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DStv Compact Highlights for August 2026
Your August watchlist starts here with drama, reality, and sport.
Episode 1 of the new local drama series, Lioness, builds its characters with loving attention to detail
It’s the show everyone has been talking about and it’s showing right now on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161). Here's everything you need to know about The Real Housewives of Durban.
Bohang Moeko’s Isono character, Gabriel, is struggling to break free from his controlling mother Mary’s clutches
From hacking up bodies, to a fashion parade of Sunday hats and bitter hates, there are so many intriguing reasons to make Isono your new show
Rami Chuene tells all about her character Jumima, Mary’s right-hand woman, secret keeper and gossip of note, as the countdown to Isono continues
Nthati Moshesh introduces us to church lady Mary, whose Sunday hat is hiding deadly sins in BET’s brand new telenovela, Isono.
DStv Premium viewers are getting a lesson in flashy fashion on Legacy as the wardrobe team tells us how they dressed to impress
Meet the six ladies who will get a second chance at love in The Single Wives SA
Catch the premiere of the highly anticipated series on M-Net (101)
Mzansi Magic brings viewers closer to one of South Africa’s loved and talented families, the Balas.
Tune into Ignition TV, South Africa’s number one destination for car fanatics and petrol heads on DStv Access, from Saturday, 1 April.