Artist, composer, poet, and television presenter Bliss Yeni will host SABC3’s brand new show, The New Norm, a daily Factual-Entertainment talk show which will be broadcast on SABC 3 at 18H00 from 1st June 2020!
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Through the witty yet insightful presenter Bliss Yeni, the show will provide insights and facts on issues around COVID-19 and the lockdown.
Speaking to MGOSI.co.za Bliss Yeni said that it’s almost surreal to be part of a channel she’s been watching for years.
“It’s almost surreal to be a part of a channel I’ve been watching for years. The SABC provides the type content that allows people to connect and this show is exactly that especially during this lockdown,” said Bliss Yeni.
Bliss Yeni said that SABC3 continues to create that sense of community. “Through the show, I also get to be part of a collective that exists within a community of the progressive.”
As the country prepares to enter stage 3 of lockdown (after a 35-days full lockdown and a month of stage 4 lockdown) we are now preparing for the new reality and normal we find ourselves in all in the efforts to contain COVID-19.
These 20 episodic specials will provide factual and relevant content that unpacks thoughts, emotions, and insights presented in an entertaining manner.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only changed our country South Africa but it has impacted and changed the world…this indeed is our “new normal”.
Every day The New Norm will engage with experts and ordinary South Africans locally and internationally to discuss and share their thoughts, emotions, and experiences of how they are learning to adjust to this ‘new normal’ from health care, finances, education, culture, technology, media consumption, tourism, and travel.
Meet the Presenter:
Bliss Yeni started her media career in 1996 on the then-popular Community Radio Station, the Voice of Soweto as a presenter of an evening show between 9pm and 12am.
She was then approached by Highveld Stereo and worked as a News Reporter between 1997 and 1999. To diversify her skills she joined PR Consultancy, Meropa Communications where she worked on accounts for clients such as SAB and Monsanto.
She stayed in the corporate industry until 2004 but continued to do television adverts and voice-overs. She was a lead on an advert for Knorrox, Dettol, and did a few voice-overs for products like Solanti’s and Generations.
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She went back to the radio in 2004 and was part of Bob Mabena’s breakfast team. While working behind the scenes, she also got the opportunity to do book reviews on the show. During that time she was also a Freelance Presenter for Mindset TV. She was also a voice-over co-presenter of the African Soccer Show alongside the seasoned Sydney Baloyi.
In 2018 she released her debut single titled I’m Not A Victim, which was inspired by the bullying of women by other women in positions of power in the workplace.
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Topics for the first 5 episodes of The New Norm:
- Episode 1: Lockdown is it a sacrifice or punishment?
- Episode 2: Healthy habits under lockdown – keep healthy.
- Episode 3: Online teaching – the reality of it.
- Episode 4: Cost of Data – budget nightmare.
- Episode 5: Lockdown Party…fun time and music is it a dream?
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