By Claire Strydom and Henning Lubbe Directors: Portfolio: Education & Training | SCASA A New Era of Coffee Evaluation In November 2024, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) int...

What a weekend! Congratulations to all the competitors and their teams for an incredible effort at the 2025 National Coffee Competitions. And a huge well done to the SCASA Board of Directors, the ...

By Claire Strydom and Henning Lubbe Directors: Portfolio: Education & Training | SCASA As we enter the 2025/26 coffee season, the Specialty Coffee Association of Southern Africa (SCASA) i...

It was so wonderful to have this opportunity for the competitors! My favourite piece of advice from Cole Torode was, "Out on stage you are only competing against yourself, so support you...

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Somewhere in the middle of the crazy month that is April, the SCASA KZN Regionals were held at Ciro's Durban HQ and the space was brimming with nervous anticipation! Congratulations to everyone ...

An exciting weekend of SCASA competition was hosted by the wonderful team at Kushinda Academy, a world class Culinary Education academy in Roodepoort. There was a great vibe and lots of support for ea...

The 21st African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition, hosted by the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA), brought together top coffee professionals, industry leaders, and producers from ac...

During the competition Photography Credits: Arnelle Booysen Winners Announcement images: SCASA Coffee Above all else, the thing we love most about SCASA coffee competitions is the way it bring...

We're in a crazy time in coffee. But, in Dubai, another universe exists where the price of coffee has no limits and exclusivity is valued almost above all else. This is the very pointy end of the ...

Wow. In Dubai, they go BIG and nothing is impossible. In a world first an auction for some of the World's rarest coffees will take place. Auctions are a well-known way of securing top lots of coff...

World of Coffee Dubai has been a huge success for the MENA Region, bringing together the best of the best in coffee from around the globe to share knowledge, compete and taste incredible brews! It...

Want a way to get your coffee business to a global audience? This Expo has grown exponentially in the last 4 years and we can't recommend it enough. The level of talent that is gathering this year...

We've had the privilege to go to each of the World Of Coffee Dubai events and it has been incredible to see how the platform has grown. With direct flights from so many cities around the world, th...

Congratulations to the newly elected SCASA Board Members.  These are your elected Coffee Industry people tasked with the leadership of the Association for the next two years. Amongst ...

The shortlist for the Specialty Coffee Association of Southern Africa Board of Directors has been released.  Why is the BoD important?  These elected officials will determine the futur...

An interview with Craig Smith, the man behind new green coffee importing company, Ikusasa Coffee Trading. Tell us a little about your background in coffee before Ikusasa?  Before coffee, ...

World of Coffee Copenhagen Achieves Historic Attendance As always there were some delicious coffees to taste! This was the COE tasting from Guatemala. World of Coffee Copenhagen welcomed a re...

This year Bootlegger Coffee Company celebrates 10 years of being in business and their growth has been incredible. Bootlegger is now one the most recognisable franchise coffee brands in the South Afri...

Sucafina, a leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company globally, is pleased to announce the opening of Sucafina Guatemala.  “Sucafina Guatemala will benefit the supply c...