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title: "Cape Town township gets a pop-up cinema"
description: "25-year-old Buhle Sithela is bringing movies to children in Harare, Khayelitsha."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "GROUNDUP Video"
author: "Ashraf Hendricks and Mary-Anne Gontsana"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-04-29-cape-town-township-gets-a-pop-up-cinema/"
published: "2021-04-29T16:56:18"
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# Cape Town township gets a pop-up cinema

> 25-year-old Buhle Sithela is bringing movies to children in Harare, Khayelitsha.

By Ashraf Hendricks and Mary-Anne Gontsana · Published 29 April 2021, 18:56 SAST

## Content

*First published in*[*GroundUp*](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/khayelitsha-gets-pop-cinema/)*.*

With his love of movies and experience from working at a cinema, 25-year-old Buhle Sithela has opened his own cinema in Harare, Khayelitsha. Catering to children of all ages, Sithela guarantees a safe space for the young ones during the weekend and public holidays, as he treats them to movies and light snacks at his Vuma Pop-Up Cinema.

[YouTube video: "YouTube video player"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il7Um5v2XAE)

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