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TV guide South Africa

South Africa on TV, at a glance.

171 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.

171channels
534with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2024history from
23:49local time
On now in South AfricaNext starts, SAST
WildEarthTo Be Announced00:00
Zee WorldRadha Mohan: First Name Of Love00:00
W-SportNetball: Netball Super League '26: Forest v Panthers01:00
SABC NewsThe Full View00:00
Newzroom AfrikaNews@Prime with Xoli Mngambi00:00
CNBC AfricaUS Closing Bell00:00
Telemundo AfricaThe Legend00:00
kykNET&kieSkemergrond00:00
kykNET NOU!Luisternet01:00
VIAAneeka se kombuis00:00
The Home ChannelDesigning Dreams00:00
One GospelOverflow00:00
SummarySouth Africa in our data

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

Channels171534 with a schedule today
Registry ids94
Guide only77
With a logo94
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 717%
Field fill93%of today's programmes carry a description
Category87%
Episode no.63%
Series link10%
Sport this week168events on TV in South Africa, next 7 days
Live111
Football81
Other sport87
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_g1dmkpse",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z",
                "title": "To Be Announced",
                "progress": 0.94
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T22:00:00Z",
                "title": "To Be Announced"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 534,
        "at": "2026-11-02T21:49:41Z"
    }
}
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
01:55 Tue 3 NovThunder v CavaliersNBA 26/274Live
01:55 Tue 3 NovCLE v OKCNBA 26/275Live
16:55 Tue 3 NovATM v BAYUYL 26/275Live
17:50 Tue 3 NovDolphins v CobrasPro20 Cup '262Live
18:55 Tue 3 NovSundowns v ArrowsCarlingKO '26 QF12Live
19:40 Tue 3 NovShakhtar v Sporting(L) UCL2Live
19:40 Tue 3 NovGAL v VFBUCL 26/273Live
19:40 Tue 3 NovGalatasaray v StuttgartNext Match2Live
19:40 Tue 3 NovSHA v SCPUCL 26/275Live
21:55 Wed 4 NovSlavia Praha v ArsenalUEFA Champions League4Live
Channel mixWhat South Africa's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport29
Entertainment15
General11
Films10
Religious4
Family3
Music3
News3

Biggest owners

MultiChoice37
Multichoice12
eMedia Investments5
SABC3
Media242
Arena Holdings2

The South Africa TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for South Africa covers 171 channels, 534 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 168 sports events are on TV in South Africa, 111 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 171 channels in South Africa, 534 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?

168 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