Source Africa 2014 opens in Cape Town in June

The event will promote African manufacturers and designers to a global audience, creating excellent opportunities for these producers to do business with overseas retailers as well as increase intra-regional trade. It includes a two-day trade exhibition, designer showcase, African country pavilions, international business seminars, a fashion show hosted by Enterprise Mauritius and cocktail functions.

Expect to see top class manufacturers from:

• Botswana
  
• Cote D'Ivoire
  
• Egypt
  
• Ethiopia
  
• Kenya
  
• Lesotho
  
• Madagascar
  
• Malawi
  
• Mauritius
  
• Mozambique
  
• South Africa
  
• Swaziland
  
• Tanzania
  
• Uganda
  
• Zimbabwe

Source Africa encourages links between buyers, manufacturers, suppliers and investment into the manufacturing capacity in Africa accelerating job creation for many years to come.

USAID, American Apparel & Footwear Association, Apparel Manufacturers SA, South African Footwear & Leather Export Council, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the DTI, Cape Town Fashion Council, WESGRO, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng Growth & Development Agency and others, support the event.

For more information, go to www.sourceafrica.co.za.