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Imported goods are subject to customs duties and a 15% VAT rate based on their value, which must be paid to Sars. (Oupa Nkosi)
AFCFTA

All you need to know about Sars’ increase on customs duties for online clothing orders 

The adjustments will affect consumers and the South African fashion industry

  • Chetan Vanmali, Yael Shafrir, Emily Gammon, Raeesah Shaik, Sidrah Suliman, Lauren Jimmy & Danica Jonker
8 min read
Boity Thulo in Top Drawer Collection Credit: Boity Thulo
CELEBRITY

More than just luxurious sleepwear

Diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Carla Frankel found own business through adversity

  • Dimpho Masopha
2 min read
Clothing makes the man: (Above, from left) Uganda’s Milton Obote, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta and Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda look more restrained in 1967 than later African presidents. (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
AMASUNZU

What your president’s style says about their politics

African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries

  • Eric Mwine-Mugaju
4 min read
About 20% of global water waste and 10% of global carbon emissions are produced by the fashion industry, according to United Nations Environment Programme estimates
CLOTHING

From rags to riches — if we support local clothing manufacturers

Reviving our industry to its former glory is possible. We have the infrastructure, talent, and a population that is eager to work. Now we just need consumer buy-in.

  • Denver Berman-Jacob
6 min read