The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
While the government negotiates a mutually beneficial deal with the US, it says it is making plans to diversify its export marke
The adjustments will affect consumers and the South African fashion industry
Rwanda blames used clothing — which mainly comes from the US — for undermining the development of its local textile industry
The mountain kingdom needs to cut its dependence on the United States’ Agoa trade deal.
Retailers wanting to cash in on trends quickly have thrown local clothing makers a lifeline.
November retail trade was up by more than 4% from last year, Statistics South Africa has said.
Most members affiliated to the South African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union say they support a proposed wage strike.
Curator Chris Spring’s journey into the world of African textiles began with the East African kangas, printed cloths usually worn by women.
The SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) has pledged R1-million for the establishment of a formal farm workers’ union.
A new agreement, which will be introduced at plant level, will allow clothing workers to receive productivity bonuses. Teigue Payne reports.
In the low-margin and the seemingly endless decline of the South African sector because of imports — the K-Way brand is a positive story.
The Preferential Public Procurement Framework Act 2000 , passed in December, are a concerted effort by the government to source supplies locally.
Embedded in the belly of South Africa, landlocked Lesotho has emerged as a textile giant in Africa.
Sactwu has abandoned its attempt to halt legal proceedings that could result in the loss of thousands of jobs in the clothing and textile industry.
Manufacturing salaries vary according to skill levels with skilled workers earning much more, writes Teigue Payne.
Despite a shot in the arm, South Africa’s textile industry is still losing out to the Far East, writes Teigue Payne.
Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.
<strong>Teigue Payne</strong> unpicks a major difference between clothing factories in South Africa and elsewhere.
Apart from poor pay, scores of the predominantly female employees in the textile industry are subjected to appalling working conditions.
