South Africa

South Africa hosted the first edition of AfroVision. Inevitably, suffering from the hosts curse, they came 17th in a field of 20.

2019
South Africa made its debut in 2019, alongside 19 other countries, and was the host for the first edition of the AfroVision Song Contest. They were drawn into the second half, where they were set to perform 12th, succeeding Sierra Leone and preceding Cape Verde. South Africa was represented by South African rappers Rouge Ft. Emtee with her western pop song "Popular". They ended up gathering 30 points and coming 17th. Their HoD was u/Mona_CherieXx.

2020
South Africa returned to the second edition of the contest, with South African alternative rock band the Plastics and their song "Carry on to The Sun". They were randomly set to perform 16th in the semi-final, succeeding Niger and preceding Kerguelen Islands.