How pricing error cost SA designer millions

A SIMPLE error in a price tag has caused a setback for South African designer Hlumelo Nyaluza's global luxury breakthrough, turning R19 500 into a staggering R1.95 million.

- MASABATA MKWANANZI

What should have been a celebration of international success quickly turned into chaos, threatening to undo years of hard work. A misplaced comma in his e-commerce website's pricing code drained his African luxury bag brand of millions over five months.

Originally from the Eastern Cape and now based in Soweto, Nyaluza has always described his life's purpose as helping others achieve their dreams through his imagination. His achievements include writing a book in reverse and developing the social media app HN Citipages, which topped the Google Play Store and received an endorsement from the South African Department of Communications.