MEET KASIKAZI, THE AFROPOP QUEEN-IN-THE-MAKING – Eswatini Positive News

A person with braided hair adjusts large black sunglasses with one hand, wearing a white shirt and hoop earrings against a light purple background, embodying the vibrant style often seen in Afropop culture from Eswatini.

BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE

MANZINI – Slim-built, ever-smiling, and soft-spoken, she walks into the room with the kind of quiet confidence that makes you want to lean in and listen.

Her name is Siphokazi Tsabedze, but on stage she is known as Kasikazi, a rising afropop and hip-hop sensation determined to carve her name into Eswatini’s music history.

At just 15, Kasikazi discovered her voice. “I always loved music,” she recalled.

“It was more than a hobby for me. I wished to share my wisdom through songs, to encourage, advise and…