Isibaya rocks Saftas

ISIBAYA continues its dominance on the small screen, scooping a handsome 12 nominations at Sunday night’s SA Film and TV Awards (Saftas).

JOHANNESBURG — ISIBAYA continues its dominance on the small screen, scooping a handsome 12 nominations at Sunday night’s SA Film and TV Awards (Saftas).

On the other hand, the once popular Generations failed to garner a single nod.

Isibaya competes with Rhythm City and Binnelanders in the Best TV Soap category.

Isibaya actors also dominated. Bongani Gumede, who plays Mandla Ndlovu, is up against Jamie Bartlett of Isidingo and Motlatsi Mafatshe of Isidingo for the best actor in a lead role — TV soap award. Pallance Dladla and Celeste Ntuli are up for awards.

The nominees were announced last night with the actual event scheduled for March 20 and 22.

The dozen Isibaya nominations follow 17 they received last week at the Royalty Soapie Awards.

Elsewhere, Brenda Ngxoli’s role of Gladys in Rockville and Zikhona Sodlaka’s Zee in After 9  earned them nominations.

Golden girls Mary Mhlongo and Lillian Dube are both nominated for best actress in a lead role — TV comedy for their characters in Skwizas.

Isibaya
Isibaya

Other notable nominees at the Saftas are satire news show ZA News which airs on the web. Its closest competitor is Late Night News with Loyiso Gola.

Proving her worth as a queen of talk, Khanyi Mbau’s e.TV talkshow Katch It With Khanyi is nominated as the best talk show with I am Woman-Leap of Faith and Jou Show Met Emo.

Last year’s Roast of Kenny Kunene on Comedy Central will fight it out with Clash of the Choirs SA and I Love South Africa in the best international format show category.

The documentary on the Marikana killings, Miners Shot Down, made it to the best documentary feature shortlist along with I, Afrikaner and The Vula Connection.

Kabelo Mabalane’s Kabelo Boot Camp, Ultimate Braai Master and I Want To Sing Gospel are tipped for best reality show. And in the running for best game show are Cula Sibone and Nguwe Na? — Sowetan Live