Johannesburg, 11 August 2023 – S3 is gearing up for the much-anticipated live broadcast of the 2023 Miss South Africa pageant on Sunday, 13 August 2023, from 18:30. 

Media personality and style icon, Bonang Matheba, returns as the official host of the Miss SA, with Her House of BNG Cap Classique as the official Miss South Africa celebration sponsor.

Having a long association with Miss South Africa over the past decade, Matheba first hosted the pageant for its 60th anniversary in 2018, then returned in 2019 when Zozibini Tunzi took the title. Matheba has played a massive role this year, having been on the journey with the finalists as a judge on the Miss South Africa television series Crown Chasers which was broadcast recently on S3.

South Africans will wait in anticipation to see who of the following seven finalists will be competing for the Miss South Africa crown: 

• Anke Rothman (23)
• Bryoni Govemner (26)
• Homba Mazaleni (23)
• Jordan Van Der Vyver (27)
• Melissa Nayimuli (27)
• Nande Mabala (25)
• Natasha Joubert (25)

On the judging panel for 2023 is Reigning Miss Universe R’Bonney Nola Gabriel, renowned South African Actress and Author Leandie du Randt, nominated Emmy South African actress Thuso Mbedu, Investigative Television Journalist Devi Sankaree Govender and Jo-Ann Strauss, Presenter, Businesswomen and Miss South Africa 2000.

For more information and interview opportunities, contact the S3 Publicity office. 

Open Up to new worlds of reality and tune in to the live broadcast of Miss South Africa 2023 this Sunday, 13th of August, at 18:30 on S3 and SABC Plus. 

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Johannesburg, 10 August 2023 – SABC Video Entertainment celebrates the 17th Annual South African Film and Television Awards with 51 nominations. At the forefront is SABC1 with 24 nominations, followed by SABC2 with 20 nominations and S3 with seven nominations.

In the running for the public votes for Best TV Presenter are Kamo Moth (Heavy Hitters), Emo Adams (Noot vir Noot), Denver Vraagom (Words and Numbers) and Katlego Maboe (Tropika Island of Treasure All Stars). 

Viewers will also get another opportunity to vote for their favourite soapies with Generations: The Legacy, Giyani Land of Blood, Muvhango, Skeem Saam, The Estate and Uzalo nominated in the public votes category of Most Popular TV Soap Or Telenovela. 

Voting lines will be open from 9 August 2023, and the voting codes will be available on all SAFTAs social media platforms and the NFVF website. Voting will close on 27 September 2023 at 23h59.

In the documentary categories, SABC1s Lobola, A Brides True Price? received two nominations, Best Achievement In Directing and Best Documentary Feature and Pale Ya Kosa on SABC2 nominated for Best Achievement In Editing.

Takalani Sesame and Words and Numbers was nominated in the children category for Best Children Programmes.

Skeem Saam scored four nominations in the categories Best Supporting Actress (Dieketseng Mnisi), Best Supporting Actor (Refilwe Letsholonyane), Best Actress in a TV Soap (Elizabeth Serunye and Hariette Manamela).

Best Actor In TV Comedy nominations goes to Kwa Mamazala Michael Mabizela and Ou Toppies Tobie Cronje.

SABC Video Entertainment SAFTA 2023 nominees list

Congratulations to all the nominees.