Every year, March 8 is celebrated around the world as International
Women's Day. 2010 is no different and TV viewers across Africa can tune in
for various programs featuring and or hosted by women on DStv throughout
March.
Join CNN's leading lady, Christiane Amanpour in her live global interview
program, Amanpour, throughout the month. Airing Monday to Thursday (21:00
CAT), the highly-anticipated interview program, hosted by the
internationally renowned and multi-award-winning journalist will aim to
set the agenda for a new global conversation. Each half-hour show focuses
on a single topic; often news-driven, often provocative, bringing to bear
Christiane's vast journalistic experience and depth of knowledge honed
from a quarter of a century reporting from around the world, alongside
some of the major influencers and newsmakers of the day.
On the music front VH1 will dedicate an entire weekend (March 28 to March
29) to showcase one of the most talented, most beautiful and most
marketable female entertainers of the new millennium. Beyonce commands
audiences on sound, film and red carpet stages around the world even
though she is best known for her solo career and musical debut with
Destiny's Child. This VH1 weekend will feature all her dancing moves and
sweet sounds plus it will be full of memorable hits such as Independent
Woman, Bootylicious, Crazy in Love, B'Day, Irreplaceable, and her most
recent If I Were A Boy and Single Ladies.
Staying with the ladies, audiences can also tune in for Xpress: Lady Gaga
(March 12 at 20:30 CAT) on Channel O. Tune in as the channel brings
viewers the music videos of arguably 2009's biggest global success
stories.
If you're the type of girl that loves to keep abreast on the latest
fashion then The Style Network has just the programs for you. One such
program is Glamour's 25 Biggest Do's and Don'ts. Premiering on Sunday
March 1 (17:00 CAT) it will count down do's and don'ts in the fashion
industry. The program will also feature disastrous don'ts such as the
denim tuxedo and will give viewers some easy style advice so anyone can
become a fashion do!
Ever dreamt about being married to a rich and famous sport star? Tune in
for E! Entertainment's True Hollywood Story: Basketball Wives (Thursday
March 18 at 22:00 CAT) to find out what it's really like to be the wife of
a big league basketball player? From falling in love to fending off
obsessive fans, DStv viewers will be given it play by play. It's no walk
in the park trying to raise a family while your husband is playing a
grueling 162 game schedule. With unprecedented access, THS: Baseball Wives
will focus on the individual careers of the wives themselves and examine
the unique challenges that go along with having a husband in the big
league.
If you're the type of woman who loves sexy men and fast cars then you need
look no further than SuperSport. On Sunday March 14 the 2010 Formula One
season revs off from the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain. What makes this season
so special is that the world's most successful driver, Michael Schumacher
makes his comeback to the sport after an absence of 3 years. Continuing
throughout March is all the action from the Southern Hemisphere toughest
rugby competition - the Super 14. So whether you understand the game or
not, tune in for a feast of rugby featuring some of the world's hottest
rugby players.
On the M-Net, viewers can tune for Hawthorne every Tuesday at 19:00 CAT
(from March 23). Jada Pinkett Smith is Christina Hawthorne, the
compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity
Hospital in this delightful series.
Meanwhile Courtney Cox stars as Jules, in Cougar Town, a recently divorced
single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in the
beauty and youth obsessed culture. While most women in their twenties go
through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of
meeting men, Jules took on the responsibilities of marriage and raising a
son. Now in her forties, she embarks on a journey to self-discovery whilst
surrounded by fellow divorcees and singletons eager to live or re-live a
time gone by. Cougar Town airing every Tuesday at 18:30 CAT.
Other must see programs this month undoubtedly has to be Oprah Winfrey
Show and The Tyra Banks Show which airs on M-Net throughout March. Also
don't forget to tune in for the lovely ladies of Studio 53 every Sunday on
M-Net as they bring audiences a host of fascinating story from all over
the globe.
If its series you're after then Spain on the Road on M-Net Series is a
must! Premiering on Saturday 20 March (22:00 CAT) it is a 13-part
travel-cook series featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols who set
out to find the best of what Spain has to offer in food, art, history,
music and everyday life.
Don't miss these and other programs showcasing women throughout March on
DStv.