Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela

Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is a South African brewmaster. Nxusani-Mawela is the first person from South Africa to earn a National Diploma in clear fermented beverages. She is also the first black woman in South Africa to found a microbrewery. Her company, Brewster's Craft, introduces students to the science of beer making and she has also helped organize International Women's Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) events in South Africa.

Nxusani-Mawela first experienced brewing at various family events where traditional beer, known as umqombothi, is often drunk. She grew up in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape and later went to the University of Pretoria where she earned a Bachelor's degree in microbiology. Nxusani-Mawela then did a brewing internship at South African Breweries (SAB) for 18 months. Later, she earned a diploma from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling and then was certified as a trainer for the Institute, becoming the first black African to be accredited. She also earned a certification to judge beer from the South African Beer Judging Certification Program.

In 2013, she partnered with Hoggshead in order to start her own craft brewery, Brewhogs.

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