The two lucky Zimbabweans are Grace Chirenje from the capital city, Harare and Precious Simba, from Zimbabwe's second largest city, Bulawayo – better known as the "City of Kings".
The two join more than 75 Young African Women Leaders including 45 from South Africa and 30 from 24 other African countries meeting in Johannesburg and Soweto.
The "young women" are meeting to explore themes of leadership and community service promoting women.
They are aged between 17 and 30 and were selected from many fields including education, health, civil society, business and the media in their countries.
Mrs Obama, wife of current US President Barack, has already visited Gaborone, Botswana, arriving in that diamond-rich countryon June 21.
The US Embassy in an exclusive statement to this Reporter, said Bruce Wharton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs was also partnering in the 2011 Young African Women Leaders Forum in Johannesburg.
Wharton spent some time at the US Embassy in Harare, directing affairs there, before being re-posted to Washington, DC.
The US Embassy in Harare said while in South Africa, Wharton would address regional journalists via teleconference call on Thursday at 2pm.
"He will address the proceedings of the Forum as well as the results that were achieved," the US Embassy said.
It said he would also summarise the achievements of Mrs Obama's visit as well as highlight any issues raised during her stint in southern Africa, her first since becoming the US first black First Lady.
Mrs Obama is in South Africa until June 26.
She is accompanied by her mother Mrs Robinson and two daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama.
"The First Lady, Michelle Obama, will deliver the key-note address to a US-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum in South Africa," said Andrew Posner, Acting Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Harare.
"Participants include women from across sub-saharan Africa who are leading or involved in social and economic initiatives in their countries."
Last week when asked why Mrs Obama was not visiting Zimbabwe, Sharon Hudson-Dean Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Harare said "Africa is a very big continent and the US First Lady can, therefore, not visit all countries in Africa".
She confirmed, however, that during her trip Mrs Obama would be able to discuss issues with "two Youth Wome Leaders from Zimbabwe" (Grace Chirenje and Precious Simba) who in South Africa for the "youth discussions that she will host".
In a Press Release ahead of Mrs Obama's proposed trip, the US Government praised Botswana and South Africa for their "democracy and economic reform programmes" coming at a time when Zimbabwe, on the other hand, is haggling with forthcoming election issues.
While President Robert Mugabe of the former ruling party Zanu PF wants elections to be held this year other political parties in the country including the MDC-T under Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai which has a majority in Parliament, maintain that the current voter's role is in a shambles and the nation needs a new constitution.
However, Zimbabwe's Registraar General, Tobaiwa Mudede, himself a lawyer, over the weekend scoffed at the belief that the voter's role is in a 'shambles" as pointed out by the MDC-T.
Mudede, like President Mugabe has also been at the helm of Zimbabwe's voting process since Independence in 1980.
The country's 2009 voting process was seen largely as 'unfair for everyone especuially Morgna tsvangirai of the MDC-T who is said to have won the plebiscite" even by some SADc leaders who are now requesting that president Mugabe must step down.
Mrs Michelle Obama will visit Johannesburg, Cape Town and Soweto, in South Africa.
"South Africa is a vital global partner for the US, as political leader and economic engine in the continent, and a historic example of democratic transition in Africa and around the world," the US Embassy said, defending their First Lady's visit to that country.
The Embassy said in addition to advancing her international youth engagement agenda, the First Lady's events would also amplify the US President's support "for democracy, development and economic opportunities across Africa".
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