This July we turn our focus to Africa. We´ll be looking at Africa´s influence on international fashion trends, beauty products as well as the profound effect Africa has had on this year´s FIFA World Cup. Below is an article written by Nicky Rehbock from Media Club South Africa which covers the story
Next year beauty products claiming to be organic will have to meet the same standards as food at the retailer Most eco-foodies already know that food labeled organic must be made with at least 95% certified organic ingredients. Go to the beauty section of your store, however, and eco-beauty seeke
SUNO was founded in 2008 by Max Osterweis after more than a decade of collecting textiles on visits to Kenya. The prospect that Kenya´s recent post election turmoil might keep foreigners from visiting or investing in a country overflowing with natural resources, talent and goodwill became the cataly
I came across this article taken from The Guardian and thought I would share it with you as it provides a different view on the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. It provides insight into how the local people have been effected by the spill and how they are in for a huge change in lifestyle, some will
Cape Town Goes Green for World Cup 2010 World Cup fever has been gripping the country since the start of the FIFA World Cup on 11 June. Last Friday, 18 June, England played Algeria in their Pool game in Cape Town. It was a beautiful day in the Mother City so I decided it would be the perfect oppo
Written by: Jessica SolomonsFor South African Josian Heyerdahl, adventure is in her genes. Her grandfather, Thor Heyerdahl is one of Norway’s most well renowned explorers made famous by his 1947 Kon Tiki Expedition where he and five others sailed from Peru to Polynesia on a replica of anaboriginal r
Actress and animal-advocate Brigitte Bardot made headlines this week after teaming up with Lancel — a leather goods company — to create an eco-friendly, cruelty-free handbag.The product hasn’t been released yet, but it’s being described as an “eco-friendly/green bag made of 100 percent natural fiber
Omo boxes, romany cream boxes, Liqui fruit boxes and many more are being carefully hand crafted into stylish practical wallets at Mamelani Projects, a Cape Town based health NGO, as part of an income generating project. Mamelani Projects runs a community-based health programme that empowers women to
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited down to The Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town for a delicious brunch, the main reason for the visit was to check out the hotel’s worm farm project – an eco initiative using vermiculture to process organic food scraps into fertiliser to feed the hotel gardens,
Written by: Nicole CanningOne of my favourite quotes is that of the Italian fascist leader Mussolini, who told Hitler in 1930: “Any power whatsoever is destined to fail before fashion. If fashion says skirts are short, you will not succeed in lengthening them, even with the guillotine.” It was with