Kairo Forbes and Bikos Manna are left to battle it out for Mzansi in Tuesday nights Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards KCAs Africa celebration, which will be held at Montecasino in Johannesburg.
On Saturdays 25th SpongeBob SquarePants anniversary slime-filled KCAs in the US, held at the Pauley Pavillion in Santa Monica, California, South African superstar singer Tyla faced stiff competition in her nominated categories.
Tyla represented Africa in her nod for Favourite Global Star, but lost out to Taylor Swift, who represented North America. She was also nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, which went to Rene Rapp, and her hit song Water , garnering a nod for Favourite Viral Song, lost to Sabrina Carpenters Espresso .
Nine-year-old Kairo, daughter of the late Kiernan AKA Forbes and DJ Zinhle, along with the Nhlangothi sibling trio of Biko Star, 17, Manna Hero, 14, and Mfundo, nine, better known as Bikos Manna, will compete for the title of Favourite African Kidfluencer.
They will be up against Boluwatife Balogun, son of Nigerian Afrobeat icon Wizkid, Dream Catchers Academy, the first free formal arts education school for underprivileged girls in Nigeria, and young female DJ Wysei, also from Nigeria.