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Kwa Mai-Mai market

South Africa

Kwa Mai Mai Traditional Market also known as Ezinyangeni, (the Place of Healers) is a fixed market and a collection of cultural memories, a venue where curators of cultural beliefs ply their trades. Located underneath overpasses and bridges, Kwa Mai Mai acts as heritage site, cultural hub, arts & craft market in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, South Africa. Kwa Mai-Mai is more than an informal trading market, it is home to approximately 600 people and generations of families have made this a place for indigenous medicine and traditional healing as well as a central meeting place on weekend's with a vibrant street culture and flame grilled meet. Families, who live in this area, have worked together as a community to re-imagine their realities. Visitors will find a neat and compact village with paved alleys, small shops and a tightly knit community.

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