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TV guide South Africa

South Africa on TV, at a glance.

219 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Africa/Johannesburg.

219channels
536with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2024history from
20:19local time
On now in South AfricaNext starts, SAST
W-SportMountain Biking: Roc D'azur CIC '26: Roc D'azur Mountain Bike H/Ls20:30
WildEarthSafari+20:30
Zee WorldVasudha21:00
Telemundo AfricaFor Love And Justice21:00
SABC NewsThe Full View21:30
CNBC AfricaHalftime Report21:00
Newzroom AfrikaNews@Prime with Xoli Mngambi21:00
MovieRoomMatwetwe21:25
Mzansi MagicIzingane Zes'thembu20:30
kykNET&kieDie Toring20:30
Moja LoveUnzima Umshado20:30
KykNetDaar Was 'n Tyd21:00
SummarySouth Africa in our data

Counted from our own listings every hour. The detail behind each figure is one API call away.

Channels219536 with a schedule today
Registry ids100
Guide only119
With a logo100
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today83%
Tomorrow83%
Day 717%
Field fill100%of today's programmes carry a description
Category93%
Episode no.66%
Series link5%
Sport this week192events on TV in South Africa, next 7 days
Live124
Football96
Other sport96
EndpointsThe API for South Africa listings

Every call below answers for South Africa as shown. The Free key reads yesterday; the plans add today, the days ahead, changes and the archive.

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/ZA/channelsEvery TV channel in one country, ordered the way its own guides list them, with ids, names, logos and categories.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/countries/ZA/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/ZA/tonightPrime time tonight on every TV channel in a country, from the local hour you choose, in one grid.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/ZA/coverageHow full the TV data is for a country on a day: the share of programmes with a description, category, episode number and more.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/guideA TV guide grid for up to 50 channels over a window you choose, every slot with its times in UTC, ready to draw.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/events?country=ZASports events on TV by sport, league and day, in every country or only those on air where you are.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/changes?country=ZAEvery TV listing that moved, appeared or disappeared since a time you give, to keep your own copy of the guide in step.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/historyPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today.ArchiveDocs
GET /v1/xmltv?country=ZAA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players.Live and aboveDocs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/countries/ZA/now"
What is on now on every channel in South Africa, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/ZA/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_8f1p3cj4",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "Mountain Biking: Roc D'azur CIC '26: Roc D'azur Mountain Bike H/Ls",
                "progress": 0.5
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "Athletics: MP '26: UK Challenge, MP '26"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 536,
        "at": "2026-11-04T18:19:31Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in South Africa this week

The key competitions first, then the rest with a named competition. Every event and every channel is GET /v1/events?country=ZA.

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
21:55 Wed 4 NovSlavia Praha v ArsenalUEFA Champions League2Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovPSV v BruggeUCL 26/272Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovPorto v NapoliNext Match3Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovLens v ComoNext Match2Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovRBL v MCIUCL 26/273Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovLEIPZIG v MAN.CITY !UCL2Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovSLA v ARSUCL 26/274Live
01:30 Thu 5 NovFenerbahce v LiverpoolLIGA PRVAKA2Live
21:55 Fri 6 NovSevilla v AlavesLaLiga1Live
17:10 Sat 7 NovEspanyol v DeportivoLaLiga2Live
Channel mixWhat South Africa's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport29
Entertainment17
General13
Films11
Religious4
Family3
Music3
News3

Biggest owners

MultiChoice40
Multichoice12
eMedia Investments6
SABC3
Media242
Arena Holdings2

The South Africa TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for South Africa covers 219 channels, 536 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 6 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Johannesburg, and its listings history reaches back to 2024.

Most of South Africa's channels are sport, entertainment and general channels, and the biggest owners are MultiChoice, Multichoice and eMedia Investments. This week 192 sports events are on TV in South Africa, 124 of them live.

Developers get the same data from the TV Guide API: every channel in South Africa with GET /v1/countries/ZA/channels, what is on now with GET /v1/countries/ZA/now, and a full day with GET /v1/guide?country=ZA.

Who uses it

Apps and set-top boxesThe full South Africa line-up and schedule.
Bars and hotelsLive sport on South Africa's channels tonight.
TravellersWhat is on in South Africa, in local time.
ResearchWhat aired in South Africa, and when.

Questions

How many TV channels does South Africa have?

We list 219 channels in South Africa, 536 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the South Africa TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 6 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are South Africa TV times in?

This page shows Africa/Johannesburg. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

How do I get South Africa's TV listings in my app?

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/ZA/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=ZA for a whole day. The free key reads yesterday.

Where can I watch sport on TV in South Africa?

192 events are on South Africa's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=ZA, or see Where to watch.

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every South Africa channel, in one API call