The second episode of the Showmax Original Somizi & Mohale: The Union is now streaming, looking back at the road to the celebrity wedding of the decade. 11 Mar 2020
The Nando's Design Programme, Clout, is returning to Milan Design Week to showcase South African creativity to an international audience, after a successful debut at the event last year. 26 Feb 2020
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The City of Cape Town says it is committed to supporting the local clothing and textile sector by providing grant funding to strategic business partners dedicated to the growth of the industry. 24 Feb 2020
Forty-five talented South African designers will have their products feature at the NEXT20 Trade Exhibition, taking place from 27 February to 1 March 2020 at the V&A Waterfront's Workshop17. 14 Feb 2020
The South African Furniture Initiative (SAFI) and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) last week completed their consultative roadshow in Port Elizabeth, after meeting furniture manufacturers across South Africa in preparation for its Furniture Industry Master Plan (FIMP). 11 Feb 2020
The pet care industry continues to grow at a rapid rate fuelled by a rise in pet parenting across the globe. 10 Feb 2020
As women started counting steps and walking to work wearing running shoes and fitness trackers, there was one work-related item that had to change: the briefcase. It's not suited to walking fast and gets in the way of drinking coffee en route to the office. Enter the working women's backpack. It's a trend. 6 Feb 2020
Toy manufacturer Mattel is launching a series of bio-based plastic products under its construction toy brand, Mega. Mega Bloks, will now feature three preschool building sets - Polar Friends, Safari Friends and Woodland Friends - derived from bio-based resins. 3 Feb 2020
Glenart, a South African Christmas cracker manufacturing company, has secured an export deal with American retail giant Walmart. The agreement will see the local business directly supplying their confetti-popping crackers to 800 Walmart stores in the US. 30 Jan 2020
LG South Africa recently unveiled its new relocated head office - which now includes a new LG brand shop on the same premises - in Midrand, Johannesburg. The South Korean multinational electronics company has also relocated its factory from Germiston to Durban - which it will unveil today. 24 Jan 2020
South African designer lighting company Willowlamp recently picked up four international awards, two LIT Design Awards and two D'Arc Awards. 21 Jan 2020
LG Electronics (LG) is tapping into the booming indoor gardening movement with the launch of its first home gardening appliance, set to be unveiled at CES 2020 in Las Vegas this week. The built-in column-type gardening appliance employs advanced light, temperature and water control, convenient all-in-one seed packages and a growth-monitoring app to help users cultivate greens inside their own homes. 6 Jan 2020
Parents of young children will remember the Hatchimal frenzy of 2016, when a cute chick that hatches by itself took the toy market by storm during the holiday season. 19 Dec 2019
It is no secret that the manufacturing sector is critically important for both developed and emerging economies. From producing necessities like food for a nation to creating much-needed jobs, the sector is a source of innovation, productivity and global trade. 13 Dec 2019
Earlier this year it was made public that two of South Africa's longest-running flooring manufacturing companies in South Africa, namely Van Dyck Floors and Nouwens Carpets, were going to consolidate their respective manufacturing operations in Harrismith. 4 Dec 2019
Tommy Hilfiger, owned by PVH Corp., is incorporating 3D design technology into all global apparel design teams at its headquarters in Amsterdam. Its Spring 2022 apparel collections will be the first to be fully designed using the company's 3D design platform. This commitment builds upon Tommy Hilfiger's target to digitalise its end-to-end value chain. 11 Nov 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa opened South Africa's first smartphone factory at the Dube TradePort in Durban on Thursday. The launch of the Mara Phones plant comes 12 months after Mara Group company chief executive Ashish Thakkar announced at the inaugural Africa Investment Forum in November last year that the company would invest R1.5 billion in a South African business venture over the next five years. 21 Oct 2019
Barbie-maker Mattel has launched a new customisable, gender-inclusive doll range called Creatable World. The kit invites kids to create their own characters, with extensive wardrobe options, accessories and wigs to style the doll with short or long hair, or in a skirt, pants, or both. 26 Sep 2019
Pictured at the official opening are from left: Scott Smith (operations director, Van Dyck Floors Zimbabwe), Jonathan Pairemanzi (J. Link Carpets), Dr. Mehran Zarrebini (MD Van Dyck Floors), Louis Mudzongo (Classic Carpets), Dion Yatras (MD, Van Dyck Zimbabwe), Stuart Dearnaley (export manager, Van Dyck Floors) and Kuda Duri (account manager, Van Dyck Zimbabwe).
South African carpet manufacturer, Van Dyck Floors, has extended its global footprint with the launch of an operation in Zimbabwe. With its head office in based in KwaZulu-Natal, Van Dyck Floors is owned by PFE International, the holding company of the Zarrebini family. 9 Sep 2019
The winners of the Art, Design and Textile Design ComPETition, presented in association with Hill's Pet Nutrition and Domestic Animal Rescue Group (Darg), were announced at the Cape Town Homemakers Expo, held from 29 August to 1 September 2019 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. 2 Sep 2019
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