Nellie Bowles
latest news & developments
Swaziland’s Ngwenya mine extracts its ore and exacts its price
Since October 2011 Salgaocar has been mining the Malolotja Nature Reserve and shipping cheap, low-grade iron ore across the world.
Aids orphans take charge
Orphaned by HIV/Aids-related illnesses at the ages of six and seven, Tandeka and Njabulo have looked after each other for 10 years.
The right royal revolt of Swaziland’s artists
Against all odds, Swaziland is producing ambitious, political and decidedly modern art from a fresh crop of young artists and savvy curators.
Galleries fuelling Swazi’s creative fire
New galleries are shaping Swaziland’s art boom, and each has a very different explanation for the sudden rise of art in the Kingdom.
Mesuli Mamba: Prison warden collage artist
Mesuli Mamba (29) is a prison warden and collage artist — roles he says complement each other well.
Khulekhani Msweli: Modern luxury designer
A young designer is redefining what it means to be authentically Swazi.
Ray Berman: Pine Valley’s painter
The painter, Ray Berman, a South African struggle exile in Swaziland, has become one of the country’s best-know artists.