ANN7 Expands new show, I Am South Africa, to air daily in the buildup to their first ever South African of the Year Awards

Recently, ANN7 added another magazine show to the channel, I Am South African which highlights the positive change made by everyday South Africans in the country. The feel good show, now broadcast daily at 5pm for an hour is being billed as a "first of its kind by any broadcaster" by ANN7. It allows viewers the opportunity to get to know South Africans that are making a positive change in the world around them. Moegsien Williams, ANN7 editor-in-chief, said at a launch event on June 19th that the show will highlight the unsung heroes in our country.


"At the same time I wanted to pay tribute, but at the same time I wanted to create a talk show property. Both those elements are important." These are the words of Executive Producer, Dale Herbst, who described this 76 part show. The show is said to also focus more on what inspires young people of the country.

Hulisani Ravele is the host of ANN7's daily I Am South African, which airs daily at 5pm as part of the channels build up to the inaugural South African of the Year Awards being held by the channel on September 6th

 Host, Hulisani Ravele, says she is so proud to be a part of this show. Hulisani, known to many South Africans simply as CC, is a former child star who was a Yotv presenter for over 12 years and also a former Yebo Millionaires presenter, both at SABC 1. She returns to television after a few years of being a part of the corporate world.
 
All of this is part of  the buildup to the inaugural South African of the Year Awards that will be hosted by the channel on  September 6th at the Johannesburg Convention Centre in an evening that is said to have a star studded lineup along with over 1 000 specially invited guests for the awards. Following the trend of other awards shows in the country (I am looking at you, Mtv African Music Awards), the channel is still working on securing the services of a well known international personality for the evening. The awards are set to recognise the efforts made by inspirational citizens who had made an impactful change in the country in the last calender year. The event forms part of the channel's first anniversary celebrations. The channel celebrates a year on air on August 21st.

Viewer participation is also vital, as they will vote on the nominees in the different categories of the awards. Viewers will choose from a selection of nominees chosen by, as editor Moegsien Williams describes it, "a super jury of editors," who are well known editors from around the country who will each work with their own small teams to find the nominees.

The categories for the awards are:

• Favourite Celebrity
• Favourite Campaign
• Favourite Sportsperson
• Favourite business person
• Spirit of Humanity
• Favourite Young South African
• Favourite student: Matric
• Favourite student: Varsity
• Favourite South African