20-year old from Benoni wins contract with MTV Base
Communications science student NomT WITHuzi
Mabena (@NoMoozlie) has her head in the clouds this morning after
winning the 2012 MTV Base VJ Search.
The 20 year old, Benoni-born, Randburg-based student beat Cape Town's
Naledi Radebe (@Leddi_G ) and Durbanite Nomzamo Mbatha (@NomzamoMbatha)
during the Grand Final of the nationwide talent search, which culminated
at Taboo in Fourways, Johannesburg on Saturday night. Nomuzi's victory
will see her join Sizwe Dhlomo on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and
featuring regularly on e.tv's top music show Club 808 alongside Dineo
Ranaka and Mo Flava.
Nomuzi takes up her presenting role on MTV Base from Friday 26 October
and she will make her first appearances on Club 808 on the same day.
Celebrity judges Bonang Matheba (@Bonang_M), HHP (@HipHopPantsula),
Azania Mosaka (@Azania_) and Tim Horwood (@timohorwood) were on hand to
watch as the three finalists learned their fate, revealed to them by
Sizwe Dhlomo, who won MTV Base's first ever VJ Search in Africa in 2005.
Among the celebrity artists appearing at the MTV Base VJ Search Grand
Final were L-Tido, AKA and Toya Delazy, who performed some of their
hottest tracks.
Commented Tim Horwood, Creative Director, Viacom International Media
Networks Africa, "We are thrilled to welcome Nomuzi to MTV Base as our
newest VJ! Not only does she have talent, beauty and brains but she a
strong sense of personal style and attitude that's going to strike a
real chord with youth audiences."
"It's a pleasure to welcome Nomuzi to the e.tv family. We look forward
to the new and fresh vibe that she will bring to Club 808 and wish her
all the best with her new venture, " said Keshni Rajoo, Manager: Local
production and programming, e.tv.
Talking about her victory, a stunned Nomuzi, said, "I felt excitement,
happiness and release all at the same time... I've been working on this
for such a long time - standing in audition queues, practising in the
mirror. To everyone out there who has a dream, I want to say: you can
make it happen!"
Continued Nomuzi, "Living your dream is the crazy, exciting part and
working alongside Sizwe Dhlomo, Mo Flava and Dineo Ranaka is going to be
just unbelievable... I got a taste of this career during the VJ search
and now it's going to be my life!"
Watch MTV Base on DStv channel 322.