ANN7 Announces Nominees of their inaugural "South African of the Year" Awards

ANN7, South Africa’s third news channel, announced the nominees of their inaugural “South African of the Year” Awards that will be taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre at a star studded event this past Thursday, July 31^st.

Building up to the nominees announcement, ANN7’s companion show to the awards, I Am South African, was broadcast from the same venue in Sadton at 6pm with Hulisani Ravele.

The buildup continued in a shortened 30 minute edition of Prime, when Prime anchor, Chantal Rutter-Dros, who was at the event in Sandton while Peter Stemmet sat in the anchoring chair, did live crossings which included interviews with Prime’s entertainment correspondent who gave a perspective of just how star-studded the event was.

At slightly past 7:30pm, Hulisani Ravelele kicked off the announcement of the nominees in front of a crowd that did not seem to be paying much attention to what was happening on stage, rather continuing their own conversations. 

Group Editor of ANN7 and The New Age, Moegsien Williams kicked things off with an introductory speech that would have seemed more suited for the actual awards show.  Moegsien, who appeared awfully  nervous, which is odd as he usually seemed quite comfortable on camera when he is in studio, proceeded to read his entire speech off from cue cards.

This was followed by the announcement of the first nominees, before a performance from Zahara. However, there were technical problems with Zahara, so they decided to instead have an interview with Mafikizolo, who was nominated in the first category earlier in the evening. Eventually when Zahara got on stage the music still was not ready so she just ad-libbed the words to her song, Loliwe, before the music finally started. 

This was followed by the announcement of the next batch of nominees.  During these announcements, Hulisani announced that they decided to no longer continue with the previously announced categories of Best Matriculant of the Year and Best Student of the Year due to the lack of quality in the prospective candidates’ nominations.

The show then closed with Cantal Rutter-Dros doing another interview before throwing back to Peter Stemmet who proceeded to anchor another half hour of Prime.

The event intermittently  suffered from technical issues, which I overlooked seeing that when nominees of awards are announced it is usually just a small press conference (with the exclusion of the big ones like the Grammys and the Oscars, of course). One thing I did not like about the presentation of the event was the over excited and cheap cuts to cameras in the crowd that would move around as if they showcasing a dance off when in fact it was guests that did not seem much interested in being there to start off with.

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The Nominees in the Inaugural South African of the Year Awards are: 

1. Trendsetting Celebrity of the Year

To vote for Trendsetting Celebrity SMS CELEB + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email CELEB + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Bonang Matheba
2. DJ Clock
3. J' Something
4. Kid X
5. KO from Teargas
6. Mafikizolo
7. Minenhle Dlamini

2. Campaign of the Year Nominations

To vote for Campaign of the Year SMS CAMP + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email CAMP + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. 67 Blankets Nelson Mandela
2. KFC- Add Hope
3. Kelloggs #breakfastforbetterdays
4. Knorr- Masters of Time
5. Mxit Music
6. Share a Coke Campaign
7. Tiles 4 Change (Anti-Drug Campaign)

3. Sportsperson of the Year Nominations

To vote for Sportsperson of the Year SMS SPORTS + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email SPORTS + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Chad le Clos (Swimming)
2. Hashim Amla (Cricket)
3. Itumeleng Khune (Soccer)
4. Johan Cronje (Track and Field Athlete)
5. Lucas Sithole (Tennis)
6. Marsha Cox (Hockey)
7. Simon Magakwe (100m Sprinter)

4. Businessperson of the Year Nominations

To vote for Businessperson of the Year SMS BIZS + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email BIZS + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Basetsana Kumalo (Media Mogul)
2. Daphne Mashile Nkosi (Exec. Chairman of Kalagadi Resources)
3. Nicky Newton King (CEO of JSE)
4. Patrice Motsepe (Mining Magnate)
5. Reuel Khoza (Non-Executive Chairman of Nedbank)
6. Santie Botha (Independent Non Exec. Director of Tiger Brands)
7. Stephen Saad (Group CEO of Aspen Pharmacare)

5. Spirit of Humanity Nominations

To vote for Spirit of Humanity SMS HUMAN+ [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email HUMAN + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Beka Ntsanwisi (Limpopo's "Mother Teresa")
2. Dr Imtiaz Sooliman (Gift of the Givers)
3. John Perlman (Dreamfields)
4. Justin Foxton (The Peace Agency)
5. Lesley Osler (Hantam Community Project)
6. Rev. Eunice Marubelela (Community Builder)
7. Sbu Buthelezi (Community Builder)

6. Young South African of the Year Nominations

To vote for Young South African of the Year SMS YOUNG + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email YOUNG + [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Afeefah Patel (Rhino Conservation)
2. Ethel Phiri (Scientist and Researcher)
3. Kyle Shepherd (Jazz Musician)
4. Nkululeko Mboniswa (Film Producer)
5. Samantha Baynon (Social Activist)
6. Sandile Kubeka (Youngest Doctor)
7. Simphiwe Mashexa (Founder of BEAT Magazine SA)

7. South African of the Year

To vote for South African of the Year SMS SATY + [Nominee Number] to 43043 or Email SATY+ [Nominee Number] to satyvoting@ann7.com

1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2. DJ Sbu
3. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
4. Johnny Clegg
5. Jonathan Jansen
6. Leslie Sedibe
7. Thuli Madonsela

 

 

Hulisani Ravele getting ready to broadcast live from the Saxton Hotel where ANN7 announced the nominees of their inaugural "South African of the Year" Awards