Meanwhile a new report by the Localisation Support Fund shows that between 2020-2024, South Africa lost 960 million in manufacturing sales, 2,818 in manufacturing jobs and 5,282 in retail jobs.
This is the impact that Shein has had on South Africa.
Sources: Twyg Magazine
The fast fashion industry generates a huge amount of textile dead WASTE.
But where does it all end up?
The management of fast fashion waste from the Global North is being partially outsourced to Africa through the second-hand fashion trade.
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Rassie Erasmus' Boks are the greatest SA side of all time, and among the greatest teams the sport has ever seen.
Remember early 2018, when they were ranked 6th and couldn't buy a win vs the top teams?
They've gone on to win 2 RWCs, a Lions series, and 2 Rugby Champs. Epic story
“People who are not from South Africa don’t know what this means for our country…Our country goes through such a lot.. I want to tell the people of South Africa, thank you so much” - Siya Kolisi
He was made for this moment.
For South Africa 🇿🇦
#Springboks
Fashion brand @LoeweOfficial has opened a store in Osaka that, for the first time, is specifically dedicated to the repair and preservation of its leather goods.
https://t.co/zYGkpqzlMa
Corporations’ mass production of plastics and a broken waste management system have caused a worldwide pollution crisis. 😭
Plastic pollution impacts our oceans, waterways, communities and our health.
We need an end to the age of unnecessary single-use plastics.