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Afrimaxx — Modern African Lifestyle

January 31, 2025

In this episode, host Pamela Mtanga is learning everything about organic farming at Farmhouse58 in Johannesburg. Plus, the most stylish socks in the world, the five Must-Do's in Lagos, talking jerrycans.

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Afrimaxx — Modern Pan-African Lifestyle

This is Africa - unfiltered, unstoppable, and leading the global conversation on creativity and freedom.

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