AFRICA’S CLOTHING AND TEXTILE SECTOR CAN GROW, BUT NEEDS INVESTMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
April 1st, 2013
AFRICA’S beleaguered clothing and textile industry could take advantage of a projected downturn in exports from Chinese manufacturers, but only if a wide range of reforms are implemented locally. Industry experts have told the Source Africa trade event in Cape Town on April 12 that if the difficulties currently hamstringing the sector could be overcome then Africa’s clothing and textile sector could thrive.Roy Ashurst, a senior buyer for the US-based PHV Corporation told delegates the annual value of Chinese clothing and textile exports were expected to ...
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