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Can cyberspace save fashion?

Fashion is approaching the future. With a sold-out virtual reality Circular Fashion Summit taking place this weekend and a well-received 3D Helsinki Fashion Week that took place a few weeks ago, it’s no surprise that many think fashion’s future lies...

October 2, 2020

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Q&A: Leila Walters on slow traditional handcrafted textile

Leila Walters is crafting what she calls intentional textiles, dedicated to the slow and handmade. Her brand, Crosspolynations was developed as a platform for creative exploration in 2018 after a sojourn to India during which all her research and ideas...

October 2, 2020

David Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical

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David Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical

We have learned so much about nature from David Attenborough’s documentaries over the past seven decades. In a new BBC film he lays bare just how perilous the state of that nature really is, why this matters for everyone who...

September 28, 2020

We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

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We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

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...

September 24, 2020

Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

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Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable fashion

Postdoctoral researcher from Vienna University of Technogoly, Mitchell P. Jones explores the viability of vegan leather as an alternative to animal leather. Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However, some...

September 22, 2020

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Don’t waste this opportunity

Every second of every day, the equivalent of a full dump truck’s worth of textiles is either sent to a landfill or burned. This is the estimate of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and this process destroys some $500 billion of...

September 16, 2020

South African government commits to advancing circularity and sustainable consumption

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South African government commits to advancing circularity and sustainable consumption

We’re very excited that the South African government has committed to pursuing circularity and sustainable consumption. It has passed the National Waste Management Strategy 2020 which promotes the waste hierarchy and circular economy principles, while achieving both socio-economic benefits and...

September 15, 2020

Q&A: Designer Ntando XV Ngwenya wonders why we still import clothes

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Q&A: Designer Ntando XV Ngwenya wonders why we still import clothes

Ntando XV Ngwenya founded an eponymous artisanal clothing brand in 2015 which seeks to break with the norms of how and why clothes are made. After wowing SA Fashion Week AW20 with his XV Project 0,8, his collection caught the...

September 11, 2020

How the women in Pavs Pillay’s life shaped her eco-activism

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How the women in Pavs Pillay’s life shaped her eco-activism

With a letterbox stuffed with acceptance letters to study occupational therapy, physiotherapy and medicine from The University of Witwatersrand, Pavs decided to continue the work of her role models and fight for social and environmental injustices. In 2001, she graduated...

August 24, 2020

SwopAnything: a marketplace inspired by circular thinking

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SwopAnything: a marketplace inspired by circular thinking

The vision of a circular economy is inspiring businesses all over the world to create innovative solutions to increase the lifespan of our stuff. These solutions are addressing our ‘waste culture’ and the larger environmental problems that go with it....

August 20, 2020

Why more aggressive recycling is necessary

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Why more aggressive recycling is necessary

In this article by Andrew Tomita and Rob Slotow argue that it’s critical to increase recycling but ask why waste sites have to be close to where people live, especially the marginalised and socioeconomically vulnerable. There has been considerable public...

August 17, 2020

10 ways to living an eco-friendly life according to Nourish’d’s Natasha Napoli

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10 ways to living an eco-friendly life according to Nourish’d’s Natasha Napoli

With over 26,000 followers on Instagram it is safe to say that self-proclaimed ‘crazy urban hippie’ and founder of plant-based cafe and juice bar, Nourish’d, Natasha ‘Tash’ Napoli is an eco-warrior trailblazer. After leaving a very different life on the...

August 13, 2020

Happy By Nature’s top 6 organically-grown indigenous plants for your home

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Happy By Nature’s top 6 organically-grown indigenous plants for your home

Indoor plants are a great way to bring nature into the home. But when thinking about which plant to choose, do you consider whether or not it is local, and how it was grown? If you do, you will have...

August 11, 2020

Equality. Are we there yet? We asked 6 eco-warrior women

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Equality. Are we there yet? We asked 6 eco-warrior women

Sixty four years ago today, women staged one of the largest demonstrations in South Africa’s history: 20 000 women marched to Pretoria’s Union Buildings to present a petition to prime minister Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom to protest the apartheid pass laws....

August 9, 2020

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Mr Price launches ‘Local Business Love’

Mr Price has launched its Local Business Love initiative to connect customers with small and local businesses. Brand project manager Zanthea van Zyl says the company felt the need to support local businesses during these uncertain times. “We want to...

July 30, 2020

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