competitions
Calling all Judges for the NATIONAL SEMI-FINAL COMPETITION 2022
We are looking for Judges for our annual National Semi-Final Competition, incorporating all five Regions (Gauteng, WC, EC, KZN & Central) during one event. This will be taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton, Johannesburg from 26-28 June 2022. We...
SCASA NATIONAL SEMI-FINAL COMPETITION 2022
We are in the process of collaborating with HOSTEX, to bring you the annual National Semi-Final Competition, incorporating all five Regions (Gauteng, WC, EC, KZN & Central) during one event. Due to the effects of COVID-19 and the restrictions resulted therefrom,...
SCASA COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT
Regional Coffee Competition details to be announced once there is more clarity on the stabilising of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Provisional dates to be announced where available, however also subject to change in the event of uncertainty. In the meantime we would like...
NATIONALS 2020: BARISTA RANKINGS
Herewith the final rankings of the 2020 National Barista Championship for the 2019 cycle. SCASA’s National Coffee Competitions were held 1-3 March 2020 at HOSTEX at the Sandton Convention Centre.
NATIONALS 2020: THE WINNERS
South Africa has three new coffee champions for 2020 that will be competing at Worlds later this year, as decided at Hostex (3 March 2020). Two time National barista champion (2017 & 2018) Winston Thomas from Cape Town (Winston Douglas Coffee) clinched the 2020...
NATIONALS 2020: GOOD LUCK COMPETITORS
The time has come to compete to learn who will become the 2020 Barista, Cup Tasters and Latte Art Champions. Reacquaint yourself with our Coffee Competitors in SCASA's 2020 National Coffee Competitions, 1-3 March at HOSTEX at the Sandton Convention Centre. CENTRAL...
NATIONALS 2020: PRIZE MONEY UP FOR GRABS
BIG NEWS! Sanremo Coffee Machines will be giving away R16,000 in prize money and gift bags to all the top competitors at the 2020 SCASA National Coffee Competitions at Hostex, 1-3 March. Sanremo has also included a special award for the 'Best New Talent', so stay...
NATIONALS 2020: The Judges Speak Out!
With Nationals just around the corner (1-3 March at Hostex - Africa's Food, Drink and Hospitality Trade Expo, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg), we spent time with some of this year's judges to get to know them better and to learn what advice they have...
Meet Wency Masawi, the KwaZulu-Natal Region’s Cup Tasters Champion for 2019
It's been three years since Wency Masawi has tasted victory. The 2019 and 2016 Cup Tasters Champion spills the beans on his coffee journey at the recent KZN Coffee Competitions. (Wency Masawi the winner of the 2019 KZN Cup Tasters Competition. Themba Ndlovu was...
Meet Kgune Dlamini, the KwaZulu-Natal Region’s Barista Champion for 2019
(Kgune Dlamini from Lineage Coffee, the winner of the 2019 KZN Barista Competition, here with 2018 winner Dieter Liebenberg. Photo: The Coffee Magazine) After placing third at the KZN Coffee Competitions last year (2018) and sixth at Nationals this year (2019), Kgune...
SCASA KwaZulu-Natal Region Coffee Competitions 2019 – Winners
Congratulations to all our KwaZulu-Natal Region Coffee Competitions winners! All three competitors have qualified for the National Coffee Competitions in March 2020. The Barista Specialty Awards went to (as determined in the semi-final round): ⭐️ Best...
SCASA KwaZulu-Natal Region Coffee Competitions 2019 – Schedule & Competitors
KwaZulu-Natal's 2019 Regional Coffee Competitions will comprise of three disciplines: The Cup Tasters Competition, the Latte Art Competition and the Barista Competition, running 7-9 November at The Pearls Mall in Umhlanga, Durban (6 - 8 Lagoon Drive, 4320 Umhlanga...