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Welcome beautiful Nkanyezi!

Welcome beautiful Nkanyezi!

Date: 2013-03-07
Nkanyezi, ("Shining Star") the second in the series of commissioned decorated public art rhinos, a project of the eThekwini Community Foundation (ECF), was revealed to the public at King Shaka International Airport on Monday 4 March, 2013.

Based on the success of Yenza a nearly life-size resin rhino, decorated by a collective of crafters in 2012, Nkanyezi has been commissioned by the eThekwini Community Foundation (ECF). The foundation is a proactive, not-for-profit public benefit organisation, strategically aligned to the eThekwini Municipality. Nkanyezi is inspired by the diminutive mythical national treasure golden rhino, Mapungubwe.