Well-known and popular artists including Granville Michaels, Fellow judge, George Meiring, Willem Botha and Christiaan Kritzinger entertained the audience at the beautiful Kloofzicht Lodge, during the official announcement.

The 10 candidates were chosen during July by a panel of judges after intensive judging in Krugersdorp, Cape Town, KZN Midlands and Johannesburg. A training seminar was also held at Glenburn Lodge during the weekend of 15 – 17 August which will also equip the finalists with upcoming duties and their roles as potential ambassadors of CANSA, if they were chosen as the winners of this year’s national competition.

Several events and media launches will follow during the next few months and the 10 finalists will have to do their own fund raisers and media drives before the winners will be announced at a glamorous red carpet formal event on 8 November, which will be held at Silverstar Casino.

The SA Bachelor & Bachelorette finalists’ chosen charity for the past three years was CANSA being a charity that has been around for more than 80 years and not only does active research about cancer, but also informs and educates. More specifically the finalists will be raising funds and awareness for Childhood cancer, and CANSA’s TLC house, which looks after children and their families battling the disease.

More than R500 000 has been raised during the 3 years with this competition.  Ronel Vermaak and Olivia Curlewis of CANSA explained the important role the SA Bachelor and Bachelorette initiative plays to raise funds for this worthy cause.  The ten finalists, all winners in their own right, participated in the auction which raised about R20 000 for CANSA during the evening and singer George Meiring also strut his stuff as an auctioneer.

Keep an eye on Stage and Screen for more news, as we draw closer to the final.

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