Nominees for ANN7's South African Of the Year Awards Revealed (Includes Full List)

ANN7 yesterday announced the nominees for the second annual South African of the Year Awards, which is set to take place at the TicketPro Dome in Johannesburg on October 17th.

Below is the full list of nominees for the awards show slated to be hosted by Maps Maponyane. All in all, there are 9 categories with 63 nominees in total (or 62, considering that DJ Sbu is technically nominated in two categories, the first time someone got nominated in more than one category at the SATY Awards):

Campaign of the Year

• Afreakan Dream
• Africa Against Ebola (MTN)
• Crime Line
• Kagiso Shanduka Trust
• Ke Yona [Nedbank]; 
• MoFaya [DJ Sbu]
• ProteaFire [Cricket SA]

Spirit of Humanity 

•  Creseldah Ndlovu [Mother Teresa of Bushbuckridge]
•  Jordan vd Walt [Just One Bag Campaign]
•  Lead SA
• Ntenga Foundation [Donate School shoes camapign]
• Sibusiso Leope Education Foundation [DJ Sbu]
• Dr Thandeka Mazibuko [Cancer awareness in Africa]
• Vodacom e-school initiative. 

Business Leader of the Year 

• Christo Van Der Rheede
• Herman Mashab
• Jabu Mabuza
• John Michael Judin
• Mervyn King
• Shameel Joosub.  

Entrepreneur of the Year

•  Adri Kruger
• Gil Oved and Ran Neu-Ner [The Creative Council]
• Ismail Hassen [CSR-Africa]
• Marthie Jansen van Rensburg [Trans-Caledon Tunnel]
• Thabo Molefe [DJ Tbo Touch]
• Theresa Cupido [ATN Group]
• Tommy Makhatho [Bibi Cash & Carry].

Young Person of the Year

• Foki Molemane [Tosman Entertainment Rockers]
• Kagiso Rabada [cricketer]
• Kgomotso Pooe [Soweto Outdoor Adventures]
• Malibongwe Xaba [One Young World Ambassador]
• Mbongeni Msomi [Carwash Supreme]
• Simon Molekwa [Life4U]
•  Vuyani Masuku [Park & Blue Pools Primary Co-op]

Conservationist of the Year 

• Craig Spencer [Wildlife research and conservation]
• Div de Villiers [Green Scorpions]
• Fundisile Mketeni [CEO SA National Parks]
• Karen Trendler [founder, Wildcare Africa]
•  Mark Boucher [SAB-Boucher Conservation]
•  Sinegugu Zukulu [Endangered Wildlife Trust]
• Yolan Friedmann [Global Cheetah Forum]. 

Trendsetting Celebrity of the Year

• AKA
• Cassper Nyovest
• Terry Pheto
• Nomzamo Mbatha
• Nandi Mngoma 
• Jonathan Boyton-Lee
• The Soil

Sports Person of the Year

• AB de Villiers
• Duane Vermeulen
• Gift Kelehe
• Janine van Wyk
• Schalk Burger
• Tefu Mashamaite
• Teko Modise

South African of the Year

• Bonang Matheba 
• Brian Molefe
• Ephraim Shakes Mashaba
• Imtiaz Sooliman
• Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
• Rolene Strauss 
• Prof Salim S Abdool Karim

You can vote at the South African of the Year Awards website, which you can find here.

Thus far, AKA, The Soil & ChianoSky have been confirmed to perform at the awards ceremony, with more artists, including international artists, to be confirmed at a later date. 

I Am South African Starts, Adds Avashnee Vandiar as Co Host, Causes ANN7 Lineup Tweak

The second season of ANN7's I Am South African started today, July 20th, at 6pm.

With the launch of I AM South African in the 6pm hour, GameOn! with Mahreen Chenia moves an hour earlier to 5:30pm, and its late night repeat also moves an hour earlier to 9:30pm, replacing the repeat of Buzz@ANN7.

With all the hype around the launch of I Am South African and that Maps Maponyane will be hosting, one thing ANN7 (seemingly conveniently) forgot to mention is that Maps would have a cohost on the show in Avashnee Vandiar. Avashnee is not a stranger to ANN7 viewers, having previously anchored the entertainment bulletin in Chantal Rutter Dros' version of ANN7 Prime and also having a role in a recent local movie.

ANN7 also added a new set just for the show (see above) which seems like someone's living room. Those unnecessarily big graphic are back as well (sighs).

Maps Maponyane replaces Hulisani Ravele as host of I Am South African, set to Host South African of the Year Awards

ANN7 has revealed that South African celebrity/actor/model/reality tv star Maps Maponyane will be hosting the second season of the channel's I Am South African chat show.

Maponyane said that he chose to host the show because he "thought it would be remarkable to be a part of something that celebrates ordinary South Africans doing extraordinary things."

When asked how season 2 of I Am South African will be different from season 1, which was hosted by Hulisani Ravele, Maponyane stated that it would be more intimate this time around and will try to get the guests to expose emotions they would not have otherwise exposed.

On his interview style, Maponyane stated that he was more observational and will help his guests get more comfortable on screen, though he does not have any experience in a talks show or similar format.

Season 2 of I Am South African starts on Monday the 13th of July at 6pm and will air Monday to Saturday for an hour every day(believe it or not airring six days a week is a day shorter than the first season which aired seven days a week).

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South African celebrity Maps Maponyane has been announced to host ANN7's second annual South African of the Year Awards.

The inaugural edition of the surprisingly well done Awards was cohosted by Bonang Matheba and Chantal Rutter Dros.

The South African of the Year Awards premieres live on ANN7 (DStv 405) on October 17th.