New Channel Dedicated to Southern Africa, Zambezi Magic Launches on DStv

M-Net’s latest addition to dazzle viewers with quality Southern African stories.


There's  a new channel on the block dedicated to Southern Africa. Zambezi Magic on DStv channel 160, launched on 1st of July, 2015. This exciting new channel, dubbed ‘the home to Southern African TV entertainment’, will treat DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact subscribers in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi and Swaziland to a variety of quality programming from the southern tip of Africa.

 This channel is tailor-made with the Southern African viewer in mind and will offer the most sought-after archive content that has so far, not been available outside of South Africa. Zambezi Magic will entertain viewers with riveting plots on award-winning soapies Generations, Muvhango, Isidingo, Zone 14, and Jacob’s Cross while getting a healthy dose of critically-acclaimed edutainment TV series, Intersexions and Yizo Yizo that explore various societal issues and have sparked debates around issues like the HIV/Aids epidemic, love and relationships.

Fans of lifestyle shows will be spoilt for choice by the quality entertainment lined-up on Zambezi Magic. Viewers will learn how to create scrumptious meals alongside the vivacious Siba Mtongana, the host of Cooking with Siba and watch as long-lost family and friends are reunited on the heart-warming Khumbul’ekhaya show dubbed, ‘the truth and reconciliation of the soul’. Sitcoms like Stokvel, City Ses’La, The Coconuts, Kota Life Crisis, Skwizas and It’s For Life will tickle viewers’ funny bones with their cheeky humour and dialogues packed with a razor-sharp wit. Zambezi Magic will also feature exciting films from the Lokshin Bioskop film library.

Source: DStv