Chippa’s place

If you ask any South African, of any race or class or creed, what the single unifying force is in the country, they will give you one word: braai.

A braai is a seriously important part of South African national culture and our myriad sub cultures. It’s translated at ‘barbeque’ in English but that’s not coming close to the meaning.

At Mr. Chippa’s, you’re going to visit a shishanyama, a public braai. Started in 1996 off the back of a cellphone business he had at the time, Mr. Mlata (known as Chippa locally) started his restaurant as a way of increasing the social capital in the area. Now over 20 years old, popular with locals and visitors, this is place where you can really enjoy South Africa as most tourists never do.