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SARS Introduces Customs Taxes on Low-Value E-Commerce Purchases
Few institutions are as robust in South Africa as SARS – the South African Revenue Service, responsible for managing...
Filming Destination: Cape Town To Welcome A New, State-of-the-Art Film Studio
Cape Town is a globally renowned film production hub and draws international attention for our diverse landscapes and...
The 20 Most Successful Luxury Brands In 2024
A unique source of ‘global fashion intelligence’, the Lyst Index is one of the industry’s most comprehensive insights...
Pantone Have Released Their Colour Of The Year
Pantone is a global authority on colour, best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), which standardises colour...
A few of 2024’s Biggest Creative Director Exits from Fashion Houses
This year has seen enormous shifts and ‘changing of the guard’ at some of fashion’s biggest houses; retirements,...
Bongeziwe Mabandla Announces a South African Tour for his Acclaimed Album ‘amaXesha’
South Africa’s soulful luminary Bongeziwe Mabandla is set to return to his homeland’s stages, bringing with him the...
WGSN RELEASE THEIR TREND ANALYSIS FROM LONDON, MILAN AND PARIS SS25
Always on the pulse, trend forecasting giant WGSN have released their trend analysis from the latest Spring/Summer...
LVMH ANNOUNCED THE SALE OF OFF-WHITE TO BLUE ALLIANCE ON VIRGIL ABLOH’S BIRTHDAY
It's been nearly three years since the tragic passing of fashion legend Virgil Abloh, and the continuation of his...
The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024 are Open for Entry
South African fashion’s best award show — in our humble opinion — is back for another year. Piloted by founder and...
It’s Fashion Month — Here Are Your Calendar Dates
September marks the start of the fashion calendar — just look at Vogue’s biblically sized issue that launches this...
WGSN and Coloro share their key seasonal colours from Copenhagen Fashion Week SS25
One thing about CEC, we’re always going to bring you key colour trends as identified by the powerful trend analysis...
