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S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol89 No8 August 2023
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Upfront
- PVC: Globally challenged, locally confident. SAVA CEO Monique Holtzhausen explains the opportunities and challenges facing the only plastic partly made in South Africa, and the footwear industry’s disproportionate role in recycling.
05 Profile
- Seadoone Shoes: Supplying retailers with their own styling, no minimums, high quality and competitive prices.
06 Headlines with Tinashe Mandirahwe
- Capitalizing on movie influence: How Barbie helped skyrocket Birkenstock’s demand.
- California shop owner shot dead over LGBTQ+ pride flag display.
09 Trade Fairs
- KZN Industrial Technology Exhibition, Durban, KZN, SA.
- Comrades Expo, Durban, KZN, SA.
10 SAFLEC AGM and Dinner
- Chairman stresses the need for ‘unity in diversity’ at the AGM, and the SA Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) and the Ethekwini Footwear & Leather Cluster (EFLC) together arrange a networking dinner for all sectors of industry and all tiers of government.
13 Trade Statistics
- South Africa: June imports and exports of footwear and accessories, provided by SARS.
Advertisers in this Issue
APLF (08), Berzacks (10), Evolution Engineering (this page), Freestyle Genuine Handcrafted Leather (OFC), Royal Adhesive Industries (02), Saddler Belts (06), SAFLEC (11), S&V Directory (13).
The Next Issue:
- Out on 22 September.
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Leather Industry Articles
- Groenewald returns to OPSA
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PPE Industry Articles
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Bremen, Germany (02 September 2024) – The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems shows promise in medicine, where they can be used to detect diseases earlier, improve treatments, and ease staff workloads. But their performance depends on how well the AI is trained. A new multi-task approach to training AI makes it possible to t ...more
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