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Revision as of 19:01, 30 September 2007 by 78.54.17.128 (talk) (→History)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Infobox music venue Mzoli's (also known as Mzoli's Place, Mzoli's Meat, or Mzoli's Butchery) is a butchery, restaurant, and nightclub in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Since it opened in early 2003, it has become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. It is named after its founder and owner, Mzoli Ngcawuzele.
Business
Located in the township of Gugulethu, a poor black neighbourhood some 15 kilometres southeast of the centre of Cape Town, Mzoli's is a "do-it-yourself" market and eatery, selling meat to patrons who in turn hire independent entrepreneurs running braai stalls on the grounds to grill the meat and prepare meals. Mzoli's also provides live entertainment and has become noted as a venue for deep house and kwaito music. Numbers at the venue vary, though sometimes as many as 250 people congregate in the area.
As well as local people, Mzoli's attracts television stars, DJs such as DJ Fresh, politicians such as Tony Yengeni, businesspeople, tourists, and college students. Mzoli's is considered to be a "base camp" where "black diamonds" (a local term for an upwardly mobile class of township-based blacks who are at home in the corporate world) gather and network. In September 2006, Sasha Planting of Financial Mail called it "the destination for everyone".
Tourism
The establishment is a key part of tourism in the area. An example of a tourist-centred activity is the Mzoli's Shebeen Experience, in which tourists are brought to the township from their hotels in Cape Town. In this context, a shebeen is a local bar that sells food. As part of the tour, Mzoli speaks about township life and how Gugulethu has revived since the 1990s. The lunch provided includes local meats and food such as Karoo lamb, boerewors, potjie, umngqusho (samp and beans), mielie pap and mielies. Guests can drink beer and local Cape wine, and Cape jazz and marimba players supply entertainment.
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References
- Adami, Kelly. (August 25, 2006) Financial Mail They may be Legless, but they're going places.
- ^ "Mzoli's - the ultimate user-generated restaurant". cherryflava. May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Unathi Kondile. "Mzoli's Meat". Youth Radio. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- Nicole Alper. "Captivating Capetown, South Africa". Essence. February 2007. p. 216.
- Mzoli's Meat: "by late afternoon there can be 250 people there". Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Sasha Planting. "A taste of ekasi. Mzoli's Butchery". Financial Mail. 2006-09-15. p. 20.
- Dominique Herman (September 18 2006 at 07:39AM). "Black diamonds juggle urban, township worlds". Cape Times. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - South Africa from www.baobabexpeditions.com. Includes a description of the Mzoli's Shebeen Experience. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.