The Department of Economic Development and Tourism supports the clothing and textile industry through the Clothing and Textile Services Centre (Clotex).
The Department of Economic Development provides support to emerging manufacturers through the Manufacturing Advisory Centre. The Centre can assist your small, medium or micro-enterprise (SMME) to improve its competitiveness and growth in the local, national and international market places.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the formation and activities of the CCDI.
This fact sheet outlines the programmes run by the CCDI in its first year of operations, namely Morgenzon Craft, Streetwires, Ubuntu Hand Embroiders, the Simunye Community Centre, Kamatoka and WHAG Ubuntu.
This fact sheet outlines the events that CCDI has been involved in during 2002 and 2003, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Disney Food & Wine Festival, Decorex Cape and SA Fashion Week.
This fact sheet outlines the training programme offered by CCDI and its partner organisations.
This fact sheet contains information on the Craft Partnership Forum, a networking and information dissemination forum attended mostly by craft producers.
This fact sheet outlines the pilot project developed by CCDI to improve the export capability of craft producers and to increase handcraft exports.
This fact sheet contains information on the support and development programme running with crafters in the Khayelitsha area.
This fact sheet looks at the role that the Cape Technikon plays in the CCDI.
This website provides background information on the IDC and its activities locally and elsewhere in Africa. It contains detailed information on obtaining financial assistance for your business through the IDC.