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Nozipho Sibiya gave her all on Sunday evening after securing the ninth spot during the Idols SA top 10 announcement at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria.

Mzansi said goodbye to Hope and Nandi, who were eliminated from Idols SA.

M-Net and production company [SIC] Entertainment confirmed that Somizi Mhlongo would return as Idols SA judge despite the allegations of abuse made against him. 



It’s bringing back media personality Somizi Mhlongo as a judge who’ll be joined by a new panel; singer and actress Thembi Seete and music producer and rapper JR who have replaced Randall Abrahams and Unathi Nkayi.

After getting axed as an Idols judge on Mzansi Magic before the 18th season, Unathi Nkayi, in a statement, says it was an honour having been part of the reality format series.

South Africa – Idols South Africa 2021 underwent its most substantial visual transformation for a few years with a shift of venue, from the State Theatre

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Robe on song for Idols South Africa Monday, 15 February 2021 Lighting design was by Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier (photo: Duncan Riley) South Africa - In Pretoria, the State Theatre’s 640-seat Drama Stage hosted the rounds and finale of the 2020 Idols SA, complete with a lighting design by Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier and technical production delivered by Dream Sets for SIC Entertainment. This sixteenth series was directed by Gavin Wratten. While the show would normally decamp to th...

Full Drama for Idols South Africa South Africa – The challenges of producing entertainment in the pandemic have seen some incredible imagination and resourcefulness from the industry in creating Covid-safe working environments so at least some sectors have been able to keep working, one of which is television. In Pretoria, the State Theatre’s 640-seat Drama Stage hosted the rounds and finale of the 2020 Idols SA, complete with a lighting design by Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier and technic...

South African Music Awards receive record number of entries Emmanuel Tjiya"> By Emmanuel Tjiya - 10 February 2021 - 10:26 Image: Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu The South African Music Awards (Samas) has hit an all-time record with the number of entries received this year, while Idols SA’s has also impressed with its first-ever online auditions. According to data set to be released by the Recording Industry of SA (Risa) today, a total of 1,163 musicians have entered this yea...