Founded in 2017 on a calculated whim, Jinae Heyns left her marketing career to co-found the ethical shoe brand, Matsidiso. Jinae had approached her mother-in-law about the family's struggling dance-shoe factory which Jinae believed she could turn around. What makes...
To commemorate Heritage Day, Twyg intern Nobanzi Sokhuthu spoke to three elderly family members about sustainability and about their memories of growing up in rural areas during apartheid. They were born in the Eastern Cape between 1947 (the year the Royal family...
Indigenous practices are being displaced by fast-paced, consumerist lifestyles. Desinisha Anand uses natural ingredients to slow down this pace, and to reconnect people to these practices. Ori Organics is a handmade body and skincare brand. It is minimalist, vegan, zero-waste and chemical-free.
Langa-based designer and photographer Anele Cephus Nono launched his denim brand, Jeanius Platform, as a social movement in 2016. With friends, he started it to raise awareness about student issues during the time of Fees Must Fall, a time of protests against the...
Our work is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12, which aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production. Read More
