Fabrics

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Material change: Bernie Molepo is the founder and managing director of Cosmopolitan Sourcing. Photo: Allaister Russel

From tea lady to MD – the power of self-belief

Bernie Molepo started her own fabric and wallpaper sourcing company

Lesego Chepape

Bongiwe Walaza, who specialises in shweshwe design, uses only the best-quality fabric to make her garments. (Madelene Cronjé, M&G)

The fabric of society needs underpinning

Shweshwe is synonymous with African couture but the industry is under threat from counterfeits.

Thalia Holmes