Mahendere eyes SA gong

LOCAL gospel musician Michael “Minister” Mahendere has been nominated for the South Africa’s Independent National Gospel Music Awards (Ingoma) in the Best African Gospel Artiste of the Year category were his song Makanaka Jeso will battle for honours with seven other top African artistes.

This year’s fifth edition of the awards ceremony will be held under the theme Reaching for the Stars on August 25 at Lyric Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In his category, Mahendere’s song (Makanaka Jeso), which he later collaborated with South African gospel artiste Harry Komosotho will battle for honours with songs by Africa’s top gospel artiste among them Puseletso Khanyane of Lesotho, Godwin Omighale from Nigeria and Swaziland’s Linda Dlamini.

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