On Tuesday, 26 September, Mohair SA welcomed 20 enthusiastic students from the Matotomana College in Matatiele.

The 79th annual congress of the South African Mohair Growers’ Association, SAMGA, took place on Thursday, 1 June.

The global mohair clip for 2022 was 4.55 million kgs of which South Africa produced 51% and Lesotho produced 16%. Jointly, Southern Africa produced two thirds of the world’s mohair.

It is interesting to note that when the mohair market came under pressure, the difference in price between certified mohair and non-certified mohair, increased.

We want to thank all the farmers, farm workers and their families for doing what you do to make the South African mohair industry a world leader in quality and quantity. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas and an ecologically balanced New Year!

Last year the mohair, wool and cotton industries were invited to join this project, the great idea of the current Italian Ambassador to SA’s wife. She saw so much talent that she wanted to assist by opening doors to their fashion industry.

Beauty Mokgwamme continues to provide the annual mohair training for Grootfontein College of Agriculture, she loves it and is very grateful that she can still contribute by teaching mohair classing skills to Grootfontein students.

Mohair is benefiting from a range of fashion trends favouring the fibre’s natural and luxurious qualities, as highlighted at the latest textile trade fairs. Read more in the latest edition of Twist Magazine.

Mohair South Africa is looking to build on the success of the Responsible Mohair Standard with additional projects across several areas including traceability and regenerative farming. Twist spoke to the organisation to find out more.

Understanding the Growers & Herders perspectives is key to building better textile fibre supply chain partnerships to accelerate innovation and sustainability.

Textile Exchange celebrated their 20th anniversary and hosted a cocktail function at the Mohair South Africa headquarters on Thursday, 8 September.

Mohair South Africa (MSA) and the Mohair Empowerment Trust (MET) participated in the virtual Animal Fibre Round Table hosted by Textile Exchange on Tuesday morning.

What’s on offer on Tuesday the 6th of September?

The highest price of the sale was R727.50 p/kg, for a bale of 25-micron kid mohair.

The AAMP is one of the seven priority plans identified by President Ramaphosa in his State of Nation Address.