South Africa’s favourite fuzzy friends just bagged a global win, and an extra-special one at that. Takalani Sesame has won the People’s Voice Webby Award for ‘Zikwe and the Triplets Bond Through Play’!
Global (24 April 2025) — In proud news for South African fans of Takalani Sesame young, mature and in-between, Sesame Workshops has walked away with an extra-special Webby Award!
At the 29th Annual Webby Awards (in which the best of the internet are honoured, from content creators to beloved online shows), Takalani Sesame scooped not just any win, but one determined by viewers themselves.
Last year, Sesame Workshop created an insightful campaign dubbed ‘Bond Through Play’ that was all about encouraging play with guardians (especially fathers) as an essential part of a child’s development.
Their social media campaign soon made it onto the Webby’s radar; earning Takalani Sesame an exciting nomination under the Video & Film—General Video & Film, Kids & Family section of the Webby Awards (which also fell under the Webby’s People’s Voice umbrella).
Thanks to the people who used their voices to show some love and voted, ‘Zikwe and the Triplets Bond Through Play’ took home the win as the People’s Voice Winner against competitors ‘City Island’, ‘Count on June Bug’ and ‘NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition’.
The Webby Winner this year was ‘The Go Go Brothers’.
Seeing South African creativity honoured amid internet royalty is no small feat, and one made it even more impactful considering the positive intentions that went into bringing ‘Bond Through Play’ to life.
For those interested to learn more about the campaign, you can read an earlier Good Things Guy feature giving you the full scoop, here.
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