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    Op-Ed: Who Gets to Thrift When Secondhand Gets Expensive?
    Fashion + Beauty
    11 June 2025

    Op-Ed: Who Gets to Thrift When Secondhand Gets Expensive?

    Once a sanctuary for those patching lives together with discarded clothes, thrift markets in South Africa now cater to pseudo-bohemians, shunning the communities that created them.

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    News
    14 November 2023

    How the OWO Fashion Festival is Trying to Fix Ghana’s Secondhand Clothing Problem

    The two-year-old OWO Fashion Festival aims to bring a creative solution to the imported used clothing that damages the country’s environment.

    10 Tips for Becoming a Joburg Thrifting Wiz
    Style
    11 July 2016

    10 Tips for Becoming a Joburg Thrifting Wiz

    So you want to be a Joburg thrifter? Here are some tips to get you on your way.

    Converting My Mom to a New Religion: Thrifting
    Fashion + Beauty
    06 June 2016

    Converting My Mom to a New Religion: Thrifting

    Growing up in Soweto, second-hand clothes were always frowned upon in Lerato Mbangeni's family.

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