HARARE – Ankara fabric got its name from a mispronunciation of the Capital or Ghana ACCRA which was central in popularizing this Dutch wax fabric. The fabric was trying to enter Indonesian markets and created a cheaper one, which was rejected by Indonesians but made its way into West African upper class and middle class culture.
Blessed to have this opportunity
It all seemed halted when the lockdown due to the corona virus COVID19 took place right before the hip hop battles we made jackets for. The BATA mic gang paid for some dope HAMBA jackets as a reward for the battle winners.
It was until Noble a Rapper got into an online rap battle that we heard of him. So many things happened in the arts and the rap beef was what we were occupied with for some time before the next viral music dropped in.
We saw the bomber in full hip hop styling.
We took some pictures from his Facebook to show what he wore on stage.
Product description of the jacket
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See our latest collection
HARARE – The new winter collection for women is finally out and available for online orders.
The credits:
Models: Tinerudo and Rutendo
Photography: Tarumbidzwa
Styling and Makeup: HAMBA by Robin Chaibva
EMIRATES waiver policies puts clients anxiety due to COVID19 grounding lots of planes worldwide.
The world is at a standstill and a viral flu with lung implications, COVID19 means that airlines were grounded.
I had planned for a trip to Japan Tokyo and unfortunately had no idea how I was going to make up for the trip cancellation.
Good news is that across the network there is one precedent.
SUMMARY:
Simplifies waivers and refunds policy with one unified approach worldwide
Eases concerns about pre-booked summer travel by extending waiver policy to tickets issued before 31 May 2020, for travel before 31 August 2020
Offers three options:
“We sincerely hope that our customers will choose to rebook and fly with us again at a later time, and that is why we’re offering up to two years validity on their current tickets…
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Emirates did the things and HAMBA can hook up
A Womens Day surprise awaited me this March as a goodie bag from the airline that connects the world.
The BVLGARI travel kit for toiletries was a pleasant surprise for me.
Remembering how HAMBA is inspired by travel I advise the following as wardrobe staples for a HAMBAstic travel.
We are ready to travel via Emirates hub Dubai in May with our travel kit and Hamba Accessories and Clothing. The convenience of transit is close to none for international travel.
Happy Future Travels!
Robz.
Celebrating 11 March the Mashoeshoe Day…death of the first King of Lesotho nation. It was no surprise when our head tailor insisted to use shweshwe for his uniform bomber jacket. I believe staff should love to wear product too!
A brief historyof ShweShwe Fabric
In the 1840s, French missionaries gifted the Basotho Chief, King Moshoeshoe I indigo-printed cloth. Extremely pleased, the King endorsed the fabric and it spread in popularity throughout the Sotho and Zulu inhabitants of his domain. According to historians, the name ‘shweshwe’ derives from its royal influencer, King Moshoeshoe.
In 1858, Germans arrived at the Eastern Cape. They too brought indigo cloth. Xhosa women attending German missionaries adopted shweshwe and it gradually spread throughout the Xhosa people.
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See my latest blog on HAMBA website
HARARE – I get reminded how much blogging has got me to this place when I log into my WordPress to share my journey.
Here we are with a co retail space for Small to Medium Enterprises. Innovative and Functional for the economy…I also manufacture your favourite African brand.
Remember to drop by and see our range of items
145 Fife Avenue (Same Complex as Nu Fife Avenue Pharmacy near Cnr Fife Ave and 5th Street), Avenues in HARARE
263779478199 is how you can get us and get our catalogue!
Peace and Love
Robz.🥰
Having moved from South Africa, I took fitness for granted. Being on a student budget and having no car meant my food and walking sustained my very slim figure. Gym there wasn’t expensive at all either. Maybe an equivalent of $30 for 3 months access per facility or class. These were world class facilities at the gym…yet I had zero interest.
Fast forward, moving back to Zim meant I had more food and less walking, thus I needed a gym. It took me 3 years to find a gym and start my fitness.
Here are some tips on how to survive:
Lower Your Expectations
Expectations? What are those?
Okay get over yourself if you want a world class gym paying $100 membership, excluding the signup fee. That is $1200 a year. Subtract public holidays because in Zimbabwean gym culture, they close on Sundays and Public Holidays. In addition, the festive…
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Past few weeks I have failed to express my feelings then Wakonyo writes this piece on my life
When I decided to leave, I left, but I made sure that you would never forget me. Towards the end, I laced my kisses with a poignant longing, I tailored them with the intention that you would never forget me. Never. The girl that set whole cities on fire for you. The girl that reached into her guts and pulled out her soul to nourish you.
And when I began to pull away, I made sure that the silence was deafening. It roared from the crevices of my absence, belligerent and generous about it like angry Greek gods and their bolts of lightning. You almost destroyed me, you know? Almost. I remembered myself just in time.
This time, I did myself the favour of remembering to erect steel walls around my soul, and impenetrable fortress, protected even from myself. I loved you with more senses than I had, and with…
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It never occurred to me until I read this post that my feeling of being single in the church is experienced by many others who feel as second class citizens in the church… I follow this blog because of a sermon I went my first time at a Jozi church while on break
A couple of weeks ago, we spoke about Singleness from 1 Corinthians 7 and how the church should do better at discipling singles in a sermon titled “It’s Complicated” – Sanctifying Relationship Status. After this sermon, one of our congregants, Gareth Brady, emailed me and shared how he and his wife Robyn wanted to disciple singles in their community, as he had been someone who had experienced a prolonged season of singleness in a church community. I asked him to share this with us in a blog format, and he did. I hope this is helpful & drives us to become better disciple making disciples.
Hi, my name is Gareth, I’m 38 years old, and for the the last year I’ve been married to a beautiful, godly woman who is an absolute blessing and a precious gift to me. We got married 8 months after our first date and are thoroughly enjoying our life together…
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