{"id":56893,"date":"2026-04-22T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56893"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:46:13","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngrace-mondlana-sits-for-28-hours-to-braid-tiny-afro-hair-pays-r3-5k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/22\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigngrace-mondlana-sits-for-28-hours-to-braid-tiny-afro-hair-pays-r3-5k\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Mondlana sits for 28 hours to braid tiny afro hair, pays R3.5K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190651\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190651\" class=\"wp-image-190651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-Mondlana-sits-for-28-hours-to-braid-tiny-afro.jpg?resize=600%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-Mondlana-sits-for-28-hours-to-braid-tiny-afro.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grace-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-190651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace Mondlana shows off new braid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grace Mondlana has set social media abuzz after documenting an intense 28-hour braiding session that left many both impressed and divided.<\/p>\n<p>The popular creator, known for her natural beauty content and bare-faced selfies, shared the entire process with her followers.<\/p>\n<p>According to her posts, the braiding began at 10am and only wrapped up at 1pm the following day, turning what seemed like a routine hair appointment into a marathon experience.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having a relatively small afro, the time it took to complete the intricate braids quickly became a major talking point online.<\/p>\n<p>Mondlana later revealed that the session cost her R3,500, a figure that sparked even more conversation among viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the experience, she wrote: \u201c28 hours later, braiding Gracey is back. I last cut my hair on the 1st of February 2026, and I swore that I\u2019d braid my hair at the end of April, shiny or cloudy. Small braids aren\u2019t for the faint hearted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her transparency drew mixed reactions.<\/p>\n<p>While many praised the final look and commended the stylist\u2019s dedication, others questioned the duration and cost, with some arguing that the hairstylist deserved even higher pay for the effort involved.<\/p>\n<p>Mondlana also went live during the process, giving fans a real-time glimpse into the lengthy transformation, which only added fuel to the online buzz.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXZeiOdAqSc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Grace #Mondlana #sits #hours #braid #tiny #afro #hair #pays #R3.5K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Grace Mondlana shows off new braid Grace Mondlana has set social media abuzz after documenting an intense 28-hour braiding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56895,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56893\/revisions\/56895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}