Former Pinetown learner channels his talent

FORMER Pinetown Boys’ High School learner, Qiniso Makhoba, now a DUT drama student, is working with SA Youth TV as a KZN spokesperson for the channel.

The bubbly go-getter said the channel’s main focus is to showcase the talent of South African youth and that is one of the reasons he is working for the channel.

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Qiniso has been making a mark in the acting industry as he received awards for Dramatist of the Year and Actor of the Year at Pinetown Boys’ prize giving for two years in a row, in 2018 and 2019.

The adamant Qiniso is not only just a ‘drama queen’ but focuses on his studies as he passed his matric with a Bachelor’s Degree and received two distinctions.

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“I want to see it through not only as an actor but as a youth member.” SA Youth Television is a subscription and advert funded television channel intended for broadcast on the DSTV bouquet.It was founded by parent company EDK Media (EzaseDurbanKzn Media).

The channel intends to broadcast a minimum of 80 per cent programming which is produced by the youth of South Africa.

Qiniso said the youth of South Africa will benefit a lot from this channel as they will gain access to be able to showcase their talent and also learn in the process.

“People who are already in this industry can vouch for me that the acting industry is not easy, there are many actors today without jobs and this channel is here to give youth more opportunities and I am grabbing it with both hands because my future is here,” said Qiniso.

He said he saw this opportunity on social platforms.

“The channel was looking for volunteers in all the provinces in SA and I applied because my heart is in the entertainment industry and I got accepted.”

“I was recently voted as the KZN spokesperson and each province has its own. I will be the one answering questions for the KZN region. This is a great project for me,” said the excited Qiniso.

The channel has a YouTube channel running currently and shows are broadcasted there and on other social platforms like Facebook.

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Subscribe to SA Youth TV channel

“The main platform that the channel would like the youth and everyone to jump on board on is YouTube, we need to reach 1000 subscribers – this is one of the tasks that the channel has to fulfill in order to bring the channel to everyone and we trust that everyone will join us by subscribing to it (SA Youth TV) especially the youth of South Africa,” he said.

He added that there are also ongoing channel activities such as the presenter search where young people have been auditioning to be presenters for the channel.

More details can be found on the channel’s social media pages, Instagram: @sayouthtv and Facebook: SA Youth TV

“SA Youth TV is the perfect home for dreamers,” added Qiniso.    

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