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Hooking Success: A Journey of Skill and Resilience
Background Meet Tandzile Mwelase, from the Kingdom of Eswatini. Though trained as a teacher, she now works as a security officer. “I have experienced the harsh realities of unemployment,” she shared. While job hunting in 2021, she rediscovered crocheting—what began as a YouTube-learned hobby soon became much more. Her Craft Tandzile’s crochet work […]
Threads of Time at Luju 2025 – Fashioning Memory, Shaping Futures
The 2025 Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival (held 1–2 August 2025 at House On Fire in Malkerns, Eswatini) was a vibrant tapestry of food, music, and culture. In the festival grounds, live Afrobeat, jazz, and soul mixed with the scent of braais and traditional stews – truly a “lavish two-day feast of […]
BUSHFIRE RECORDS RELEASES ‘EKHALWENI” COLLABONATION SONG!
“Uniting Africa through Music” on the 3rd edition of MTN Bushfire’s cross-cultural and cross-genre music collaboration project, CollaboNation, are Madala Kunene x Sibusile Xaba x Madala Kunene with the newly released song, Elukhalweni! Supported by MTN and produced by Bushfire Records, the 2025 CollaboNation song, Elukhalweni (which means “Mountain Horizon” in Siswati) is now […]
What to Expect at Luju 2025
When the sun dips behind the rolling hills of the Malkerns Valley this weekend, the gates of the Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival will swing wide to welcome a celebration unlike any other. The festival theme—Back to the African Future— continues to invite each guest to journey through time: honouring the roots of […]
Decoding ‘Threads of Time’ at Luju Lifestyle 2025
“Threads of Time”: here’s a guide on how to Dress for Luju Lifestyle Festival 2025 As Luju Lifestyle Festival returns this weekend, the energy is electric and the anticipation is high. This year’s fashion theme, “Threads of Time,” invites festivalgoers to take a bold walk through the tapestry of history—intertwining the past, present, and imagined […]
Meet Thula Sindi the Luju Festival 2025 Fashion Headliner
In case you were wondering who the Standard Bank Luju Food and Lifestyle fashion headliner is, we are excited to share some interesting facts about him. What you need to know about South African designer Thula Sindi: Early life & education Born in Klerksdorp, North West province, South Africa. He developed a passion for fine arts […]
Momo Experience Delivers An Unforgettable Event of Music and Magic
The highly anticipated MTN Momo Experience lived up to its name and more last Saturday, June 28, drawing in crowds from across Eswatini and beyond for an electrifying night of music, dance, and good vibes. Organised by the dynamic team at Melting C Events, the show was a masterclass in planning and execution […]
Then vs. Now: Celebrating the Evolution of African Supermodels
We have watched the fashion space being dominated by some African models that paved the way for many that followed in their footsteps. The world of fashion has always been one of glamour, beauty, and influence, but for much of its history, it was also a world dominated by a narrow, often Eurocentric, definition of […]
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