Help Rebuild Bemugi’s Place

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Hetta Van Heerden
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BaB campaign
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Machangulo
South Africa
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Started 2 months ago
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Buy a Brick. Help Us Rebuild.

To our Bemugi's Place family,

Some places become part of your story.

For many years, Bemugi's Place has been far more than a restaurant. It has been where holidays began and ended, where fishermen returned after long days at sea, where families celebrated milestones, where strangers became lifelong friends, and where unforgettable sunsets were shared over good food, laughter and conversation.

For so many of you, Bemugi's Place became part of your tradition. Part of your story.

In the early hours of 6 August 2026, everything changed.

A devastating fire destroyed the restaurant and bar at Bemugi's Place.

While we are incredibly grateful that no lives were lost and our accommodation remains untouched, the fire claimed far more than just a building.

Our restaurant and bar, commercial kitchen, office, storerooms, furniture, equipment, food and beverage stock, fishing and snorkelling gear, and countless years of hard work disappeared in a single night.

Our carpentry wor...

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H. Van Heerden • 9 Sep '26
A new chapter is taking shape at Bemugi’s Place It’s hard to capture just how much work has happened since the fire, but little by little, Bemugi’s is taking shape again. Around the pool, a new b...

H. Van Heerden • 18 Aug '26
❤️ Bemugi’s Place is still here — and rebuilding has begun Just days after the fire, our staff, family and community were already back on site cleaning, clearing and asking, “ What can I do? ” Th...
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