Nominees for Mkhaya Migrants Awards finalised

Friday, December 9, 2016

Pretoria – The Department of Home Affairs says the nominees for the Mkhaya Migrants Awards 2016 to be held at Montecasino on Sunday have been finalised.

The department launched the Mkhaya Migrants Awards in 2015 to promote the building of a united, democratic and prosperous society where citizens, residents and migrants live together in peace and harmony.

“The awards are an enabler of tolerance, social cohesion and integration. They are a cultural expression of the national resolve to create communities wherein citizens and migrants work together for peace and friendship,” the department said in a statement.

Categories include Sports, Arts and Culture, Business, Civil Society/NGO, OR Tambo and Most Integrated Community.

Mamelodi Sundowns and Zimbabwean soccer star Khama Billiat, Generations and Zimbabwean actress Chiedza Mhende, Tanzanian singer/songwriter Ali Kiba, Ghanaian philantropist Matthew Mensah and human rights activist Kgothatso Mokoena are amongst the nominees.

The Mkhaya Migrants Awards 2016 will be broadcast live on SABC Channel 404 on DSTV from 19h00 to 21h00. – SAnews.gov.za