Mandela Bay creative sector champion Dewavrin scoops top award

Theherald · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 05, 2026 · 568 words · By Faith Mtwana

Arts and Culture Development Community Recognition

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Nomakhomazi Dewavrin has spent more than 15 years creating platforms and opportunities for artists and creative workers in Nelson Mandela Bay.

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What happened

Nomakhomazi Dewavrin has spent more than 15 years creating platforms and opportunities for artists and creative workers in Nelson Mandela Bay.

Why it matters

Her contribution to the city’s arts and culture sector has now been recognised by The Herald Citizens of the Year Awards, supported by Nelson Mandela University.

Common ground

Dewavrin has been named the Arts and Culture category winner for her work in film, music and live performance, as well as for founding The One Room Music & Comedy Club, the city’s only nonprofit venue dedicated exclusively to live music and comedy.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Before founding The One Room, Dewavrin produced the SABC 1 documentary series Youth Culture from 2014 to 2019?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-08-05-mandela-bay-creative-sector-champion…

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Claim 1: “Before founding The One Room, Dewavrin produced the SABC 1 documentary series Youth Culture from 2014 to 2019”

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One source mentions that SABC commissioned 'One Blood' to produce a 6-part documentary series to air on SABC 1 in June 2017, and another mentions Dewavrin as a filmmaker, but the specific title 'Youth Culture' and the exact date range 2014-2019 are not independently corroborated across multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — This film is directed by sisters Nomakhomazi Dewavrin and Okuhle Dyosopu, film makers based in Nelson Mandela Bay. The duo have successfully produced 10 documentaries in the past four years.
https://www.news24.com/channel/movies/news/land-and-identity…

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web search NEUTRAL — Indwe Nomakhomazi Dewavrin. Dewavrin began in the film industry by working for several production companies in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In 2016, SABC commissioned One Blood, to produce a 6 part doc…
http://2017.encounters.co.za/guests/index.html

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https://123movies.video/how-to-train-your-dragon-2-2014/

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Claim 2: “founding The One Room Music & Comedy Club, the city’s only nonprofit venue dedicated exclusively to live music and comedy.”

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One source confirms the existence of 'The One Room Music & Comedy Club' and its receipt of a grant for artist development, but the specific detail that it is the 'only nonprofit venue dedicated exclusively to live music and comedy' in the city is not corroborated by other independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — The One Room Music & Comedy Club has secured a lucrative grant of R300,000 from the National Arts Council (NAC) of SA for artist development in the metro. This will see the Central venue opening to ta…
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2023-07-20-central-music-ve…

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web search NEUTRAL — I FOUND A GIANT Animal Hospital Anomaly in My Pool! Today I'm searching my swimming pool... but this time there's a HUGE JUMBO Animal Hospital Anomaly waiting for me in the water! I have to battle the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5txTDU0vWo

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web search NEUTRAL — The world’s leading platform for packaging and financing independent films, with tools for filmmakers, talent, and investors to connect and succeed.
https://www.slated.com/people/130191/

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Claim 3: “Nomakhomazi Dewavrin has spent more than 15 years creating platforms and opportunities for artists and creative workers in Nelson Mandela Bay.”

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The provided evidence mentions Nomakhomazi Dewavrin in the context of a film script writing workshop and as a filmmaker, but does not provide a timeline or specific confirmation of 'more than 15 years' of creating platforms in Nelson Mandela Bay.

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web search NEUTRAL — Unlock yourbest creative work. Play feature video.Build tools for your specific creative workflows. From creative tasks, like designing video effects, to hand drawn animations, to layering, you can bu…
https://labs-google.nproxy.org/flow

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web search NEUTRAL — Walmer-naqi, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Gompo, Buffalo City Metro. Temukan kota terdekat. Cari kota lain.In case you have problem to access the Store, you can directly download the ".xap" file from our…
https://aqicn.org/city/south-africa/nelson-mandela-bay-metro…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Her workshop will help anyone who has a story to tell to transform their ideas and vision into a bankable script,” says Nomakhomazi Dewavrin of One Blood Sounds. Shale began her career in the media i…
https://www.news24.com/news24/free-workshop-on-film-script-w…

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Claim 4: “Since she opened The One Room in 2021, the venue has hosted more than 230 live music concerts and 80 comedy shows”

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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (referencing Lebanon festivals, Russian music, and unrelated Wikipedia entries for 'The Room' movie). No evidence confirms the opening date of 2021 or the specific number of concerts and shows.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comedy music or musical comedy is a genre of music that is comedic in nature. Its history can be traced back to the first century in ancient Greece and Rome, moving forward in time to the Medieval Per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_music

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Room 222 is an American comedy-drama television series created by James L. Brooks and produced by 20th Century Fox Television that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 1969, to January 11, 1974,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_222

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Room is a 2003 American independent romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Tommy Wiseau, who also stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. Set in San Francis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Room

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Claim 5: “The venue has more than 3,000 regular visitors”

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The provided evidence consists of irrelevant YouTube videos and Wikipedia entries about comedy music and unrelated TV shows. There is no mention of visitor numbers for The One Room.

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Claim 6: “Dewavrin completed work on the feature film Mrs Plum, starring Alice Krige”

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Claim 7: “Dewavrin founded the One Blood Festival, which ran from 2010 to 2019”

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The search results provided are irrelevant, discussing lunar eclipses and opera festivals, with no mention of a 'One Blood Festival' founded by Dewavrin.

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web search NEUTRAL — In this special Paranormal Events episode, we examine the upcoming lunar eclipse from a different and mysterious perspective. What precautions should be taken on a Blood Moon night? Does a lunar eclip…
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web search NEUTRAL — Проклятие монахини Роуз - Русский трейлер (2019) #ужасы #три...
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Claim 8: “two documentaries from the series were selected for the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival.”

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No evidence was found to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 9: “During her time at the Nelson Mandela Bay Film Office between 2010 and 2011, she contributed to the early development of the film office and Bay TV.”

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No evidence was found to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 10: “The top nine category winners will be celebrated at a gala awards evening on Friday, September 4, at the Boardwalk International Convention Centre.”

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Claim 11: “facilitated National Film and Video Foundation-funded film screenings”

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No evidence was found to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 12: “Dewavrin has been named the Arts and Culture category winner for her work in film, music and live performance [at] The Herald Citizens of the Year Awards, supported by Nelson Mandela University.”

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The evidence from The Herald specifically lists the Arts and Culture category winner as Rose Cowpar, not Nomakhomazi Dewavrin.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Herald Citizens of the Year Award winners from left to right are: Tracey Watson and Sarah Smuts of Love Story (Community); Berenice Jacobs (Gender-based violence); Rose Cowpar (Arts and Culture); …
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2025-09-20-eight-unsung-her…

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web search NEUTRAL — Other residents who motivated for him to win described him as a revolutionary artist who found beauty in everything. The top 10 category winners will be celebrated at a formal black-tie gala awards ce…
https://news.mandela.ac.za/News/A-determined,-dedicated-and-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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