Amamfengu Heritage GIS is a community-led, indigenous-rooted mapping project preserving the heritage of the Mfengu people and the wider Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Amamfengu was born from a desire to preserve the heritage and history of the Mfengu people, alongside the wider cultural geography of the Eastern Cape. Sites like Peddie, Keiskammahoek, Qonce, Mthatha and Qunu carry layered meaning that risks being lost as landscapes change.
The devastating Mthatha floods, the demolitions in Bongweni Location and the abnormal heat in Qonce also showed that heritage and climate are inseparable — you cannot plan for one without mapping the other. The Amamfengu GIS combines both: heritage mapping and climate-aware spatial planning.
We work in partnership with communities, museums, universities and NGOs to make this archive open, accessible and ever-growing.
To become Africa's leading community-led heritage mapping platform — visible, indigenous, and trusted.
To preserve, visualise and share the heritage of the Mfengu people and the Eastern Cape using GIS, drone imagery and community storytelling.
Preserving indigenous knowledge and cultural memory.
Centering the people who carry this history.
Transparent sources and respectful use of stories.
GIS, drones and AI in service of heritage.
Supporting adaptation alongside preservation.
Born in Keiskammahoek (1991) and raised in Qonce, Eastern Cape, Nwabisa holds a Film Diploma from CPUT (2015) and brings over 10 years of filmmaking experience. After witnessing the Mthatha floods, the Bongweni demolitions and abnormal heat in Qonce, she pivoted into rural development — using film, drone and geospatial tools to drive climate resilience.
A seasoned operations leader supporting Amamfengu's day-to-day delivery, partnerships and client engagements across South Africa.
Our certified drone pilots and geospatial analysts execute mapping, environmental monitoring and live-streaming engagements in the field.
