Media personality and entrepreneur Bonang Matheba will receive the Trailblazer Award at the fifth Basadi in Music Awards. She has also hosted major events, including the South African Music Awards, Metro FM Music Awards, MTV Africa Music Awards, Miss South Africa, the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, the BET Awards International Red Carpet and Global Citizen: Mandela 100. “Thank you to the Basadi in Music Awards for this incredible honour. Matheba said the recognition had reaffirmed her commitment to growing House of BNG and the Bonang Matheba Foundation. The 2026 Basadi in Music Awards will be held under the theme Rewind and the campaign Africa to the World.