BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU
MBABANE – And the top five are!
Swazi Boy last night released the top five in each of the 23 categories of creatives for the upcoming Creators Awards.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Swazi Boy, Nokwanda Sibandze, shared with this publication that the top five of this year’s Eswatini Creative Awards were finally out.
The top 10 were released last month, and voting closed on Friday, December 29, 2023. It’s worth mentioning that last year there were 30 categories; this was done to ensure inclusivity.
According to Sibandze, the date and venue for this year’s awards will be revealed at a later date.
1. GRAPHIC DESIGNER
- ZUMA
- CHARCOAL NSIBANDZE
- VICTOR DLAMINI VG
- SANDILE SIMELANE
- JADA MANANA
2. DECO
- THREE FAIRIES EVENTS
- AMMZAT DÉCOR
- HOUSE OF WEDDING AND DÉCOR
- BUCIE APHE DINGISWAYO
- TREASURE ISLAND
3. BEST DJ
- AYA CITY
- OBSESSION
- SGITHA
- ITS ALL BLAQ
- THE BISHOPS
- DJ EASY
4. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- YOUNG ZESH
- LYRIKAL BUSTA
- SPHIWO NDONI
- M NATION
- MVIKZOR
5. NAIL TECH OF THE YEAR
- HUNNY WHO DID YOUR NAILS
- NAILS BY THANDEKILE
- TAPEEL TSABEDZE
- FUFU MPUMIE ZWANE
- NUKKY MDLULI
6. BEST POET
- CHRISTIAN MAZ
- POET AMANDLA
- MAVARA LE POET
- TONY SAME MABASO
- FLEMINQ
7. BEST COMEDIAN
- MCOLA LOHLEBAKO
- GOGO& SLWANE
- DR SHAKES
- SBU NGWENYA
- SMALLZ THE COMEDIAN
- GEDLEMBANE B83
8. BEST VIDEOGRAPHER
- DIREKTOR KWENU
- THABISO TERMIE MVULANE
- EJAL’DINI STUDIOS
- MASTER THANDOW
- MXO MADRUMS
9. BEST CURATED EVENT
- MAKOTI FESTIVAL
- FARMERS MARKET
- MTN BUSHFIRE
- HOUSE MUSIQ FEST
- LUJU FESTIVAL
- ESWATINI SPRING FASHION WEEK
10. BEST BAKER
- KHETHAS CONFECTIONARIES
- CHARMAINE DLAMINI
- BUCIE APHE DINGISWAYO
- SHENGWELIHLE MABUZA
- CAKES BY ATO
11. YOUTUBER OF THE YEAR
- PRINCESS JOWEEZY
- PHRONESIS THE CONTENT CREATOR
- TEBELELIHLE NXUMALO
- MBALI NXUMALO
- MPHESH DLAMINI
- TITITI NTSHANGASE
12. BEST STREETCULTURE WEAR
- COTTON SWAY
- GUZZANI
- SKOON DRIP
- TEDDZ URBAN
- BAD RELIGION
13. BEST MUSIC PRODUCER
- GENES OF THE VIBE
- MVULENI MNISI
- !SOOKS
- DJ CITIE YC
- TNS SAVY
- SLOTTA
14. BEST VISUAL ARTIST
- LWAZI TSELA
- XOS ART
- SAM SHO ART
- LINDANI SWAZI ARTIST
- SLIM BEE DE ARTIST
15. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
- SHAAQ D
- DEELANGZA
- MTHORA’S CAPTIONS
- MSHOLOZI
- SWIFTONADE
- LUCKY B PHOTOGRAPHY
16. BEST MAKEUP ARTIST
- FACEBEAT BY BUBU
- NONTOKOZO MABASO
- SEMUSA’S BEAUTY SECRETS
- CANDICE LANGELIHLE MDLULI
- SAKHILE MHLANGA
17. BEST MC
- NDOSH
- MTHA
- THAMIE PASTOR BAE NDLOVU
- MDURA
- MNQOBI TSABEDZE
18. BEST FASHION DESIGNER
- REDSTORE SD
- SLINDILE DLAMINI
- NELLY LUJU NDLOVU
- SANDZISO BIBI DLAMINI
- HANDS OF NONTOY
19. TIK-TOKER OF THE YEAR
- CHRISTIAN DUBE
- MDURAI SABELA MSIBI
- SIHLE MCKOMZER( NTOMBI ZEQWAQWA)
- NCAMISO NTSHINGILA (SLWANE)
- SWAZI KWEEN
20. INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
- ZINDZI THWALA
- SMILWESIHLE NDLANDLA
- ILLA PENBOY
- MNQOBI TSABEDZE
- BONKHE SHABANGU
- NDOSH
21. SOFTWARE/IT DESIGNER
- ZWA WITH ONE Z
- MLONDIE M
- LWAZI DLAMINI
- TISITANO
- CELUMUSA CELO
22. UPCOMING ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR
- MAGONGO MKHULEKO
- VICTOR DLAMINI
- NHLONIPHO KUNENE
- NONTSIKELELO SYCRO DLAMINI
- SMD ARCHITECTS
23. CEO’S AWARD