The two have been added to the list of South Africans who received nominations in the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

This year’s award show will be hosted by Keenan Thompson on the 13th of March, and it will be broadcast across Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and Nick Jr.

Thuso Mbedu has been nominated in the category for the Favourite African Star alongside Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi.

Bonang Matheba, on the other hand, is in the running for the Favourite African Social Media Star category.The nominations come as a piece of good news to South Africans as the country continues to fight against Covid-19.