Another Nkandla Coming on SA’s Got Talent  

With the cash prize at a massive R500 000, the judges Shado Twala, DJ Fresh and Lala emphasised that they are looking for real talent.

The newest addition to this season is the “Golden Buzzer”, which allows one act an automatic advancement to the live semi-finals.

First was a group of young boys who did gumboot dance. Dressed in red and green overalls, the young boys wowed the audience with the unique South African dance style, which was accompanied by a voice of command from one of the crew members. Wowed by their performance, DJ Fresh gave the group a standing ovation.

“I bet you DJ fresh can’t do that. Would you teach DJ Fresh to do that?” Lala asked the crew.

Fresh went on stage to prove Lala wrong, however, his short performance was not as good as that of the kids.

Benny Dee, like many other contestants, took to the stage to sing, and shame, he got three buzzes before he could go any further. Kirsten, 27, didn’t even sing for four seconds, Lala made sure that the buzz was louder than his voice.

A dance group called Limited Flames, from the Northern Cape, wowed the crowd with their hip hop dance which involved some ingwazi dance moves. “You guys just made everyone smile. This is the power of dance,” Lala said. Impressed by their performance, DJ Fress said: “big up to you guys”. “You’re no longer Limited Flames, you are Unlimited Flames,” said Shado.

Two gentlemen, who go by the name Part Time Vibe, got the crowd screaming. Shado was so impressed, and she said “South Africa will love you. They got three yeses”.

Two comedians got the crowd in stitches when they joked that ANC (for African National Congress) stands for Another Nkandla Coming. They also joked that EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) stands for E E Fetang (Sotho for one that’s passing). And they got three yeses.

Anna, a tour operator who brings Chinese tourists to the country, sang for the audience. She started to sing a Chinese song beautifully. However, things changed when she took off her Chinese attire. No, she wasn’t left naked, underneath that attire was a beautiful black dress with a South African twist to it. It did not end there, she started singing in Zulu, and the crowd went crazy. “What people appreciate is that you bothered. I’m looking forward to a SeTswana song”, DJ Fresh said. “I did not see that coming,” said Shado.

Singer-guitarist, Peter Oliver, from Polokwane, got so much love from the crowd. But Lala wasn’t so impressed, and she gave him a no. Shado and DJ said yes. “I think you deserve this break and it’s a yes for me,” DJ Fesh said.

Afro, from Zimbabwe, sang something that sounded like reggae, and Shado didn’t feel irie. She buzzed immediately and also buzzed on DJ Fresh’s behalf. They didn’t even vote. The poor aspiring reggae artist left the stage of his own volition.

Then came Cool Zet. Cool Zet rapped about xenophobia, and as usual, although not surprisingly, Shadow burst into tears. Some of the audience also cried. The 15-year-old rapped “what happened to Ubuntu? Say no to Xenophobia.” “The hurt you feeling, I felt it through your music, and that’s how you know you’ve communicated with your audience”, DJ Fresh said.