For many years now, the South African Music Awards have come in and out of the North West province in the name of music. This year. RiSA has switched things up by going out into the streets of the North West to do their bit of good for the community in Mannamakgotheng in Moruleng. Today, RiSA CEO Nhlanhla Sibi alongside the MEC of North West the honorable Ontlametse Mochware, and many others, visited the Kgolangano Care Centre, a centre that cares for the elderly and the disabled, to donate blankets to keep them warm during winter.
Kgolangano Care Centre was founded in 2013 and currently houses 35 elderly and six orphans and vulnerable children.
According to RiSA's CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi, their company has played in these communities for years now and now they have realized that most of their spendings are in one area which is Sun City. The time to reach out into the community is now, he said. "We have not gone out into the communities and say to them 'this is us as the SAMAS, this is what we do and this is what we want to give back. So today is the first of many initiatives which will see us give back more and more into the communities. With these blankets we are saying to the home get warm, it is not enough we know, it can never be enough but this is our contribution from RiSA," said Sibisi.
Continuing with the music fun, tonight the curtain drops for the biggest awards music night in Mzansi.
On stage, attendees will be entertained by South African greats such as Suited hitmaker Shekhinah, Nadia Nakai and Durban Gqom kings Distruction Boyz. The night doesn't stop there with last night's SAMA award winner Bongeziwe Mabandla in the category Best Alternative Music Album for Mangaliso,
Soweto Gospel Choir who also took home a gong for Best Adult Contemporary Album for Symphonic Soweto conjunction with Wouter Kellerman, Die Heuwels Fantasies and Omega Khunou.
The stage will be Mc'd by Mzansi prominent personalities that include Mpho Popps, who hosted the non-broadcast awards single handedly last night and will be joined by radio jock Dineo Ranaka and media extraordinaire Somizi Mhlongo.
Video by Amanda Maliba
The winners will be crowned tonight including in the mushc contested categories Male Artist of the Year award, Female Artist of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and the Album of the Year award. The awards ceremony will be broadcasted on SABC 1 at 8pm sharp.
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