Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania
STORY: Human hair wigs find lucrative market in Tanzania
DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022
LENGTH: 00:03:41
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): JOHNSON ALLEN, Hairstylist in Dar es Salaam
2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): LINAH KIDOTI, Fashionista
3. various of wigs in a shop
4. various of social media video clips showing customers wearing wig
STORYLINE:
Johnson Allen, a 28-year-old hairstylist based in Tanzania's business capital Dar es Salaam, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the hair wigs from China are selling like hotcakes in his three shops.
Allen, who owns a chain of hairstyle shops called Jonijo, is nicknamed Jonijo wigs, a recognition he earned after he ventured into the business in 2015.
"I started this business when I was still in secondary school. I started it as a passion when I realized that the future for this kind of business was bright. I threw my full weight into it and in 2018 the business started to pick up," said the hairstylist.
However, he
- Product Code
- ILEA001005227
- Registered date
- 2022/8/14 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
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