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VTH Season proud to announce AKA, the first musician on the cover of GQ South Africa Magazine

Johannesburg, Friday, 23 September 2016 ­ - The Vth Season has been instrumental alongside AKA, the award-winning musician music working t...

Friday, 30 September 2016

Relebogile Mabotja takes on 702’s Early Breakfast from 03h00 to 06h00

Johannesburg, Friday, 30 September 2016 – From October, early morning risers in Gauteng can start their weekdays with SAFTA and SAMA award winning actress and singer, presenter, producer, musical director, composer, publisher, business woman and newly appointed youngest SAMRO board member ever, Relebogile Mabotja, who takes on 702’s Early Breakfast from 03h00 to 06h00 starting this coming Monday, 3 October 2016.


Relebogile Mabotja has been hosting various overnight slots at 702 for the past 18 months, honing her craft as a talk radio presenter. She will bring her vivacious personality and a keen interest in social dynamics to the fore as she engages with the growing number of listeners who are tuning in earlier and earlier.


“Relebogile brings her big personality and her own following to early mornings,” said 702 station manager Thabisile Mbete. “We think she will connect well with audiences and has the energy to help wake up Gauteng.”


Relebogile Mabotja says she is ecstatic to be taking over the Early Breakfast show and getting people started on their mornings on a positive note. “I am looking forward to having conversations – from light to meaningful - and sharing ideas about moving our communities and country forward.”


With 13 years in the media industry, Relebogile Mabotja continues to make strides of note. Having taken a step behind the scenes with her media company, Lebotja Media, playing a crucial role on many of SA’s loved TV shows such as Afro Café, Making Moves, Sunday Chillas, etv's I Love South Africa, Koze Kuse and SABC 1's Mzansi Insider just to mention a few, Relebogile Mabotja comes to the forefront again with her new radio show and her fans are sure to enjoy connecting with her again.

Make sure to tune into Relebogile Mabotja’s first official show as the host of 702’s Early Breakfast this Monday, 3 October 2016.


Relebogile Mabotja



Connect with Relebogile:
Facebook: Relebogile Mabotja (https://www.facebook.com/ReleMabotja)
Twitter: @RelebogileM
Instagram: @Relebogile

Contact:
For press enquires – press@sapr.co.za  / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – info@lebotja.com

Thursday, 29 September 2016

Yung Swiss drops new heat Locked Up ft Stanley Enow

Johannesburg, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 – David Genaro hit maker, Yung Swiss, is back at it again this time with a single that is surely going to take the continent by storm titled Locked Up. Yung Swiss teams up with African power house from Cameroon, Stanley Enow, on a joint that is already making waves on the continent.


Download Yung Swiss’s Locked Up featuring Stanley Enow here: https://goo.gl/OBbViO


Stream Yung Swiss’s Locked Up featuring Stanley Enow here: https://goo.gl/FDU3UU



Known for his insane hooks on tracks, extremely talented rapper, singer and songwriter from Rosettenville, Johannesburg, is determined to have the industry on lock and that’s literally because he keeps dropping one hit after the other.


Although Locked Up sounds completely different from his previous singles, Yung Swiss looks to raise the bar with this single as he shows his diverse music capabilities and makes in roads across the continent whilst growing his street cred locally.


With the high competition going on in the South African hip hop industry, Yung Swiss doesn't seem to be phased by the rivalry as he is riding in his own lane and doing so very comfortably.


Yung Swiss entered the music industry with his first commercial single last year and has been dominating the radio airways ever since. Yung Swiss’s I Love It featuring Reason made the hip hop industry take notice of him receiving nationwide radio airplay on platforms such as 5FM and YFM. However, no one saw Yung Swiss’s follow on single, David Genaro, coming. The track garnered nationwide popularity and the attention of local drama series, Rhythm City, to which the single has become somewhat of a theme song being aired multiple times during the screening of credits, pre and post the TV drama series.


Watch Yung Swiss’s David Genaro Remix music video featuring DJ Speedsta, Reason & Ginger Trill here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqr_ua1FyB0


Currently featuring on DJ Speedsta’s Mayo track, Yung Swiss has no shortage of hooks and the South Africa music industry and fans alike can expect a lot more from him.


Make sure to request Yung Swiss’s Locked Up featuring Stanley Enow on your favourite radio stations.




Connect with Yung Swiss:
Facebook: Yung Swiss Pgp (https://www.facebook.com/yungswisspgp)
Twitter: @YungSwissPgp
Instagram: @YungSwissPgp

Contact:
For press enquiries – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123 / +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – playg808@gmail.com / +27 61 641 4805 

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Økuntakinte releases his highly anticipated Melanin Girls Remix single ft Moonchild Sanelly

Johannesburg, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 – 20 year old UK born, Ghanaian EDM musician, Økuntakinte, launches his Melanin Girls Remix single today in South Africa following the highly successful debut single release in Ghana earlier this year. Økuntakinte’s highly anticipated Melanin Girls Remix features South African rising star Moonchild Sanelly who is  making a mark in the local music scene with her recent move to Johannesburg and new hit collaborations.


Music is indeed a universal language and music connoisseurs would appreciate this poetic blend of voices from polar sides of the continent that come together harmoniously to create good music.


Purchase Økuntakinte’s Melanin Girls Remix ft Moonchild Sanelly on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/album/melanin-girls-feat.-moonchild/id1146765040


Listen to Økuntakinte’s Melanin Girls Remix ft Moonchild Sanelly on here: https://soundcloud.com/okuntakinte/melanin-girls-re-mix-ft-moonchild-sanelly





Økuntakinte’s Melanin Girls single release was accompanied by a campaign that caught the attention of the likes of BBC and is believed to be Ghana’s most engaging social media campaign to date having trended on social media for four consecutive days.


Make sure to keep posted to Økuntakinte’s social media platforms for details on the release of his Melanin Girls SA campaign where competition participants stand a chance to win a cash price of R7 000.


Økuntakinte’s Melanin Girls Remix ft Moonchild Sanelly will be released on SA radio this week. In the meantime be the first to get your hands on the #MelaninGirlsRemix single. Below are some links:

MTN CallerTunez: SMS 4906905 to 30180





Connect with Økuntakinte:
Twitter: @Okuntakinte
Instagram: @Okuntakinte

Contact:
For press enquiries – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – emailokuntakinte@gmail.com / +23350 000 5597

Monday, 26 September 2016

Vth Season Press Statement "We anticipate an apology from Black Coffee to the young man"

Johannesburg, Monday, 26 September 2016 ­ - The Vth Season confirms that one of our employees, Tshiamo Letshwene, who serves as a Road Manager, was involved in an altercation with Black Coffee this past weekend at the DSTV iRock Festival in Limpopo whilst Road Managing AKA and his band.


We are very surprised and disappointed to hear of the violent reaction by Black Coffee towards Tshiamo which was unexpected and unwarranted. Tshiamo is more shocked than injured. We admire and hold Black Coffee in high regard but his actions on Saturday night have let us down especially for Tshiamo who is a fan and considers Black Coffee a role model.


AKA was not late for his performance at the DSTV iRock Festival in Limpopo as media and event goers have reported. As an Agency, it is very important for us to be professional at all times with all our stakeholders. Three weeks ago we requested a performance time change for AKA to which the event organisers agreed and confirmed. We wanted to ensure that there was enough travel time for AKA and his band as they had another event prior to the DSTV iRock Festival and a private jet was chartered to ensure they got to Limpopo at the quickest possible time.


It is unheard of and highly unprofessional for an artist to have squabbles with another artist or his team members about performance line up details. Disputes should be addressed directly with the event organisers to which they would have been able to confirm to Black Coffee that they advised AKA’s band to set up at that particular time. AKA and his band were willing to wait to perform after Black Coffee’s set but were instructed to go on as planned. We cannot attest to whether or not Black Coffee was informed prior to Saturday night about the changes with his timeslot, but he had no business arguing with and then slapping Tshiamo.

For an artist that has been in the music industry for the amount of years that Black Coffee has, his actions on Saturday night don’t speak to the brand magnitude of what we know Black Coffee to be. His actions were ignorant, distasteful and not of someone level headed or mature. We applaud Tshiamo for keeping his cool and being professional throughout the altercation especially seeing that the anger and violence was misplaced.


“It's completely unacceptable for Black Coffee to have hit someone. We thought he was a gentleman and a professional. I'm sure he has something to say about his despicable and inexcusable action but in the meantime we anticipate an apology from Black Coffee to the young man” expresses Benza, Managing Director, Vth Season Talent and Entertainment Marketing Agency.




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Connect with Vth Season:
Twitter: @vthseason
Instagram: @vthseason
Website: www.vthseason.com  


Contact:
For press enquires – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For general enquiries – admin@vthseason.com / +27 11 234 9007/ +27 82 902 2770

Friday, 23 September 2016

Dash features on the September cover of the Sowetan’s S Mag

Johannesburg, Friday, 23 September 2016 – New television personality & member of DreamTeam music group, Mthoko Mkhathini known as DASH, features on the September cover of the Sowetan’s S Mag (#SMAG) out today!


Make sure to get a copy of today’s Sowetan newspaper to read DASH’s #SMAG cover story where he shares more on his new TV presenting role on V-Entertainment and “putting the show into showbiz”.



DASH is the first male to appear on the cover of #SMAG and does an amazing job on the cover platform to what was previously intended for just females; until his pictures came out.


“It’s such an honour to feature on the #SMAG cover September issue. It’s my very first magazine cover & for them to select me as they first male to feature is quite epic. I can’t wait to share my journey thus far with all South Africans which #SMAG covered so well. I would like to thank the Sowetan for giving me the opportunity to share my story” expresses DASH.


“DASH is unconventional and goes against the grain. It’s great to see a publication such as the Sowetan go against the grain with him and feature him on their #SMAG cover” shares Benza, Vth Season Managing Director. Vth Season’s Director Ninel Musson goes on to add: “Vth Season views DASH as a distinctive urban lifestyle brand and for him to have received a lifestyle magazine cover so early in his pursuit as a stand-alone brand reinforces that we are working in the right direction.”


Follow DASH on social media for the roll out of his involvement with the new AXE “Find Your Magic” campaign as well as for more exciting news to be released soon.



Connect with Dash:
Twitter: @DashRSA @VthSeason
Instagram: @DashRSA @VthSeason

Contact:
For press enquiries – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – admin@vthseason.com / +27 11 234 9007/ +27 82 535 6387

VTH Season proud to announce AKA, the first musician on the cover of GQ South Africa Magazine

Johannesburg, Friday, 23 September 2016 ­ - The Vth Season has been instrumental alongside AKA, the award-winning musician music working towards many firsts for South African musicians. The top entertainment and music agency announced this morning that they are proud to announce AKA as the first musician on the cover of the coveted GQ South Africa magazine.


Not only is AKA the first South African musician to feature on the cover of the coveted GQ South Africa magazine, in the last five years, only three South Africans have featured on the GQ South Africa magazine cover making AKA the fourth South African to feature on South Africa’s forefront of men's fashion, influence and innovation magazine in half a decade.




The October issue of GQ South Africa magazine is a revered issue linked to the brand’s Best Dressed Men of the Year Awards which has become one of South Africa’s premier dates on the social calendar; to which AKA is no stranger featuring as early as 2011 on the their Top 10 list.


“Team Vth Season works with extremely talented individuals, operating behind the scenes, patiently persevering through the steps to reaching these milestones. This cover is a major celebration of our hard-work and determination” shares Ninel Musson, Vth Season Director.

Copies of GQ South Africa’s October issue hit shelves on Monday, 26 September 2016. Make sure to get your hands on this collector’s edition.


AKA’s feature on GQ South Africa magazine’s cover speaks volume of his brand strength and influence.


“AKA is a commercially lucrative brand that appeals to cross over markets. We have always believed that he would be a front runner in the South African music space and it’s great to have an international publication share our view” expresses Benza, Vth Season Managing Director.


Join in on the conversation online and let us know what you think of AKA’s October GQ South Africa magazine cover by tagging @akaworldwide @GQdotcoza and @vthseason.


Connect with:
Facebook: AKA IV League (https://www.facebook.com/akaworldwide) 
Twitter: @akaworldwide / @vthseason
Instagram: @akaworldwide / @vthseason


Contact:
For press enquires – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – audio@vthseason.com / +27 11 234 9007/ +27 82 902 2770

Thursday, 22 September 2016

Taming the costs of paper with distributed document capture

Johannesburg, 22 September 2016 - South African organisations such as insurers, healthcare companies and government agencies still depend heavily on paper forms and documents for many of their business processes. Constrained by regulations, budget and legacy systems, they cannot yet completely digitise all of these processe. That is according to Malcolm Hart, CTO at i1 Solutions.

Yet paper-based processes are slow, expensive and introduce scope for human error. They also damage customer satisfaction and tie up corporate resources that could be deployed to areas of the business that add more strategic value. To address these challenges, South African businesses are starting to look towards distributed document capture solutions.

“These solutions enable companies to capture documents anywhere, digitise them immediately and eliminate the inefficiencies of moving paper. They streamline the capture, recognition, and classification of business documents and to quickly and accurately extract important information from those documents for use by business users and in applications,” says Hart.

Using distributed data capture, organisations can capture documents where data enters an organisation, for example at point where a field technician gets the customers sign off on a job or where a salesperson closes a contract with a customer.

Thus, rather than relying on centralised scanning operations, leading companies are taking advantage of the latest solutions that turn MFDs, mobile devices, and network and personal scanners into secure, easy-to-use capture workstations continued Hart.

Key functionality of a distributed data capture solution
A good distributed data capture solution will improve efficiency by automating three key areas:

·        Classification: The software should streamline document preparation tasks, such as manual sorting of documents into classes before scanning. It will enable users to scan a stack of mixed documents that will be automatically sorted.
·        Data extraction: It must also be able to extract information from unstructured documents dynamically, or use templates for forms-based documents—eliminating wasteful, error-prone manual data entry.
·        Validation: Finally, it should also provide multiple methods to automatically check captured data to verify accuracy.

Marketing-leading solutions like IBM’s Datacap use advanced cognitive computing technology to streamline management of documents. Using natural language processing, text analytics and machine learning technologies, these solutions automatically identify, classify and extract content from unstructured or highly variable documents that usually require manual intervention.  This can help significantly reduce labour and paper costs.

Benefits of distributed data capture
In a distributed data capture environment, employees and customers can perform capture tasks with easy-to-use interfaces on familiar devices. For example, new customer on-boarding or new loan applications can be concluded inside a mobile app rather than the paperwork going to a data capture hub.

As a result, important documents and data are fed into business processes and analytics systems quickly and accurately. Pre-configured workflows can be used to automate processing. This, in turn, reduces costs while enhancing the business’s agility and efficiency.

Distributed data also help reduce expenses by eliminating document shipping, paper handling and storage as well as decreasing manual data entry and the costs of indexing errors that cause lost or misrouted documents.

It also provides a dependable audit trail of who has captured the documents. Another potential benefit lies in better customer service. Customer-facing employees can process information quicker and more accurately, as well as easily access information electronically to answer customer inquiries.

Hart concludes that for South African organisations, distributed document capture can deliver rapid return on investment by boosting customer satisfaction, easing compliance and improving efficiencies. It is a technology that addresses one of the biggest challenges organisations face: taming the costs of paper and accelerating business processes to the pace of a digital world.

ENDS.

Wednesday, 21 September 2016

Toya Delazy launches her Rocking The City Africa tour

Johannesburg, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 – In an unprecedented move, multi-award winning South African artist, Toya Delazy, has released dates for her Rocking The City Africa tour which will see her tour 7 different African countries over 7 weeks with 20 show dates and a crew of 12 people.


Tickets for Toya Delazy’s Rocking The City Africa tour go on sale in a few days at Computicket. Make sure to get your hands on tickets to what is expected to be one of the hottest tours this summer! #TourDelazy


Lusaka, Zambia – 1 October 2016
Cape Town, South Africa – 8 October 2016
Zanzibar, Tanzania – 15 October 2016
Harare, Zimbabwe – 21 October 2016
Windhoek, Namibia – 22 October 2016
Gaborone, Botswana – 28 October 2016
Nairobi, Kenya – 30 October 2016
Johannesburg, South Africa – 4 November 2016

00 - Poster Rocking the City Africa Tour


Known as a front runner and visionary within the music industry, Toya Delazy’s new endeavour under Delazy Entertainment, is just another indicator of how Toya Delazy is running her own race and carrying the South African flag high.


Hot off the heels of touring Europe over the past few months, Toya Delazy is back on her home soil and has brought her UK band down with her where she will tour with them and her existing SA crew to bring on stage the best of UK and SA which will provide a beautiful marriage of where Toya Delazy is musically in her career now.


“I’m so happy to finally share some dates of my Rocking The City Africa tour with everyone. My team and I have been working for months on this gigantic project and for it to finally materialise makes all the hard work worthwhile” expresses Toya Delazy.


Keep posted to Toya Delazy’s social media pages for more release dates of her Rocking The City Africa tour (#TourDelazy) and make sure not to miss out on her world class performances which give ode to Toya Delazy being an internationally celebrated and recognised brand.


As we all patiently wait for Toya Delazy’s Rocking The City Africa tour tickets to go on sale on Friday, make sure to watch her latest music video for single Nu High on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNckp__kx-0&feature=youtu.be


Toya Delazy’s Nu High is also available for purchase on all major digital platforms. Purchase the single on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1116180103



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Connect with Toya Delazy:
Facebook: Toya Delazy (https://www.facebook.com/toyadelazy)
Twitter: @ToyaDelazy
Instagram: @ToyaDelazy
Website: www.delazy.com

Contact:
For press enquiries – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123 / +27 79 556 9023
For bookings – bookings@delazy.com +27 81 531 2521 (SA) / +44 747 864 4399 (UK)

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Dash scores new AXE deal and features on SA’s coveted Sowetan Mzansi’s Sexiest List

Johannesburg, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 – New television personality & member of DreamTeam music group, Mthoko Mkhathini known as Dash, is certainly closing off 2016 with a bang with a number of exciting projects under way during the last quarter of the year.


With a recent signing to boutique full service Talent Management and Entertainment Marketing Agency, Vth Season, joining the home of renowned South African personalities such as AKA and TRESOR; Dash kicks off his new management relationship with the launch of the new AXE campaign ‘Find Your Magic’ which sees Dash as one of the new influencers for the iconic global male brand.


Dash’s charisma, style and individuality makes him a key voice amongst South African urban youth to lead the debate on new definitions of masculinity & attraction and to encourage men across the country to ‘Find Your Magic’. In essence, to find what makes you, you.


“We believe that men are their most attractive when they embrace their own individuality. That is why Axe is liberating the South African Man from the stereotypical ideals of the past. Also, it’s helping him become the most attractive man he can be. It’s encouraging you to ‘Find Your Magic’,” says Ryan Fauconier, Axe Brand Manager in South Africa.


On the back of being announced as an influencer for the new AXE campaign, Dash features on South Africa’s coveted Sowetan’s Mzansi’s Sexiest list which aims to find Mzansi’s sexiest male and female celebrity for their 2017 calendar. Dash has been shortlisted to the Top 12 men in the country. To vote for Dash visit www.sowetanlive.co.za.


"We are excited to welcome on board our first non-music brand to the Vth Season family. Dash's drive and passion to strive for the best makes him a great fit with Agency culture. We thank him for trusting us with his brand and we looking forward to making magic together. This is just the beginning" shares Benza, Vth Season Managing Director. The sentiment is echoed by Vth Season Director, Ninel Musson, who says “we have several projects already underway that we are excited to collaborate on with Dash.”


Keep posted to Dash’s social media accounts over the next few weeks for more excited projects to be announced.


Dash


Connect with Dash:
Twitter: @DashRSA @VthSeason
Instagram: @DashRSA @VthSeason

Contact:
For press enquiries – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – admin@vthseason.com / +27 11 234 9007/ +27 82 535 6387

SCOOBYNERO’s new single Nobody featuring DJ Dimplez hits 100 000 downloads

Johannesburg, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 – There’s no slowing down the WashKalaKunda hit maker, Scoobynero, as he returns with yet another banger this time featuring one of SA’s premium DJ’s and Pop Bottles founder, DJ Dimplez, titled Nobody.


With a Midas touch, Scoonynero’s new single Nobody featuring DJ Dimplez quickly hit the 100 000 downloads mark in a space of just 3 weeks with 114 858 downloads and counting. THE SINGLE IS WORTH THE HYPE. Download it here and find out why: https://t.co/J4r14k3IEd





Making big waves in the South African music industry and in particular the hip hop scene, Scoobynero is proving to definitely be an artist to reckon with. Commanding the dance floor with his music and having his singles on high rotation on radio and TV, Scoobynero is unquestionably an artist to watch out for.


Keep posted to Scoobynero’s social media pages for details of the music video drop of Nobody featuring DJ Dimplez.


Join Scoobynero as he celebrates his birthday this Friday, 23 September 2016, at Harem in Rosebank. Media accreditation available on request.





Connect with SCOOBYNERO:
Facebook: SCOOBYNERO (https://www.facebook.com/CRAZINERO)
Twitter: @SCOOBYNERO / @TEAMSCOOBYNERO
Instagram: @SCOOBYNERO

Contact:
For music enquiries – connect@samsafrica.com / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023

For bookings – crazinero700@gmail.com

Monday, 12 September 2016

Uga Carlini’s Alison The Movie WINS Best Documentary at the Humanitarian Film Awards

Johannesburg, Monday, 12 August 2016 ­ - Uga Carlini’s Alison The Movie has been crowned the International Humanitarian Platinum Award Winner at the Humanitarian Film Awards.
        

After recently being nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Silwerskermfees 2016, Alison The Movie was bestowed the top honour this past    weekend    of  INTERNATIONAL    HUMANITARIAN    PLATINUM    AWARD    WINNER    for    best    documentary    at    this    year’s    World    Humanitarian    Film    Awards.    The    film    will   now compete for  overall winner.
        
    
A    special    16    days    of    activism    screening    will    also    start    on    the    25th    of November  at    both    the   Labia    Theatre    (http://www.thelabia.co.za)    in    Cape    Town    and    the    Bioscope    cinema    in   Johannesburg    (http://www.thebioscope.co.za/about/).      

    
Alison The  Movie    had    its    international    premiere    at    Dances    with    Films    Festival    in   Los    Angeles,    where    it    not    only    got    pick    of    the    fest    from    Enclave    LA,  the    hybrid    film    also    made    history    by    becoming    the    first    South    African    film    to   be  selected    for    this    iconic    film    festival.       Some    of    the    other    international   film festivals    include,    the    Cayman    Islands    International    Film    Festival    and    winning    Best    Documentary    at    the    Asia    Pacific    International    Film    Festival.    Local    highlights    include    Alison The Movie as the opening   film   of   the   2016   Mzansi   Women’s   Festival   at   Constitutional   Hill   and being   part of   the   official selection   of   the   NFVF   showcase of films   In   Honor   of   Women and Activism at   this   year’s   Grahamstown   International   Arts   Festival.    The    film    is    now    heading    for    the    Human    Rights    Film    Festival    of    Barcelona, Paris    and    New    York.       http://festivaldecineyderechoshumanos.com/en/        
    

Video clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4dJgYPvrRA  






Connect with Uga Carlini:
Twitter: @TowerkopC
Instagram: @UgaCarlini


Connect with Alison The Movie:
Twitter: @AlisonTheMovie
Instagram: @AlisonTheMovie

Contact:

For press enquires – press@sapr.co.za / + 27 11 057 3123/ +27 79 556 9023