{"id":6200,"date":"2025-12-01T13:57:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=6200"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:57:32","slug":"nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Siphesihle Dlamini<br \/><br \/>Nothando Hlophe reaffirmed her place as the country\u2019s most celebrated gospel musician by dominating the National Gospel Music Awards held on Saturday at the TLC Events Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The acclaimed singer, who performed at the function, walked away with three major awards, solidifying what has already been a groundbreaking season for her illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMethodist Medley\u201d hitmaker, whose voice has become a fixture in homes, churches, and radio stations across the region, clinched Song of the Year with her spiritually stirring hit \u201cSithumela Wena,\u201d as well as Best Gospel Artist and Best Live Recording for her critically lauded project \u201cA New Dawn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her triumphant sweep comes hot on the heels of yet another milestone, winning the \u201cBest of Africa\u201d award at the prestigious Crown Gospel Awards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6207\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6207\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PAGE-4-LEAD-Nothando-Hlophe-making-remarks-after-winning-the-Best-Gospel-Artist-Award-300x206.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1270\" height=\"872\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothando Hlophe making remarks after winning the Best Gospel Artist Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For an artist who has spent years building a musical ministry rooted in authenticity, worship, and vocal brilliance, these accolades represent more than trophies, they mark a new chapter of influence on both the local and continental stage.<\/p>\n<p>The album \u201cA New Dawn,\u201d which earned her the Best Live Recording award, is a product of a dynamic collaboration between Genesis Ekucaleni Media and Lokuhle Media Group. Genesis Ekucaleni Media, founded by the pioneering Senator Pholile Shakantu, known for her impactful work on the Eswatini film \u201cBakaNgwane,\u201d brought visionary leadership to the project.<\/p>\n<p>Lokuhle Media Group, led by the acclaimed music producer Phindokuhle Sithole, contributed their expert production skills, creating a live recording that resonated deeply with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The event was proudly sponsored by Eswatini Mobile, whose support was instrumental in bringing the live recording to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview, Nothando Hlophe expressed profound gratitude and humility upon receiving the awards. \u201cWinning these three awards fills my heart with deep gratitude and humility.<\/p>\n<p>Every new recognition reminds me that God\u2019s grace guides this journey. I am honoured, encouraged, and inspired to continue serving with excellence. It is a beautiful affirmation that the music is reaching hearts in the way God intended,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the significance of these awards for her brand, Nothando Hlophe emphasised their role in symbolising growth and credibility. \u201cFor the brand, these awards represent growth, credibility, and the impact of consistency.<\/p>\n<p>They show that the dedication, sacrifice, and commitment behind the scenes are not in vain. They open new opportunities, strengthen our presence, and motivate us to keep raising the standard. Most importantly, they confirm that staying true to purpose will always bear fruit,\u201d she remarked.<br \/>Nothando Hlophe took a moment to acknowledge the support system that has been integral to her success. \u201cTo everyone who has supported me, my family, my team, my church, and every beautiful soul who listens, votes, shares, and prays for me, ngiyabonga kakhulu.<\/p>\n<p>Your love and belief keep me going,\u201d she said warmly.<\/p>\n<p>She also extended heartfelt thanks to her production and sponsorship partners. \u201cA special thank you to Genesis Ekucaleni Media, Lokuhle Media Group, and Eswatini Mobile for your unwavering support, professionalism, and partnership throughout this journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"_df_book df-lite\" id=\"6181\"  data-title=\"\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumbtype=\"\" ><\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am truly grateful to each of you. These awards are not mine alone; they reflect what we have built together. Thank you for walking this journey with me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Siphesihle Dlamini Nothando Hlophe reaffirmed her place as the country\u2019s most celebrated gospel musician by dominating the&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,36,25,26],"tags":[46,39,73,58],"class_list":["post-6200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-lifestyle","category-national","category-swaziland","tag-africa","tag-entertainment","tag-eswatini","tag-national","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Siphesihle Dlamini Nothando Hlophe reaffirmed her place as the country\u2019s most celebrated gospel musician by dominating the&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini Daily News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eswatini Daily News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eswatini Daily News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eswatini Daily News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de\"},\"headline\":\"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":559,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa\",\"Entertainment\",\"Eswatini\",\"National\"],\"articleSection\":[\"ENTERTAINMENT\",\"Lifestyle\",\"National\",\"Swaziland\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/6200\\\/national\\\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/\",\"name\":\"Eswatini Daily News\",\"description\":\"EDN\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de\",\"name\":\"Eswatini Daily News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Eswatini Daily News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\\\/edn\\\/author\\\/adekunleo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News","og_description":"By Siphesihle Dlamini Nothando Hlophe reaffirmed her place as the country\u2019s most celebrated gospel musician by dominating the&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/","og_site_name":"Eswatini Daily News","article_published_time":"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00","author":"Eswatini Daily News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eswatini Daily News","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/"},"author":{"name":"Eswatini Daily News","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de"},"headline":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards","datePublished":"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/"},"wordCount":559,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["Africa","Entertainment","Eswatini","National"],"articleSection":["ENTERTAINMENT","Lifestyle","National","Swaziland"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/","url":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/","name":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards - Eswatini Daily News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2025-12-01T11:57:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/6200\/national\/nothando-hlophe-wins-big-at-national-gospel-awards\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nothando Hlophe wins big at National Gospel Awards"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/","name":"Eswatini Daily News","description":"EDN","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e7ad908f0e6606cc49214ec19776de","name":"Eswatini Daily News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cd20c640fc2b77fae5560d5aa1f54a994fbb6bda894b89c7624c9793dc7790d7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Eswatini Daily News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn"],"url":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/author\/adekunleo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}