Cape Gem will donate up to £2000 from the sale of its handcrafted bags back to the South African weavers who make them this summer, the firm said today.



Cape Gem will give back 10% of its online sales from www.capegem.co.uk in June and July - an estimated £2000 - to help the fifty weavers and their families through the slower months of business… Continue

Cape Gem . has announced a short story writing competition to win one of their coveted Mielie handbags and a free copy of the hotly tipped book “For better for worse, for richer for poorer” by co author and self professed Mielie fan Siobhan Horner, which, published by… Continue

Spring/Summer fashion 2009 promises to herald a splash of colour as well as embracing the trend for all things “homemade”. The perfect accessory to tie these trends together comes in the form of a brand new range of handbags from South Africa. MIELIE HANDBAGS provide a wonderful collection of handcrafted boho chic bags, each one unique. Handwoven from recycled materials by women of the… Continue