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Eswatini agency clashes with content creators

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Eswatini travel agency Time To Shine and several content creators fell out after a promotional trip to Mozambique. The disagreement concerns promised services, including accommodation, meals and payment for posts, according to the Times of Eswatini.

A promotional trip to Mozambique organised by Time To Shine, an Eswatini travel agency founded and run by Mvelase Mthembu, has led to a public dispute with several local content creators, according to the Times of Eswatini. Takirra, Gugulethu, LaMngometulu, Usweet Girl, Snakies and Mzwandile took part in promoting the Kota Festival, a cultural event announced in Eswatini.

The dispute concerns differing expectations about the agreement between the agency and the creators, whom Time To Shine contacted on TikTok to promote the trip. The matter has led to public accusations and legal action, the Times of Eswatini reports.

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