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Smithsonian Earth - Great Parks of Africa: Series 1 (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at June 25, 2018

Scattered throughout the wild lands of Africa are a number of protected havens that shelter some of the continent's most iconic wildlife. Explore these majestic natural sanctuaries dedicated to the preservation of the continent's rich yet vulnerable wildlife heritage.

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ITV - 28 Up South Africa (2013) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Dec. 7, 2013

Documentary in the traditions of Michael Apted's 7 Up, following the lives of a group of children in South Africa and offering an insight into life in a country that has gone through momentous change. In 1992, when they turned seven, Nelson Mandela had only been out of prison for two years. By the time they were 14, he had become their president and the regime of apartheid had been consigned to history. Chosen from separate communities, the six characters have had starkly differing life experiences. They are black, white, rich and poor and every seven years they have taken viewers into their lives. Luyanda and Andiswa are from a notorious township outside Cape Town, Katlego's life is among the white hipsters of Johannesburg, Lizette lives in a coal-mining town while Olwethu tries to makes the best of the rural area her husband has taken her to live in. Meanwhile, farm boy Willem Alberts has become a household name, playing rugby for his country.

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CH4 Dispatches - South Africa's Dirty Cops (2013) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at Sept. 2, 2014

An investigation into police brutality in South Africa.

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Channel 4 - Unreported World: South Africa's Skin Bleaching Scandal (2016) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Nov. 19, 2016

Tania Rashid and director Simon Rawles are in South Africa to investigate why there is such a demand for skin bleaching products in the Rainbow Nation. The government has passed strict laws to protect people from creams containing potentially dangerous chemicals which can lead to serious health complications, but as Unreported World reveals, many are still on sale widely and endorsed by celebrities. A recent study found an incredible one in three women in South Africa use skin-bleaching creams, and there are more than 500 different products for sale. In downtown Johannesburg the products are everywhere - despite the ban on any product selling itself as skin-lightening or whitening.

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Rugby World Cup 2011.10.09 QF3 Australia vs. South Africa Movies

Posted by cepisq at Oct. 9, 2011

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CH4 Unreported World - South Africa's Discipline Camps Exposed (2025) Movies

Posted by at March 26, 2025

Drug use among South Africa's youth is surging, as is violence in the classroom. Parents are struggling to control their children and a thriving 'troubled teen' industry has emerged. Twenty five-year-old Prince Motlou claims his Rising Stars Generation discipline camp offers military-style training that sends children back to their parents with newfound respect. However, Sahar Zand discovers an abusive side to its methods. This is no ordinary boot camp, but something far more sinister, with children marching for hours in the heat and without water. Physical violence is employed and there are allegations of sexual abuse.

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Unreported World - 3/10 - South Africa Movies

Posted by tvsheet at July 31, 2009

Cape Town is now South Africa's murder capital, gripped by the devastating effects of a highly addictive drug which is tearing the city's fabric apart.

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BBC - Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve - South Africa to Zanzibar (2012) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at April 25, 2012

In a new six-part series, Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean in an epic and exotic journey that takes him from the paradise islands of the Maldives to the front line of the war against piracy and terror on the streets of Mogadishu.

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ITV On Assignment - Romania, Jerusalem and South Africa (2019) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Dec. 4, 2019

Paul Davies returns to Bucharest 30 years after reporting on the Romanian revolution, John Irvine reports on an unusual solution to a lack of available burial space in Jerusalem - a six-storey underground cemetery, and Penny Marshall visits safe houses and drug rehab centres run by a British Christian missionary in South Africa.

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BBC - Reporting History: Mandela and a New South Africa (2019) Movies

Posted by notbanned at May 17, 2019

On the 25th anniversary of Mandela's election, BBC Correspondent Fergal Keane goes back to examine his reports, and considers why history did not turn out the way he expected. At the heart of the film is an interview in which Fergal explores his decades of reporting in South Africa, from the fear being caught up in violent protests to the joy of reporting for BBC Newsbeat as Mandela was sworn in. He also meets historians and other experts as he considers how Mandela’s legacy has played out.

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