- A new debate is brewing for Mzansi online as another South African competition involving SA talent sees a notable shake-up
- It comes as an SA-German citizen, Nara Smith, gets a SASMA Food Influencer of the Year nomination over local Onezwa Mbola
- The clamour went into overdrive as parallels were drawn with the recent Miss SA beauty pageant, captivating the online community
Yet another competition involving South African contestants. Yet more drama.
The South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) is seeing its fair share of theatre amid a nationalities controversy.
It involves a South African-German food influencer, Nara Smith, who was nominated over Eastern Cape-born cook Onezwa Mbola.
SASMA Awards fuss brews as SA German makes cut
Naturally, fans and observers argued that 29-year-old Mbola should have made the eight-person shortlist for the Food Influencer of the Year award ahead of Smith, who grew up …