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The Kuyasa Kids group performed at the Stellenbosch Heritage Festival in 2015

The Kuyasa Kids performing arts group started in 2004 from the Kuyasa NGO programme, which sponsors children to attend school in Kayamandi. The group initially started with sponsored children, but has since expanded, as there are no other platforms…

The Legacy Centre is a multifunctional community centre established in 2001 in partnership with Stellenbosch Congregation and Stellenbosch Municipality. The centre hosts several programmes, ranging from adult craft workshops and after-school care to…

Lerato: Thank you for your interest in my story and craft. My name is Lerato Mtiya, born and raised by my two parents in Whittlesea near Queenstown in the Eastern Cape province. My parents came to Stellenbosch in the Western Cape in the year 1994…

The Kayamandi Arts and Culture Festival is an annual event that showcases the creative talents of the Kayamandi community. It is organised by the Lokxion Foundation and features a gospel festival, beauty pageant, drama competition as well as sports…

Love2Give is an NGO based in Kayamandi that runs a food gardening programme as part of its activities.

Its food garden is tended by women from the township, who often have come from the Eastern Cape with knowledge of subsistence farming, but with…

Mama Swartbooi is one of the oldest residents of Kayamandi and is also well known for her cooking.

Her house is situated on Swartbooi Street, named after her husband’s family. She is one of the first residents in Kayamandi to have opened up her…

Mzuzo is a decorative artist based in Kayamandi, practising his craft from his shack. He works mostly with recycled materials from nature, with which he makes decorative art objects. He currently keeps a day job as a gardener, but hopes to turn his…

This piece by Mzuzo is made from acorns, wood and sand.

This piece of decorative art by Mzuzo is made on corrugated cardboard with recycled materials.