investigation Network continues its groundbreaking programming when the channel screens new episodes of THE FIRST 48 and COLD CASE FILES over the festive season.
In medicine, they call it the 'critical hour', in criminal investigations; they call it The First 48 hours . This is a series that reveals how important the first 48 hours following a crime are critical too police investigators and DStv audiences will get to understand just why, every Friday at 23:10 CAT.
Ask any detective and they will tell you that if they don't have a lead, a suspect or make an arrest within 48 hours, their chances of solving the case are cut in half.
Families and victims of crimes depend on the crime scene investigators as well as the forensic evidence they collect to find the perpetrators. THE FIRST 48 follows homicide detectives during these initial critical hours as they race against time to solve their cases.
The hour-long program follows various detectives of a few select homicide teams as they track breaking cases, each with a running clock that builds pace as the 48 hours unalterably expires.
From the moment the crime is committed, every passing hour gives suspects more time to flee; witnesses time to forget details of the crime and crucial evidence to be lost. Viewers get to prove just how true this theory is by accompanying detectives to fresh crime scenes.
Continuing with crime and the investigation thereof, COLD CASE FILES also makes a welcome return to channel 255 in December.
There are a number of crimes that go unsolved because of a lack of evidence, witnesses or even leads. One such case that has remained unsolved for more than 40 years is that of the Zodiac killer in California and Nevada, America. The true identity of the man who terrorized the citizens of both cities has to this day, never been confirmed and speculation continues.
THE FIRST 48 investigates the pursuit and resolution of long and unsolved cases. The episodes follow the detectives and the family members whose undying devotion is the difference between bringing justice to the crime victims and having their loved ones lost in the drawers of the cold case files.
From the story of a criminal's childhood memory of his sister's death, to the use of mass DNA testing to find a killer, these detectives find the clues to solve crimes as many as 30 years old, and bring the guilty to justice.