Leather Industry
- Barnini installs spray booth in SA
Castelfranco di Sotto (PI), Italy – Leather spray equipment manufacturer Barnini Srl has installed an automatic rotary spray booth at an unnamed South African tannery. ...moreDeforestation is the number one risk topic facing our industry
Traceability is the key, and the danger is that noncompliance will lead to brands moving further away from leather as a material choice because it’s too challenging to source ...moreOstrich leather and feathers benefit from strong relationships with brands
Oudtshoorn, W. Cape, SA – The South African ostrich industry has had a sustained 2-year period of mostly good news, much of it due to its own diligence, according to SA Ostrich Business Chamber (SAOBC) CEO Piet Kleyn.“Post-covid, we’re in a better state than we’ve been for some years,” he said.Leather and fea ...moreShort summary on the life history of Gerhard Dietmar Theilig : Obituary: Dietmar Theilig - Boehme Africa (now DyStar Africa) (12/05/1938-30/11/2023)Born 12th May 1938 in Leipzig-Moeckern. Confirmed on 10.05 1952 at Pfarramt Der Luthergemeinde, Crimmitschau. He had 1 sister, Ursula, who was 7 years younger than himself.His father was in the textile trade and supplied the wool fabric for the army winter coats, and they lived at the army barracks in Leipzig.His father was accused of ind ...more
S&V African Leather Magazine Vol20 No8 August 2026
IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.
05 Upfront
- SADC Leather Forum unites 16 member states to strengthen the regional leather industry, writes Nerisha Jairaj.
- The leather value chain offers opportunities for all SADC countries, writes Jacob Nyathi.
09 An Eclectic View
- World First – Compost. Possible, desirable, not necessarily simple, writes correspondent H. Procter.
11 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- When communication moves faster than truth: Why credible, evidence-based information matters more than ever, writes the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.
09 Politics
- Zimbabwe Leather Development Council lobbies for Government contracts.
- The EN Regional VC Document.
17 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.
18 Statistics
- Preliminary South African trade statistics for May 2026.
Advertisers in this Issue
Authenticae (02), International School of Tanning Technology (ISTT) (04), Rolfes Leather Division (OFC), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (03), Southern African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) (06), Sustainable Leather Foundation (09).
