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Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards announce 2024 nominees

2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

2 May 2024

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

26 Mar 2024

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Source Africa 2018 to tackle trends, tech and trade in clothing and textile sector

Source Africa 2018 to tackle trends, tech and trade in clothing and textile sector

4 Jun 2018

Why the High Street should better harness digital technology - inside its shops

Why the High Street should better harness digital technology - inside its shops

Anthony Kent 18 May 2018

Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online

Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online

10 Apr 2018

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Mar 2018

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

1 Mar 2018

Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Feb 2018

Amna Elshandaweely's latest fashion collection launched at Design Indaba 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

#DesignIndaba2018: Fashion with a social conscience

Louise Marsland 22 Feb 2018

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

20 Feb 2018

AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa

AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa

14 Feb 2018

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Mark Allix 8 Feb 2018

East Africa: Smuggling, hides exports hurting bid to grow leather trade

East Africa: Smuggling, hides exports hurting bid to grow leather trade

Njiraini Muchira 6 Feb 2018

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Nigeria's Skarabrand hits 1,000 items sold in 11 cities

Nigeria's Skarabrand hits 1,000 items sold in 11 cities

Tom Jackson 19 Jan 2018

(c) Stefan Holm -

H&M 'racist' ad adds to company's woes

15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Jan 2018

Tami Ruschin, MD of The Stylista.

Pinning down real street style with The Stylista's social content

Leigh Andrews 21 Dec 2017

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app

Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app

12 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Fashion meets chocolate in Rich Factory-Aero collaboration

#EntrepreneurMonth: Fashion meets chocolate in Rich Factory-Aero collaboration

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A premium African surf brand with global appeal

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Oct 2017

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

10 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:

Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row

2 Oct 2017

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Jamie Matroos 26 Sep 2017

Yuppiechef to open first physical store

Yuppiechef to open first physical store

19 Sep 2017

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Source Africa 2018 to tackle trends, tech and trade in clothing and textile sector

Source Africa 2018 to tackle trends, tech and trade in clothing and textile sector

4 Jun 2018

Why the High Street should better harness digital technology - inside its shops

Why the High Street should better harness digital technology - inside its shops

Anthony Kent 18 May 2018

Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online

Adidas store numbers to contract as focus shifts to online

10 Apr 2018

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

#SeamlessAfrica: Store 4.0 is an attitude, not a technology

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Mar 2018

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

AFI Cape Town Fashion Week designer line-up, venue announced

1 Mar 2018

Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Feb 2018

Amna Elshandaweely's latest fashion collection launched at Design Indaba 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

#DesignIndaba2018: Fashion with a social conscience

Louise Marsland 22 Feb 2018

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

20 Feb 2018

AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa

AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa

14 Feb 2018

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Italtile bucks trend as turnover soars

Mark Allix 8 Feb 2018

East Africa: Smuggling, hides exports hurting bid to grow leather trade

East Africa: Smuggling, hides exports hurting bid to grow leather trade

Njiraini Muchira 6 Feb 2018

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Nigeria's Skarabrand hits 1,000 items sold in 11 cities

Nigeria's Skarabrand hits 1,000 items sold in 11 cities

Tom Jackson 19 Jan 2018

(c) Stefan Holm -

H&M 'racist' ad adds to company's woes

15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

#BizTrends2018: The call for authentic, experiential retail design

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Jan 2018

Tami Ruschin, MD of The Stylista.

Pinning down real street style with The Stylista's social content

Leigh Andrews 21 Dec 2017

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app

Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app

12 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

#ATFexpo17: The clothing, footwear and textile trade's one-stop shop

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Fashion meets chocolate in Rich Factory-Aero collaboration

#EntrepreneurMonth: Fashion meets chocolate in Rich Factory-Aero collaboration

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

#EntrepreneurMonth: Chris Weylandt on the business of contemporary home decor design

Lauren Hartzenberg 18 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A premium African surf brand with global appeal

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Oct 2017

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

Deacons East Africa to negotiate sale of Mr Price to SA retailer

10 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:

Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row

2 Oct 2017

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Mozambican designer on taking back the African textile market

Jamie Matroos 26 Sep 2017

Yuppiechef to open first physical store

Yuppiechef to open first physical store

19 Sep 2017

Egyptian upcycling startup creates fashionable accessories from trash

Egyptian upcycling startup creates fashionable accessories from trash

Jamie Matroos 13 Sep 2017

Messe Frankfurt takes the reins of SA textile, footwear and apparel shows

Messe Frankfurt takes the reins of SA textile, footwear and apparel shows

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Sep 2017

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

#CEMAfrica2017: Empowered customer experiences lie in multi-focused design

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Aug 2017

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

H&M to open six more shops in SA

H&M to open six more shops in SA

Colleen Goko 7 Jul 2017

Nike Breaking 2 was so much bigger than an athlete breaking 2 hours

Nike Breaking 2 was so much bigger than an athlete breaking 2 hours

Richard Dunn 10 May 2017

WGSN press event in Cape Town

Four key trends of African design in 2017/18

25 Apr 2017

Taste to focus on food in future

5 Apr 2017

#SeamlessAfrica: Tackling the omnichannel retail reality

#SeamlessAfrica: Tackling the omnichannel retail reality

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Mar 2017

#SeamlessAfrica: A masterclass in millennial engagement and retention

#SeamlessAfrica: A masterclass in millennial engagement and retention

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Mar 2017

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