Celebrated writer and journalist Dana Snyman makes his TV debut on Op pad met Dana, a docuseries which follows Snyman as he travels through South Africa and listens to our people’s stories. New episodes of Op pad met Dana will air every Monday at 18:30 from 22 February.

Much-loved TV personality Henriëtta Gryffenberg also joins VIA from Monday, 22 February with Kortlys, a talk show where experts from different fields share their practical lists that will enrich and simplify viewers’ lives. New episodes of Kortlys air every Monday at 18:00.

From Wednesday, 24 February to Wednesday, 9 March viewers can follow the making of foodie Marlene van der Westhuizen’s cookbook Geheime Van ’n Franse Kookklas on the three-part special Sjef in Charroux. It will air Wednesdays at 16:00.

Jacaranda FM listeners will be happy to hear this radio station’s popular presenter Martin Bester can be seen on VIA from 25 February on Wie’s my liefie?: a game show where brave contestants have a shot at finding love if they play their cards right.

And wedding bells will also be ringing on VIA in February. On Tuesdays from 18:00 to 19:00, it is time for a back-to-back bridal extravaganza with Pasgetroud (at 18:00) and Wie is my strooimeisie? (at 18:30). On Pasgetroud viewers can follow a couple on their wedding day to see if their
greatest wishes for the big occasion come true. Then there is Wie is my strooimeisie?, a fun show where a bride-to-be’s friends duke it out to be crowned as her maid-of-honour. Both shows start from Tuesday, 23 February.

On Fridays viewers can kick off their weekend with My sakpas-troue, a show where savvy couples show us how they devised smart money-saving plans to make sure their wedding stays within their budget. My sakpas-troue starts on Thursday, 26 February.

TV guides for VIA are available in Afrikaans newspapers, Huisgenoot, tvplus and on viatv.co.za and dstv.com.

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