Zambia has come out with victories in the Little Mister and Miss Africa competition that was held on the 7th of April, 2023 in South Africa. The event had participants from nine different African countries. With its theme built around the promotion of cultural diversity, the event had different categories that allowed children between the ages of 5 and 16 to showcase their talents, cultural wears, and make presentations about their countries.

Zambia had three representatives led by National Director, Lindiwe Kasonde. The participants all walked away with an award. First was Makarios Kaunda who was crowned Mini Mr Africa 2023. He also walked away with two awards in best talent and most popular participant. Twasanta Kanyanta won first runner for Little Miss Africa 2023 while Tendai Mafukidze won Queen of Cultural diversity award.

National Director, Lindiwe Kasonde, who is also founder of Belleza Talent Agency, expressed gratitude to the children’s parents for allowing them to showcase their talents on such a huge platform. She also acknowledged headline sponsors Harvest Group, La BamBam Place, BountyShop Zambia, Jara Grocery Stores, RwandAir, Blink Africa Designs, Swiss Arabian Zambia and others for believing in the children. Kasonde expressed deep appreciations to Marina Shumikhina for her priceless contributions to the preparation and execution of the project.