The year is just ending and this is the time when award shows apprecitates the work put in by various creatives. One of those award shows is the Zikomo Africa Awards which was recently held on the 17th of December 2025. It was in Tanzania and the show had about 30 different categories with various winners and till now, the final list has not been exhausted yet.
Some of the categories in the awards includes Honorary & Special Awards, Entertainment & Media Awards and many others. Here is a list of the few and key winners in some of the major categories.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| HONORARY & SPECIAL AWARDS | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Mutale Monde (Zambian Veteran Actor) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Khadija Kopa (Tanzanian Taarab Legend) |
| Inspirational Woman of the Year | Princess Faridah Ndausi (Uganda) |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA WINNERS | |
| Best Collaboration | Blessed (Driemo ft Chef 187) |
| Best Songwriter of the Year | JC Kalinks (Zambia) |
| Best Zikomo Male Artist (Southern & East Africa) | JC Kalinks (Zambia) |
| Best Zikomo Female Artist (Southern Africa) | Emmie Deebo (Malawi) |
| Best Zikomo African Music Producer of the Year | Dj Tarico (Mozambique) |
| Best Zikomo African DJ of the Year | Dj Tarico (Mozambique) |
| Best Zikomo Vocal Artist of the Year | Chris Lunda |
| Best Zikomo Actress in a TV Series | Brenda Wairimu (Kenya) |
| Best Zikomo Actress of the Year | Princess Faridah Ndausi (Uganda) |
| Lifetime Achievement Awards With The Great Honor In Acting | Nguzu (Zambia) |
| Best Actress (East & Southern Africa) | Princess Faridah Ndausi (Uganda) |
| Best Rising Star of the Year | Elizabeth Rutukwa |
| Best Zikomo Fashion Model of the Year | Elizabeth Rutukwa |
| Media Personality of the Year | Caren Nyota (KBC TV) |
