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Draped in tradition, dipped in sweetness, and wrapped in pure elegance ✨

Step into the spotlight and compete for the Elegance Award 👑
Win R1000 cash + a R250 Arte Carts voucher — just by showcasing your saree style, confidence, and presence.

How to enter:
📲 WhatsApp your name to 083 778 1991
📍 Be at the festival by 12H00
🏆 Winner announced during the Saree in Literature session

Join us at the 2nd Annual Saree’s & Sweetmeats Festival — where culture meets celebration, flavours meet heritage, and every saree tells a story. ❤️💛

📍 Umhlanga
🗓 26 April 2026
⏰ 11:00 – 19:00

Come dressed. Come bold. Come win. ✨

You are invited...

Introducing “First Edition”: A New Chapter at Made In Durban

We are thrilled to unveil First Edition, a curated category for collectors, historians, and bibliophiles. This collection brings together rare literary gems, from foundational spiritual texts to high-octane adventure, each with a story that extends far beyond its pages.

Whether you are looking for a sacred blessing or a piece of South African history, these highlights are now available:
Spiritual & Philosophical Treasures
• Sivananda: The World-Saviour More than just a book, this is a spiritual artifact. This copy features a hand-inked personal blessing by Swami Sivananda himself, offering a direct connection to one of the 20th century’s greatest yoga masters.
• Self-Knowledge (Atma-Jnana), 1905 A rare, early 20th-century printing of this foundational Vedantic text. A must-have for serious students of Eastern philosophy.
• Religions of Ancient China (1905) An insightful historical perspective on Chinese spiritual traditions, preserved in its original 1905 form.
• Heine’s Religion and Philosophy in Germany (1882) A stunning 19th-century edition of Heinrich Heine’s critical work, exploring the intellectual soul of Germany.

South African Heritage
• Wilbur Smith: Gold Mine (1970 First Edition) Experience the raw power of Wilbur Smith’s early work. This 1970 Heinemann First Edition is a cornerstone of South African adventure fiction. This particular copy carries unique provenance, featuring an Ex Libris plate from the MK Gandhi Library in Durban, making it a true collector’s item for those who cherish local history.

Discover the "First Edition" collection today at madeindurban.co.za

Rare books are more than just paper - they are preserved moments in time. Secure your piece of history before these one-of-a-kind copies are gone.

Join us at 14H00 on Sunday, 25 January at the Umhlanga Apart-Hotel for a book launch like no other.

THE DEAL: Buy the book and get the infamous Black Woolies Bag. THE CATCH: There isn't R500k inside (sorry!).
THE PRIZE: Inside, you’ll find the book and a Lotto Ticket to help you make your own millions.

WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING:
“Move over, Sherlock Holmes. In Kiru Naidoo, we finally have a man who can find a bag of w**d in a strange neighborhood just by shouting the word 'G***a' at a confused dog.”
- The Daily Mail

“I is not gonna lie, this book is well wicked. It’s got more 'h-dropping' than a Cockney convention and more chicken wings than a Nando's platter. Respek.”
- Ali G (In a leaked WhatsApp message)

“Kiru Naidoo proves that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beer-holder. Or the stomach. Or wherever the lager landed in his cornflakes this morning.” — The Wine & Spirits Gazette