How you can support our waste reclaiming and recycling heroes
Reclaimers have been excluded from the list of essential services. As result these people, an integral part of our municipal waste management system, are barred from earning a living. Waste pickers or reclaimers are the silent environmental heroes who form the...
Covid-19: Textile industry agrees on temporary relief for employees
Regulations giving effect to the government’s commitment to assist ailing industries and workers through the Unemployment Insurance Fund are being gazetted. The first agreement, gazetted on Tuesday, is between the Minister of Labour and the National Textile Bargaining...
It’s time to sew masks
Finally, general opinion, informed by a growing number of experts and virologists, is in favour of wearing face masks. The question whether to mask or not has led to increasingly tense conversations as the number of global infections of Covid-19 continues to rise....
21 essential things to do during lockdown
So much time, so much to do… where should you start? We’ve spent the last two days compiling this list for you. Whatever you choose, do it gently and kindly. And, remember that while we flatten the curve, the birds and the bees, and the plants and the oceans are...Advertisement
Trending
- Meet the Trio Who Weaves Fashion Waste into Fashion Fabric
You’ve read stories about upcycling, recycling and reconstructing unused cl...
- It’s time to sew masks
Finally, general opinion, informed by a growing number of experts and virol...
- What’s the Stitch? Why You Need to Learn How to Fix and Darn Clothes
When was the last time you mended your clothes? Have you ever? Do you keep...
