SOUTHERN AFRICAN KNITTING INDUSTRY STRUGGLES – ALTHOUGH MAURITIUS IS BRIGHT SPOT
May 1st, 2010
BY ALISON MOODIE
THE SOUTHERN African knitwear industry has taken a serious knock over the past decade. Tough Chinese competition, a global recession and as regards the regional powerhouse South Africa - an overvalued currency - these are just some of its problems. Only the Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius stands out in having a particularly healthy knitting sector. The knitwear industry of regional powerhouse South Africa currently functions at 50% capacity, according to an independent estimate, and the South African Clothing Textile's Worker's Union ...
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