Fashioning Modern Africanism

Some of South Africa’s top musical talents are set to perform in what promises to be a dazzling Miss South Africa 2022 finale, which will take place on Saturday, August 13, at Sun International’s flagship venue, the SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria. The artists – all industry heavyweights – are chart-topping rappers Boity and Rouge; R&B hit makers Elaine and Heavy K; Lloyiso who last year made his international debut with the single Seasons which had 16 million streams; African queen Makhadzi who was the most streamed female artist on Apple Music for 2021; hip-hop performer Nadia Nakai, star the Netflix reality show Young, Famous & African; Ndoni whose debut EP is scheduled for release later this year and rapper Rouge. Says Relebogile Mabotja, Black Swan Media Executive Producer and Miss South Africa 2022 live pageant producer: “We are very excited about the entertainment lined up for this year’s Miss South Africa finale. We really wanted to present something new, something

  Johannesburg, Monday, June 13:  This year’s Top 10 Miss South Africa 2022 finalists have been announced. They are Anarzade Omar, Ayanda Thabethe, Itumeleng Parage, Keaoleboga Nkashe,  Lebogang Mahlangu, Luvé Meyer, Luyanda Zuma, Ndavi Nokeri, Pearl Ntshehi and Tamsyn Jack.   The contestants represent five provinces – Gauteng has four (two from Tshwane and one each from Soweto and Crown Gardens), KZN and Western Province each have two with Limpopo and North West with one finalist each. They are an impressive group and include a candidate attorney; students studying law, performing arts and dietetics; a psychology honours graduate; entrepreneurs and small business owners and models.   The winner of the People’s Vote was Limpopo’s Ndavi Nokeri who works in asset management.   Anarzade Omar  (23) is from Crown Gardens, Johannesburg, Gauteng. She has a BA in Strategic Communication in Marketing from the University of Johannesburg and works as a social media manager at a digital marketing