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2018 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards
The 2018 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards were held on 24 November 2018, at Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg. Performances Winners and Nominees Favourite Personality Of The Year Bonang Matheba * Papa Penny * Nomzamo Mbatha * Somizi Mhlongo * Kagiso Rabada Favourite Song Of The Year Prince Kaybee (featuring, Zanda Zakuza, TNS and The Soulmates) - "Club Controller" * Heavy K (featuring Busi and Nokwazi) - "Inde" * DJ Maphorisa (featuring Busiswa, DJ Tira and Moonchild Sanelly - "Midnight Starring" * Distruction Boyz (featuring Dlala Mshunqisi, Benny Maverick and DJ Tira) - "Omunye" * Kwesta (featuring Wale) - "Spirit" Favourite TV Presenter Pearl Modiadie * Lerato Kganyago * Thomas Mlambo * Carol Shabalala * Anele Mdoda Favourite Comedian Skhumba * Felixs Hlope * Tumi Morake * Smokey Nyembe * Mpho "Pops" Favourite Rising Star Distruction Boyz * Smash Africa * Luvo Manyonga * Lungi Ngidi * Langa Mavuso Favourite Radio Personality Ntate Thuso Motaung * Ane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomzamo Mbatha
Nomzamo Mbatha (born 13 July 1990), is a South African actress, television personality, businesswoman, accountant and human rights activist. Early life Nomzamo Mbatha was born on 13 July 1990 in KwaMashu Township, approximately , by road, north-west of the city of Durban, in KwaZulu Natal Province and is of Zulu ethnicity. She attended Rippon Primary School in Durban and ''Bechet High School'', where she obtained her High School Diploma. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in accounting. Career Mbatha auditioned for a television show in July 2012. She has also started acting on Isibaya in 2013 and also became the main character, this marked her acting debut and was praised by crtics for playing Thandeka Zungu. The search, which was held at Cape Town, attracted over 600 contestants. She placed in the top 70 and later the top 10. She was one of the three top finalists. In 2015, she made a film debut in ''Tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungi Ngidi
Lungisani True-man Ngidi (born 29 March 1996) is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. In July 2020, Ngidi was named both ODI and T20I cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony. Early life Ngidi was raised in Kloof, Durban and received a scholarship to attend Highbury Preparatory School. While growing up, Ngidi's mother was a domestic worker and his father was a maintenance worker at a local school. Ngidi received a scholarship to attend Hilton College School. During his first three years at Hilton, Ngidi represented Hilton at rugby before he stopped to focus on cricket. While at Hilton, Ngidi was coached by the former Zimbabwe all-rounder Neil Johnson. After graduating from Hilton, Ngidi enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Sociology at the University of Pretoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luvo Manyonga
Luvo Manyonga (born 8 January 1991) is a South African track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. He won the 2017 World Championship in London and the 2018 Commonwealth Games title in the Gold Coast, Australia. He was the Olympic silver medallist in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Manyonga was world junior champion in 2010, and the African Games champion in 2011. He competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, placing fifth. He was the runner-up at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. In 2021, he was given a four-year ban following failure to provide anti-doping officials with sufficient information to complete drug testing. The ban will last until December 2024. He holds a personal best of , set in 2017 in Potchefstroom. Career Early life and career Manyonga was born 8 January 1991 and raised in Mbekweni township in Paarl, a city in the far south-west of South Africa. His father, John, a fork-lift truck driver, was largely absent, leaving Manyonga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumi Morake
Tumi Morake (born 22 December 1981) is a South African comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer. In 2018, she became the first African woman to have her own set on Netflix. She is also known to be the first woman to host Comedy Central Presents in Africa. Early years and education Morake was born in the Free State. She relocated to Gauteng in the year 2000 and there, she studied Drama at Wits University. Career After completing her tertiary education at DUT, Morake started working at Arepp Theatre for Life, a touring educational theatre company. In July 2005, she joined the comedy industry. She worked at Parker Leisure Management and is known to perform regular stand-up gigs in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some comedy festivals she has performed at include; Heavyweights Comedy Jam, Blacks Only, Have a Heart, Just Because Comedy Festival, The Tshwane Comedy Festival, The Lifestyle SA Festival and Old Mutual Comedy Encounters. She has hosted shows including; ''Our Perfect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Modiadie
Pearl Modiadie (born December 29, 1987) is a South African television presenter, radio DJ, actress and producer best known to TV audiences for presenting the SABC1 music talk show Zaziwa. Life and career 1987-2009: Early life and education Pearl Modiadie was born in Xubeni section of Tembisa township in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Modiadie went to Norkem Park High School in Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng and matriculated in 2005. In 2007 she enrolled at Rosebank College to study a diploma in Media Studies and Journalism. In 2009 Pearl Modiadie completed her diploma at Rosebank College. Career She was previously best known for presenting the e.tv kids programming block ''Craz-e''. In 2007 she co-hosted the kids game show ''Crazed Out''. She was also a DJ at YFM and was the content producer for the Television Series ''Sistahood'', which she also hosted until April 2012. Early 2013 she made her debut on the e.tv soapie ''Scandal!'' as Kefilwe Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wale (rapper)
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale ( ), is an American rapper. He first gained recognition in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown, leading Wale to became locally recognized as he continued recording music for the regional audience. Wale met English DJ-producer Mark Ronson in 2006 and joined his label, Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various Black American-focused magazines. A song called "Ridin' in That Black Joint" was featured in the popular video game '' Saints Row 2''s soundtrack in 2008. In 2008, a three-label bidding war resulted in Wale signing with Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album '' Attention Deficit'' was released in 2009 with the singles " Chillin" (featuring Lady Gaga), " Pretty Girls" (featuring Gucci Mane), and "World Tour" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distruction Boyz
Distruction Boyz is a Gqom music duo from Durban, South Africa which consists of recording artists and record producers Thobani “Que” Mgobhozi and Zipho “Goldmax” Mthembu. Their debut album ''Gqom Is the Future'' was certified gold by Recording Industry of South Africa, RISA. Early life Goldmax and Que were born in KwaMashu, the second biggest township in Durban. They established themselves by jamming to their own gqom and House music, house sets at local taverns and Shisa nyama, shisa nyama’s in and around KwaMashu. Having run into each other a lot and appreciated each other’s playing styles at these kinds of local gigs, they then decided to merge their skills and form Distruction Boyz. Career Distruction Boyz released their breakout single titled "Omunye" which features Benny Maverick now known by the name of Dladla Mshunqisi. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa. The duo then released their debut studio album titled, ''Gqom Is T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Tira
Mthokozisi Khathi (born August 24, 1976), professionally known by his stage name DJ Tira, is a South African DJ, record producer and Kwaito artist. He helped popularize the Gqom music genre. Khathi won the Smirnoff SA DJ Knockout competition in 2000 and released the compilation album ''Real Makoya'' in 2001. He is a member of the South African musical group, Durbans Finest. Tira signed a record deal with Kalawa Jazmee in 2005 and established his own record label Afrotaiment in 2007. His debut album ''Ezase Afro Vol:1'' (2008), was a commercial success. Tira's fourth album ''21 Years Of DJ Tira'' (2020) was certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). The album includes chart-topping singles "Nguwe" and "Uyandazi". His fifth studio album, ''Rockstar Forever'' (2021), debuted number 1 on the iTunes chart. Khathi was a guest judge on the television talent show ''1's and 2's'' (2021). Early life Khathi was born in KwaHlabisa Village, KwaZulu-N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busiswa
Busiswa Gqulu (born 8 November 1988), known mononymously as Busiswa or Busi, is a South African singer-songwriter and poet. Born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, she gained public recognition for her feature on DJ Zinhle's song, "My Name Is", after being discovered by Kalawa Jazmee's CEO Oskido. After a successful collaboration with DJ Zinhle, she released hits singles includes; "Ngoku", "Lahla", and was featured on Bhizer's hit, "Gobisiqolo". On 8 December 2017, she released her debut album, ''Highly Flavoured'', preceded by single, "Bazoyenza". Throughout her career, Gqulu has received numerous accolades. In 2014, she was named in the ''Mail & Guardian'' 200 Young South Africans. Early life Busiswa Gqulu was born on 8 November 1988 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. When she was young, her family relocated to Durban due to work by her parents At the age of 15, Gqulu grew passion for writing poems. "I’ve been doing poetry since 2004 when I was in Grade 11", she recalled. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soulmates
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanda Zakuza
Zanda Zakuza, also known as Zanda “Dragon” Zakuza is a South African house and kwaito singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Umlazi, she achieved widespread popularity after featuring on the singles "Skeleton Move" by Master KG and "Club Controller" (2019) by Prince Kaybee. Life & career Zakuza was born and raised in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal but her family are from Bizana in the Eastern Cape. She attended Pinetown Girls’ High School and later enrolled at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where she studied music, specialising in jazz. Zanda left in her second year to pursue a music career; she, however, later returned to college to study business management and human resources. At her early age she preferred dancing and sports then later engage in music while in high school. During events when she performed, people at the event mostly shed tears due to the type of soul she always performed with. Music career After dropping out of university she made it clear that she sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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