DStv brings unique Mandela 100 Tribute
Pop-Up Channel to all its customers across Africa
July 18, 2018, is an important date on the
2018 calendar. On the timeline of world history, it marks a hundred years since
the birth of one of Africa’s most beloved icons, legendary statesman and Nobel
Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela.
On that day, DStv will launch a special
five-day long pop-up channel to celebrate and honour the extraordinary life and
legacy of Tata Madiba. DStv’s Mandela 100
Tribute Channel will be available to all DStv customers across Africa.
Starting on Madiba’s birthday, July 18, at
19h00, the channel will feature an exceptional mix of films, documentaries,
archive footage from M-Net’s multiple award-winning actuality programme Carte
Blanche as well as exclusive celebrity interviews.
“Around the globe, Nelson Mandela is
revered as a hero of the struggle and as the man who led South Africa to
democracy. While striving for justice and freedom and shaping a nation, he also
changed the world with his humility and indomitable spirit. We are immensely
proud to dedicate a unique pop-up channel to celebrate the life and legacy of
this beacon of selflessness and reconciliation, who gave hope to millions,”
says Yolisa Phahle, General Entertainment CEO, MultiChoice.
The channel, which was compiled for DStv by
M-Net, Africa’s leading storyteller, is packed with programmes that paint a
powerful picture of what it meant to be Madiba – and what Madiba has meant to
the world.
Each night at 20h00 - from July 18 to 21
- DStv customers across the continent
can tune in for a new director’s cut, in the form of a four-part miniseries, of
the landmark film The Long Walk to
Freedom (2013), based on Mandela’s autobiography which focuses on his early
life and 27 years in prison, and stars Idris Elba.
The
Mandela 100 Tribute builds up to a heart-stopping
climax on the final evening: Invictus
(2009), the Hollywood blockbuster directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan
Freeman as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Springbok rugby captain Francois
Pienaar.
It is the true- to-life depiction of South
Africa’s victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Madiba famously walked on to the
Ellis Park turf in the No 6 jersey, usually worn by Pienaar, to thunderous
applause before the match – a stroke of genius that spurred the Springboks on
to glory.
Other highlights include:
The
Face of Unity - a documentary with previously
unscreened footage and tributes from former US President Barack Obama; golf
legend Jack Nicklaus; musical genius Ray Charles, and Hollywood luminaries
Samuel L Jackson and George Lucas.
In
the Name of Mandela, War and Peace - a summary 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’s
Unsung Heroes - an account of the Rivonia trial in
which some of Nelson Mandela’s fellow accused in the trial, which led to his
incarceration on Robben Island, share their memories.
Countdown
to Freedom - Narrated by James Earl Jones and Alfre
Woodard, this independent documentary chronicles the behind-the-scenes lead-up
to the rebirth of a nation and Nelson Mandela's triumph in South Africa’s first
free elections.
For the full schedule, go to DStv.com under
The Guide as well as on the TV Guide and EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) on
your decoder, or the TV Guide on DStv Now.
DStv customers can also access the Long Walk To Freedom miniseries, and
Carte Blanche inserts on DStv Catch Up on their PVR and Explora decoders, as
well as all the content from the channel on DStv Catch Up Plus through their
connected Explora or on DStv Catch Up on DStv Now.
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