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Some local residents near a long-planned shopping mall that was being built by a business partly owned by Mzoli's owner criticized his plans in 2008. Some businesses were legally evicted or threatened with eviction from older buildings owned by Mzoli, which were then knocked down to make room for the
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featured Mzoli's on the cover of his magazine in April 2009. He described Mzoli's as "sexy" and praised the "incredible flavor" of its grilled meat. He added that due to the hot temperature in South Africa they can't hang meat like in Europe so they would just kill it, gut it, skin it and eat it.
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reported that he was "still alive and well" and was celebrating his 66th birthday. In May 2021, the restaurant was closed indefinitely. Mzoli Ngcawuzele's daughter Sisanda Mangele said it closed due to "a lot of things, from physical safety to the state of the economy and restrictions of the
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attraction. Amongst Gugulethu's residents, Mzoli's Place has a reputation for public drunkenness and disrespect for the local community. Mzoli's is named after the founder and owner, Mzoli Ngcawuzele. The restaurant closed indefinitely in May 2021 partly due to the impact of the
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raid for drinking in public. The restaurant did not sell alcohol, but Ngcawuzele explained that he could not stop people from bringing their own. Magistrate Donald Grobler accepted Mnqasela's evidence and he received 100,000
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In 2018, Mzoli's was temporarily closed due to a car in front of the butchery being set alight in a protest for better housing. In 2020, amidst rumours that Mzoli Ngcawuzele had died, the
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stalls on the grounds to grill the meat and prepare meals. Mzoli's also provided live entertainment and has become noted as a venue for
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The establishment opened in early 2003. Owner Mzoli Ngcawuzele obtained start-up funding from the
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On November 19, 2006, more than 40 people including a group of tourists and
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called it "a big open-air shack" which "has a devoted following".
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Mzoli's Meats

Gugulethu
Cape Town
Coordinates
33°58′35″S 18°34′11″E / 33.97639°S 18.56972°E / -33.97639; 18.56972
Butcher shop
Restaurant
Nightclub
Deep house
Kwaito
Cape jazz
Marimba
Capacity
butchery
Gugulethu
township
Cape Town
tourist
COVID-19 pandemic
Development Bank of South Africa
Democratic Alliance
Masizole Mnqasela
police
South African rand
Daily Sun

Jamie Oliver
township
Gugulethu

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