The first of its kind, the Africa Textile Talks is a three-day Southern African hybrid event. It brings together and celebrates farmers, textile makers, dyers, weavers crafters and fashion designers.
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How Ackermans turns its fashion waste into building blocks
We all know fashion’s waste problem which is creating environmental problems. Now working towards a better future, Ackermans has launched an innovative solution to its fashion textile waste. Along...
Meet 8 young people acting and advocating for change
South African youth are known for speaking truth to power and taking the lead when it comes to creating positive change in our present and future. Marking 46 years since the historic Soweto...
commonPROPAGANDA creates safe spaces where young people imagine the future
Young people give us hope for a better future. Take for instance Cape Town’s commonPROPAGANDA. This non-profit youth collective brings together diverse communities and creates spaces – where arts,...
The Herding Academy highlights the importance of herders in regenerative farming
The Herding Academy, based in Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, teaches people to use livestock as a regenerative tool starting with eco-literacy, much of which is inculcated in indigenous farming...
6 Books About the Climate Crisis That Offer Hope
Coral bleaching, floods, bushfire, biodiversity decline and extinction – as we witness the effects of climate change, amid a stream of reports warning of the cost of government inaction, it is easy...
Q&A: Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart create wearable bedding
The make-good brand was launched in Johannesburg in 2021 by Carlo Gibson and Toni Rothbart to channel the duos skills, capabilities and experience. By connecting communities, creative industries,...
Design Futures Lab 2022 Creatives Use Immersive Technology to Envision Inclusive Fashion Futures
Fashion is a powerful medium for storytelling, reflecting the zeitgeist and challenging the status quo. In a time of compounding planetary and social crises, sustainability has repositioned fashion...
Workers’ voices must not be suppressed in climate change talks because livelihoods are on the line
This essay was originally published on the Daily Maverick and is part of a series, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, exploring the challenges and opportunities relating to a just...
Waste pickers need formal recognition, and full and fair remuneration for their services
This essay was originally published on the Daily Maverick and forms part of a series, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, that explores challenges and opportunities relating to a...
How to help smallholder farmers fight climate change
This essay was originally published on the Daily Maverick and forms part of a series, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, that explores challenges and opportunities relating to a...
Women are locked out of the climate adaptation plan — we need to align culture and tradition to fix this
This essay was originally published on the Daily Maverick and is part of a series, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, exploring the challenges and opportunities relating to a just...
The District Six Huis Kombuis Memory Project uses Homecrafts to Evoke Memory
“At the District Six Museum, we are trying to facilitate a pilgrimage of return. We want people who lived in District Six to feel a sense of belonging because if you don’t have roots, you feel...
The Keiskamma Art Project retrospective will make South African art history
Today, Freedom Day, marks 28 years since South Africa became a democracy. Despite this, our collective project for freedom and justice is far from over. So many stories are missing from our public...
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe: “Why now is the right time for the changes we need”
Ahead of the Forbes African Fashion International Fashion Experience in Botswana, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe explains why now is the time for social inclusion* and sustainability, and why fashion can...