Actress Hope Mbhele celebrated her Umemulo in her hometown, Mtwalume in KwaZulu-Natal, this past weekend. Hope is popularly known for her lead role on Showmax’s hit telenovela Umkhokha. She took to ...

The Umemulo tradition of the Zulus of South Africa in times past was a metric used in celebrating young maidens. The tradition was held for young girls who had stayed chaste before they were married ...

A great way to begin a new month with the celebration of a young girl’s self-preservation. Last Saturday, Connie Thabede hosted Umemulo ceremony for her 21-year-old Unathi Thabede in Pimville. ALSO ...

Minnie Dlamini says she knew Hope Mbhele would be a star. Taking to her timeline, she shared snaps of the actress at her Umemulo (a traditional Zulu coming of age ceremony) at the weekend, which was ...

In a creator economy driven by polish, performance, and paid placement, one traditional Zulu coming-of-age ceremony offered a different model for influence. When brands entered Sni’s umemulo not as ...