All the staff at the CCDI, and the larger handmade community, extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Barbara Jackson. We are honoured to share excerpts from her eulogy given by her close friends and family:

A curated collection of some of the brightest and best Western Cape craft products – that stretch the boundaries of the handmade – promises to be a major draw card at this year’s iconic Design Indaba Expo (26-28 February).

The CCDI has new telephone and fax numbers and a new postbox number! Take note and keep in touch!

A major challenge facing the country is to move jobs from the informal sector of the economy to the formal sector, says the chairperson of the CCDI, Reuben Kadalie, in the CCDI’s latest annual report.

Final Draw soccer fever not only set Cape Town alight last week, but could lead to much-needed job creation and wealth generation among craft producers.