The late veteran actress Meme Ditshego will be honoured posthumously for her voiceover work at the South African Voiceover Awards, set to take place on 10 October 2026.
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A look at Meme Ditshego’s career
Meme was a well-known actress whose career started in the theatre in 1986. She made her TV debut in 1997 on the SABC 2 Afrikaans drama Sterk Skemer as Elsie. Mme Ditshego had an extensive career on our screens, appearing in TV shows such as Muvhango, Soul Buddyz, and Coconuts.
However, the Voiceover Awards are honouring Mme Ditshego for her voiceover work in the Radio Performance category, for her performances on various radio shows aired on SAfm.
The Voiceover Awards
The founder of the Voiceover Awards, Sinemivuyo Mpulu, spoke to TshisaLIVE, explaining how the selection process works. He shared that although the process is rigorous, they ensure to honour those who came before them alongside the future leaders of the industry.
Sinemivuyo is more than just the founder of the Voiceover Awards. He is an MC, voiceover artist, and content creator who shot to fame for his parody of the South African luxury lifestyle TV show Top Billing. The artist explained that voiceover work has changed his life by giving volume to his voice, and he wants to amplify other voices as well.
The award show founder also shares that they will be teaching sign language live on stage.
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List of Nominees
- Honorary Awards: Dudu Khoza and Adam Behr
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Gcina Mhlophe
- Best Documentary Voiceover Performance: Adam Behr
- Pan-African Voiceover Artist of the Year: Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Best Voiceover: Social Media (Vlogs)
- Sinethemba Madondo (Netflix ZA promo: Bridgerton)
- Presh Wa Rowie (TikTok Vlogs)
Best Commercial Voiceover Performance: Radio
- Thato Moathlodi (Standard Bank)
- Amanda Du-Pont (Vodacom)
- Muthunzi Sibisi (Yoco App)
- Brionne Olsen (5FM)
Best Animation Voiceover Performance
- Thando Thabethe (My Dad The Bounty Hunter: Netflix)
- Tyson Ngubeni (Kizazi Moto: Disney)
- Candce Modiselle (Kizazi Moto: Disney)
- Nasty C (Kizazi Moto: Disney)
Amongst other award categories, the event will be held on 10 October 2026 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways.
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