Genius: Aretha premieres this June on National Geographic

by Alt News Team - 7th Jun 20217th Jun 20210

The third season of the limited series starring Cynthia Erivo as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, and Courtney B Vance as CL Franklin will premiere on National Geographic across Africa Johannesburg 7 June, 2021: The next instalment in the highly anticipated, multiple Emmy® award-winning anthology series, GENIUS, this time honouring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will premiere exclusively on National Geographic across Africa from Wednesday 30 June 2021, at 21:00 (CAT). Starring double Oscar®-nominee Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” “The Color Purple”) in the title role, GENIUS: ARETHA, will start with a special double episode event across the continent, with one episode per week thereafter. Additionally, each episode will be available on DStv CatchUp after the linear broadcast. GENIUS is National Geographic’s critically acclaimed

The Grand African Green premiers on National Geographic this Weekend

by Alt News Team - 24th May 202124th May 20210

Documentary depicts how 100 million hectares of land across Africa are being restored Johannesburg, 24 May 2021: National Geographic’s Planet Possible Campaign gets into full swing this World Environment Day Weekend, with the premiere of The Grand African Green Up, a documentary special that celebrates the remarkable, leading work of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) being accomplished on the continent.Premiering on both National Geographic (DStv 181, StarSat 220) and National Geographic Wild (DStv 182) on Friday 4 June at 18:00 (CAT), with a repeat on 5 June at 18:10 on National Geographic, The Grand African Green Up profiles the mission of the AFR100, as they strive to restore at least 100 million hectares of land by 2030. Showcasing the on-the-ground

National Geographic “#ExploreWithNatGeo” Winners announced

by Alt News Team - 18th May 202118th May 20210

Taryn Uytenbogaardt Photographer Through my eyes Over 1 200 entries received from amateur photographers that captured the epic in every day National Geographic has announced the winners of the #ExploreWithNatGeo Photo Competition 2021 brought to you by Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, in collaboration with The Sunday Times. Themed Find the epic in every day, over 1 200 qualifying entries were received from across the country, all conveying unique perspectives, moments, experiences and aspects of everyday life. Lara Roussouw from Bloemfontein won first prize with her extraordinary photo, “Living on the Edge,” showing a lizard facing the iconic Augrabies Falls in the Northern Cape. The photograph was taken earlier this year, during Roussouw’s first holiday since lock-down, in the Kgalagadi National Park. “I loved

National Geographic launches Planet Possible

Environment

by Alt News Team - 22nd Apr 202122nd Apr 20210

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC RAISES THE BAR THIS EARTH DAY WITH THE LAUNCH OF PLANET POSSIBLE, AN INITIATIVE AIMED AT EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LIVE MORE LIGHTLY ON THE PLANET As the World Begins to Emerge from the Pandemic, our Planet Possible storytelling will inform and encourage consumers to build on the scientific and environmental gains of the past year through content, products & experiences aimed at enabling people to discover what they can do to help preserve our home Earth Day is being Celebrated on Multiple Platforms, including an Earth Day Eve 2021 Virtual Celebration with a Star-Studded Lineup of Environmentally Conscious Musical Artists JOHANNESBURG, 22 APRIL 2021: As a global event each year, Earth Day unites more than 1 billion people to take part in what

New season of Running Wild with Bear Grylls on National Geographic

Entertainment

by Alt News Team - 20th Apr 202120th Apr 20210

BOLD ADVENTURER BEAR GRYLLS IS BACK FOR A DARING, NEW SEASON OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS The hit adventure series continues to push the limits as Bear Grylls shares his signature survival techniques, from Wednesday 21 April at 21:00 on National Geographic Johannesburg, 20 April 2021: In its second season on National Geographic, world-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls returns to the wilderness eager to push the mental and physical limits of a brand new slate of celebrities in the hit adventure series Running Wild with Bear Grylls. Hollywood’s fan-favourites come along for another adventurous ride as Grylls brings new survival tricks to the fore amidst challenges that make even the bravest shudder. The newest season premieres Wednesdays at 21:00 (CAT) from 21 April on

Lost Treasures Of Egypt Returns to Reveal Archaeological Riches

by Alt News Team - 12th Mar 20210

The mysteries of Tutankhamun are unlocked and archaeologists search for Egypt’s most mysterious Queen, Nefertiti, Watch it, only on National Geographic JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 9 March 2021: Egypt is home to the richest source of archaeological treasures on the planet. The second series of Lost Treasures of Egypt will follow teams across Egypt on the front line of archaeology through a full season of excavations, will premiere on National Geographic on Fridays at 19:00 from 12 March 2021. In the first of the eight episodes, archaeologists unlock the mysteries of Egypt’s most famous pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Technology reveals the methods of the master craftsmen who created Tutankhamun’s treasures, and they take a peek under the bandages of a 3000-year-old child-mummy, revealing surprising evidence. Meanwhile,