The 9 Women in 90 minutes series touches on the "so-called “taboo” topics affecting the African women in society such as masculinity, unconventional careers, high performing single mothers, just to name a few.  

In episode 5 we chat to Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela  on how she managed to thrive in a career that is unconventional for women.  

Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is an enthusiastic brewmaster born and raised in Butterworth, a small village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Apiwe got intrigued by the science of beer making during her high school days when she visited an open day at a university. She is a woman of many firsts, emerging as a force to be reckoned with within the craft beer industry. Her company Brewsters Craft, is the first black female owned and operated brewing company in South Africa.