Bantu Gold’s dream comes to live
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 120 Views |
Dreamer: Bantu Gold’s dream has come to life PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
For years we have seen Fashion Without Border (FWB) Africa growing and unearthing a lot of talent from Botswana and other Southern African countries. The event is one of those that upcoming fashion designers want to be part of.
This year, a talented young local fashion designer Lukundo Simpemba, founder of Bantu Gold saw his dream of participating in FWB that hosted in Gaborone over the past weekend turn into reality. “Bantu Gold is a Fashion brand that specialises in Modern African clothing. We combine inspiration from the traditional attires of our predecessors with modern European and American cuts.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...