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@twygMAG

Storytelling + networking to shape kinder, fairer, inclusive and nature-friendly futures #TogetherforTomorrow #Sustainability #TwygSustainableFashionAwards

 Cape Town, South Africa
twyg.co.za
Joined July 2017
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On the 1st Tuesday of every month, we send out our newsletter which is carefully curated with original stories. #Sustainability #Fashion #Africa Sign up now! eepurl.com/djzMAj
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Thank you Johannesburg for an inaugural JHB edition of Africa Textile Talks. Thank you to @44Stanley #vandwatershed and #designweekSA
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In Israel, citizens, Israeli citizens saying NO! Those threatening us and accusing us of antisemitism when Jewish, Israeli citizens are speaking out? They are brave. They are brave.
Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) profile pictureIhab Hassan
@IhabHassane22 Mar 2025
In a protest in Tel Aviv, Israeli activists held photos of Palestinian children recently killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza—a brave and deeply moral stand in the face of ongoing atrocities.
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We're at a new @Yoco_ZA product event in Cape Town. It's affirming and positive to see their investment in entrepreneurship and small business. Thank you @Yoco_ZA for showing such confidence in 🇿🇦 #yoconext
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Let's talk about how the political positions I support—such as greater freedom for all, multiculturalism, and respect for different ways of living—have, in fact, improved fashion. 🧵
Carl Benjamin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Sargon_of_Akkad) profile pictureCarl Benjamin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
@Sargon_of_Akkad15 Sep 2024
Derek, for all his pretent congeniality, will attempt to viciously class shame me, but he knows I'm right. His politics destroys the things he loves, and all he can do is pretend he doesn't care for them, really, and that it's just abstract and passing interest that he's above.
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Have you bought your tickets for Africa Textile Talks? We have a stellar line-up of inspiring speakers including the amazing Johanna Bramble from Côte d'Ivoire. Check out the programme and the speakers and buy your tickets here: twyg.co.za/africa-textile-ta…
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How do you feel about this? "Shein to open pop-up store in Mall of Africa next week." news24.com/fin24/companies/s…
Shein to open pop-up store in Mall of Africa next week | News24

Shein to open pop-up store in Mall of Africa next week | News24

Shein is opening up its first-ever pop-up store in SA in August at Mall of Africa for 10 days.

news24.com
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Jackie May @JackieMay_ - Editor of Twyg, sustainability storyteller: "In Cape Town, 6% of landfill is garment waste... In Ghana, 40% of imported secondhand garments are waste, and end up in rivers." #HarmoniousStewrdship #17GlobalGoals #SDG12 #MandelaDay2024 #TEDxJoburg
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📌 Ladies and Gents !! CREATIVE ECONOMY WEEK.
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Image from Beth (@Beth_Jdv)
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Don’t forget to catch us at the @twygMAG x OZC Farm Slow Fashion Pop-Up. Every Wednesday night!🤍
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[ON AIR] "There are a lot of clothes that we wear and they're not good for the environment" Founder and Editor of @twygMAG - Jackie May speaks to @BerthaCharuma1 on #SAfmTheViewPoint
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IAMISIGO and Lagos Space Programme to Showcase in Pan-African Fashion Show: CONFECTIONS X COLLECTIONS (CXC) 23 @twygMAG @iamISIGO @sindisokhumalo @ChuSuwannapha @ufo_chsr @PalesaMokubung #styleafrique #CxC #CxC23 #BelmondHotel #CONFECTIONSXCOLLECTIONS styleafrique.com/2023/09/28/…
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Such a privilege to have you in our pop up 🙏🏻
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This is sooner than predicted. And it shouldn't be happening.
Scientific American (@sciam) profile pictureScientific American
@sciam4 Oct 2023
September shattered a record for the highest temperature anomaly of any month and could help push 2023 to be the first year to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures trib.al/tq44sWp
September Was the Most Anomalously Hot Month Ever

September Was the Most Anomalously Hot Month Ever

September shattered a record for the highest temperature anomaly of any month and could help push 2023 to be the first year to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures

scientificamerican.com
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New intitiative sparks concerns over impact of western imports on African fashion. @SACTWU twyg.co.za/new-initiative-sp…
New initiative sparks concerns over impact of Western imports on African fashion - twyg

New initiative sparks concerns over impact of Western imports on African fashion - twyg

A recent announcement about a new textile initiative to be launched in South Africa next month has been met with interest. Faro has been touted as a solution for reducing textile waste in the global...

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“Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as scientific evidence shows many offsets they have bought have no environmental worth and have become stranded assets.” theguardian.com/environment/…
Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed worthless

Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed worthless

Many credits in the voluntary market going unused, with study finding some offsetting could make global heating worse

theguardian.com
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@twygMAG proves the benefits of a #sustainable approach to fashion. The online #fashion #magazine 'works at the intersection of fashion and sustainability'. Launched by editor in chief Jackie May in 2018, Twyg has released its first Impact Report. themediaonline.co.za/2023/08…
Twyg magazine proves the benefits of a sustainable approach to fashion

Twyg magazine proves the benefits of a sustainable approach to fashion

“In a world dominated by fashion and consumption, consumers are continuously encouraged to consume products whose raw materials are extracted

themediaonline.co.za
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Taking place on 17 Aug at @TheVAWaterfront, the third edition of Africa Textile Talks, hosted by @twygmag & Imiloa Collective, promises a full day of connecting & learning about sustainability & circularity in textile, fashion & design systems. Read more: bit.ly/44Zhlys
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Happy women's day!
Kasi Economy (@KasiEconomy) profile pictureKasi Economy
@KasiEconomy9 Aug 2023
Pietermaritzburg waste collection employees dressed in amaphinifa in honor of #WomensDay
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Have you bought your tickets yet? Really, if you are interested in cloth, fashion, farm to fibres processes and the politics of fashion book tickets for Africa Textile Talks. You'll be sorry to miss this. twyg.co.za/africa-textile-ta…
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South African who smuggled our natural heritage away for money and greed, Gerald and Elisha van der Westhuizen #sungazers #lizards #convicted. Thank you for doing your job, #GreenScorpions ⁦@environmentza⁩
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