Fashioning Modern Africanism

Cape Town, Tuesday, August 3, 2021:  This year’s Top 10 Miss South Africa finalists – one of whom will be crowned Miss South Africa 2021 on Saturday, October 16 live from Grand West Arena in Cape Town – have been announced. For the second consecutive year, the pageant will take place in the Mother City and will be simulcast live on M-Net (DStv channel 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 17:00, as well as live-streamed on the My DStv App. International audiences can also tune in via the online platform at misssa.live.   The contestants represent four provinces – Gauteng has four (with one from Tshwane), followed by the Western Cape with three, the Eastern Cape with two and Kwa-Zulu Natal with one entrant. They are an impressive group and include a medical doctor working on the Covid frontline; a commercial pilot; owners of a model agency, swimwear company and an online bakery and legal graduates and students.   The Top 3 will go on to represent the country at the world’s three m

South Africa and the judges have voted! The Top 10 finalists for Miss South Africa 2021 will be announced Today, August 3, at 11h00 and everyone is invited to the virtual reveal on the Miss South Africa Organisation’s YouTube channel  youtube.com/TheMissSAPageant   Read about Miss South Africa Top 30 Semi-Finalists The 63 nd  edition of Miss South Africa Will take place on Saturday, October 16, in a glamorous and entertainment-packed pageant – taking place in Cape Town’s Grand West Arena and screened live on M-Net and Mzansi Magic – where one of the Top 10 will inherit the glittering crown from current Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida. Miss South Africa is presented by Weil Entertainment in association with M-Net, Mzansi Magic and Sun International.   Go to: https://www.misssa.co.za Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ MissSouthAfricaOfficial Twitter:  @Official_MissSA Instagram:  @official_misssa YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/ MissSouthAfricaOfficial

Miss South Africa 2020 will be crowned at The Table Bay hotel in an entertainment-packed event on Saturday, October 24, from 17h00. The event will be screened live on M-Net and Mzansi Magic and will also be streamed online. For Tunzi it seems surreal: “I was a contestant on stage just a year ago and was in awe of the women on the judging panel.”   Tunzi went on to take the Miss South Africa crown before winning Miss Universe: “I know what it is like first hand to be in the job that these incredible women are applying for. I am excited to see how that experience will be of help in the judging panel. One woman’s life is about to change and I am a part of a panel that will make that happen. I am nervous but mostly humbled and excited by it. ”   So what will she be looking for in a potential Miss South Africa: “There are different aspects to look out for, but I am mostly looking for someone with raw authenticity and sincerity about who they are. I am not looking for perfection or moral pur

Leading actress, media personality and humanitarian Nomzamo Mbatha has been announced as the host of this year’s dazzling Miss South Africa pageant.   It will be the first time that the South African actress and businesswoman will host Miss SA, although she is no novice to the stage having hosted multiple international events outside of the African continent.   Miss South Africa 2020 will be crowned at The Table Bay hotel in an entertainment-packed event on Saturday, October 24, from 17h00. The event will be screened live on M-Net and Mzansi Magic and will also be streamed live for an international audience.   Mbatha, in her role as UN Eminent High-Level Champion on Gender Equality, recently delivered a lauded speech at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The theme of the UN meeting was “Accelerating the realisation of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls”. Due to her remarkable work with UNHCR Africa, Mbatha was appointed as a UNHCR Global Go

The  Miss South Africa 2020  winner will receive R1 million in cash from the Miss South Africa Organisation, as well as the use of a fully furnished and serviced apartment at luxurious Central Square with fabulous interior décor by Enza Home and a Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolet for the year of her reign. The prizes and sponsors include, in alphabetical order: American Swiss: Official crown sponsor Bacher & Co: Fragrance sponsorship for year of reign Brand South Africa: Play Your Part Ambassador Cahi Dental: Dental and oral hygiene care Central Square : Use of a luxurious two-bedroom apartment in the heart of Sandton  Enza Home: Interior designers and furnishers of the Miss South Africa apartment Firepower Group: Empowering Miss South Africa with self-development workshops Havaianas South Africa: Casual summer shoes for year of reign KISCH IP: Assisting Miss South Africa with her official trademark and IP needs Lajawi Hair: Official styling sponsor for year of reign Mercedes Benz: The

The Miss South Africa Top 10 reveal what they will be doing to celebrate Heritage Day on Thursday, September 24. Aphelele Mbiyo  (24) who was born in Mthata and raised in Port Elizabeth but currently lives in Johannesburg, holds a BA in Integrated Marketing Communications says Heritage Day speaks to identity, where we come from and what it means to be uniquely diverse in South Africa. The perfect meal for me would be pap and chakalaka with braaied chops which I would love to share with those outside my culture to experience our diversity.    "I will be spending the day with family and friends and I am sure we will celebrate at home. Heritage Day for me means a celebration of all the different creeds and cultures in South Africa in an effort to bring the nation together. This is a day that enables one to feel proud of who they are without feeling judged or stereotyped to the notions that exist about their culture and how diverse it is by seeing how we are more alike than we are dif