Bathu Footwear – the making of a multinational product.

Historically Africans walked bare foot, they only started modeling European shoes through creating slippers and leather sandals when the Europeans arrived in Africa. The introduction of shoes was in the fifteenth century when trade routes were created which included shoes. The journey from that time to where we are now, owning our own production of […]

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Ghana introduces African fabric school uniforms

Ghana has gone on to actualize the dream to grow Africa from within. Ghana produces their own fabrics through their textile industry and have decided that all schools wear the local fabric for their uniform. This move comes at a time when Africans are embracing and loving who they are and harnessing their resources to […]

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Miss South Africa 2020 inspires healthy living.

Beauty, health and fitness; these words have become such a buzz on different platforms as people are awakening to the reality and need for self-care. We particularly are excited by the reigning Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida’s bikini images where she shows off her beautifully sculptured body much to our coveting. What choices are […]

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With love from Africa to Africa

Enriched with cultural heritage and bursting with color, Africa has managed to influence the international fashion industry. Designers and models continue to be sourced from our continent. In the past Africans have coveted a life “abroad” as this seemingly was the hope for a better life. Many African designers are being patronized by world class […]

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Feature of African Fabrics from various countries.

African fabrics epitomize the diverse riches that are found in the continent. We have featured representations of some of the fabrics found across the different selected countries of Africa. The creativity and graphical distinction of these fabrics makes them desirable to not only Africans but even abroad. We have seen big international brands donning African […]

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Top Summer Looks to Inspire You……

      Get inspired by these debonair summer looks. We know what a long couple of long years 2020 has been and as we are almost entering the festive season, we want to inspire you to show off your lovely body in these selected items. We really wanted to pick the top 10 looks […]

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TOP 10 AFRICAN FABRIC STYLES FOR WOMEN

10. STYLE 10   View this post on Instagram   Loving this look from @goldenbirdboutique 😍 ⁣ visit their website for more looks http://www.goldenbirdboutique.com/ A post shared by UjuuMedia (@ujuumedia) on Oct 9, 2020 at 7:46am PDT 9. STYLE 9   View this post on Instagram   Woooo CLASSY ✨✨🌹 That statement piece 😌 DM […]

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Embracing and Rocking the Head Wrap

The head wrap………the beauty of this unsung hero is how it can uplift even the most basic outfit into a fashionable head turner. The background of the head wrap in our local (Eswatini) setting is such that this accessory was mainly for covering the married women’s heads as a form of respect. We need to […]

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Let’s celebrate Africa

Earlier on in the week we celebrated Africa Day, beautiful and wealthy Africa. For so long we have allowed ourselves to live in the shadow of the mighty “abroad” as we choose to refer to Europe and other influential continents in the world. Africa has played in the background whilst carrying the resources that run […]

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