The Burning Question 2050 newspaper supplement in the May edition of The Swazi Observer will coincide with the Yebo! art exhibition of the same name at the 2017 MTN Bushfire Festival of the Arts. The theme of this exhibition is Climate Change, with 40 artists from around Africa creatively exploring the subject and what it means to them, their country and their futures. The newspaper supplement will also be themed around climate change, and will be used as a creative tool to invigorate public awareness and imagination.
This is a storytelling project - not be a traditional “info-supplement” - rather, a creative undertaking that aims to imagine and portray what the world, and particularly Swaziland, will look like in 2050. The supplement will have the look and feel of the real Observer Newspaper, and will be presented as if it is just another “normal day” in 2050, with familiar sections such as local news, international news, business and economics, entertainment, sports, etc.