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A recent court ruling highlights the complexities of consumer rights when purchasing a vehicle sold as a 'non-runner'. This article explores the implications of the Consumer Protection Act in such cases.
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Honda and Ineos have issued recalls for several models in South Africa due to issues including steering faults and door mechanism failures.
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The dealership did not dispute that the sold vehicle was not a Mzansi edition BMW, however, it denied that it fraudulently or negligently misrepresented the vehicle's model.
Sasria said there was a communication breakdown between the security cluster in handling the July 2021 riots and help was not sent on time.
Originations, which are a measure of new accounts opened, saw the strongest quarter year-over-year growth in personal loans, up by 20%.
Police said they seized various counterfeit items such as clothing apparel, shoes, caps, and bags worth over R8 million.
Pasta & Me is a small, 100% female-owned business created by Aziza Parker, a mother of two. She has collaborated with Shoprite assist those struggling to feed their families.
One suspect was found in possession of a substantial amount of cash, passports, photos, certificates, including birth, asylum, death, refugee certificates, vehicle licences, affidavits, and a money-counting machine.
Consumers are urged to be wary of purchasing fake goods this Black Friday.
Shopkeepers abandoned their stores as police pounced on shops selling counterfeit goods in Bellville.
The social media platform TikTok now has a major effect on customers at every stage of the user journey.
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) estimates that illicit trade costs the South African economy R100 billion annually.
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) estimates that illicit trade costs the South African economy R100 billion annually.
The cellular network provider has been fined for contravening a number of sections of the Consumer Protection Act.
Communities have taken a stand against counterfeit goods as the country still reels from the deaths of two toddlers who allegedly devoured cookies purchased from a foreign-owned spaza store.
It looks like there may be hope for consumers on the horizon as retailer Spar is looking at importing eggs from several Southern African countries.
The Competition Tribunal said yesterday it will give its decision in due course as to whether to confirm or not the settlement agreement by consumer goods company Unilever South Africa on its possible market division case.
Punitive tariffs on imported chicken are likely to hit South Africans in the pocket, says the writer.
Charles-Louis Herbst, Atterbury’s development manager for Village Walk, explained that the new development will create a conceptual and a physical link between the rustic and organic Village feel and the more structured Club Precinct.
The first month of the year has been christened “Janu-worry” for the empty-wallet syndrome resulting from excess in the preceding festive period. Unfortunately, indications are that rather than just one month of struggle, this will be a year of worry for most South Africans.
‘Consumers that wish to make sustainable choices must be able to have confidence in the veracity of the claims that businesses make on their products or websites. ’
One sustainability profile that was marketed by H&M, for example, ‘claimed that a dress was made with 20% less water on average’, when it was actually made with 20% more water.
Demand continued to be depressed by the Covid-19 pandemic in spite of the easing of restrictions