Khuli Chana wins Best Male Southern Africa at the AFRIMMA 2014

Multiple-Award winning artist, Khuli Chana, won an African Muzik Magazine Award (AFRIMMA) for Best Male Southern Africa last night. The award ceremony took place at the Eisemann Center in Dallas, Texas.
 
This marks Khuli Chana’s first international award. He was present at the ceremony to accept his award and he also gave a stellar performance which was greatly received by all in attendance.
 
Khuli Chana’s Awards To Date:
•                    Best Newcomer at the Channel O Music Video Awards in 2009
•                    Best Song of The Year at the Hype Music Awards in 2009 (Tswakstikem off MotswakOriginator)
•                    Best Vernacular Hip Hop Album at the SATMA in 2009 (MotswakOriginator)
•                    Best Collaboration at the SA Hip Hop Awards in 2012 (Tswa Daar off Lost in Time)
•                    Best Collaboration at the Metro FM Music Awards in 2013 (Tswa Daar off Lost in Time)
•                    Album of the Year at the MTN SAMA in 2013 (Lost in Time)
•                    Best Rap Album at the MTN SAMA in 2013 (Lost in Time)
•                    Best Male Artist at the MTN SAMA in 2013 (Lost in Time)
•                    Best Male Artist at the SA Hip Hop Awards 2013 (Lost in Time)
•                    Album of the Year at the SA Hip Hop Awards 2013 (Lost in Time)
•                    Best Hit Single (Mnatebawen) at the Metro FM Music Awards 2014
•                    Best Music Video (Mnatebawen) at the Metro FM Music Awards 2014
•                    Best Male Southern Africa at the AFRIMMA 2014

Bonang Matheba & the SABC have kissed and made up!

At the time SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago had said: "Ms Bonang Matheba has been given a letter of dismissal on the basis that she had not asked for approval before entering into an agreement [with SuperSport] as stated in her contract with the SABC."

In the recent statement Chief Operations Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said: “The SABC would like to welcome back Ms. Matheba and accepts her apology.”

Bonang is just as pleased to be back at the SABC.

"I am thrilled to re-engage my long standing relationship with the SABC,” Bonang said.

“The support I have received from the listeners and viewers has been overwhelming, and for that I am grateful.”

Hlaudi added that “Our aim as broadcaster is not to destroy our talent but to nurture and help young people to grow in this challenging industry. We respect their craft and are willing to assist where we can” he said.

All the MAMAs winners

Best Male: Davido

Best Female: Tiwa Savage

Best Group:  Mafikizolo

Best New Act: Stanley Enow

Best Live Act: Flavour

Best Collaboration: Y-tjukutja Uhuru ft oskido, professor, Dj bucks and your I da Cuna

Best Hip Hop: Sarkodie

Best Franchophone: Toofan

Best Lusophone: Anselmo Ralph

Artiste of the year:  Davido

Song of the year: Khona Mafikizolo ft Uhuru

Personality of the year: Lupita nyongo

Transform Today award by Absolut: clearance peters

MTV base leadership award: Ashish thakkar

Video of the year: Clarence peters
Best Pop: goldfish

President Zuma sends condolences to the Mbeki family

Former president Thabo Mbeki’s 98-year-old mother Epainette has died.

She was admitted to hospital two weeks ago for medical observation after she experienced respiratory problems.

She was the wife of the late ANC and South African Communist Party stalwart Govan Mbeki.

“A consumate activist in her own right who dedicated her life and that of her family to the struggle for liberation in South Africa from an early age, Mbeki was fiercely outspoken on political and socio-economic issues till the end,” said President Jacob Zuma in a media statement.

“Words are not adequate to explain the sad loss of this mother of our nation. We wish to express, on behalf of government and all South Africans, our deepest condolences and the nation’s solidarity with the Mbeki family at this hour. May her soul rest in eternal peace,” said Zuma.

Dineo’s Diary is back

The 7pm Friday Vuzu slot is known as reality hour and Mzansi’s queen of reality TV is back fr a third season of Dineo’s Diary.

We’ve seen her go through the struggles of single parenthood and making the change from radio to television and fashion.

A messy break up and a health scare were among the most topical moments of the show’s previous seasons and the third season promises to be packed with some action of its own.

With her new boyfriend and business partner in tow, Dineo will continue work on her clothing line LuvDR and other exciting projects.

Dineo is ecstatic about having a reality show on Vuzu for a third season but also expresses nerves about the prospects: ” it is hard to maintain success on TV. You can never know the formula to keeping people inspired all the time. I always ask myself what did I do to keep the cameras rolling?”

Catch the premiere of Dineo’s Diary season 3 on Friday, 20 June at 19:00

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Tribute to Shakes by @SpokMathambo

The following poem is a tribute to Shakes Kungwane by (@spokmathambo) on twitter;

Farewell Shakes!

When the blades of football grass, felt the warmth of thee fallen gentle beast. All I can hear was the broken pieces and the smell of pain even from the strongest hearts, lips cracked, hair grew thorns, eyes became wet and rocks were shocked, but its the hands God and not man that he lived by.

Upon the cloudless rain of his sweat Mbo! Mbo! was the ball's prayer at the mercy of his feet and In silent the tone of crying angels screaming his name loud besides the sweet melodies of thee mighty vuvuzelas. A bright smile - escorted by blinks, and thee famous Alexander move with a diamond sparkle earrings - walking bravely with idiski wrapped underneath his armpit - with tearful eyes fixed and looking down on earth he silently dropped ball- and amazingly crossed it between the heaven's gates, whispering in our souls and begging us to whistles and never to weep - not a even a single teardrop



as he slowly and walks on sand less earth and disappears before our eyes-His shoulders invisibly carried a symbol of Eleven souls, when he moved the grounds were humbled by the shadow and the spirit of the an ivory-his Soul will stretch to heaven where he will hear God's final whistle,behind it was a sweet waterfall made of our tears, prayers and thoughts, on the palm of the creator his peaceful face lay eternally - in an iron blanket and with a King's crown as his pillow, Goodbye, Isaac "Shakes" Professor" Sarafina Sarafina" Kungwane May your blessed soul Rest in Peace - iKhosi eLihle!

By the one you called Bones @SpokMathambo

RIP Shakes Kungwane!!!

Former Kaizer Chiefs player-turned-television presenter Isaac ‘Shakes’ Kungwane has died aged 43 after being admitted to hospital, Supersport said on Wednesday.

“We are all stunned and saddened by this awful news,” SuperSport’s head of production Alvin Naicker said in a statement.

“Shakes brought vitality, knowledge and understanding to his role at SuperSport.

“He was adored by everyone. This is a sad day for football lovers who will recall Shakes for his wizardry on the ball.”

Kungwane began his career at Jomo Cosmos FC in 1990, moved to Kaizer Chiefs and retired in 2002. He had latterly become a highly regarded football analyst on SuperSport.

SuperSport extends its sympathies to Kungwane’s family.

He is survived by his wife and three children.