Author: Camagwini

By Mihlali Mpendu If you are a student or staff member from Rhodes University, a resident of Phumlani (Extension Two), or a local resident of Makhanda you would have probably heard of mam’ Vuyiswa Antoni. Antoni has practised the art of beadwork for over three decades. She is one of the very few bead workers left in Makhanda who are constant at presenting her art to the masses. Mam’ Antoni started threading her craft of beadwork in 1991 when she became her mother’s assistant. She was later handed the needle to continue threading in the family tradition. Since then she…

By Mihlali Mpendu The Red Café has been one of Makhanda’s cornerstone restaurants since 1997. Initially established at 127 High Street as the Blue Room, the restaurant was the place where people could sit down and enjoy a delicious meal or grab a quick cup of coffee. Fast forward almost three decades later, the Blue Room has removed its blues and become a warm and loving place, renamed the Red Café after its third owner took charge. Louise Boy, the fourth owner and the first woman to inherit the evergreen restaurant, rose to the challenge of owning the Red Café…