Entertainment magazine show, All Access Mzansi, return to Mzansi Magic for a 3rd season; keeps Mbali Nkosi and adds Lawrence Maleka, K Naomi and Dash.

A third season of the rebooted All Access Mzansi starts tonight on Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) at 21:30, again with a group of new presenters in the form of Lawrence Maleka, K Naomi and Dash, along with Mbali Nkosi who is the only former presenter to remain.

The entertainment magazine show will continue to do lifestyle and entertainment inserts and interviews and to cover South African showbiz stories.

The current iteration of All Access Mzansi - now entering its third season and the previous two seasons since 2015 - is part of the third overall reset of the show.

"We look forward to switching things up with this new season of All Access Mzansi," says Reneilwe Sema, M-Net's director of local entertainment channels.

"We're not only introducing new hosts but viewers can also expect world class entertainment news and coverage, profiles of the hottest local spots in Mzansi and the recognition of excellence in the entertainment industry."

The new season of All Access Mzansi will include an "Event of the Week" insert, behind-the-scenes set visits of local South African shows across M-Net's range of TV channels on DStv, and some live performances from South African artists.

Lawrence Maleka was the presenter of the third season of Clash of The Choirs on Mzansi Magic.

K Naomi is a model and was a former Channel O presenter.

Dash is a former presenter on VUZU AMP's V-Entertainment.

Mbali Nkosi who had no experience when she started with All Access Mzansi (she was a former contestant in Big Brother Mzansi: Double Trouble) has grown and acquired TV presenting experience.

All Access Mzansi adds Mbali Nkosi, Nomzamo Mbatha and Anga Makubalo as presenters for reset entertainment magazine show.

I broke the news last month that All Access Mzansi will be returning to Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) for a third try, and now the new presenters for the entertainment and lifestyle magazine show has been announced: Mbali Nkosi, Nomzamo Mbatha and Anga Makubalo.

The reset show will this time be produced by Burnt Onion Productions and will start on Friday 25 September at 19:00 on Mzansi Magic (DStv 161).

None of the three have a pedigree as entertainment news reporters and none have experience of doing red carpet coverage or interviewing  personalities at lifestyle and entertainment events.

All Access Mzansi will now have to compete with a crowded field of entertainment news programming, ranging from Vuzu AMP's V Entertainment to BET's BET BUZZ, SABC3's  Top Billing, and E! Entertainment's E! News all vying for viewers' attention during a given week.

Viewers saw Mbali Nkosi as a contestant in Big Brother Mzansi: Double Trouble, soap actress Nomzamo Mbatha was seen in Isibaya and Anga Makubalo will be doing studio based interviews.

"When I came into the industry, I initially wanted to be a presenter. I feel that my acting career has prepared me for this amazing journey, All Access Mzansi is the perfect platform," says Anga Makubalo.

"This has been a long time coming for me, my hustle is finally paying off. I feel blessed and ready to take on this opportunity," says Mbali Nkosi.