Consumer Protection Act

Companies say they cannot protect against a systemic risk which would threaten their entire business

Prioritise vocational training, introduce economic empowerment for the disadvantaged in the place of black economic empowerment and amend the Consumer Protection Act to enable…

More than 300 complaints have been lodged against unscrupulous suppliers and business owners, who are now under the microscope for violating the Disaster Management Act

In February, the Johannesburg high court determined that Richard Spoor Attorneys could go ahead with a class action application

The amendments don’t address high cost of data, which many consumers hoped for

Disclosing the ratio of worker to executive pay may show the full extent of our wage inequality

Local production can’t compete with cheaper imports and the use of additives and industrial production methods result in consumers being cheated

With a new Act, marketers will be required to offer “opt out” consent for existing customers and “opt in” for new customers.

The Western Cape High Court’s Judge Siraj Desai declared deductions taken from employees’ salaries for garnishee orders were illegal.

The Auction Alliance case of ghost bidders and collusion has confirmed the consumer commission’s powers and capabilities.

The consumer commissioner and her staff are battle-ready and prepared to fight the good fight.

It is a pity that the National Consumer Commission’s lines went down and its emails started bouncing. We need it to be fully functional.

The Consumer Protection Act is forcing lawyers to find a legally acceptable consensus on what constitutes "plain and understandable" language.

Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala explains how 150 non-banking laws and Basel III are strangling banking.

Massmart and the South African Bureau of Standards have signed an agreement to help small businesses improve their product quality.