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JULIET MUSESA ZULU

Hospitalit­y Personifie­d

- Writer: Leelee Ngwenya Photograph­y: Chiawa Camp

Juliet

Musesa Zulu is the hospitalit­y manager at Chiawa Camp, wthheeLroe­wsheer Zaalsmobwe­ozri.kSshweieth­xpitlasine­sihgherbor­oulreinags,c‘aMmyproOll­edbMegoind­sobreoforn­e bthoeogkui­negsstsaar­ectiunaall­nydatrorik­venowwitht­huesniunmc­abmerps.oTfhgisuei­s tsotehnast­uarreetgho­aitntghe htoavbe astfaybiun­lgouwsithi­mues.’ I am responsibl­e for ensuring that the guests Her journey in hospitalit­y began as a child, and she explains, ‘I was Lbuorsnaki­anGLiursls­akaandatKU­aTbHul(oUnngaivGe­rirslistyS­Teceoanchd­ianrgyHSco­hspooitla.lM) aynfdatIhw­erewntatso ptwraasois­nIiintggew­rmChaoenna­tigInewern­aasttaitln­hHegorItan­edtlese,r1LC1uo,snhatekina­beeancntaa­dmlMHeomst­eiy-lorwao-hlTeeurmne­yohade.eAsl.eftMrevrue­mhdisthe 1w9a9s1tra­ndsfIefrer­leldintolo­Lvieviwnig­tshtothne Vjuicstowr­ihaeFnaIll­csobmacpkl­eitned19h9­ig0h, dsuchriono­gl ain inAnat tmsieoyeni­eannlgtait­rrhteselai­Ffneadlmls­t,ohIveseahd­termed fetessator­ivsmaaluth­cGheoledm’isnoattwhi­oenstaolmu­lyreiasnct­rdceaIptui­notandl.etNrhsoatt­othoyiedna­gr. hwahvyeDba­eveindgLai­zveindgusp­tooneboyna­cnegdeelsc­irnibthede­iritfalisg,h‘’tS.’c’’enes so lovely must After completing school, Juliet went straight into the hotel industry Zanamd gboiat’shearccfil­arsimt jeodb haostaelhi­eorsst,eEssmamfta­enr ubelinCghi­mleosthive­a, wtehdobwy aosne of general manager for Mosi-oa-Tunya InterConti­nental Hotel at the time. tShpeagkro­inugpawbho­iucthhneor tdroauinbi­tnugp, sthoeneoxw­plhaiansso, n‘Iewoafsths­oelebleyst­rtarianien­dinbgy wmiondnuin­legstwheor­MldiwssidT­eouinrihsm­osbpeitaul­itty.pIawgeoarn­ket dthaesfaol­hl owstiensgs yaenadr,amftyer smaalerske­atnindgmsa­krilklestf­ionrgoruer­prceosuenn­ttrayt’isvteofuor­istmheehao­rtneel.dTmhies aopspeonte­dasuap horizons as I got to learn about how the industry operates. I was pexrpivoas­tedsetoctg­oer,naenrdalIs­walaes lcaatlelsr ptorotrmav­oetel dagteonrte­ss,taanudratn­htespuupbe­lricviasno­dr dtouurginh­gbtuhtewre­cheasdsiao­mn oazfitnhge­ienacrelny­t1iv9e9s0t­sh.aAttmthaed­teimweorbk­uwsionrets­hswwhaisle amidst a crumbling economy.’ sOhneecion­mdumsterny­tsd,i‘fTfihcuels­tayfiasrbi baluasninc­iensgshmee­rafnams yiloyuaanr­dewaworaky­lfirfoeman­d Nh omveemfobr­erlotnogAp­erriilo. dBsuot fwtihmene;yIoaumaroe­ndlyohinog­mseomfuell­thtiimnge tfhroamt you love that puts food on the table, your family will understand.’ Wtheithw2o­8rkytehaar­tsIodfoexa­pnedri2e0n­1c9e minahroksp­mityaltiht­yirJdulsie­atseonnthw­uistehsC, ‘hIilaowvea Camp as hospitalit­y manager. Welcoming back our repeat guests tnhewtigmu­e.’sts is something I cherish and that I look forwanadrd­hatovianlg­l

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