SD MISSES OUT ON HOSTING MISS WORLD HERITAGE 2017

MBABANE – An opportunity of Swaziland hosting its first international pageant has been lost.

Lack of funds has seen the country failing to host the Miss World Heritage Culture 2017 which was held two months ago.
Swaziland had been given the first preference to host the event after being asked to pitch.

For hosting the event Swaziland needed a sum of E1 million. This money was to be used for accommodation of the contestants, preparations of the main event and for the main prizes. It is worth noting that the budget for Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture stands at E3 million.

This would have meant that the council would spend a chunk of their yearly budget on one event .
The board and committee members of the pageant had already agreed to give Swaziland a chance and it was one of the reasons why the country was asked to pitch.

However because of the lack of funds, a decision not to pitch was taken. As a result the pageant ended up being held in South Africa two months ago.

Representing the country during the pageant in Johannesburg,South Africa, was Miss Cultural Heritage Sindiswa Dlamini.
 Information gathered is that the organisers had approached Swaziland through the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) with the view of giving the hosting rights to the association.

“SNCAC decided not to pitch for the event due to financial challenges.
 


 

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