Newsletter No 26/12 July 2024
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Of place and territory
By Kgomotso Moncho-Maripane
The Boyde Autumn/Winter 2025 collection, Deterritorialization
The social impact of postcolonial architecture finds modern interpretation in the designs of Boyde’s new collection, Deterritorialization
Samkelo Boyde Xaba launched his contemporary luxury clothing brand, Boyde in 2017 andwon SA Fashion Week’s Scouting Menswear competition in 2020. His design is influenced by geometric modernism, industrial and historical architecture and cultural heritage.
With his new collection, Deterritorialization Autumn/Winter 2025 — which debuted at New York Fashion Week — he explores apartheid postcolonial architecture, delving into the politics and social control of the era. Deterritorialisation refers to the process of mapping indigenous people out of their home territories into confined spaces. He tells us more.
What prompted the decision to explore “Deterritorialization” as a theme?
We wanted to explore the idea of how hostels and institutionalised racial segregation came about in SA — and most importantly, how those living settlements influenced the choice of dress in people between 1948 and the early 1990s.
What did the exploration and process reveal?
The process revealed how the influence of tailoring was introduced to South African natives. The colonisers were usually suited in bespoke tailored suits and that had an influence in the choice of dress of South African men. Eventually, the early 1980s saw South Africans express their sense of style in European inspired pinstripe suits and bespoke silhouettes.
How is the theme translated into your tailoring and design?
The “Deterritorialization” collection colour palette is derived from early bespoke suit styles during the apartheid era. We developed fabrics that incorporate the Boyde monogram logo in a pinstripe suiting fabric to mimic the pinstripe influence.
hat is the importance of working with wool and mohair?
Wool and mohair add smoothness and a lustrous appearance to garments. It is important to evaluate and understand the production processes involved for them to result into a final product. SA is one of the world’s top wool producing countries. The Eastern Cape is responsible for wool shearing, scouting, sorting, combing, dyeing and spinning before being distributed to other parts of the world.
What is your design ethos?
Boyde maintains an unwavering commitment to producing high-quality, sustainable fashion. Simplicity is at the core of Boyde’s designs, reflecting a pared-down minimalism that delivers both exceptional quality and unmatched comfort. This design philosophy aligns seamlessly with the brand’s commitment to timeless style and sustainability. 
Meeting of BRICS Coordination Committee on Antimonopoly Policy Marks New Stage of Collaboration Among Member Countries
The meeting focused on the widening of BRICS and the procedure for new member countries to join the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Competition Law and Policy
July 3, 2024/ — The meeting of the BRICS Coordination Committee on Antimonopoly Policy, held under the auspices of the Russian Chairmanship, took place on July 2, 2024 in Geneva. The event brought together the heads of the BRICS competition authorities, including Brazil, India, China, Russia, South Africa as well as the new members – Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE.
The event underscored the commitment of BRICS member countries to fostering a competitive environment that benefits both businesses and consumers. The Russian side brought forward the proposal that an enhanced cooperation platform be launched to institutionalize and thus further deepen the BRICS partnership towards an inclusive, diverse, and just economic order – the BRICS Global Action Platform on Fair Market Competition developed by BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre. Representatives of antitrust agencies participating in the event expressed their support to initiate the next stage of institutionalization of antitrust cooperation. The BRICS Centre will provide intellectual resources to facilitate the launch of the Action Platform.
Additionally, the meeting focused on the widening of BRICS and the procedure for new member countries to join the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Competition Law and Policy of the BRICS countries signed on May 19, 2016, in St. Petersburg. During the meeting, attendees also shared the main significant results of the BRICS competition authorities’ activities, highlighting the progress made in promoting fair competition practices and addressing antimonopoly issues. Finally, the participants adopted a Joint Statement of the Heads of the BRICS Competition Authorities on consolidation of efforts to maintain healthy competition in socially significant markets.
“During the Russian presidency, taking into account the BRICS expansion, a window of opportunity opens, allowing to bring antitrust cooperation in the BRICS format to a new qualitative level. In the future, this will include joint investigations into the activities of international cartels, global monopolies and economic concentration transactions. The need for this is recognized by both the expert community of our countries and antitrust regulators, as demonstrated by the results of an in-depth survey conducted by the BRICS International Center for Competition Law and Policy previous year,” – said Alexey Ivanov, Director of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre.
The core function of the proposed Action Platform is to assist competition authorities in their enforcement activities by providing the necessary technical and analytical assistance as well as supporting the development and enlargement of expertise and research on competition policy among the member states. The ambition is to establish a BRICS-focused center of expertise aimed at knowledge creation and knowledge sharing in the global market of ideas dominated currently by the legacy institutions of the West.
“This platform, if implemented, will allow antitrust regulators of the BRICS countries to more actively influence the global architecture of economic relations. This is a mechanism for harmonizing positions on how to jointly influence the global economy, global markets and global value chains. The BRICS governments have already supported the idea of creating a grain exchange, and this initiative also represents an element of integration and facilitation of agreements in other sectoral areas. Oversight of industries organized in global value chains requires an approach nested in a three-dimensional, value chain perspective as opposed to narrow, geographically bound markets. Flexible joint cooperation formats involving jurisdictions at different value chain segments can provide a balanced response thus creating a value chain of regulators,” Ivanov concluded.
Source: BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre
An amazing story shared here by David Heyneke, CFO & Acting CEO from Sun Things cc & Sunthings Swimwear cc
I wish to share some information regarding the main shareholder and my wife (Dr Lynda Greathead), who is also the daughter of our previous CEO (Graham Greathead).
We have transformed the company to by a woman only company whose 3 shareholders are all women (Dr Lynda Greathead, Erica Greathead and Lindy Sanderson), as we believe that woman understand the needs of their market better. I remain as the CEO and CFO, but report to them.
With regards Lynda, she along with myself undertook one of the toughest adventures on Friday 14 June. We travelled to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and summited the highest peak in Africa (which is also higher than any peak in Europe) on Tuesday 18 June.
As Lynda is blind this was an astonishing achievement, and she was interviewed on Cape Talk on Tuesday 25 June by Pippa Hudson. The link to the interview is https://www.primediaplus.com/2024/06/26/why-not-blind-cape-town-chiropractor-defies-odds-and-summits-kilimanjaro?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0xXdrDMgsS0XeqUzFHFVVjbwkTrysQbSn7MabukgfXjWAB4rGCNvxIVb8_aem_SdsngWHn-ZchZVpQAWRHkA&sfnsn=scwspwa
Wow! An astonishing achievement indeed Lynda!
Company Profile:-
Experience Fine Luxury
Textiles are everywhere.
From carpets, rugs and furniture to clothing and towels, textiles are responsible for so many itemsthat we use on a daily basis shape, most of which we enjoy without giving them a second thought.
Established in 2019 as the second division of Nortex, Joshtex is a new terry towel manufacturing factory based in Ladysmith, South Africa. With an investment of over $10 million, this state-of-the-art manufacturing facility produces luxury terry towels and kitchen towels using 100 percent African Ring Spun Cotton
In the all-encompassing realm of textiles, Joshtex is striving to become the world’s largest terry towel and kitchen towel manufacturer.
A multi-faceted organisation, the mission of Joshtex is to provide world-class terry towels of outstanding quality, that give customers a competitive advantage through superior products. The company produces and exports exclusive towels for major retailers and brands across the world, with the Southern African region being its dominant market.
The name Mukesh Josh is known worldwide for quality, price and on-time delivery, standards he set as the foundation for Nortex Botswana in 1990.
He has taken a huge leap forward with his vision and expanded into Southern Africa, bringing with him technical skills as well as his dynamic drive and experience, proving that he is still the best in the field.
Starting up the factory and personally overlooking and retraining every process, he has placed his Gold Standard name on it by calling it “Joshtex”.
He has proven to be a businessman of high integrity and respect for his customer, and has imparted this character to those around him.
As the father of the business, he has won the hearts of the employees in a nation where hope was failing, and transformed people into motivated and successful professionals.
This attitude of quality is reflected in the products that we create, with the highest standards of quality being monitored and implemented from raw material to finished goods.
Absorbent, soft and durable
Made entirely from thick and absorbent African Ring Spun Cotton, Joshtex’s soft towels are a delight to wrap up in after a refreshing shower or a long soak in the bathtub.
The company uses sustainable cotton, sourced from Africa, which when compared to other cottons lasts much longer and retains its softness for the lifetime of the product.
Joshtex offers state-of-the-art manufacturing in terms of its designs, weaves, and the excellent texture and feel of its products, underpinned by the values of customer satisfaction and delight, superior quality and performance, concern for the environment and the community, and a safe workplace that promotes healthy work habits.
You can say a lot about towels, but the true test is in the way it feels. Go ahead, feel it!
While lots of things are increasing in price, clothing is actually decreasing. Since 1992, the price of clothes has gone down by 8.5%.
In 1907, a woman was arrested on a beach in Boston for wearing a one-piece swimsuit.
Bras have been through different styles over the years, but you can now purchase a bra that can also be used as a gas mask.
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