When Duty Calls back on SABC2 with police captain presenters Ndivhuwo Mulamu and Kgaogelo Chokoe; format change sees re-enactment of crime scenes.

After false starts on SABC2 and abruptly being pulled, the police public service show When Duty Calls is finally back on SABC2 in a new format with South African police captains Ndivhuwo Mulamu and Kgaogelo Chokoe as the presenters on a sit-down set.

The new season of When Duty Calls will start on SABC2 on Thursday at 22:00 with the show that will report on South African crimes through re-enacting crime scenes.

When Duty Calls, taking a page from the playbook of channels like Discovery's ID Xtra, will now do now interviews victims and witnesses, as well as investigating officers from the South African Police Service (SAPS).

When Duty Calls episodes, now employing a talk show type sit-down set, will now tell crime stories and show the ensuing police investigations. The SAPS hopes it will help in prevent crimes.

Police File now When Duty Calls

I was first last month with the news that SABC2 is bringing back Police File, then again when SABC2 yanked the show on the day of its first broadcast after the national police commissioner was upset and ordered the show off the air to first give his input.

Now it's back, and will start this Monday, 12 October on SABC2 at 18:00, but completely different in format, content and name. It will now be called When Duty Calls and is fronted by Tumi Golding.

The first episode will feature an in depth story about a serial killer who committed suicide after being sentenced to several life terms.