S&V Weekly Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 37, September 14 2026
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Manufacturing
Impact of Strassbergers shoe factory closure on SA’s shoemaking heritage
192-year-old veldskoen manufacturer Strassberger Skoene (Pty) Ltd, in Clanwilliam, W. Cape, is to close at the end of September. MD J.J. du Plessis asked for some breathing space before talking to S&V. However, Daniel McCarthy, director of Groundcover Leather Co. (Pty) Ltd in Curry’s Post, KZN, took to Facebook to mourn the loss of a competitor and colleague.
The closing of Strassbergers shoe factory is a sad moment for South African shoemaking.
After nearly 200 years in operation, Strassbergers has been a pioneer of the South African footwear industry, particularly in the making of the iconic Veldskoen.
As a business that technically operates in the same industry, we could see Strassbergers as a competitor. But today, that feels beside the point.
Strassbergers represents something much bigger than a competitor. As one of South Africa’s oldest handmade shoe factories, it is part of our country’s shoemaking heritage — a place where skills, craftsmanship, knowledge and an ethos of making things properly have been built and passed down through generations.
When a local shoe factory closes, the impact doesn’t stop at the factory gates.
We lose another customer for our local tanneries.
We lose business for component suppliers.
We lose work for machinery suppliers, technicians and repair services.
We lose skilled jobs and, perhaps most importantly, opportunities for the next generation to learn the craft.
It becomes a cycle. As more manufacturers disappear, the ecosystem that supports local footwear manufacturing becomes weaker. And once those skills, suppliers and services are gone, rebuilding them is incredibly difficult.
Cheap imports may offer a cheaper price today, but there is a cost that isn’t always visible on the price tag: the gradual loss of our manufacturing capability, our skills, our independence and our shoemaking culture.
We need to support the businesses that continue to manufacture locally — not simply because they are South African, but because they are part of an ecosystem that keeps an entire industry, and its heritage, alive.
And perhaps the timing makes this loss even more poignant.
As we approach Heritage Day this September, we will rightly celebrate the many cultures, traditions and stories that make South Africa what it is. But heritage isn’t only found in museums or in the traditions we celebrate once a year.
Heritage also lives in the skills we practise, the products we make, the workshops we maintain and the knowledge we pass from one generation to the next.
South African shoemaking is part of that heritage.
Today, we acknowledge Strassbergers, its people, its craftsmanship and its enormous contribution to South African shoemaking.
When one local shoe factory disappears, the whole industry loses something.
And with Strassbergers, we have lost another important piece of South Africa’s shoemaking history.
So, a small reminder to support local.
Buy your shoes from local makers like Jim Green Footwear, Bashers Footwear, and ROF-style.
Buy your bags from Rigsby, ROWDY Bags and Dirt Road Outfitters.
Support local.
Support the artisan.
Support the skills.
Support the heritage.
Because heritage isn’t something we can simply celebrate once it’s gone.
It is something we have to support while it is still here.
Buck up, Johannesburg, or we have to move
By Michelle van Emmenes, sales director, Paris Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd t/a Paris Belts
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Johannesburg power and water problems are affecting us as manufacturers in a very bad way. Even though we have back-up power systems, it can’t run our high voltage machines which results in big loses of production time. We have been affected now for a full week, and this has really cost us time and many delays in production. We will see in the upcoming municipal elections that whoever wins the election will be able to change the corruption, service delivery issues, and our forever dilapidated roads. As the year starts ending and manufacturing increases rapidly this is a very concerning time for us. we also lost revenue due to the foreigners who are too afraid to come into the inner city now. They bought our waste offcuts and clearance belts and buckles for their markets.
Being a manufacturer in a broken-down city is not for the faint-hearted business owner, it’s a forever re-planning of production lines.
We have been going on 7 years now as Paris Manufacturing. We have learned many lessons in dealing with bad service in Johannesburg and laid out many funds to bridge these problems, but if this city don’t change how they treat and supply services to their business owners, we will be forced to leave the inner city where Paris Belts has been for the past 74 years.
Importing
Woodland: ‘Everything’s in place – just add investor’
Eleni Gerpinis, head of business at Earth Gear (Pty) Ltd, the distributor of the Woodland brand of outdoor and casual footwear, explains the difficult position in which the company finds itself, and a hoped-for way forward.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Thank you so much for reaching out. I really appreciate the opportunity to explain the situation properly, because there is quite a bit of history behind where we are today.
The situation is essentially this:
The investor who originally came into the business with us has wanted to exit his investment for more than 2 years. At that point, we approached Woodland and explained the situation and put forward a number of options that would allow us to manage the exit in a controlled way while continuing to build and scale the brand in Southern Africa.
As part of that process, the investor made the decision that no further stock should be purchased, and excess funds generated by the business have since been paid to him towards recovering his investment.
I have, throughout this period, been trying to find a way to take the business and the brand forward myself. I genuinely believe in Woodland and in the potential of the brand in this market, and I have built the business here over the past 8 years from the ground up. Woodland therefore gave me some time and flexibility to try to secure the funding required to take it on independently.
Unfortunately, despite my efforts, I have not been able to find the right funding partner.
At that point, I provided Woodland with all the information and data they would need to make an informed decision about the future of the brand in this region. The options were essentially:
1. Woodland could take over the distribution themselves, as they do in certain other regions.
2. They could support me with consignment stock for a period of time, allowing me to rebuild the business and continue scaling it.
3. They could identify another distributor who has the resources to take the brand to the level it deserves in Southern Africa.
Woodland has ultimately chosen the third option.
My investor has also reached the point where he is no longer prepared to wait for an exit, but he has agreed to give me until the end of the year to clear the stock we currently have in a controlled and responsible manner. This is important to me because I do not want to simply dispose of the remaining stock in a way that could damage the brand, the market or the opportunity for whoever takes Woodland forward from here.
So, for the remainder of the year, my priority is to protect the brand, look after our existing stockists and customers, and ensure that the transition is handled professionally.
As for me personally, that is the more difficult part of the story.
I will continue to look after Woodland to the very end and make sure that the last pair leaves the building in the right way. After that, I will need to work out what my next chapter looks like.
I would, however, very much like that next chapter to include Woodland if the right opportunity presented itself. I have spent 8 years building the brand in this market, developing the customer base, establishing relationships with stockists and learning the Southern African footwear market from the ground up. I also have a long-standing relationship with Woodland themselves and understand the brand, its positioning and its potential here extremely well.
If a new distributor were interested in having me remain involved in some capacity, I would absolutely welcome that conversation. I believe I could add considerable value to a new distributor because I can offer something that is difficult to buy or replicate: 8 years of experience with the brand, the existing market knowledge, relationships with stockists, an understanding of what has and hasn't worked, and a genuine belief in Woodland's potential in this region.
At the same time, I am realistic about where things stand. Woodland has made its decision, my investor wants his exit, and I need to respect both of those realities.
If you happen to know of anyone in the industry who may have an interest in taking on Woodland as a distributor in Southern Africa, I would be very grateful for an introduction.
Equally, if you know of any suitable retailers, distributors or other footwear businesses that may have an interest in acquiring the remaining stock, I would be happy to have that conversation as well.
I am more than happy to facilitate introductions and provide whatever information would be needed.
My priority is to find a sensible outcome that protects the brand, gives the remaining stock a good home, and creates the best possible opportunity for Woodland to continue growing in this market.
My objective now is simply to handle the process properly, protect the brand that I have worked so hard to build, and hopefully find a positive way forward for everyone involved.
Retail
Spring, as they say, has sprung
By Kelli Kupritz, group marketing director and online MD, Dodo Shoes (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Spring has certainly put a spring in our step. Across Dodo's and Franco Cecatto stores, sandals are trading well and the new season is off to a positive start.
A large amount of stock will be hitting our stores within the next few days, just as customers are ready to shop. We're positive and optimistic. This season is only just starting to bloom.
In case you missed it!
The September issue of S&V African Leather Magazine
S&V African Leather Magazine Vol20 No9 September 2026
IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Sam Setter’s ‘Pills’
- A new quip from Sam Setter in each issue.
05 Upfront
- SA’s annual Autoweek to discuss the way forward for an industry which is key to SA tanning sector.
- SA’s livestock industry ‘takes charge’ as 2 million FMD vaccine doses arrive.
08 An Eclectic View
- FILK - 2026. Supply-chain transparency is becoming as important as the physical properties of the finished leather, writes correspondent H. Procter.
10 Decoding Tanning Science
- Can essential oils replace biocides and fungicides in leather processing? A review by Dr Clive Jackson-Moss..
13 Weights & Measures
- Compiled by the ISTT.
14 Leather, Its Image & Its Place In The World
- The new EU standard for sustainability claims, aimed at consumers, creates new challenges for the leather value chain, explains the Sustainable Leather Foundation’s Deborah Taylor.
16 Textiles
- ‘Fundamental redistribution of global competitiveness,’ says International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC).
17 Statistics
- Preliminary South African trade statistics for July 2026.
Advertisers in this Issue
Authenticae (OFC), International School of Tanning Technology (ISTT) (04), Rolfes Leather Division (02), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (03), Southern African Footwear & Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) (07), Sustainable Leather Foundation (06).
They Said It
“Since the ‘retired’ Madlanga commission has put people in prison and in hospital, suddenly we see that certain SOEs are turning and posting profits! Eskom and Transnet. Everyone suddenly scared because they are going to be found out?” - Retired shoemaker Brian R. Zyster, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA.
“We thought your magazine would be a good opportunity to get the message out there and also widen the audience for the campaign.” - Claudine du Mée, Bright Brown Design, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA, who designs the Freestyle ads which appear in Shoes & Views every month, and which will appear again on Friday. The campaign is breast cancer awareness.
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Do you have any suggestions, comments or experiences about the industry that you'd like to share with the industry? - tony@svmag.co.za
Birthdays this week
14/09/1943: B Oerder, Bolt Leather, Bedfordview, Gauteng, SA.
14/09/1968: Nasser Narot, Shoe Preme, Durban, KZN, SA.
14/09/1983: Ridhwana Shaik, Save Our Soles Manufacturing, Lenasia, Gauteng, SA.
16/09/1965: Roy Feigenbaum, Superior PPE, Bramley, Gauteng, SA.
16/09/1990: Daniel McCarthy, Groundcover Leather Company, Curry’s Post, KZN, SA.
17/09/1944: Avril Goldstein, Daisy Roots, Balfour Park, Gauteng, SA.
18/09/1942: Michael Beattie, Tina's Shoes, Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA.
18/09/????: Julie Oates, Julz Shoes, Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA.
19/09/1976: Harunur Rashid Rubel, Splendour Investments Ltd, Manzini, Swaziland.
19/09/1976: Shahid Koor, Urban Mania, Cape Town, W. Cape, SA.
20/09/1947: Patrick ‘Chicken’ Price, agent, Durban, KZN, SA.
20/09/1952: Tony Cheves, Vexivert, Durban, KZN, SA.
20/09/1969: Oliver Wilhelm, Inno Textiles (Pty) Ltd, Hammarsdale, KZN, SA.
In memoriam this week
14/09/2020: Graham Althorpe (b.17/04/1948), agent, East London, E. Cape, SA.
15/09/1995: Andy Bax, NPI, Durban, KZN, SA.
15/09/2013: Bruce Mallett (b.27/06/1952), Simply Shoes, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
15/09/2014: Fred Eboru (b. 01/10/1947), Fred Footwear, Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA.
15/09/2016: Franco Polia (b. 01/01/1937), designer, Durban, KZN, SA.
17/09/2023: Chris Schutte (b. 01/03/1945), agent, Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
18/09/1992: Wally Barkus, agent, Durban, KZN, SA.
18/09/2012: Jimmy Andresen (b. 02/06/1947), agent, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
18/09/2000: Marthinus Philipus ‘MP’ Theunissen (b. 09/06/1919), Chemical Specialities/Clariant, Durban, KZN, SA.
18/09/2023: Misheck Sibanda (b. 08/08/1961), G&D Shoes, Footwear & Rubber Industries, The Courteney Boot Company, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
20/09/1998: PW (Pat) Singh, Palm Footwear, Durban, KZN, SA.
20/09/2024: Mike Lambrakis (b. 04/04/1945), Scotts Group, Frame Group, Poly-Soles, OG Footwear, Kalistos Footwear, Lambella Footwear, Andreoli Shoes, Pinetown, KZN, SA.
Have you let us know about your birthday, or the birthdays of your colleagues? Our readers love this section, so please become part of it. This also applies to the In Memoriam section. Help us remember former colleagues.
Directory entries updated last week
Association of SA Manufacturers of Luggage, Handbags & General Goods (ASAM), Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA.
Bader SA (Pty) Ltd [subsidiary of Bader GmbH & Co.], Pretoria, Gauteng, SA.
Fairs & events updated last week – see calendar for details
29-30 September 2027: Freiberg Leather Days, Freiberg, Germany,
 
Exchange rates
Note: For previous rates, see HERE
1. SA Rand (ZAR)/Lesotho Loti (LSL)/Namibian Dollar (NAD)/Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
Source: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator/
| |
Euro € |
GBP £ |
US $ |
CNY ¥ |
| 06/04/2026 |
R19.47 |
R22.31 |
R16.87 |
R 2.45 |
| 11/04/2026 |
R19.26 |
R22.11 |
R16.42 |
R 2.40 |
| 18/04/2026 |
R19.24 |
R22.09 |
R16.41 |
R 2.40 |
| 25/04/2026 |
R19.37 |
R22.36 |
R16.52 |
R 2.41 |
| 02/05/2026 |
R19.51 |
R22.59 |
R16.64 |
R 2.43 |
| 09/05/2026 |
R19.29 |
R22.31 |
R16.37 |
R 2.40 |
| 23/05/2026 |
R19.13 |
R22.15 |
R16.48 |
R 2.42 |
| 30/05/2026 |
R18.92 |
R21.84 |
R16.23 |
R 2.39 |
| 06/06/2026 |
R19.08 |
R22.09 |
R16.56 |
R 2.44 |
| 15/06/2026 |
R18.75 |
R21.70 |
R16.15 |
R 2.39 |
| 20/06/2026 |
R18.88 |
R21.77 |
R16.45 |
R 2.42 |
| 27/06/2026 |
R18.73 |
R21.71 |
R16.44 |
R 2.41 |
| 04/07/2026 |
R18.55 |
R21.66 |
R16.22 |
R 2.39 |
| 11/07/2026 |
R18.70 |
R21.95 |
R16.38 |
R 2.41 |
| 20/07/2026 |
R18.83 |
R22.18 |
R16.47 |
R 2.43 |
| 25/07/2026 |
R19.13 |
R22.41 |
R16.82 |
R 2.48 |
| 01/08/2026 |
R19.06 |
R22.29 |
R16.54 |
R 2.44 |
| 10/08/2026 |
R18.69 |
R21.88 |
R16.19 |
R 2.40 |
| 15/08/2026 |
R18.72 |
R21.90 |
R16.18 |
R 2.40 |
| 22/08/2026 |
R18.69 |
R21.85 |
R16.01 |
R 2.38 |
| 29/08/2026 |
R18.72 |
R21.88 |
R16.16 |
R 2.40 |
| 05/09/2026 |
R18.55 |
R21.58 |
R15.97 |
R 2.37 |
| 12/09/2026 |
R18.68 |
R21.79 |
R16.11 |
R 2.40 |
2. Botswana Pula
Source: http://www.x-rates.com/calculator/
| |
Euro € |
GBP £ |
US $ |
CNY ¥ |
| 06/04/2026 |
15.80 |
18.10 |
13.68 |
1.98 |
| 11/04/2026 |
15.76 |
18.10 |
13.44 |
1.97 |
| 18/04/2026 |
15.77 |
18.10 |
13.44 |
1.97 |
| 25/04/2026 |
15.77 |
18.21 |
13.46 |
1.96 |
| 02/05/2026 |
15.83 |
18.34 |
13.50 |
1.97 |
| 09/05/2026 |
15.85 |
18.34 |
13.45 |
1.97 |
| 16/05/2026 |
16.44 |
18.85 |
14.15 |
2.07 |
| 23/05/2026 |
15.71 |
18.19 |
13.53 |
1.99 |
| 30/05/2026 |
15.66 |
18.08 |
13.43 |
1.98 |
| 06/06/2026 |
15.48 |
17.92 |
13.43 |
1.98 |
| 15/06/2026 |
15.53 |
17.98 |
13.38 |
1.98 |
| 20/06/2026 |
15.87 |
18.29 |
13.82 |
2.04 |
| 27/06/2026 |
15.50 |
17.96 |
13.61 |
2.00 |
| 04/07/2026 |
15.44 |
18.02 |
13.50 |
1.99 |
| 11/07/2026 |
15.43 |
18.12 |
13.52 |
1.99 |
| 20/07/2026 |
15.55 |
18.31 |
13.60 |
2.01 |
| 25/07/2026 |
15.65 |
18.34 |
13.76 |
2.03 |
| 01/08/2026 |
15.67 |
18.32 |
13.59 |
2.01 |
| 10/08/2026 |
15.55 |
18.20 |
13.47 |
1.99 |
| 15/08/2026 |
15.56 |
18.20 |
13.45 |
1.99 |
| 22/08/2026 |
15.64 |
18.27 |
13.39 |
1.99 |
| 29/08/2026 |
15.52 |
18.14 |
13.40 |
1.99 |
| 05/09/2026 |
15.55 |
18.09 |
13.38 |
1.99 |
| 12/09/2026 |
16.26 |
18.97 |
14.02 |
2.09 |
3. Malawian Kwacha (MWK) (buying)
Source: https://www.rbm.mw/
| |
Euro € |
GBP £ |
US $ |
ZAR |
| 06/04/2026 |
2038.76 |
2336.05 |
1717.02 |
104.11 |
| 11/04/2026 |
2066.88 |
2372.66 |
1717.02 |
109.75 |
| 18/04/2026 |
2082.97 |
2388.93 |
1717.02 |
107.70 |
| 25/04/2026 |
2065.64 |
2381.15 |
1717.02 |
106.19 |
| 02/05/2026 |
2065.47 |
2384.69 |
1717.02 |
105.12 |
| 09/05/2026 |
2076.25 |
2401.66 |
1717.02 |
107.72 |
| 16/05/2026 |
2058.22 |
2360.63 |
1717.02 |
106.41 |
| 23/05/2026 |
2053.44 |
2374.43 |
1717.02 |
107.42 |
| 30/05/2026 |
2059.63 |
2376.73 |
1717.02 |
109.04 |
| 06/06/2026 |
2053.97 |
2374.25 |
1717.02 |
108.31 |
| 15/06/2026 |
2052.73 |
2376.73 |
1717.02 |
109.44 |
| 20/06/2026 |
2021.96 |
2333.58 |
1717.02 |
107.22 |
| 27/06/2026 |
2011.88 |
2334.81 |
1717.02 |
107.28 |
| 04/07/2026 |
2026.38 |
2365.41 |
1717.02 |
109.25 |
| 11/07/2026 |
2022.49 |
2373.55 |
1717.02 |
108.55 |
| 20/07/2026 |
2022.49 |
2380.27 |
1717.02 |
106.91 |
| 25/07/2026 |
2013.47 |
2355.33 |
1717.02 |
105.48 |
| 01/08/2026 |
2036.11 |
2378.85 |
1717.02 |
107.32 |
| 10/08/2026 |
2042.83 |
2385.39 |
1717.02 |
109.42 |
| 15/08/2026 |
2040.71 |
2387.16 |
1717.02 |
109.17 |
| 22/08/2026 |
2068.47 |
2413.16 |
1717.02 |
110.16 |
| 29/08/2026 |
2059.45 |
2403.26 |
1717.02 |
110.59 |
| 05/09/2026 |
2056.45 |
2394.41 |
1717.02 |
110.75 |
| 12/09/2026 |
2053.44 |
2390.88 |
1717.02 |
109.47 |
4. Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) (buying)
Source: https://www.boz.zm/
| |
Euro € |
GBP £ |
US $ |
ZAR |
| 06/04/2026 |
22.20 |
25.45 |
19.26 |
1.13 |
| 11/04/2026 |
22.50 |
25.84 |
19.19 |
1.17 |
| 18/04/2026 |
22.54 |
25.85 |
19.04 |
1.17 |
| 25/04/2026 |
22.01 |
25.37 |
18.80 |
1.13 |
| 02/05/2026 |
21.93 |
25.34 |
18.76 |
1.12 |
| 09/05/2026 |
22.38 |
25.89 |
19.00 |
1.16 |
| 16/05/2026 |
21.91 |
25.17 |
18.84 |
1.13 |
| 23/05/2026 |
21.80 |
25.24 |
18.80 |
1.14 |
| 30/05/2026 |
21.38 |
24.68 |
18.36 |
1.13 |
| 06/06/2026 |
20.30 |
23.50 |
17.54 |
1.06 |
| 15/06/2026 |
20.18 |
23.37 |
17.44 |
1.07 |
| 20/06/2026 |
20.51 |
23.66 |
17.89 |
1.09 |
| 27/06/2026 |
20.55 |
23.78 |
17.99 |
1.09 |
| 04/07/2026 |
20.91 |
24.39 |
18.27 |
1.12 |
| 11/07/2026 |
20.63 |
24.23 |
18.06 |
1.10 |
| 20/07/2026 |
20.81 |
24.47 |
18.19 |
1.10 |
| 25/07/2026 |
20.95 |
24.54 |
18.42 |
1.09 |
| 01/08/2026 |
21.50 |
25.14 |
18.75 |
1.12 |
| 10/08/2026 |
21.56 |
25.20 |
18.67 |
1.15 |
| 15/08/2026 |
21.74 |
25.44 |
18.79 |
1.16 |
| 22/08/2026 |
22.05 |
25.75 |
18.87 |
1.17 |
| 29/08/2026 |
22.07 |
25.74 |
18.96 |
1.18 |
| 05/09/2026 |
22.18 |
25.81 |
19.13 |
1.19 |
| 12/09/2026 |
22.42 |
26.13 |
19.32 |
1.19 |
5. Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)
Source: Source: https://www.rbz.co.zw/
| |
Euro € |
GBP £ |
US$ |
ZAR |
| 06/04/2026 |
ZIG 29.28 |
ZIG 33.84 |
ZIG 25.37 |
ZIG 0.67 |
| 11/04/2026 |
ZIG 29.41 |
ZIG 33.76 |
ZIG 25.16 |
ZIG 0.65 |
| 18/04/2026 |
Not available on Saturday |
| 25/04/2026 |
ZIG 29.45 |
ZIG 33.95 |
ZIG 25.21 |
ZIG 0.66 |
| 02/05/2026 |
ZIG 29.55 |
ZIG 34.12 |
ZIG 25.34 |
ZIG 0.66 |
| 09/05/2026 |
ZIG 29.97 |
ZIG 34.66 |
ZIG 25.76 |
ZIG 0.64 |
| 16/05/2026 |
ZIG 30.05 |
ZIG 34.47 |
ZIG 25.81 |
ZIG 0.64 |
| 23/05/2026 |
ZIG 30.57 |
ZIG 35.35 |
ZIG 26.32 |
ZIG 0.62 |
| 30/05/2026 |
ZIG 31.33 |
ZIG 36.17 |
ZIG 26.91 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 06/06/2026 |
ZIG 31.11 |
ZIG 35.97 |
ZIG 26.78 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 15/06/2026 |
ZIG 31.00 |
ZIG 35.90 |
ZIG 26.68 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 20/06/2026 |
ZIG 30.57 |
ZIG 35.26 |
ZIG 26.77 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 27/06/2026 |
ZIG 30.52 |
ZIG 35.42 |
ZIG 26.82 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 04/07/2026 |
ZIG 30.70 |
ZIG 35.85 |
ZIG 26.81 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 11/07/2026 |
ZIG 30.55 |
ZIG 35.87 |
ZIG 26.71 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 20/07/2026 |
ZIG 30.64 |
ZIG 36.07 |
ZIG 26.78 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 25/07/2026 |
ZIG 30.33 |
ZIG 35.48 |
ZIG 26.65 |
ZIG 0.63 |
| 01/08/2026 |
ZIG 30.70 |
ZIG 35.87 |
ZIG 26.68 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 10/08/2026 |
ZIG 30.65 |
ZIG 35.79 |
ZIG 26.60 |
ZIG 0.61 |
| 15/08/2026 |
ZIG 30.66 |
ZIG 35.86 |
ZIG 26.56 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 22/08/2026 |
ZIG 31.13 |
ZIG 36.32 |
ZIG 26.62 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 29/08/2026 |
ZIG 30.85 |
ZIG 36.00 |
ZIG 26.49 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 05/09/2026 |
ZIG 30.88 |
ZIG 35.94 |
ZIG 26.55 |
ZIG 0.60 |
| 12/09/2026 |
ZIG 30.94 |
ZIG 36.00 |
ZIG 26.65 |
ZIG 1.90 |
Note: For previous rates, see HERE
ABSA Agri Trends: Hides & skins prices
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA (11 September 2026)) - The current average hide price increased by 0.21% to R2.326/kg from R2.321/kg a week ago. The current price is 0.34% higher than the average price a month ago and 0.18% lower than the average price a year ago. The range of prices reported was as follows: Minimum price: R2.25 Maximum price: R2.86. Please note: Our methodology weighs the prices we collect according to the number of hides they sell in a month. This is done to make it more representative of the prevailing market price. NB* Hide prices are determined by the average of the RMAA (Red Meat Abattoir Association) and independent companies. – Jade Smith, agricultural economist, ABSA group. - Jade Smith, agricultural economist, ABSA group.
Note: For previous prices, see HERE
Have a look at these links
We invite businesses to send us links to websites, Facebook pages and the like which they feel would be of interest to others. The links below are from our database:
United Agencies (Dreamteam Trading 160 cc), Durban, KZN, SA. Component supplier.
Leather Initiative for Sustainable Employment Creation (LISEC) in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
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