Check out [ED] channel on DStv and GOtv highlights for December

December is the season of celebrations and the [ED] Channel on DStv and GOtv will be celebrating her 1st anniversary this month and they have lined-up a vast array of new programming for your viewing pleasure.

Wednesday, 10 December

GistMeTV starts at 3pm WAT

A magazine format television series, where African stars get to share their inspiring stories with Africa at large, giving loyal fans an opportunity to connect with their favourite stars. Featured personalities are from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Uganda. In this episode seven year-old Nigerian Ozzy Bosco who has performed on over 150 stages and won over 25 awards shares his amazing story, inspiring millions.

Corner Talks starts at 5pm WAT

Real people on the street speak! Who are these interesting young people who inhabit the ‘Corner’? This social issue driven Kasi Talk show brings real issues from the street. Anchored by the vibrant Simphiwe ‘Tofolux’ Masoka and Ayanda Nhlapo.

Edge starts at 6pm WAT

Presented by Danine Naidoo, Edge is a Science and Technology reality series set at the cutting edge of technological research and development. Get drawn into the world of hero geeks and their magnificent creations.

Behind the Headlines starts at 6:30pm WAT

A current affairs show with a focus on South African issues and how these issues affect our neighbours, and how issues in Sub-Sahara Africa impact South Africa. Sight impaired radio and television journalist Rhulani Baloyi will unpack the headlines making news. Airs Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6:30pm WAT.

Contact starts at 8pm WAT

Contact is a first-person account reality documentary series that goes off the beaten track to find a human story that is not in mainstream media [but ought to be]. These mortal stories, more often than not, reveal a life of social imperfections coupled with a daily struggle for dignity and survival. It is sometimes hard hitting, no bleeps, life as it is. Definitely no under 18’s.

Thursday, 11 December

Earned starts at 6pm WAT

This entrepreneurial series aims to empower existing and new entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skill to pursue their respective business dreams.  We profile various start-up companies and find out the challenges as well as some tricks of the trade.

AfriDocs Presents… starts at 7pm WAT

[Wasteland]

AfriDocs is a Pan-African documentary strand across sub-Saharan Africa featuring the best documentaries made in Africa and around the world. In this premiere episode, artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Afridocs premiers every Tuesday and Thursday evening from Thursday, 11 December 2014 at 7pm WAT

GIBS Business (Gordon Institute of Business Science) starts at 8:30pm WAT

Presented by the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science, we cover topics from the economics of markets through to management, strategy, marketing and entrepreneurship.

Friday, 12 December

Create starts at 4pm WAT

[The Idea]

Do you want a career in Film?  Stay with us as we examine the starting point of filmmaking: the idea. Meet the creators behind South Africa’s first dance film, Hear Me Move, and experience their film, from conception to completion.

The Wordjam 6pm WAT

A series of interviews and performances of Spoken Word Poets filmed over the past 20 years. We begin with today’s poets and work backward to 1994 where spoken word and poetry was performed in spaces such as Yeoville and the Bassline.

Monday, 15 December

Share starts at 3pm WAT

Being young has many challenges and this show aims to equip young people with the necessary mechanisms and techniques for dealing with day-to-day stresses. Join Hannah Viviers from 16:00 every Thursday with her informed and professional guests as they talk to the youth about living in the twenty-first century. Airs Thursdays and Mondays at 16:00.

Quest starts at 6pm WAT

Covering developments in astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, physics and the weather, we delve deep into subject matter that is often inaccessible to the public.

Empowered starts at 6pm WAT

A documentary series aimed at youth from all spheres of society in Sub-Sahara Africa who have a good story to tell about their journey to success – Internships.

20 Years Of Democracy at 7:30pm WAT

Media for Justice travels around South Africa gathering voices and opinions about 20 years of democracy, from people living in the margins of our society.

Sexual Health starts at 8pm WAT

An in-depth talk show with various experts on sexual health for men and women from both a physical and psychological perspective. Hosted by Criselda Kananda. Airs Mondays at 8pm WAT

Tuesday, 16 December

AfriDocs Presents… starts at 7pm WAT

[The Craddock Four]

Apartheid police assassinated four men in 1985, becoming one of SA’s most notorious political murders. The murders were a turning point, triggering a state of emergency and led to the release of Mandela within five years.

Wednesday, 17 December

GistMeTV at 3pm WAT

[Weza Solange Da-Silva]

Weza Solange Da-Silva inspires Africa with her moving story. The Big Brother Africa Angolan star shares her gain and dishes out some thought provoking advice to young ladies.

The Grootboom Case starts at 7pm WAT

The case of the Grootboom community living around the sports field awaiting their promised housing.  A gritty look at the squalor and poverty in which 20 000 people live, with a broken down ablution block and very little service delivery.

Thursday, 18 December

AfriDocs Presents… at 7pm WAT

[A Mother’s Dream]

We follow six women through different stages of surrogacy in a clinic in the Northwest of India. We explore the women’s hopes, joys and conflicts while living together and the moment of having to give up the newborn child.

Friday, 19 December

Building A Dream starts at 6:30pm WAT

A passionate aviation enthusiast and his team attempt to set a new world record by taking on the incredibly daunting challenge of building a 4 seater airplane from scratch in just 4 days at South Africa’s largest Air Show.

Inside Kung Fu Inc. starts at 7pm WAT

Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism. Shaolin has always managed to adapt and survive but the wars and upheavals of the 20th Century nearly finished the temple off.

Monday, 22 December

Birth Of A New Nation starts at 6:30pm WAT

Conflict has left South Sudan the most dangerous country on earth in which to give birth. For every 100,000 births more than 2,000 mothers die. One of the main causes of this mortality rate is a shortage of qualified birth attendants.

Tuesday, 23 December

AfriDocs Presents…at 7pm WAT

[The Woman And The Passenger]

With remarkable candor and a delightful nonchalance, the maids at a Chilean adult hotel, completely unfazed by the moans and groans that echo throughout walls, share their takes on love, romance, marriage and, of course, their bedroom talents.

AfriDocs Presents…at 8pm WAT

[Chips And Liver Girls]

Sugar daddies and modern love in Kampala, Uganda. This is not seen as prostitution but as a way to climb the social ladder. It is called ‘transactional intercourse’, and is common in East Africa.

Wednesday, 24 December

GistMeTV at 3pm WAT

[D-Black]

This Ghanaian multi award winning hip-hop star relates his inspiring story to Africa, coming from a background where he was never encouraged to take music as a career. Hear his inspiring story…

Dying To Breathe starts at 7pm WAT

We take a look at the impact that companies like Shell, BP (Sapref) and Engen, as well as many other industries, located in the south of Durban, South Africa, are having on the health of the residents.  What can be done?

Thursday, 25 December

AfriDocs Presents…at 7pm WAT

[Planet Of Snail]

Young-Chan comes from Planet of Snail, where deaf, blind people live slow and quiet lives. Nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then an angel walked into his life, Soon-Ho, and he becomes an inseparable part of his life.

Friday, 26 December

Wild As: Marmosets starts at 6:30pm WAT

Follow Wayne Macleod – a passionate marmoset rehabilitator – as he does what he does best – ensuring the safety, and overall welfare of marmoset monkeys in South Africa.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks: For The People of Africa starts at 7pm WAT

11 women climb Mt Kenya, Mt Meru, and Mt Kilimanjaro three of Africa’s highest peaks in less than three weeks. They are raising money and awareness for three issues affecting East Africa today: the environment, education and HIV/AIDS.

Tuesday, 30 December

A Calling starts at 4pm WAT

Almost half of South Africa’s population live in rural areas, but are served by only 12% of the country’s doctors. This is the inspiring story of a builder and a taxi-driver who overcame the impossible and dedicated their lives to saving others.

AfriDocs Presents…at 8pm WAT

[Solar Eclipse]

With traces of humour, this film wonderfully illustrates the disparities of culture, thought and behaviour between Africans and Europeans, as two Czech electricians return to a village in Zambia they had helped 5 years earlier.

Wednesday, 31 December

GistMeTV at 3pm WAT

[Bucie Nqwiliso]

Bucie was born in Kimberley, South Africa, and grew up leading the choir at her church. She quickly found her passion in R&B and house music. Listen to her inspiring journey to success.

Waiting To Inhale starts at 7pm WAT

A community in Durban have been subjected daily to high levels of air pollution from emissions by Multinational Oil refinery, Engen.  Many people in this area die of cancer and respiratory ailments, many children are born with Asthma.