Benjamin Dube wins big at SA Crown Gospel Music Awards

Dube, whose musical journey began in 1986, won the Best Gospel Producer, Best DVD and Best Gospel Artist of the Decade categories. His tally was followed by the Spirit of Praise ensemble, which won the Best Praise Song and Best Gospel Group awards.

Sfiso Ncwane was posthumously awarded with the Best Song of the Decade Award. The Best Gospel Song, Best Gospel Artist of the Year and Best Gospel Album awards were given to Jumbo, Butho Vuthela and Lebo Sekgobela, respectively.

Swaziland minister in song Nduduzo Matse won the Best of Africa Gospel Award against Vitus Onyeze (Nigeria), Janet Manyowa (Zimbabwe) and James Okon (Nigeria).

“I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate all of you who have supported and have been praying for me to fulfil the assignment God gave me with excellence. I am victorious today in Christ Jesus,” Dube wrote on Twitter.

Full list of SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards winners:

Best Classic of All Time

• Teboho – ‘O Mosa o Mohau’
• Jay Jay – ‘Joale ke Nako’
• Morwesi – ‘Modimo Ona’
• Alcy Tivane – ‘Oh He Lifted Me’

Best Gospel Producer

• Benjamin Dube – ‘Victorious in His Presence’
• Sam Ngonyama – ‘Intimate Worship Season 2’
• Xoli Thabethe – ‘Ke a Leboha Jesu’
• Lucky Sekgobela – ‘Restored’

Best Gospel Song

• Jumbo – ‘Singenise’
• Spirit of Praise – ‘Jehova Retshepile Wena’
• Sipho Ngwenya – ‘Jesu ufika Ekuseni’
• We will Worship ft Khaya – ‘This I Know’

Best Church Choir

• 3c Live – ‘Your Name’
• Blessed Jerusalem – ‘Mthokozisi’
• Abahlabeleli – ‘Uzowapholisa Amanxeba’
• Tacc National – ‘Umuntu’

Best of Africa Gospel

• Nduduzo Matse – ‘Gelekeqe’
• Vitus Onyeze – ‘Ingwe’
• Janet Manyowa – ‘Amazing God’
• James Okon – ‘Chineke’

Best Male Gospel Artist

• Neyi Zimu
• Sipho Ngwenya
• Thina Zungu
• Takie Ndou

Best Female Gospel Artist

• Putuma Tiso
• Buhle Nhlangulela
• Maduvha
• Mabongi Mabaso

Best Gospel Accapella

• Reality 7 – ‘Endumisweni’
• Abathandwa – ‘Amagatsha’

• Ithimba le Afrika – ‘Sesiphunyukile’
• Thabiso Tsotesi – ‘Kanye Nawe’

Best Community Outreach by Artist or Group

• Sbu Banda
• Fisani Projects
• True Faith Gospel Choir
• Mashudu (prof)

Best Maskandi Gospel

• Abafana baka Mgqumeni – ‘Uzungivikel’ Ezitheni’
• Majotha Zungu ‘Simoni ka Jona’
• Pastor Phakade – ‘Yenzeka Indaba’
• Jesus Is Alive – ‘Vuma’

Best Gospel Album

• Lebo Sekgobela – Restored
• Sipho Ngwenya – Intimate Worship Season 2
• Spirit of Praise – Spirit of Praise Vol. 6
• Benjamin Dube – Victorious in His Presence

Best Gospel R&B

• Israel Izzie Mkhize – ‘My Story Line’
• Lynette Jonathan – ‘You Are Not Alone’
• Tumi B – ‘You Loved Me Still’
• Ndo Dlakadla – ‘Mercy Found Me’
• Thabang Mothapo – ‘Ngidinga Wena’

Best Rap

• Church Boy Bizness – ‘The Rain is Falling’
• Phlo Girl – ‘Everything I Need’
• Tebogo Motlabi – ‘Golokile’
• Mawat – ‘Blessed’

Best Gospel Commercial Radio Show

• Portia Makona – Siyadvumisa Ligwalagwala
• Brown Mosipa – Rorisang (Motsweding FM)

Best Gospel Community Radio Show

• Tholang Lebelo – Dithoriso (Mogale FM)
• Lefa Pheto – Thetha FM Gospel Tunes (Thetha FM)
• Thami Ntombela – Injobo Ithungelwa eBandla (Imbokodo FM)
• Thanduxolo lo Tasco – Masabela (Kingfisher FM)

Best Gospel TV Show

• The journey (1 gospel)
• Let’s Talk With Sam Zungu (Omega TV)
• Amahubo (Dumisa)
• According to the Bible (Soweto TV)

Best Contemporary Song

• Lynette Jonathan – ‘You Are Not Alone’
• Neyi Zimu – ‘Miracle’
• Lebo Elle – ‘For My Good’
• Infinite – ‘Able God’

Best Pop Gospel

• The Plain Truth Band – ‘Anthology’
• Bongi and Colin – ‘You’ve Been So Good’
• Lynette Jonathan – ‘You are not Alone’

Best Rock Gospel

• DCC Worship – ‘Overflow’
• Samuel Duloo – ‘Superman’
• Outcry Band – ‘Storm’
• Secret of Worship – ‘Praise Him Up’

Best Tap and Clap

• The Book of Lekgowa – ‘Ke Kgodisitse Bona’
• Lejwe la Motheo Gospel Group – ‘Tse Patiloeng’
• Sefofane Gospel Choir – ‘O Modimo’
• Vosloorus Gospel Singers – ‘Ho Teso Ke Beile’

Best Gospel Worship Song

• Gospel Goes Classic ft – ‘Donnie Holy’
• Newie – ‘Ngangoho vha Murena’
• Bongi and Collin – ‘Yahweh’
• Lebo Sekgobela – ‘Sithi Bayede’

Best DVD

• Benjamin Dube – ‘Victorious in His Presence’
• Spirit of Praise – ‘Spirit of Praise Vol. 6’
• Lebo Elle – ‘In Love’
• Gospel Goes Classic ft Donnie – ‘Akekho ofana no Jesu’

Best Engineer

• Shyane Kistensammy – ‘Over Flow DCC’
• Aaron Nkosi – ‘Intimate Worship Season 2’
• Hlengiwe Masondo – ‘Fihlwe Kuwe’
• Emmanuel Mamphogoro – ‘Holy’

Best Gospel Artist of the Year

• Butho Vuthelo
• Sipho Ngwenya
• Neyi Zimu
• Teboho Moloi/Skhosana

Best Newcomer

• Tumi B – Ni ta Khonelela

• DCC Worship – Overflow
• Ayanda Shange – The Praise Alter
• Smavat – Khangelani
• Secret of Worship – Awesome Father

Best Gospel Group

• Spirit of Praise – Spirit of Praise Vol. 6
• We Will Worship – Mmuso
• Ithimba le Afrika – Sesiphunyukile
• Secret of Worship – Awesome Father

Best Traditional Gospel

• Senzo Khumalo – ‘Kunendoda’
• Lwei Netshivale – ‘Murangi’
• Urban Matjila – ‘Reka le bala Jwang’
• Alcy Tivane – ‘Haufinyane’
• Winnie Mashaba – ‘Dilo tsa Lefase’

Best Gospel Amazion

• Joyous of God Mass Choir – ‘Londoloza’
• Umusa ka Thixo Male Voices – ‘Umzimba ka Thixo’
• Resembles of Christ – ‘Dwala Laphakade’
• Umthombo kaJehova – ‘uJesu unaMandla’
• God Vision Ministries – ‘Nansi Mpilo Yami’

Best Gospel Music Video

• Ntethelelo – ‘Ngaphandle Kwakho’
• Mawat – ‘Everywhere’
• Verona Pillay – ‘Be Still’
• PK Baas – ‘You Are’

Best Gospel Songwriter

• Dumi Mkokstad – ‘Ulwandle’
• Kenny Shibambu – ‘Hope for Africa’
• 3c Live – ‘All Through Blood’
• Thinah Zungu – ‘uJes’ufika Ekuseni’

Best Gospel Poetry

• Nokwethemba Mchunu – We Won’t Lose Our Praise
• The Supremacy of Christ – Not Worthy
• Sphindile Ndlovu – Izwi Lakhe
• Crystal Tryon – Word Poetry

Best Gospel Itende

• Nkosana Thabile – ‘Sawubona Jesu’
• Mxolisi Kwinana – ‘Uhamba Nobani’
• Precious GM – ‘Ngikunika uqobo Lwani’
• Nolwethu Fumba – ‘Vuthelani iXilongo’

Best Praise Song

• Spirit of Praise – ‘Ungenzela konke Okuhle’
• Adrian Sing – ‘Siyakukhonza’
• Obrey M – ‘Bayede’
• Pastor Lungi Ndala – ‘Kea leboha Jesu’

Best Gospel Collaboration Song

• Sipho Ngwenya ft Thinah Zungu – ‘Jesu ufik’ekuseni’
• Sbu Banda ft. Benjamin Dube – ‘Sengimdala’
• Gospel Goes Classic, Donnie, Ntokozo & others – ‘Great is Your Messy’
• We Will Worship ft. Khaya Mthethwa – ‘This I Know’

Best Gospel Jazz

• Tsepo Mngoma – ‘Themba Lami’
• Lwei – ‘Mudzimu Washu’
• Peter Mabula – ‘Ndoyika’
• Mashudu – ‘Who is God?’

Best Gospel Artist of the Decade

• Benjamin Dube
• Hlengiwe Mhlaba
• Sfiso Ncwane
• Winnie Mashaba

Best Song of the Decade

• ‘Kulungile Baba’ – Sfiso Ncwane
• ‘Wahamba Nathi’ – Solly Mahlangu
• ‘Kwanqaba Umusa’ – Thina Zungu