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How Dlova is taking African hair to new artistic heights

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The first things that come to mind when Nikiwe Dlova’s name is mentioned are hair, art, beauty and African. The Soweto-born creative started her business OwnUrCrown in 2018 when she saw a gap in the hair artistry industry.

She had her first pop-up salon at the Basha Uhuru Festival at

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