A Nigerian entrepreneur based in South Africa, Mr Solarin Ayotunde, says Nigerian fabrics and clothing materials are in high demand in that country. Ayotunde, the Chief Executive Officer, Soldee Group ...

Johannesburg — UNLESS South African clothing manufacturers are allowed to source fabrics from other countries, the local industry will not be able to reap maximum benefits from the Africa Growth and ...

Windhoek — A South African fabric maker claims it was at an advanced stage of sealing a deal with the Ministry of Health and Social Services for the supply of fabrics for manufacturing nurses' ...

Growing up around batik, it wasn’t something that I appreciated until I was older. Since it was such a familiar fabric to me, I never noticed its uniqueness, or perhaps I took its beauty for granted.

Simple slip-ons have been the secret ingredient in Rachmat Thomas’ success story. The fashion entrepreneur’s shoe factory used to employ 90 people, but these days demand from South Africa’s largest ...

When the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, Bernie de Le Cuona feared for her high-end fabrics business. People were spending less on decorating their homes and yachts and so she had ...