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#BPfuelmyfestive on METRO FM TERMS & CONDITIONS

This competition runs on Metro FM for five weeks. W/c 30 October, w/c 13 November, w/c 20 November, w/c 4 December and w/c 11 December 2017.

Monday’s competition will be in Fresh Breakfast. Tuesday’s competition will be in AM Edition. Wednesday’s competition will be in The Bridge. Thursday’s competition will be in The Great Escape. Friday’s competition will be in The Drive.

To participate, submit a Whatsapp voicenote to 066-3122-475, starting off with the phrase “All I need to fuel my festive is…”, and ending with a description of an item or experience that you’re missing to have the best summer holiday.

The team will select 3 of their favourite submissions each day, which will be played on-air. If you hear your submission live on-air, you need to be the first to phone the studio on 089-110-3377 to claim your prize.
The team will award the winner with their prize live on-air. The judges decision is final, and no further correspondence will be entered into.

The prize is not negotiable, not transferrable, and cannot be exchanged for cash or any other item.
Metro FM and BP Avios will not be held liable for entries not received for any reason whatsoever, and will not be responsible for network connectivity or hardware issues experienced while participating.
A participant will not be able to win this competition if they have won a prize on Metro FM within the past 90 days, whether on-air, online or via any of the station’s social platforms.

If a winner chosen does not comply, their entry will be disqualified, and a new winner will be randomly drawn.
In the event that a winner cannot be successfully contacted, is ineligible to accept the prize, or contravenes the terms and conditions of this competition or of Metro FM and BP Avios, the prize will be forfeit.
Ultimate Media will notify the winner of the prize delivery details, within 10 workings days of the competition ending.

Metro FM reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice. Any changes to the competition will be notified to participants as soon as possible by the promoter.
Employees of BP, SABC and their immediate family and friends, are not permitted to enter the competition.
By entering this competition, a participant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. All other standard terms and conditions apply.

K.O on The Bando

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Akin Omotoso

Akin joined Dineo on the Top 40 Chart Show to talk about winning the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director and a Golden Horn Award for Best Achievement in Directing in a TV Drama. Listen below:

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#MADE Raphael Benza

In the pantheon of South Africa’s vibrant entertainment and urban culture scene, few have come to play as definitive a role in driving it forward as Raphael Benza. His track record – spanning over 15 years operating at the top tier of showbiz – is the model of consistency in an industry that has such a rapid turnover rate. Since founding the boutique full service music entertainment agency Vth Season in 2011, Benza has gone on to assemble a formidable stable of artists and other talent, not least one of the continent’s most esteemed rappers, AKA.

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Benza’s journey to the top started when, as an eager nine-year-old in Liberia, he successfully planned and organised his older brother’s birthday party. During his formative years in Minnesota and Brooklyn, New York, he’d go on to display his ability for pulling the strings behind the scenes and over time establish a reputation as one of the key young voices working within urban culture and music. After solidifying his reputation in New York as the foremost curator of the African entertainment scene over the coming years, Benza migrated to South Africa in 2001.
Here he dabbled in the live entertainment scene for several years, in the process organising live concerts that brought major international acts such as Black Thought from The Roots, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Ashanti and Dead Prez to South Africa. Then in 2010 he founded Urban Weapons, a below-the-line marketing company which he used to orchestrate marketing campaigns for major urban brands such as Jameson, Smirnoff and MTV.

Then Benza met a promising young rapper named AKA. When AKA presented his demo to Benza and asked for his help, Benza gave it a listen and immediately recognised his unique talent, subsequently agreeing to help him secure a record deal.

After several record labels passed on this opportunity, Benza decided to manage AKA himself and proceeded to completely remodel his business into the mould of an independent record label. His faith and vision would pay off over the years as AKA soared to the top of the charts and consistently maintained his place as one of SA’s top musical acts. Now home to a growing and diverse roster of recording artists, writers and producers – including BigStar, Berita and award-winning pop sensation Tresor – Vth Season has since become the marquee independent hub for artists in SA, garnering an incredible hit rate and numerous awards along the way.

In this line of business, where he constantly deals with superstars and the organising and managing of events, maintaining stability and dealing with the issues (big and small) that present themselves along the way is no easy task. Benza’s calmness and nurturing persona are what’s kept him going consistently over the years. Thanks in part to his travels and his upbringing in different places around the world, there’s an open-mindedness and diversity inherent in the perspective with which he approaches business. His isn’t just a South African perspective, it’s a global one. And so it’s only fitting that he’s taking Africa to the world.