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Slight Mabotja set to represent Limpopo at the Mmino Wa Clap and Tap Awards 2018

Gospel sensation Slight Mabotja was nominated in the Son of Clap and Tap category.

POLOKWANE – Mabotja, who went solo in 2014 says he chose to do so as he felt he needed to grow as an artist to reach his full potential.

“I have worked with well-known gospel sensation, Tshepo Nkadimeng who is now with Joyous Celebration, as well as Lazarous Thobejane from Lamuzi production whom I have learned a lot from in terms of music,” he explained.

Mabotja has successfully recorded and released three gospel albums since he went solo titled; Diphiri Makunutu, Thapelo and My Journey and says the albums taught him that having a relationship with God is very important for ones well-being.

“God is able to heal people emotionally, which for me is where healing for all types of sickness, physically and emotionally, all starts,” he added.

He says his first album titled Diphiri Makunutu sold more than 2 000 copies and was also nominated for the Limpopo Fame Awards in 2016, under best Sotho album. It has now been nominated for a Mmino Wa Clap and Tap Award under the Son of Clap and Tap category.

“I aim to represent the province as well as to get that award and bring it back here, home,” he said.

Viewers can vote for slight by smsing MWCNTA ART4 to 40439. The awards are set to take place in Johannesburg in Emperors Palace on 14 July 2018.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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