Textiles
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The making of Mazhar Akhter
At just 24, Mazhar Akhter has transformed his childhood dream of fashion design into a reality, launching his first commercial collection with Pick n Pay Clothing's Futurewear…
Textiles as testimony: Stitching together stories of struggle, survival and gendered history
Textiles hold memory, meaning and power – challenging erasure, celebrating resilience
From tea lady to MD – the power of self-belief
Bernie Molepo started her own fabric and wallpaper sourcing company
Retail sales decline 1.6% in March as belts are tightened
The largest negative contributors to the decrease were retailers in food, beverages, tobacco and general dealers
Clear vision led SA’s industrial revolution
Lessons from when Jan Smuts drove the industrialisation of South Africa in the form of electricity and steel to benefit an elite community
US fashion contaminates Africa’s water
Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water
From rags to riches — if we support local clothing manufacturers
Reviving our industry to its former glory is possible. We have the infrastructure, talent, and a population that is eager to work. Now we just need consumer buy-in.
Weaving ethics into fashion
Fashion looks glamorous but it’s not. Behind the glitz is environmental and social damage