For Nkanyiso Mchunu, portraying Smotoza in eHostela reminds him of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, where he grew up.
Visual artist Mandlenkosi Mavengere's use of banknotes, overloaded buses and hawkers selling on the streets to make a living as background for his portraits paints a gloomy picture about life in his home country Zimbabwe.