The brains behind the awards are the radio personality, Spitch Nzawumbi and TV producer, Portia Gumede. Nzawumbi, a former SABC 1 host, radio host and voice-over artist, is known for his wicked sense of humour, inspirational tweeting, robust personality and love for people. His co-founder, Portia Gumede is a showrunner renowned for her wit, irresistible cheeky charm, and a deep and abiding love for showbiz. Together they are the perfect combo to partner an awards ceremony of this kind.
This year the main event will take place on the 22 November 2018, again as an online event on the official Twitter handle - @BlackTAwards, using the hashtag #BlackTwitterAwards2018. The nominees will be announced on 16 November. The categories for the awards were crowdsourced from Black Twitter and are a reflection of the spicy tone and tenor of the Black Twitter timeline. In the meantime, the organisers are hard at work to ensure that the event brings bring more entertainment, surprises and hilarity.
The major categories include:
The MC of the glamorous event will be announced on Friday, 16 November along with the judging panel, which could help put many tweeps at ease after much rumble and fun banter around last year’s winners and nominees.
Save the date, 22 November 2018, check your TL for your invite and keep updated by following the official page @BlackTAwards.
