{"id":49198,"date":"2024-01-16T15:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/dorothy-m-the-pride-of-northern-cape-gospel-singers-20240116\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:04:56","slug":"dorothy-m-the-pride-of-northern-cape-gospel-singers-20240116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/dorothy-m-the-pride-of-northern-cape-gospel-singers-20240116\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothy M the pride of Northern Cape gospel singers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A gospel singer from Ritchie in the Northern Cape recently received the national award as Best Influential Gospel Musician for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dorothy Mazingane, with the stage name \u201cDorothy M\u201d, was presented with this accolade during an event on 9 December in Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_cf7ac3e9\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7662\/01e98fe643a84baeaa0468b6fc34f7c5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dd0e78a6d0964549bfe1f9b67a0a79b0.jpg\" title=\"Dorothy M with her award. With her is Past. Siyabonga Doyle, founder of the Ukhonukamva National Gospel Music Awards. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Dorothy M with her award. With her is Past. Siyabonga Doyle, founder of the Ukhonukamva National Gospel Music Awards. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel so honored to be recognised.<ld>It is important for us as artists to be celebrated by our own province as we represent the Northern Cape wherever we go,\u201d she says. Dorothy M said it took 30 years of hard work and dedication serving in the Northern Cape, as well as other provinces. 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