On Saturday, 18th July 2026, Praise Wisdom, a Ugandan vocalist, was crowned the winner of the CRDB Bongo Star Search competition, winning TZS 50M.Happening for the 16th edition, the CRDB Bongo Star Search finale, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, sought to recognize the most outstanding talents from across Africa.Uganda’s Praise Wisdom came out victorious after beating competition from 70 other contestants from different African countries to win the grand prize of Tanzanian Shillings 50m (over Ugx70M).Zuchu announces divorce from Diamond Platnumz on InstagramShe took home a brand-new car and bragging rights over fellow competitors from Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, and Tanzania, among others.The teenager joined the competition after auditions held in Kenya. She joined the camp in Dar es Salaam, where she spent over three months as the star search went on.Her impressive performance run and an unforgettable finale left the audience and judges in agreement that she was the overall winner of the competition.Congratulations to her! View this post on Instagram The post Praise Wisdom crowned winner of CRDB Bongo Star Search, takes home TZS 50M appeared first on MBU.