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The Old Beer Hall in Kayamandi was opened in 1962, and was also known as “118”, being the 118th building to be erected in the township. The Old Beer Hall served as a government-designated space where male labourers could purchase and…

Phumlani is an emerging graphic designer based in mandi: Phumlani Mtabe

Visual artKayamandi, and is part of the recently established freelance design collaborative KHUPHUKU Design.

Popo Setona is one of the oldest members of the Kayamandi community and carries many years of stories and knowledge about the township.

Popo was born in 1941, when Kayamandi was being established as a township. He went to Langa High School in 1959…

Portia Mpangwa started a small jewellery business from her shack in Kayamandi. She sells her jewellery from her home in Kayamandi mostly to tourists who visit her on township tours. Besides beads, she also incorporates found and recycled objects into…

The Reconciliation Lunch was started in Karin Viviers’s home in Kayamandi. It is a weekly meal that is shared between people of different races, cultures and backgrounds, and aims to facilitate understanding and tolerance.

Currently held at the…

Loyiso, also known as Roots in Kayamandi, has managed several successful food businesses in the township.

His first venture was a small chisa nyama stall, where meat is cooked on an open fire, which his cousin subsequently took over. In 2004, he…

Phumlani created this corporate identity for Roots Restaurants as a project for the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography.

Samuel, originally from Mozambique but now a South African citizen, runs a furniture upholstery and repair shop in Kayamandi. As a boy, he learned to weave grass baskets in Mozambique, and later on learned the craft of upholstery at a factory in…

Sizamile Crèche is one of the oldest crèches in Kayamandi, and many young people in the community have fond memories of growing up in its playground.

Songezo Lupondo’s home formed part of the Kayamandi Creative District (KCD) project, where local homes were transformed into art galleries or house museums where local artists’ work was displayed.

Songezo is a gifted young musician based in…