3rd annual South African of the Year (SATY) awards celebrity judges announced:
August 22, 2016 – Marking its 3rd anniversary this year, ANN7’s SATY awards is pleased to announce a panel of celebrity judges for its star-studded awards ceremony which will take place at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, on 25 Nov. 2016.
Experts in a variety of fields have been invited to become judges to shortlist and finally decide on the nominees in a range of categories.
They are:
- Former Miss South Africa and successful businesswoman Basetsana Kumalo.
- Celebrity disc jock, Mo-Faya and CNBC Africa’s Kicking Doors presenter Sbusiso (DJ Sbu) Leope, who is also a SATY Award winner for 2015.
- Popular actress, wedding planner and businesswoman Sophie Ndaba. Ndaba received acclaim for playing Queen Moroka in the SABC 1 soapie – Generations.
- Legendary Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Brian Baloyi. During his stint at Kaizer Chiefs, Baloyi played no less than 300 official matches, winning several awards and trophies. He recently returned to the Amakhosi as an assistant goalkeeper coach.
- Legendary musician Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse. Mabuse also sits on the Boards of the National Arts Council and the South African Music Rights Organisation (Samro). His famous afro-pop song Burnout, sold more than 500 000 copies.
- Miss Earth South Africa Carla Viktor sits on the Board of Directors for Conservation Foundation SA. A motivational speaker who has a passion for tackling social issues that affect young women especially, Viktor is the Executive Director of the Menstruation and Sanitary Project – the Dear Palesa Project.
- Blogger and Sunday Independent Senior Reporter and Social Commentator Mantombi Makhubele. Makhubele holds a Master’s Degree in Television Journalism from the London College of Communication.
Twenty percent of the final votes is based on the votes of the eminent judges.
This year South Africa’s top awards ceremony has an array of categories that include: Music Artist of the Year, Personality of the Year ( TV/Radio/ Film), Business Innovator of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Conservationist of the Year, Youth Leader of the Year, and South African of the Year.
“The SATYs are about celebrating the year’s most innovative, inspiring and entertaining work by South Africans. We get a lot of nominees from the public and it is the judges who use their expert opinions to break down a category and why particular nominees emerge as the winners. But in the end the final votes are cast by the public and the judges,” says ANN7’s Editor in Chief Moegsien Williams.
The SATY awards ceremony will again this year be an entertainment extravaganza with special performances by local and international artists. It will air live on ANN7 on DSTV’s channel 405 on Nov. 25 from 6pm.
The names of this year’s international and South African artists who will perform at the gala event and media partnerships will be announced at a later date.
Please visit ann7.com/saty for all the SATY2016 updates.
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