At the event, the talented Afro Pop singer, Lizibo, kept the audience captivated with his beautiful rhythms.
He took the audience through his journey in the music industry and sang some of his old songs and latest songs. His song "Mosadi o ntshiwa di out' seemed to have resonated well with the women who attended the event.
However, there was a talented young upcoming artist, Jacky, who treated the audience to her magical lyrics. The young woman made sure she takes advantage of the event and served the audience with her numerous beautiful songs and dance moves.
The event also attracted different talented creatives from metal and wood sculptors, beautiful locally crafted beads, earrings and baskets makers, biltong makers, tasty sources and juices as well as tasty local dishes together with beauty products, under one roof.
Some of those talents include Tabaka George, a metal sculptor who made breathtaking artifacts and the wood sculptor does his art as a side hustle as he is a full-time employee at a hotel. Kaone Selema, the director of Raluhk Woods makes beautiful masterpieces out of wood such as wines and candle holders together with traditional games. His craft is eye catching and the wood he uses is of top quality making his art work captivating.
The Organic Naturals Skincare Range also displayed their organic chemical free skincare products made in Botswana. Their products range from bar soaps, serums, masks, facial toners, body butter and oils. They are made from indigenous plants such as mowana, morula and moringa.
They also have beauty products made of turmeric, African rooibos, lemon and tea, wild roses and others. Maungo Craft also displayed their tasty sauces and juices while local fine art creatives in the likes of Prince Tom and Tumisang also displayed their beautiful paintings giving the venue colour. Their different paintings were eye catching and were displayed all over the venue. In an interview with Showbiz, Hilton Gardening general manager, Thabani Ndlovu said they started the event in 2020 during COVID-19 after realising that there was a gap when it came to marketing local entrepreneurs. She added that through the Pusha BW initiative, they had an opportunity to showcase local talent. "We do this for the people and to showcase their talents.
The atmosphere here and the mood is great. We have about 20 people who have accepted to exhibit. We started off rotating exhibitors last year so we have so far hosted a lot of local talents and most of them have given us positive feedback. We have taken our talents abroad where they got exposure.
We also have a corner where we sell local products for our young entrepreneurs free of charge and give them all their proceeds," she said. For her part, HATAB chief executive officer (CEO), Lodu Rakorong said they supported Hilton Garden because as their member they have also aligned with their mandate of promoting tourism in Botswana. She added that the event promoted and created market access for products made in the country. She added that she was happy that most of the exhibitors were youth adding that they needed as much exposure as possible. She also said that would push Botswana forward.
