Lauded as a “Top African festival” by the BBC and hailed by CNN as one of the “7 African music festivals you really have to see”, internationally acclaimed festival of music and the arts, MTN Bushfire, is calling on the bold, the visionary, and the fearless storytellers of Eswatini to Bring Their Fire to the forefront of change.
As part of its unwavering commitment to igniting conscious creativity and meaningful dialogue, the Bring Your Fire Zone (BYFZ) invites digital creators across the Kingdom of Eswatini to step into the flame and take part in the Bring Your Fire Digital Creators Challenge, a powerful platform where ideas spark action, and voices shape the future.
At the heart of MTN Bushfire lies the Bring Your Fire mandate, a call to awaken purpose, inspire responsibility, and mobilise communities toward positive social and environmental change. This challenge embodies that spirit, empowering young creators to transform their creativity into impact and become catalysts for conversations that matter.
The Bring Your Fire Zone: Where Fire Finds Form
The #BringYourFire mandate finds its most powerful expression in the Bring Your Fire Zone, a dynamic festival space dedicated to creative activism. Here, artists, advocates, visionaries, volunteers, and socially conscious organisations converge, each bringing their voice, talent, skill, and resource to fuel a shared, inclusive vision. It is a space alive with dialogue, collaboration, and bold ideas, where passion meets purpose, and where those who enter are invited not just to witness change, but to be part of it.
The Challenge: Ignite the Conversation
Participants are invited to create a 30-second reel responding to one of the following themes:
Green / Climate / Energy
Prompt:
What does a sustainable future in Eswatini look like, and how can young people be part of it?
Health
Prompt:
What is one change that could improve health and well-being in your community today?
Whether bold or reflective, personal or visionary, creators are encouraged to speak authentically and ignite dialogue through their unique perspectives.
What’s at Stake: Fuel for the Fire
Selected creators will:
- Win a ticket to MTN Bushfire Festival 2026.
- Gain exclusive access to Bring Your Fire Zone experiences and activations.
- Join a vibrant collective of young innovators shaping the conversations that define Eswatini’s future.
How to Enter: Step Into the Flame
- Create your 30-second reel responding to one prompt.
- Share it on your preferred platform.
- Tag MTN Bushfire and use the hashtag #BringYourFire.
Why It Matters
The Bring Your Fire Digital Creators Challenge is a call to action for Eswatini’s young storytellers to rise, reflect, and reimagine what is possible. It exists to move the youth from the margins of conversation to the centre of influence, where ideas are not only shared but felt, challenged, and acted upon. Through this challenge, young creators are invited to use their voices not just for visibility, but for visibility with impact, sparking dialogue, shifting perspective, and strengthening collective responsibility.
Submissions close on 10 May 2026.
The fire is yours. The moment is now. Bring it.
