SAFTAs To Take It Up A Notch With Somizi As The Red Carpet Host
The South African Film and Television Awards, have revealed that Idols SA Somizi Mhlongo will be hosting the awards ceremony’s red carpet this this year.
The flamboyant choreographer has presented and appeared as a guest on shows such as 10 Over 10, City Ses’la, Dance Your Butt Off, Zero Tolerance, he also appeared in movies such as Sarafina!, Cry, the Beloved Country and Scavengers.
“We are delighted to be working with Somizi Mhlongo and Nadia Neophytou, both of whom are home-grown talents that have built stellar, longstanding careers,” says Zama Mkosi, CEO of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) organising the Saftas.
“I’m looking forward to bring something different, something rattata, something Somizi to the 2016 Saftas as red carpet presenter,” says Somizi.
“Taking this gig was less about the money and more about being a part of history, and the biggest event on the awards calendar in South Africa,” he added.
The Saftas will take place at the Gallagher Estate, in Midrand on the 20th of March.
