DStv Madiba tributes schedule
MultiChoice has announced that it will make the film Invictus available for free on its HD PVR decoder-based BoxOffice service, and screen a number of documentaries featuring Nelson Mandela.
This is in addition to the dedicated tribute channel it announced earlier today (Friday, 6 December 2013) on DStv Channel 199.
In a press statement issued recently, MultiChoice said that it would also launch a special events channel on DStv Mobile, with mobile content available on mandelatribute.mobi.
DStv is also hosting a tribute site at madiba.dstv.com where users will have the opportunity to post their own tributes.
On DStv Catch Up (DStv Premium subscribers only)
These documentaries will be available on DStv Catch Up during the course of Friday, 6 December 2013 on the Explora decoder, and DStv’s PC and iPad platforms.
- Voice from Robben Island (Documentary – 1 hour 29 min): Robben Island has been everything from a leper colony to a nature reserve to a high-security prison for the most famous South African of all, Nelson Mandela. In this fascinating documentary we get to learn about the island’s past and how its last political inhabitants stuck together and laid the blueprint for what would finally become the new South Africa.
- The last mile (Documentary – 30 min): A documentary about what Nelson Mandela was aiming to achieve when he came out of prison. He talks about his political policies, touches on colonial powers and African customs. This documentary will be available on DStv Catch Up on HD and SD PVRs.
- War and Peace (Documentary – 56 min): A fast paced, triumphant, yet complex representation of the political history of South Africa from the time of the discovery of gold in 1886 up to the election of Nelson Mandela as President in 1994.
- Mandela: Great African Series aka Projek Mandela (Documentary – 52 min): A historical documentary of life at Robben Island some of which is narrated by Nelson Mandela as he recorded his voice for Long walk to Freedom.
- Playing the Enemy (Documentary – 54 min) Showing the real story behind the movie called Invictus. Mandela’s way of getting to know the Afrikaaner culture while in prison and using rugby to bridge the cultural gap between blacks and whites in South Africa.
MultiChoice also announced the following programming, with the disclaimer that schedules across all channels are being updated throughout the course of the day.
“Please refer to the schedules available on the DStv decoder by accessing the TV Guide or pressing I on a specific channel,” MultiChoice said.
M-Net – channel 101
- Friday, 6 December 2013 @ 19:30: Carte Blanche Special
- Saturday, 7 December 2013 @ 21:45: Carte Blanche Special
- Sunday, 8 December @ 09:00: Carte Blanche Special
- Sunday, 8 December @ 19:00: Carte Blanche Special
SuperSport
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 05:00 – 18:30: HD4 / SS4
- 20:00 – 21:00: HD2 / SS2
- 21:00 – 22:00: HD1 / SS1
- 22:30 – 06:00: HD4 / SS4
Saturday, 7 December 2013
- 06:00 – 08:00: SS9
- 08:00 – 12:00: HD4 / SS4
- 13:00 – 16:30: HD4 / SS4
- 19:00 – 20:00: HD1 / SS1
- 22:30 – 02:30: SS9
Sunday, 8 December 2013
- 09:30 – 12:00: HD4 / SS4
- 19:00 – 20:00: SS8
- 21:00 – 22:30: SEL-SA
KykNET – channel 144
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 12:00 Robbeneiland
- 19:30 Max oor Madiba
Sunday, 8 December 2013
- 14:30 Mandela merkwaardige man part 1
- 15:40 Mandela merkwaardige man part 2
- 19:30 So onthou ek Madiba
HISTORY – channel 186
Looping The life and times of Nelson Mandela and Miracle Rising throughout the course of the day
NatGeo – channel 181
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 21:55 Mandela: His Life and Legacy
Vuzu – channel 116
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 19:00 Original African Stories
Channel O – channel 320
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 10:30 In his own words: A tribute to Nelson Mandela
- 11:00 O-Express – musical tribute to Madiba
With repeats during the course of the day
NDTV 24X7 – channel 413
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 13:30 Saluting Madiba
- 14:30 Saluting Madiba
- 17:00 Mandela: The Legend
- 19:30 Saluting Madiba
- 20:00 Mandela: The Legend
- 21:30 Saluting Madiba
- 23:30 Saluting Madiba
RTP (Africa) – channel 435
Friday, 6 December 2013
- 18:00 (GMT): Especial Informação: e depois de Mandela (Special Report: After Mandela);
- 21:00 (GMT): Nelson Mandela – Man of Peace
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