The National Is'cathamiya Competition was held last month in The Playhouse Opera Theatre and attracted a capacity audience who saw the event right through until the early hours of the next morning.

The winners in the Imbuzi section were the disabled group Green Berets, proudly proving that they might have certain physical problems but their voices were strong and true. Veronica Mbuli won the Invunulo Yase Ntshonhlanga female section. The best dressed male prize went to Thulani Mbatha while Nombuso Mchunu won the traditional/African attire prize.

Mpumalanga White Birds came first in the Open Section with Khumbuza Art Boys winning Section 1. Coming first in the Top 20 were joint winners NBA Champions and Real Happy Singers.