Khumbul'ekhaya back with a BANG...

Khumbul’ekhaya returns to the small screen complete with a new refreshed look!

Starting Wednesday 13^th February 2013, at 21h00, Mzansi Fo Sho viewers will be introduced to a totally revamped Khumbul’ekhaya! The popular social reality series returns to the small screen featuring an exciting brand new look and feel! 

This season of Khumbul’ekhaya will see presenter, Andile Gaelesiwe, located in a new set and playing host to guests in-studio.

The off-screen activities of the show, including the search process for missing people and follow-up work done by social welfare officers, will be shared with the viewers via mobile and a dedicated show’s website amongst other social media platforms. All these changes will not affect the content of the show as it will continue to tell remarkable Mzansi stories of families as they set out on a quest to re-unite and bring healing.





The show's presenter, Andile.



“One of the most exciting features of the new show will be the added element of immediacy, which will give viewers live access to the show via calls into the studio,” comments Vukile Madlala – the Channel’s Publicity Manager.

Don’t miss the return of Khumbul’ekhaya starting Wednesday 13 February 2013, at 21h00 – exclusive to SABC1 Mzansi Fo Sho!

State of the Nation Address: Courtesy of Anele Mdoda



Max Sisulu (Speaker of the National Assembly) & Anele Mdoda



Radio and TV personality Anele Mdoda strides into Parliament’s inner sanctum; its National Assembly, as Parliament prepares to present its annual red carpet, full honors ceremony known as the State of the Nation Address (SoNA).

Invited in, no less, by the very ones who are calling the nation to Order: Mr.  Max Sisulu Speaker of the National Assembly, and Mr. Mninwa Mahlangu, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces.

And that is not all, the head of parliamentary protocol Alexander Stander, parliamentary spokesperson, Luzuko Jacobs, GCIS’s Liezil Cerf, and the carriers of the parliamentary symbols, Regina Mhlomi and Vincent Shabalala reveal the behind the scenes stories of this national event. Nik Rabinowitz swings by too and all of that before Anele gets Jesse Duarte on the phone for a little girl talk.

So join Anele Mdoda, on SABC 1 on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 21h00. You can also join the Twitter Queen and her 100 thousand tweet followers who all want to know what the SoNA’s means to the youth.

SA Arts Journalism Awards

The National Arts Festival and Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) are calling for entries to the South African Arts Journalism Awards. The awards will be presented for the first time in 2013.

Festival CEO Tony Lankester says: “The awards will recognise journalistic practice across all media platforms - print, online and broadcast.” He added that the arts sector “needs robust, healthy, insightful and articulate commentary and criticism from the media to keep it moving forward”.

The awards will identify excellence, expertise and creativity. In doing so, they will promote the practice of arts and cultural journalism, strengthen its national profile and celebrate its importance, range, diversity, fluidity and vitality.

Gold and Silver awards will be made in the following categories:

- Reviewing
Reviews of theatre, music, visual/plastic arts, dance, literature, film, comedy or any other arts and culture phenomenon.

- Features
These may include interviews and profiles, behind-the-scenes stories, arts-related investigative journalism or other forms of arts and culture reportage in any medium.

- Opinion pieces
Comment, analysis and provocation – in any medium – relating to specific artistic disciplines, the arts sector more broadly or arts-related policy and business stories.

Professor Chris Thurman has been invited by the organisers to convene an independent panel of judges who, apart from the above categories, may also choose to nominate recipients for the following awards:

- Best New Voice

- Special Contribution to Arts Journalism

- Best New Media Exponent

- Arts Photography

- Special Merit Award

Winners will be announced during the course of this year’s National Arts Festival and a range of cash prizes will be awarded. Additionally, one journalist will be awarded the opportunity to travel to the vibrant Amsterdam Fringe in September, from where they will report on South African productions being presented at that Festival as part of the World Fringe Alliance showcase.