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Major global award coup for SA's Tyla
The Citizen
|February 27, 2026
South Africa has another global bragging right after Tyla scooped a prestigious win at the NAACP Image Awards, taking home honours for her hit single Is It.
The victory marks yet another defining chapter in Tyla's meteoric rise, solidifying her position as one of Mzansi's most successful musical exports. Social media erupted in minutes of the announcement, with fans celebrating a “full-circle global moment” for the Joburg-born star.
The NAACP awards recognise outstanding achievements by people of colour in film, TV, music and literature. For Tyla to clinch the award for
This story is from the February 27, 2026 edition of The Citizen.
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