ENTERTAINMENT
RiSA and the SAMA office announced today that Tigi by Sands which was nominated in the Record of the Year category and Lake by the Ocean by Mobi Dixon which was up for Best Remix have been struck off the nominees list. Sands is a citizen of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) and as such is excluded […]
Celebrating young creatives, Brand South Africa has partnered with internationally recognised Loerie Awards 2018. The Loeries are Africa and the Middle East’s premier initiative that recognises, rewards, inspires and fosters creative excellence in the brand communication industry. “we are proud to announce that Brand South Africa is a partner and the new sponsor of the […]
Bonang Matheba – one of the country’s leading media personalities and style icons – is the host of the Miss South Africa pageant. This year marks the 60th anniversary with the Diamond Jubilee spectacular set to take place on Sunday, May 27, at Sun International’s new flagship venue, the Sun Arena at Times Square Casino, Pretoria. […]
The SAMA24 top 20 shortlist for Record of the Year revealed this evening point to a dominant dance culture and a thriving hip hop industry. The nominees were announced on SABC1’s Live Amp, kick starting a public vote season to determine the winner. Rapper AKA leads the pack with three nods. He has his monster […]
Riky Rick is up for Best Hip Hop Album for Stay Shining and Best Remix of the Year for Buy It Out Featuring Youngtsa CPT, KLY, DaLes, Frank Casino, J Molley and Stilo Magolide. Rouge made the cut for Best Hip Hop Album for The New Era Sessions and Music Video of the Year for […]
Top South African bands Mafikizolo and Mi Casa and elegant songbird Simphiwe Dana proved their staying power when they swept the boards at the SAMA24 nominees announcement this evening. Mafikizolo, superstar Afro-pop band has bolted ahead of the pack with three nods in Best Afro Pop Album, Best Engineered Album and Best Produced Album for […]
Fourteen entrants – who beat out more than 330 hopefuls – have been named as regional qualifiers at the final Miss South Africa 2018 regional auditions which have taken place at Carnival City Casino Sun Park in Brakpan. Two hail from the Free State, another two from KZN and one each from the Western Cape, […]
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) is delighted to announce their partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni municipality. The nominees for SAMA24 will be announced at a glittering event in the City of Ekurhuleni, on the evening of 19 April 2018. The City of Ekurhuleni is home to some of South Africa’s foremost talent such […]
Ladies and gentleman, family, friends and all those who’ve travelled from near and afar to be at my mother’s funeral, good morning. Your presence means everything to me and my family. Ever since we announced that my mother had departed this world, we’ve been comforted and strengthened in our hour of grief and weakness by […]
Today South Africans bid a final farewell to the Mother of the Nation in a heartfelt and solemn service at the Special Official Funeral that was held at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg. Mama Winnie was laid to rest with the Madikizela and Mandela family, Heads of State and Government, eminent persons from around the world and leaders […]