{"id":43806,"date":"2025-12-02T16:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=43806"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:57:25","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrace-africa-officially-rebrands-to-trace-ngoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigntrace-africa-officially-rebrands-to-trace-ngoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Trace Africa officially rebrands to Trace Ngoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Trace-Africa-officially-rebrands-to-Trace-Ngoma.jpg?resize=600%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Trace-Africa-officially-rebrands-to-Trace-Ngoma.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Trace-Africa-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Trace, in partnership with Canal+ and MultiChoice, has announced that Trace Africa will soon be known as Trace Ngoma.<\/p>\n<p>The revamped platform will spotlight the country\u2019s diverse sounds, from amapiano and Afro-pop to maskandi, hip-hop, gqom, lemkompo and urban gospel, giving local artists and genres a bigger stage.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice CEO Willington Ngwepe said the change reflects exactly what South African viewers have been asking for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customers want to see themselves reflected on screen \u2026 their music, their languages, their culture. Trace Ngoma brings that to life in a powerful way. The rebrand aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver meaningful local entertainment that celebrates who we are as South Africans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The new identity will officially go live on December 18 on DStv Channel 326.<\/p>\n<p>Trace described the refreshed channel as a space rooted in local pride and cultural expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrace Ngoma is where music meets identity. It amplifies the rhythms and stories that define South African culture and gives young people a space to connect and feel seen,\u201d the network shared.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Trace #Africa #officially #rebrands #Trace #Ngoma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Trace, in partnership with Canal+ and MultiChoice, has announced that Trace Africa will soon be known as Trace Ngoma.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43808,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43806\/revisions\/43808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}