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Zizamele Ceramics is about making art that makes a difference.


Not only to the buyer but to the lives of the sellers and the artists too. Zizamele Ceramics is an SMME that trains previously unemployed (and often previously destitute) artists in ceramic creation, life skills and business management. Read more >


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Personalized ceramics from Zizamele

We were commissioned by a lady named Cecile from Johannesburg, to make a 12-lady Bambanani bowl for her in various shades of…RED! Sisanda Mbana, one of our star artists, rose to the challenge beautifully, and this is the finished product:   If you want a specific colour or set of colours for your Bambanani bowl [...]

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Rondebosch Potters Market

This past Saturday, we were up bright and early to take part in one of Cape Town’s finest and longest-running markets – the Cape Town Potters Market in Rondebosch Park. It was a great market with lots of beautiful wares on sale. Zizamele did well as always, with the new functional range of vases, platters [...]

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Zizamele gets first-aid training.

Sisanda, Songezo and Meg (our personal trainer) at St Johns Ambulance Fish Hoek, after completing The Lifesaver first aid course.  We bought a well stocked first-aid kit for the studio and Sisanda is now the first-aider for the group. This was made possible by the Staff Development Fund.  

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