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FOOD & DRINK


WES TERN CAPE


TASTE OF THE TOWNSHIP


Abigail Mbalo’s Xhosa-inspired fine-dining establishment in Khayelitsha is one of many inspiring stories luring visitors to South Africa’s townships


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efore I feed you, I want to show you somewhere. Quick, let’s go!” says Abigail Mbalo, jogging out of her restaurant, 4Roomed eKasi Culture, and hopping into my car


before I’ve even switched off the engine. She directs me through the streets of the township she grew up in. This is Khayelit- sha, on the periphery of Cape Town. The sun’s setting on a Friday night; locals are parked up, playing music from their car speakers. We pass lively shisa nyama bar-


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becues, and children shrieking with joy as they play games on the pavement. “One of the biggest misconceptions about South Africa is that you mustn’t go to the town- ships because they’re unsafe. That’s so wrong!” says Abigail as we leave the car and stride up the steps of Lookout Hill. From the top, we watch the last of the sun’s rays fall behind Table Mountain in the distance as lights flicker on across the township. “As a traveller, you’d pass this by. You wouldn’t think so much beauty lies inside Khayelitsha,” she sighs. “We’re working hard to change people’s expectations.” After a star turn on series three of MasterChef South Africa, Abigail gave up her career as a dental technician and moved her family back to the township where she’d spent her youth. “I wanted to be a role model and to invest in and develop this space,” she tells


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