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Lulama Njapa
Travel & Lifestyle Writer ✍️ Roaming Africa, one story at a time | Jazz & African Music lover| Bylines: OkayAfrica |Mail & Guardian | Sunday Times |City Press
Travel & Lifestyle Writer ✍️ Roaming Africa, one story at a time | Jazz & African Music lover| Bylines: OkayAfrica |Mail & Guardian | Sunday Times |City Press
5 Travel Trends Expected to Define Travel in 2026!
5 Travel Trends Expected to Define 2026
Travel in 2026 is expected to become slower, quieter, and more intentional.Industry forecasts suggest that people are no longer travelling just to escape routine, they are travelling to rest, recon…
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
5 Travel Trends Expected to Define Travel in 2026!
Hurghada, Egypt 🇪🇬
December 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hurghada, Egypt 🇪🇬
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Every so often a new group of South Africans learn that South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia have the "same" national anthem. 😂
September 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Every so often a new group of South Africans learn that South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia have the "same" national anthem. 😂
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Thinking of Lake Malawi. ❤️🇲🇼
A Memory of Lake Malawi
One of my favourite Malawi memories. ♥️ I took this in Karonga, Northern Malawi, on the morning of my 37th birthday. I’d been up all night celebrating with people I’d only just met, carried by the …
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog
September 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thinking of Lake Malawi. ❤️🇲🇼
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Malawi goes to the polls for the 2025 elections, tomorrow. I talked with young Malawians about the significance of this election. We discussed their hopes, concerns, and frustrations.
Despite Frustration With Politics, Malawi's Youth Remain a Decisive Force in the 2025 General Elections
Malawian youth speak to OkayAfrica about their hopes and fears amid economic hardship, broken promises, and fading hope, as the country heads to the polls.
www.okayafrica.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Malawi goes to the polls for the 2025 elections, tomorrow. I talked with young Malawians about the significance of this election. We discussed their hopes, concerns, and frustrations.
I belong to Africa. 🌍♥️⛰️🥾
September 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I belong to Africa. 🌍♥️⛰️🥾
In my latest blog post, you'll read about this wonderful place in Ulundi called Umuzi Bush Camp! If you're interested in travelling for heritage and culture, this blog is for you. Spoiler alert: It's built on the land where King Cetshwayo built his palace!
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog/2025/08/28/u...
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog/2025/08/28/u...
Umuzi Bush Camp: An Immersive Experience of Zulu Hospitality & History
The thing about Zulu history is that it isn’t always locked away in libraries & archives. It is alive. You can trace the footsteps of historic figures and walk on the land that still holds thei…
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In my latest blog post, you'll read about this wonderful place in Ulundi called Umuzi Bush Camp! If you're interested in travelling for heritage and culture, this blog is for you. Spoiler alert: It's built on the land where King Cetshwayo built his palace!
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog/2025/08/28/u...
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog/2025/08/28/u...
Kojo Baffoe's podcast: Listen To Your Footsteps is such a gem. Kojo is constantly delivering quality conversation.
August 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Kojo Baffoe's podcast: Listen To Your Footsteps is such a gem. Kojo is constantly delivering quality conversation.
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Last year, while working with a group, I visited the Shaka iLembe set while they were filming Season 2. On set we weren’t allowed to take photos but when we were taken to the old Mthethwa site (which wasn’t being used for filming at the time), I was allowed to capture a few moments.
Last year, while working with a group, I visited the Shaka iLembe set while they were filming Season 2. On set we weren’t allowed to take photos but when we were taken to the old Mthethwa site (which wasn’t being used for filming at the time), I was allowed to capture a few moments.
August 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
#throwback
Last year, while working with a group, I visited the Shaka iLembe set while they were filming Season 2. On set we weren’t allowed to take photos but when we were taken to the old Mthethwa site (which wasn’t being used for filming at the time), I was allowed to capture a few moments.
Last year, while working with a group, I visited the Shaka iLembe set while they were filming Season 2. On set we weren’t allowed to take photos but when we were taken to the old Mthethwa site (which wasn’t being used for filming at the time), I was allowed to capture a few moments.
I am no political analyst, but here are some thoughts I penned for OkayAfrica about Gayton McKenzie and the GNU. A big thank you to Makhosini Mgitywa for bringing clarity to some of my thoughts.
www.okayafrica.com/what-gayton-...
www.okayafrica.com/what-gayton-...
Op-Ed: What Gayton McKenzie’s Controversies Reveal About South Africa’s Fragile GNU | OkayAfrica
A year into his tenure, the Sport, Arts and Culture Minister embodies both the promise and peril of the Government of National Unity.
www.okayafrica.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I am no political analyst, but here are some thoughts I penned for OkayAfrica about Gayton McKenzie and the GNU. A big thank you to Makhosini Mgitywa for bringing clarity to some of my thoughts.
www.okayafrica.com/what-gayton-...
www.okayafrica.com/what-gayton-...
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Malawi | Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, known globally for dissolving thousands of child marriages and sending girls and boys back to school, has passed away. Her leadership reshaped Malawi’s fight against harmful traditions and child marriage.
I wrote this piece for OkayAfrica. The article is about Chief Kachindamoto of Malawi who became world-renowned for dissolving child marriages and sending girls (and boys) back to school. She passed away a few days ago. An incredible loss. 💔
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
Who Will Carry on Chief Theresa Kachindamoto’s Fight Against Child Marriage? | OkayAfrica
The senior chief annulled thousands of child marriages in Malawi, sent girls back to school, and forced her country to reckon with harmful traditions.
www.okayafrica.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Malawi | Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, known globally for dissolving thousands of child marriages and sending girls and boys back to school, has passed away. Her leadership reshaped Malawi’s fight against harmful traditions and child marriage.
Amanda Seales was not wrong for checking that Angolan kid about the black experience of African Americans in America and Africans in America.
August 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Amanda Seales was not wrong for checking that Angolan kid about the black experience of African Americans in America and Africans in America.
YouTubers arguing with Egyptologists about the pyramids is a bit cringe. But maybe that’s just my inner establishment talking. 😏
August 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
YouTubers arguing with Egyptologists about the pyramids is a bit cringe. But maybe that’s just my inner establishment talking. 😏
I wrote this piece for OkayAfrica. The article is about Chief Kachindamoto of Malawi who became world-renowned for dissolving child marriages and sending girls (and boys) back to school. She passed away a few days ago. An incredible loss. 💔
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
Who Will Carry on Chief Theresa Kachindamoto’s Fight Against Child Marriage? | OkayAfrica
The senior chief annulled thousands of child marriages in Malawi, sent girls back to school, and forced her country to reckon with harmful traditions.
www.okayafrica.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I wrote this piece for OkayAfrica. The article is about Chief Kachindamoto of Malawi who became world-renowned for dissolving child marriages and sending girls (and boys) back to school. She passed away a few days ago. An incredible loss. 💔
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
www.okayafrica.com/who-will-car...
📍Lake Naverone
Underberg, South Africa
Underberg, South Africa
July 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📍Lake Naverone
Underberg, South Africa
Underberg, South Africa
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Kevin Costner was just so delightful to watch on Yellowstone. ♥️
July 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Kevin Costner was just so delightful to watch on Yellowstone. ♥️
Some of the questions in this list might sound basic.
But I’ve come to learn that what’s basic to one person might be a revelation to another.
Especially when it comes to African heritage.
But I’ve come to learn that what’s basic to one person might be a revelation to another.
Especially when it comes to African heritage.
Questions to Ask Your Elders Before They Are Gone
Because too much of our history lives in memory, not on paper. Why This MattersIn many parts of Africa, colonisation didn’t just take land. It took names, languages, rituals, and stories. It interr…
wanderlustlulu.travel.blog
July 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Some of the questions in this list might sound basic.
But I’ve come to learn that what’s basic to one person might be a revelation to another.
Especially when it comes to African heritage.
But I’ve come to learn that what’s basic to one person might be a revelation to another.
Especially when it comes to African heritage.
As an African, what do you look for when you visit other African countries? What sort of activities do gravitate towards?
If we were to travel Africa like Africans, what would that look like??
If we were to travel Africa like Africans, what would that look like??
July 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As an African, what do you look for when you visit other African countries? What sort of activities do gravitate towards?
If we were to travel Africa like Africans, what would that look like??
If we were to travel Africa like Africans, what would that look like??