Zara

Local clothing manufacturers have been dealt a number of blows in recent years, including the rise of international fast fashion retailers

It’s affordable and in style, but cheap can be nasty; it uses vast quantities of water, pollutes and contributes to climate change

Quality or quantity? The bind of fast fashion

The fashion industry is under assault from the arrival of foreign brands such as TopShop and Cotton On – not to mention the South African government.

Spanish fashion chain Zara has expanded rapidly in recent months to overtake US rival Gap and become the world’s largest clothing retailer.