Mzansi has many young influencers who are making big career and financial moves. Some of these influencers have famous parents, making it easy for them to be known before they venture into the money-making world. Others have had to build up their brands on their own proving the saying that, all a child needs is love and support to excel in life.
Following is a list of five celebrity kids under the age of 10 making big financial moves.
Kairo Forbes has a whooping 1.3 million followers on her Instagram page. The seven-year-old daughter of the late Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Ntombezinhle ‘DJ Zinhle’ Jiyane has been making big financial moves these past few years. Kairo teamed up with her business-driven mother DJ Zinhle to create a Kairo kiddies jewellery and watch range through her mother’s Era by DJ Zinhle company. The soon to be seven-year-old recently bagged a Nedbank commercial proving that an apple really does not fall far from the tree.
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Sbahle Mzizi is the daughter of actress Ntando Duma with DJ and musician Junior De Rocka. This intelligent six-year-old has 1 million followers on Instagram. Sbahle and her mother frequently share videos where the six-year-old shares her knowledge of politicians’ names, their political parties, countries and their capital cities, South African official languages and many other topics. Sbahle is an influencer for many brands and a kiddies hair saloon (Sbahle Siyakhula saloon) co-owner. This smart influencer went on to win Nickelodeon’s “Favourite African Kidfluencer” award last year.
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DJ Arch Junior is a 10-year-old from Pimville and the world’s youngest DJ. The now 10-year-old was introduced to the Mzansi public when he was three years, after he entered and won SA’s Got Talent. He has a total of 383 000 followers on his Instagram page. His parents are not in the public eye but sure give him all the support he needs to thrive in the music industry. The young DJ was nominated at this year’s Nickelodeon wards for “Favourite African Kidfluencer” 2023.
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Sithi Maweni also known as Sithi Pancake has 129 000 followers. Sithi is famous for her videos where she shares thoughts in her beautiful mind, she is also popular for praying for her family (especially her grandmother) and those who have little to nothing. The cute eight-year influencer’s feed is rooted in good family values, Christianity, respect and listening to the elders. Pancake is an influencer for brands like, Iwisa, Clere, Lifebuoy, Standard Bank and many others.
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Vivaldo “Valdo” Sithole was introduced to us as an adorable suit wearing little boy who had a beautiful relationship with his father. This father and son duo went on to share videos that made our hearts melt as they juggled life on their own while focusing on their music career and building their brands. Valdo’s father is singer, actor and dancer Lindokuhle Sthole. It is no surprise that Valdo’s song Ntwana-Ntwana that features his father went on to reach 1.7 million views on YouTube. Valdo is also a brand influencer for brands like Woolworths, Melrose cheese and many others.
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