WITH national elections for 2024 in May 29, now proclaimed, MTN Bush Fire has also issued advisory note to the public.
This follows the challenges many South African artists, partners and service providers, to the Bushfire may face as a build up to the elections.
According to Jiggs Thorne, festival director, are engaging the RSA mission in Eswatini to understand the options.
“South African artists, partners and service providers who will be in Eswatini on Election Day are therefore advised to apply for a Special (early) Vote on Tuesday 28 May, 2024, so they may vote in their home voting district before traveling to the festival,” read a media statement from Thorne.
It is important to plan early, so that relevant Bushfire Department heads will be in touch to discuss your preferred voting option, such as a registered SA voter can vote:
1. On Election Day, 29 May, in their voting district in South Africa, if registered to vote in SA.
or
2. On 27 and 28 May in South Africa if registered for special (or early) vote. A voter needs to apply for a special vote online at www.elections.org.za
The application period will be from 15 April to 3 May 2024.
“If for any reason it is not possible to make these dates, the only other option would be to apply to vote at the SA mission in Mbabane, Eswatini, on 18 May ONLY.
This would require voters to submit an online VEC 10 special vote application by 23:59pm, 22 April 2024,” says the media release.
The 17th MTN Bushfire, Africa’s top festival not to be missed, has been confirmed from May 31 to June 2 2024 at Malkerns Valley, eSwatini.
Don’t forget to bring your FIRE!
This years’ festival will be headlined by one of the continent’s most powerful voices, Nigerian global music sensation, Nneka.
Legendary South African singer/songwriter, Thandiswa Mazwai, who will once again set the MTN Bushfire stage ablaze with her uplifting sociopolitical messaging and inspiring fusion of traditional Xhosa rhythms, Mbaqanga, Funk, Jazz and Reggae.
Another perfect complement to the MTN Bushfire aesthetic will be American-Sudanese rapper and producer, Oddissee. Celebrated as a deep-thinking lyricist, Oddissee’s music blends elements of Jazz, Funk, and Go-Go into his Hip Hop-rooted production.
The SA 2024 Grammy nominee Musa Keys, the ‘enigmatic spirit of African Soul’, Bongiziwe Mabandla, and Limpopo superstar Makhadzi; as well as the talentedFilah lah lah and the much-loved Jeremy Loops, alsomake appearance.
The incomparable ‘King of the Zulu Guitar’, Dr Madala Kunene, alongside Guy Buttery, will be on stage, alongside Lesotho singer and songwriter, Maleh, Eswatini’s Bholoja, legendary Stewart Sukuma & Banda Nkhuvu.
International artists who will grace the MTN Bushfire stage include Fetén Fetén from Spain, and Réunion Island’s DJ Sebb.
MTN Bushfire Festival fans can expect the much-loved range of cultural performances, family friendly activities, dance, spoken word and the ever-popular artisanal Barn Marketplace, Global Food Village, and KidZone, as well as an invigorated Bring Your Fire Zone for interactive social and environmental advocacy.
Campers will also enjoy an immersive, elevated nature experience with the 300 trees planted over the years by All Out Africa.
All trees planted in the campsite are indigenous and propagated on Malandela’s Farm by Malandela’s Indigenous Nursery.
The extension of the campsite areas through the conversion of the farm’s sugarcane fields to grassland and indigenous trees are part of the rewilding programme for sections of Malandela’s Farm.
More farmed sugarcane fields have been rewilded through the planting of indigenous trees and grass, a process that is ongoing.
Don’t forget to bring your FIRE!
For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit the MTN Bushfire website, www.bush-fire.com
Top Image (Thandiswa Mazwai returns to the 17th edition of Bushfire in eSwatini).
