Ntokozo Mbuli is a South African television producer and presenter.[1][2][3][4] and an entrepreneur.[5] She is the creator of medical drama series Vutha,[6][7] which first aired on SABC 2 in 2020, followed by a run on Amazon Prime Video in 2022 and 2023.[8] She is most renowned for her work in conservation storytelling[9][10] in television and film, and for presenting and producing the South African Broadcasting Corporation's flagship wildlife and environment show 50/50[11][12][13] one of the longest-running television programmes.[2] She was the executive producer of SABC police drama, The Docket, as well as E.tv telenovelas Ashes 2 Ashes and Broken Vows, under the production company Clive Morris Productions.
The South African newspaper publication Mail & Guardian named her as one of 200 Young South Africans in 2013. In 2014 she was a nominee in the ATKV Mediaveertjies (Media Awards) for Best Presenter of a factual programme. The South African Film and Television Awards nominated her for a Golden Horn in the best TV Presenter category in 2018.[14] She also received a National Heritage Council Golden Shield Heritage Award for heritage education in 2022.[15][16]
She was elected as a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2022[17] and has been on the jury of the International Emmy Awards in 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[18] The awards are hosted by the Academy.
The National Geographic Society conferred her with the title of National Geographic Explorer in 2022. In the same year she was admitted into the transnational network of individuals who seek to uncover the root causes of anti-black racism, called the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, based at the Columbia University in New York City.[19]
She founded the South African television and film production company, Sugar Bean Pictures, which produced the SABC2 hybrid nature+culture factual series, Imvelogy[20] and the religious docu-reality series Ichibi Lendumiso.[21] She is a board member for the Lapalala Wilderness School.[22] Her work in conservation has been recognised and lauded by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa.[23]
References edit
- ^ Mecoamere, Victor (October 17, 2002). "Nation Builders on SABC". Sowetan. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ntokozo Mbuli: Chit Chat". News 24. June 4, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Theron, Janis (July 5, 2013). "Hands of change". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Theron, Janis (July 5, 2013). "Hands of change". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Ntokozo Mbuli, a South African entrepreneur developing ". Lionesses of Africa. August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Vutha! SABC2 cashes in on SA's medical drama craze". TVSA. August 24, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Ntshingila, Bandile (September 3, 2020). "Everything you need to know about SABC 2's new medical drama, Vutha". Drum Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Prime Video: Vutha". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Peers In Conversation". Wanted Magazine (February 2022 ed.). February 28, 2022. pp. 20–21. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Kwazi, Thami (May 16, 2023). "Conservation Queen". The Citizen. p. 16.
- ^ Mallovich, Claudi (August 25, 2013) [August 25, 2013]. "'Bekeer' tot Afrikaans" ["Converting" to Afrikaans]. Rapport (in Afrikaans). p. 3.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Nxukumeshe, Phumla (December 21, 2014). "Ntokozo's In the Saddle". Daily Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Puku Fever Hits Joza". Grocotts Mail. October 1, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Full List of SAFTA Nominees". The Citizen. February 3, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Annual Golden Shield Heritage Awards Winners Announced". The Heritage Portal. April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Recognising Champions of Heritage". National Heritage Council. 2 April 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Member Directory". International Emmy Awards Member Directory. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 International Emmy Awards Jurors" (PDF). iemmys.tv. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Atlantic Fellows For Racial Equity Announced". Philanthropy News Digest. August 17, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ "New On TV Today: Monday 13 September". TVSA. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Tsewu, Siya (April 3, 2023). "Ever wondered about the history of traditional churches in South Africa?". Drum. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ntokozo Mbuli - Director". Lapalala Wilderness School. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Environmental Heroes Recognised At Sustainability Themed Event". The Green Times. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2022.