THE South African Traditional Music Achievements Awards (Satma Awards), in partnership with Freedom Park, hosted an honorary celebration this past weekend.
The ceremony took place at the iconic venue, Freedom Park in Tshwane on Saturday, 20 August.
The awards honoured some of South African heroes and heroines, who played a crucial role in the development of society. They honoured retired SABC newsreader Noxolo Grootboom, struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Professor Pitika Ntuli and Hector Pieterson’s sister, Antoinette Sithole.
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The guests, which included government officials and royals, enjoyed performances from the likes of Zama Jobe, Abigail Kubeka, Fiesta Black, Sibusiso Mbangeni, and Khavisa.
The awards’ artist and media co-ordinator, Keletso Dlamini, told Daily Sun that the awards have been honouring Mzansi legends for the past 17 years.
“For 17 years, Satma Awards have been honouring South African legends. The awards are not only about traditional music, but also honour and appreciate our heroes who fought and died for our country. In 2020, we honoured former president Nelson Mandela in Mpumalanga. The awards have also honoured the late musicians Lucky Dube and Steve Kekana,” he said.
