Popular Eswatini comedy duo and social media sensations Gogo Eswatini and S’lwane are taking their influence beyond the world of entertainment as they prepare to host a groundbreaking men’s wellness camp titled ‘Mfowethu, uGrend?’ at Happy Valley Hotel on July 4, 2026.
The day-long event, scheduled to run from 9 am to 4pm, is expected to bring together men from across the country for honest and meaningful conversations around some of the most pressing issues affecting their lives.
Organisers say the initiative seeks to create a safe space where men can openly discuss personal challenges,
emotional struggles and social pressures that are often hidden behind cultural expectations of strength and resilience.
The camp will feature discussions and presentations on a broad range of topics including mental health, depression, suicide prevention, substance abuse, gambling addiction, 
financial wellness, parenting, reproductive and sexual health, spirituality and the role of the church in men’s mental health, relationships and marriage, sexual and gender-based violence,
the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act, the preservation of the Siswati family structure, grief and loss, as well as personal development and rebuilding one’s life after adversity.
In addition to the educational and wellness-focused sessions, attendees will also be treated to comedy,
music and poetry performances designed to create a relaxed environment while encouraging participants to engage in difficult but necessary conversations. Entry to the event has been set at E250.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the initiative, S’lwane said the idea emerged after observing an alarming rise in social problems linked to men’s mental health.
“We looked within ourselves, searched within our own families and communities. We read newspapers, saw it on TV and heard about it on radio. Worse, even our social media timelines are littered with it.
From the attempted suicides to the completed ones, to the sexual and gender-based violence. The red flags are all over us, unmistakable.
The crisis that is men’s mental ill-health is one we felt we can no longer ignore,” he said.
Gogo Eswatini echoed the sentiment, saying they felt compelled to use their public influence for a purpose greater than entertainment.
“At some point, one feels like their influence is pointless if it is not fully leveraged to help better the lives of the people who make us what we are as influencers or public figures.
Particularly, in such a troubled world as ours lately; every other weekend we are either burying a friend or a relative due to suicide or we are reading in the papers that Man X has butchered Woman X, which to us will always be troubling,” he said.
