SA and The World: Going Global

South Africa is a world-renowned country that has produced world famous people and stories. The TOMz team set to take on a mission of learning how South Africans, past and present, have contributed to putting South Africa on the international map.

When thinking of a South African Hall of Fame, names such as Zakes Mokae, Athol Fugard, Dr Chris Barnard and Nadine Gordimer come to mind. Learn about whom these people are, how they inspired change and what they have done to earn their stars in the Mzansi Hall of fame.

Gavin Hood, through his Oscar award winning film Tsotsi, managed to take a proudly South African story by Athol Fugard and give it to an international audience. Presley Chweneyagae and Zola, who both star in the film, talk not only about what starring the film has done for them in their own lives but also what it has done for South Africa as a whole.

The story of the journey that the father of the nation, Nelson Mandela, embarked on to make South Africa the democratic country that it is today has been made into a film by the South African film producer Anant Singh.  The movie Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom promises to be the most authentic film based on the life of this great man. Lindiwe Matshikiza, who stars in the film, talks about the responsibility that the film and the citizens have in telling the world the world their own story.

Celebrate a legendary hero, the father the nation, a man who ushered in the democratic South Africa we live in today, the late great Mr Nelson Rholihlahla Mandela. We take the time to say rest in peace Tata and thank you for the contribution you have made for the people of the nation, you will never be forgotten. 

Lastly commemorate the hero of the week who has South Africa’s main airport named after him and who started the ANC and who’s the father of famous People of the South presenter. Find out on TOMz on Monday 4pm only on SABC 1 Mzanzi Fo’ Sho’.

Fuelled by SABC Education and produced by I Love That productions, Teenagers on a Mission (TOMz) is a funky, creative and innovative exploration of South African Society today. TOMZ was introduced to South African audiences in 2010, and by presenting in an array of South Africa’s vernacular languages, it has achieved its goal of exposing career paths for the youth of today to create a skilled and educated South Africa. For more information on TOMz, please visit our website www.tomz.co.za or contact Njabulo Mahlangu on njabulom88@gmail.com. We are always searching for amazing, innovative, informative and educational content!