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David Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical

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David Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical

by Julia P G Jones | Sep 28, 2020 | Opinion

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 shares this planet, and what needs to...

We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

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We ask three elderly women about sustainability on Heritage Day

by Nobanzi Sokhuthu | Sep 24, 2020 | Opinion

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...

VANKLAN is marrying creativity with conservation

VANKLAN is marrying creativity with conservation

by Catherine Del Monte | Sep 21, 2020 | Fashion

Alex van Heerden, a 22-year-old fashion and textile design student, has caught the industry’s attention. Alex’s fashion journey began later than most. Fresh out school, she was set to follow her friends to Stellenbosch to study teaching. Although, she had never...

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

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

by Catherine Del Monte | Sep 11, 2020 | Opinion

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 eye of wardrobe curator and founder of...

4 Ethical underwear brands made in South Africa

4 Ethical underwear brands made in South Africa

by Catherine Del Monte | Sep 7, 2020 | Fashion

Spring has sprung and for many it means a closet clean-out. When it comes to curating a conscious closet, underwear can be tricky. While your old drawers can be darned and mended, these items are seldom swapped, borrowed, thrifted or donated for obvious reasons. We...

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