South Africa, May 9 -- The History(R) Channel Africa (DStv 186) is excited to announce the commission of two new local series this year. The Schultz Creative, a leading South African production house, was commissioned by Hearst Networks Africa to produce both documentary series which each explore different aspects of South Africa's rich history.

Nazarene Khan, regional director at Hearst Networks Africa says, "We're delighted to once again be building on our local content offering from recent years. Each series explores a different side of local history. Battlefields South Africa with John Robbie takes audiences on a journey through three locally relevant iconic historic battle sites. Great African Crimes with Mandy Wiener season 2, mean...