Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Style’s ongoing project, The September Issues: A thought-provoking hub for conversations about fashion’s impact on people and the planet. It was originally ...
A 10-month project by Greenpeace Israel to track 24 items of used clothing dropped into recycling containers throughout the country has revealed that most of the items ended up in Africa or in Israeli ...
Recent studies have shown that Kenya is now Africa’s largest importer of second hand clothes. This could also suggest that the government has lost significant revenues due to misinvoicing. Latest Data ...
Kenya’s second-hand cloth lobby, the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) has joined other clothing industry lobbies across Africa in calling for reforms in the new global guidelines for ...
The market for pre-loved goods has become increasingly popular in South Africa, providing opportunities for buyers and ...
In 2018, fashion designer Bobby Kolade moved from Berlin back to Uganda’s capital Kampala with the ambition of creating a home-grown fashion brand using Ugandan cotton. Things didn’t work out quite ...