WATCH: Assessing appetite for Africa’s doll market
Business Day TV spoke to Thabo Motsabi, co-founder of Toys with Roots
04 November 2022 - 17:40
byBusiness Day TV
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Some of Mattel's range of Barbie dolls. Picture: REUTERS
The traditional Barbie doll went on display at a Toy Fair in New York for the first time in March 1959. Years later, there’s interest in African dolls. The Middle East and Africa are currently two of the fastest growing toy markets in the world.
Business Day TV explored the African doll market in greater detail with Thabo Motsabi, co-founder of Toys with Roots.
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
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WATCH: Assessing appetite for Africa’s doll market
Business Day TV spoke to Thabo Motsabi, co-founder of Toys with Roots
The traditional Barbie doll went on display at a Toy Fair in New York for the first time in March 1959. Years later, there’s interest in African dolls. The Middle East and Africa are currently two of the fastest growing toy markets in the world.
Business Day TV explored the African doll market in greater detail with Thabo Motsabi, co-founder of Toys with Roots.
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