<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 8]]></description><link>https://www.nicandnic.co.za/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:20:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nicandnic.co.za/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Planet and Profit: Turning Sustainability Into Measurable Impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why companies need more than good intentions  Many companies want to become more sustainable, but sustainability needs to be practical. It must move beyond statements and become something that can be seen, measured and shared. This is where Nic&#38;Nic’s work offers real value. We help companies take retired banners, gazebos, billboards and promotional materials and turn them into functional products. But beyond the products themselves, we also help tell the story of the impact created through...]]></description><link>https://www.nicandnic.co.za/post/planet-and-profit-turning-sustainability-into-measurable-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a65c776b59210289e907de3</guid><category><![CDATA[Ecological Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social Responsibility]]></category><category><![CDATA[Community Uplifting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Youth Empowerment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Job Creation]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:50:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6736ab_9fcb59cea8ff4e5cac4e5e9be03e1fdf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nic and Nic </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People: Creating Skills, Work and Hope Through Responsible Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[The community behind every Nic &#38; Nic product Nic &#38;Nic is based in Shiyalongubo, a rural community in the Barberton-Makhonjwa Mountains of Mpumalanga. This is not a typical place for a design and manufacturing business, but it is the place we call home. Our work began with a simple belief: meaningful products can be created from waste, and meaningful opportunities can be created in rural communities. For us, design is not only about the final product. It is also about the hands that make it,...]]></description><link>https://www.nicandnic.co.za/post/people-creating-skills-work-and-hope-through-responsible-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a65c46310a4941c07298863</guid><category><![CDATA[Community Uplifting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Youth Empowerment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Job Creation]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:33:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6736ab_9e6b73db725542bfb3328ec58a51ccee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nic and Nic </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Tyre Tubes to Timeless Products ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Nic &#38;Nic gives discarded inner tubes a second life At Nic&#38;Nic, one of our core materials is the discarded tyre inner tube. What many people see as waste, we see as a strong, flexible and beautiful material with the potential to become something useful again. Tyre inner tubes are often overlooked once they can no longer serve their original purpose. They may be thrown away, stored, burned or left to become part of the growing waste problem. Yet the material itself is durable,...]]></description><link>https://www.nicandnic.co.za/post/from-tyre-tubes-to-timeless-products</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a65be7bb59210289e9063bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ecological Sustainability]]></category><category><![CDATA[Social Responsibility]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6736ab_55fddb3a12814062bbbd72c47a92b005~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_716,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Wandile Nyundu</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2016, we left corporate work to begin a journey of creating something meaningful with our own hands. That journey first took us to Bushbuckridge, where the Mashile family opened their leather workshop to us and allowed us to use their equipment while we taught ourselves how to make bags and accessories. With our newly developed skills, we moved to Hazyview, where Nick managed In-Da-Belly at Perry’s Bridge. It was there that we sold our products directly to customers for the first time,...]]></description><link>https://www.nicandnic.co.za/post/our-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a458150463386a45166587e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:03:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6736ab_ca277f80e00c4daf9b4946601914f2ea~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_625,h_372,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nic and Nic </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>