The much-anticipated Trending SA is back and this time around hosted by three notable hosts, Refiloe Mpakanyane, Elma Smit, and Mablerh!
Trending SA is a live studio-based daily talk show where three hosts with distinct opposing views discuss trending topics, joined by the 4th perspective… South Africa.
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Trending SA is where different views converge, putting a face, and giving a voice to each side of the story. The show says what you really want to say, asks what you’ve wanted to ask, pays tribute to the deserving, and pats you on the shoulder to say that you aren’t alone.
Trending SA remains edgy, bold, and most importantly has heart. It is a true leader in social commentary.
This time around Trending SA is hosted by three notable hosts, Refiloe Mpakanyane, Elma Smit, and Mablerh. However, new hosts are not the only new elements promised to SABC 3 viewers. The show is hitting the screens with a wealth of exciting offerings. Each week, the panelists will table an introspective debate sure to spark and inspire South Africa to join in on the conversation.
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Trending SA will also invite thought leaders and experts from different industries for insightful and impactful interviews. Friday kicks off the weekend with all things sports, a little bit of play, and a supersized round table discussion with influencers analyzing and weighing in on top stories of the week.
Get to know your new Trending SA hosts:
Refiloe Mpakanyane
Refiloe is a seasoned radio and TV anchor who loves nothing more than researching and conducting a good interview. She is an experienced voice-over artist; the host of Weekend Breakfast with Refiloe Mpakanyane on 702 and her penchant for the arts and technology is underpinned by her entrepreneurial work in on-demand audio and content. Refiloe also dabbles in acting: highlights of which are acting in the Clint Eastwood film Invictus and Roli Nikiwe’s Nothing For Mahala.
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Elma Smit
Elma is perhaps best recognized as a sports host in South Africa and through much of the cricket and rugby-loving world for her work on two World Cups in 2019, for global sport governing bodies the International Cricket Council and World Rugby. She worked as an ICC Insider at the Cricket World Cup in England and then produced and hosted the world’s most-watched daily digital show of the year, RWC Daily, in Japan later in 2019. Her love affair with broadcasting dates back to her start in community radio during her schooldays.
Since then, she’s spent over a decade in many different radio roles at 5FM (presenting, producing, compiling the playlist, etc.). These days she’s the sports anchor on the Breakfast with Martin Bester on JacarandaFM. Locally Elma made a big splash back in 2011 when she became the first woman ever to report on a Rugby World Cup tournament for SuperSport from New Zealand.
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MaBlerh
MaBlerh, born Mthokozisi Cele in Umlazi, Durban is a musician, radio personality, TV personality, MC, and actor. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree at Rhodes University in 2006 and worked at Unilever South Africa as an Assistant National Accounts Manager before moving to Johannesburg to nurture his career in the media industry.
MaBlerh managed TV personalities as Minnie Dlamini worked as a publicist on brands like Amstel and music festivals. In 2012, April, he joined the Ukhozi FM’s Afternoon Drive Show (Woza Nabangani Bakho) as an entertainment news correspondent running a segment titled, ‘Your Right To Respond’ where he interviewed celebrities on Mondays about what was written about them on tabloids. During this time he was invited to MC Major Music festivals like the iBeach Xplosion and the Durban Jazz Festival.
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Don’t miss Trending SA for your daily dose of exclusive stories and your chance to make your voice heard live every Monday to Friday in primetime at 18:00 from the 3rd of August 2020 on SABC 3.
Catch on SABC 3 weekdays from the 3rd August 2020 and this time in primetime at 18H00.
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