Sci-Fi Channel Southern Africa

SCI-FI SOUTHERN AFRICA (SCIFISA) was a sister-channel of the satellite and cable station Sci-Fi Channel Europe.

The exact coverage area of the satellite is unknown, but based on available listings information, it was certainly available in South Africa and Mozambique. (Geographically, the other countries that could be classed as being in the southern region of Africa would include Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.)

The station was available on Channel 39 of the South African-based DStv platform (launched on 6 October 1995), and on Canal 21 in Mozambique.

Sci-Fi Southern Africa was closed down on 1 July 2004.

Generic Sci-Fi listing (doesn't include Doctor Who) from Mozambique guide TV Zine, June 2004 - the month before the channel was closed down

PAUL McGANN

The 1996 TV Movie aired twelve times on SCIFISA:

• Friday, 27 December 2002 (6.30am)
• Sunday, 29 December 2002 (1.20pm)
• Tuesday, 31 December 2002 (5.00pm)
• Friday, 3 January 2003 (2.30pm)
• Sunday, 26 January 2003 (4.00pm)
• Sunday, 2 March 2003 (8.00pm)
• Saturday, 8 March 2003 (12.35am)
• Saturday, 8 March 2003 (6.30pm)
• Wednesday, 21 May 2003 (8.00pm)
• Saturday, 24 May 2003 (6.35pm)
• Thursday, 7 August 2003 (8.00pm)
• Friday, 8 August 2003 (5.25pm)

TV Listings

Our airdates info comes from the THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO site:

• THIS WEEK IN DW.

Generic pages relating to SCIFISA (but with no Doctor Who coverage) can be found on the WayBack Machine site:

• Archived Pages 1
• Archived Pages 2
• Archived Movie Menu 2004
• Archived TV Menu 2004
• Link from SF Europe