MultiChoice adds Presley Chweneyagae's Tsotsi to M-Net, Mzansi Magic and Showmax after actor's death

by Thinus Ferreira

After the death of actor Presley Chweneyagae, MultiChoice has acquired the South African Oscar-winning film Tsotsi and will show it on M-Net (DStv 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) on DStv, as well as carry it on its Showmax streaming service from today.

Alongside the season finale of the Mzansi Magic drama series Cobrizi, MultiChoice worked to curate a collection of Presley Chweneyagae's on-screen appearances for DStv subscribers.

The world was introduced to a 20-year-old Presley Chweneyagae in 2006, when Tsotsi won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 

Based on Athol Fugard’s novel, the film follows a young boy forced to survive alone in the Johannesburg townships, whose life is upended when he finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's stolen.

Directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski, Tsotsi stars Presley alongside Terry Pheto, Kenneth Nkosi, Jerry Mofokeng and Rapulana Seiphema.

Tsotsi will be broadcast on M-Net (DStv 101) at 21:00 on 6 June and will be available to stream on Showmax and DStv Stream. It will then be on Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) on Saturday 7 June at 20:00 and M-Net Movies 4 (DStv 108) on 15 June at 20:00.

Mzansi Bioskop will be honouring his work with broadcasts of a series of his films, including Zama Zama (9 June); State of Violence (10 June); iNumber Number (11 June) and Tsotsi, once more, on 11 June, all at 21:00.

In Cobrizi, Presley returned to captivate audiences in a spin-off series named for the nickname his character acquired on The River.

A gritty, heart-wrenching and ultimately hopeful tale of survival, love redemption, Cobrizi showcased the heart, soul and inventiveness of Presley. 

The series comes to an end on 8 June at 20:00 on Mzansi Magic.

• Friday 6 June 2025:

Tsotsi M-Net (DStv 101) at 21:00 and available on DStv Stream and Catch Up, as well as Showmax

 

• Saturday 7 June:  

Tsotsi Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) at 20:00 and available DStv Stream packages and Catch Up

• Sunday 8 June:

Cobrizi season finale - Mzansi Magic, 20:00

• Monday 9 June:

Zama Zama Mzansi Bioskop (DStv 164), 20:00

• Tuesday 10 June 2025:

State of Violence, Mzansi Bioskop (DStv 164), 21:00

• Wednesday 11 June:

iNumber Number, Mzansi Bioskop (DStv 164), 21:00

• Thursday 12 June:

Tsotsi, Mzansi Bioskop (DStv channel 164), 21:00

• Sunday 15 June:

Tsotsi, M-Net Movies 4 (DStv 108), 20:00