Patricia Pillay is changing the face of Mzansi’s vibrant beer industry. She chats to Food For Mzansi about initiatives to empower young black brewers, and government’s lack of support to ...
If ever you had an excuse to raise your beer glass, today is it. It’s South African National Beer Day, and the perfect excuse to crack open a cold one. ...
Covid-19-related restrictions have ruined many craft beer and wine businesses, but it also gave birth to a new wave of consumers seeking black-owned alcoholic products. Brewmaster Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela believes this ...
When government dealt her a bad hand through its alcohol bans, beer brewer Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela adjusted her focus and worked hard at brand awareness. "I needed to prove to myself ...
Only 10% of South African craft brewers believe they will be able to continue trading in the near future if the current restrictions on the trade of alcohol and the ...
The South African craft beer industry is holding its breath as it waits for the world’s largest brewer, Ab InBev, to make a decision on whether they will continue supplying ...
South Africa’s only malting company to offer a variety of specialty malts to beer brewers has been forced to close its doors forever. This is due to the fastening grip of ...
The craft brewing industry boasts many passionate women who are shining in this male-dominated industry across Mzansi. But there is one jewel in the mix that is taking the industry ...
Five years ago, the term “craft beer” could easily have been mistaken for a swear word or an upper-class sangoma’s attempt at making ginger beer. Since then, the industry has exploded with ...