Factories
latest news & developmentsUS fashion contaminates Africa’s water
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
R1bn boost for black-run factories
The state’s mooted industrialisation plan has been welcomed, albeit with reservations.
China faces consumption tsunami
Selling what China makes to locals has economic pros but sociopolitical and environmental cons, says Patrick Collinson.
Where incentives mean more clothing jobs
<strong>Teigue Payne</strong> unpicks a major difference between clothing factories in South Africa and elsewhere.
High on optimism
Traders catch scent of recovery on global manufacturing figures