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Grit, Blood, Sweat and Tears!!! Are elements that our nominees recognise and what they\u2019ve endured to get to where they are in their craft. Mzansi Magic brings the second chapter of the award ceremony that aims to acknowledge and celebrate \u00a0homegrown talent in various entertainment streams.<\/p>\n
At the DSTV Mzansi Viewers\u2019 Choice Awards (DMVCA) launch event held at Summer Place in Hyde Park, the Gqom sensation, Destruction Boyz, and their smash hit, Omunye the dynamic Durban duo commanded the spotlight. They also lead the nominees list with an impressive three nods; for Song of the Year, Favourite Rising Star and Favourite Music Artist\/Group. It looks like they were right on the money when naming their breakout album Gqom is the Future!<\/p>\n
Nipping close at the heels with two nominations each are Prince Kaybee and Kagiso Rabada. The house music master and Proteas fast bowler have been making waves and raking in the silverware respectively \u2013 most definitely #livingourbestlife in 2018!<\/p>\n
Prince Kaybee is nominated in the Song of the Year and Favourite DJ categories, while Rabada appears in the Favourite Sports Personality of the Year and Favourite Personality of the Year lists.<\/p>\n
Rabada will have to beat stiff competition from media darling Bonang Matheba, crowd favourite Papa Penny Ahee, Mzansi sweetheart Nomzamo Mbatha and the flamboyant reality TV star Somizi Mhlongo.<\/p>\n
\u201c The DStv MVCA launched in 2017 to great fanfare,\u201d said Reneilwe Sema, Director of Local Entertainment Channels at M-Net. \u201cThe calibre of nominees, is testament to the quality shows and magnitude of the talent South Africa has to offer. With the viewers voting for the favourites in every category – this is anyone\u2019s race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Said Sema: \u201cThe DStv MVCA is a way for us to give our viewers a platform to choose their favourite entertainers, who have become a significant part of their daily lives. Another important aspect of the awards is that they recognise both seasoned and new professionals, therefore contributing to the growth of Mzansi talent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, fan favourite Thembisa Mdoda walked away with the gong for Mzansi\u2019s ultimate favourite personality, a hotly contested category that had fans furiously casting a combined one million votes across categories.<\/p>\n
This year there is the addition of a new category, Favourite Personality of the Year, which will be awarded to a personality that has gone above and beyond to have an impact in our society.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a hardworking and dedicated community leader who will be bestowed the Life Changer award, courtesy of headline sponsor 1LIFE. This is a person who has worked tirelessly and passionately for the betterment of their community to create positive change. Not only will they be honoured at the ceremony, but will also receive a cash prize of R50\u00a0000 (Fifty Thousand Rands) as a thank you!<\/p>\n
Kia is also back as an associate sponsor, joined by Castle Milk Stout.<\/p>\n
Fans will be able to vote in 11 categories and the nominee with the most votes out of all the categories will be named the ultimate viewers\u2019 choice. With so much love for their entertainment favourites, let The Game of Votes begin \u2013 and may the best Fandom win!<\/p>\n
Below is the full list of categories and nominees\u2026<\/p>\n
Grit, Blood, Sweat and Tears!!! Are elements that our nominees recognise and what they\u2019ve endured to get to where they are in their craft. Mzansi Magic brings the second chapter of the award ceremony that aims to acknowledge and celebrate \u00a0homegrown talent in various entertainment streams. At the DSTV Mzansi Viewers\u2019 Choice Awards (DMVCA) launch… Continue reading DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards Nominees Announced<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-7406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-dstv","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}