Paper Bag Africa

02/09/2026

Call for Fashion Designers based and operating in the City of Bulawayo.

30/07/2026

: The last 6th edition of featured in GQ.

Zimbabwe’s most anticipated lifestyle and cross-networking event, The PiChani was held this past weekend in Bulawayo under the theme Tani Za Dunia which translates to Perfect in Earth Tones.

30/07/2026

🥂

📣 Where lifestyle meets opportunity. 📣

🇮🇹 is the official drink partner of 2026. 🥂

Network, connect & elevate your taste. ✨

15/04/2026

07/04/2026

presents The Water & Oil Collection, curated by

THEME: Municipal Waste Pollution - |

DESIGNER:
MODEL:
CURATED BY:
📸

06/04/2026

💧 presents The Water & Oil Collection, curated by

THEME: Municipal Waste Pollution - |

DESIGNER:
MODEL:

The avante garde dress tells a story of the causes and effects of municipal waste pollution

📌 Public Health Crises: Raw sewage discharge into water bodies causing frequent outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and cholera.

📌 Most of the boreholes in some areas are contaminated with coliforms.

📌 Destruction of Aquatic Ecosystems: High levels of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from sewage lead to excessive algal blooms and water hyacinth growth, causing severe eutrophication in water bodies like Lake Chivero . This reduces oxygen levels, causing “fish kills” and reducing biodiversity.

📌 Contamination of Drinking Water Sources: The contamination of major water sources, such as Lake Chivero (Harare’s main water supply), makes water treatment difficult and expensive, resulting in limited potable water supply.

📌 Impact on Agriculture and Livestock: Wastewater containing heavy metals (like Cu, Zn, Cd) and pathogens is used for irrigation, leading to soil contamination and producing unsafe crops. Contaminated water is also responsible for killing livestock on the outskirts of cities.

📌 Groundwater Contamination: Poor sewage management and leakage lead to the contamination of groundwater, making boreholes—often used as alternative water sources unsafe.

📌 Operational Overload: Sewage treatment plants in major cities like Harare and Kwekwe are overloaded, obsolete, or non-functional, resulting in the direct release of partially treated or raw sewage into water systems.

🎥

05/04/2026

The Water & Oil Collection 🇿🇼

👗Acid Mine Drainage - |

DESIGNER:
MODEL:
CURATED BY:
📸

05/04/2026

💧 presents The Water & Oil Collection, curated by

THEME: Acid Mine Drainage - |

DESIGNER:
MODEL:

Acid mine drainage happens when water and air hit old rocks from mining, creating a harmful acid that leaks into nearby rivers. This acid kills fish and plants and makes the water unsafe for people to drink or use. To help, we can use limestone to clean the water and seal up old mines to keep the water from getting out.

🎥

04/04/2026

💧The Water & Oil Collection 🇿🇼

👗Agricultural Pollution - |

DESIGNER: .zw
MODEL:
CURATED BY:
📸

03/04/2026

💧 presents The Water & Oil Collection, curated by

THEME: Agricultural Pollution - |

DESIGNER: .zw
MODEL:

This garment serves as a poignant critique of the hidden environmental costs of perceived prosperity, juxtaposing outward beauty with the underlying reality of agricultural depletion. Through a softened corset that mimics a deceptive harmony between humanity and nature, and a subtle plastic waist accessory representing the normalization of pollution, the piece explores how contamination becomes embedded within our systems. The ruffled brown skirt acts as the emotional anchor, using its expansive volume to mask a narrative of overworked, exhausted soil. Ultimately, the ensemble challenges the celebration of industrial growth by exposing the “quiet contradiction” where aesthetic abundance masks systemic decay and invisible ecological damage.

🎥