In 2022, longtime friends gerhard van wyk and chretien ploum decided to work together as business partners and start ‘uit afrika’, a ‘one-stop-shop’ for lifestyle products from and inspired by southern africa and beyond.
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Products range from fine wines, clothing and shoes, to braai essentials and jewelry; all are on offer and this is only the beginning.
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Born from the idea that africa has much more to offer than most of the world knows, it was decided to start a webshop, offering some of the best products this part of the world has to offer. While supporting our community in the process.
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Concurrently, we will be contributing to charity organisations in South Africa who support communities in need as well as wildlife projects that protect species from extinction.
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Africa is in our blood!
​The love for the african continent stems from both owners’ background:
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Gerhard is south african, born and raised in pretoria where after he moved to cape town, he stayed for 10 years and is currently living and working in the netherlands.
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Chretien is dutch-born, but having lived a lifetime in cape town, he considers himself a ‘Saffa’; he too now lives in The Netherlands. Both still have a thriving network in South Africa, ensuring sourcing of new products on an ongoing basis.
GERHARD
CHRETIEN
