Wow, look at shweshwe now

Used for everyday wear, but also for weddings and other traditional ceremonies, shweshwe used to be manufactured only in chocolate brown, blue and red, but now new colours have been introduced.

Neil Cowie, owner of Cowie Trading, the largest wholesaler and distributor of shweshwe throughout southern Africa, including Botswana, says: "Although the older generation still prefers brown, red and blue, we are finding the younger generation loves the exciting new colours in original shweshwe."