Monarchs of the shebeens
Showmax series Shebeen Queens shows women’s grit, determination and affection no matter what life throws at them, writes Sbu Mkwanazi
22 September 2024 - 00:00
If the walls of South African townships’ once illicit shebeens could talk, they would tell the most fascinating and harrowing stories. From first popping up in the 1800s and then being even more popular from 1927 — when the Liquor Act formally prohibited black South Africans from entering licensed establishments and selling alcohol themselves —they gave birth to indomitable shebeen queens. ..
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