Dedicated to promoting anything Made in South Africa. Support South Africa, its people and the environment by buying local!
Are you tired of seeing "Made in China" (or elsewhere abroad) on every label of every item you intend to buy in South Africa? This blog aims to assist readers in finding items made in South Africa. Please help by letting us know of any great SA-made (preferably eco-friendly) items we can add to this blog.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
tights / leggings (winter)
I found these ladies winter cable tights / leggings at Due South (various colours). They are made in South Africa 'from imported fabric' (Brand: Falke).
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clothing ladies
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Coarse Sea Salt
I found this salt at PnP. It's reasonably priced and Made in Veldrift on SA's west coast. The label says: "Made by using the sun's energy"..."Khoisan Trading's pristine sea brine is pumped from an underground seawater lake (aquifer) on the shores of St Helena Bay on the West Coast of South Africa"..."The sea water filters through beds of shell, adding calcium, making our natural salt so special. This pure, unpolluted brine is over 400 years old and has a most distinctive and memorable taste."
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food
Jeans
The beauty about jeans is the older they get, the better they get, but eventually the time to buy a new pair will arrive. I recently had a look at the labels of designer and non-designer jeans sold in local retailers and could not find a single pair 'Made in South Africa'. I then learned that there is a Levi factory in South Africa (find out more here: http://www.levi.co.za/AboutUs/Profile.aspx. Okay, so the company isn't South African and the material doesn't come from South Africa, but at least the jeans are made in South Africa. If anyone knows of jeans made from SA material and manufactured locally, please let us know so that we can support! Be warned, when shopping for Levi jeans, remember to check the label. Major retailers get stock from the local Levi factory and from abroad so be certain you buy the one labelled "Made in South Africa"! :)
UPDATE: I have struggled to find ladies Levis jeans made in sa and have even enquired at Levis outlets. It seems most of the jeans the local factory makes is for men. I was told that this is changing, but who knows.
FURTHER UPDATE:
REPUBLIC 8 JEANS - Check out this local company selling jeans 'Made in SA'. Again, fabric is imported, but at least they are made locally. FURTHER UPDATE: The local Levis factory is now turning out ladies denims! I found several pairs 'made in sa' at my local Edgars (May 2012).
UPDATE: I have struggled to find ladies Levis jeans made in sa and have even enquired at Levis outlets. It seems most of the jeans the local factory makes is for men. I was told that this is changing, but who knows.
FURTHER UPDATE:
REPUBLIC 8 JEANS - Check out this local company selling jeans 'Made in SA'. Again, fabric is imported, but at least they are made locally. FURTHER UPDATE: The local Levis factory is now turning out ladies denims! I found several pairs 'made in sa' at my local Edgars (May 2012).
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clothing
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