The best reality, documentaries & lifestyle on DStv Compact in January 2022

Highlights 01 January 2022

Big Brother Mzansi Season 6, on DStv Compact this January

The best reality, documentaries & lifestyle on DStv Compact in January 2022

DStv Compact is watching you this January, because it’s the start of Big Brother Mzansi season. Fire up that #BBMzansi tag, flex your fingers and get ready for action on Sunday, 23 January.

And that’s not all, because DStv Compact has it all…Keep reading to see what’s to come!

Keen for more including news of the brand-new seasons of The Republic and Mzali Wami? Here are the must-watch drama series & movies coming to DStv Compact this January.

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Big Brother Mzansi Season 6
Big Brother Mzansi Season 6

After seven years, Big Brother Mzansi is back to keep you company for the first quarter of 2022. South Africans move into the new Big Brother House together as housemates. They’ll live, love and squabble together under Big Brother’s watchful eye, while taking on challenges in exchange for privileges and supplies. Look out for the Big Big Brother episodes every Sunday on Mzansi Magic, from the Launch, to the Eviction Episodes and the Finale. Highlights episodes air on Saturdays at 21:30, and you can watch the daily show Tuesdays-Fridays at 21:30.

Watch Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 from Sunday, 23 January on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 18:00

Watch Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 Highlights from Saturday, 29 January on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 21:30

Watch Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 Daily Show Tuesdays-Fridays from Tuesday, 25 January on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 21:30

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True crime

Reality with personality

Fun & Games

Hot in the Kitchen

Home sweet home

Body & soul

10 Ways To Lose 10 Years
10 Ways To Lose 10 Years Season 1

Cherry Healey and her team of experts aim to take 10 years off people's ages, as they make people over while teaching us 10 tips and quick tricks used by the best in the fashion and beauty industry, from clothes and colour, to hair and make-up.

Watch 10 Ways to Lose 10 Years Season 1 from Thursday, 13 January on BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) at 20:00

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Sex Actually With Alice Levine
Sex Actually With Alice Levine Season 1

Alice Levine – co-creator of the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno – sets out to learn whether anything consensual is still considered taboo in the bedroom, from couples who’re making money streaming sex online, to couples who’re practicing BDSM, to people running sexual wellness workshops.

Watch Sex Actually With Alice Levine Season 1 from Sunday, 30 January on BBC Lifestyle (DStv channel 174) at 21:15

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