A Beer Pioneer, South Africa's First Black Female Brewery Owner Trains a New Generation
- Nxusani-Mawela is believed to be the first Black woman to own a craft brewery in South Africa.
- At her brewery, Nxusani-Mawela is training 13 young Black graduates on beer making, which started in early June.
- The students come with degrees in chemical engineering, biotechnology, or analytical chemistry and will spend six months learning beer varieties before internships.
- Nxusani-Mawela aims to open the beer-brewing industry to more Black people and women, teaching traditional African brewing methods alongside modern practices.
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A beer pioneer, South Africa's first Black female brewery owner trains a new generation
South Africa’s first Black female beer brewery owner is aiming to shake up the industry. At her Brewsters Academy in Johannesburg, Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela trains young Black science graduates — most of them women — in the art of beer brewing.
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South Africa’s first Black female beer brewery owner is aiming to shake up the industry. At her Brewsters Academy in Johannesburg, Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela trains young Black science graduates — most of them women — in the art of beer brewing. (AP video shot by: Nqobile Ntshangase) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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