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Putting the consumer in control: the power of consent
Retail
Putting the consumer in control: the power of consent

15 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Vodacom has to pay an administrative fine of R1m after the National Consumer Tribunalfinding on the company’s conduct on fixed-term contracts
Marketing & Media
Vodacom to pay R1m fine after negating consumers' right to cancel fixed-term contracts

19 Oct 2023

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –
Legal
Suppliers obligated to protect consumers

29 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad
Marketing & Media
#OrchidsandOnions: Canine Cuisine 'barks' at competitor in new ad

Brendan Seery 8 May 2023

Grant Lapping
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2022: Regulators and bigtech tame the digital Wild West

Grant Lapping 5 Jan 2022

Source:
Retail
'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

Carey L. Biron and Umberto Bacchi 19 Oct 2021

Allan Dickson, redPanda Software
Retail
Retailers must get to grips with SA's unique and evolving credit market

Allan Dickson 11 May 2021

Bad news for prospective car buyers in South Africa
Automotive
Bad news for prospective car buyers in South Africa

10 May 2021

Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate
Legal
Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate

17 Mar 2021

Why 'Do Not Contact' databases are not created equal
Marketing & Media
Why 'Do Not Contact' databases are not created equal

23 Nov 2020

#WCRD2020: NCR encourages consumers to know their rights
Retail
#WCRD2020: NCR encourages consumers to know their rights

13 Mar 2020

#BizTrends2020: Data, mobility and content are the key media trends as we enter 2020
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2020: Data, mobility and content are the key media trends as we enter 2020

Cathy Ibal 8 Jan 2020

Exorbitant data costs - and other market inquiry findings
Legal
Exorbitant data costs - and other market inquiry findings

Lerisha Naidu, Ryan McKerrow and Kirsty Gibson 4 Dec 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Yalu, an alternative to credit life insurance
Entrepreneurship
#EntrepreneurMonth: Yalu, an alternative to credit life insurance

Evan-Lee Courie 26 Nov 2019

When should revenue for gift cards be taxable?
Legal
When should revenue for gift cards be taxable?

Joon Chong 25 Oct 2019

Image Supplied.
Tourism & Travel
#ATMDubai: IATA forecasts Africa will increase its aviation potential by 2040

24 Apr 2019

Right to Repair is not just for the motor industry
Automotive
Right to Repair is not just for the motor industry

23 Jan 2019

Don't be caught short with corporate governance and GDPR compliance
Legal
Don't be caught short with corporate governance and GDPR compliance

Stuart Scanlon 14 Nov 2018

Rooting out devious traders
Legal
Rooting out devious traders

8 Aug 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).
Marketing & Media
Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Cornellé van Graan, chairperson of the Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSASA).
Marketing & Media
Awareness of consumer rights should be increased and enforced

27 Mar 2018

Reassessing recruitment criteria to land the right talent
HR & Management
Reassessing recruitment criteria to land the right talent

21 Feb 2018

How will your right to privacy change under POPIA?
Legal
How will your right to privacy change under POPIA?

Elizabeth de Stadler 26 Jan 2018

All websites welcome
ICT
All websites welcome

15 Jan 2018

Chris Hattingh, researcher at the Free Market Foundation
Healthcare
Free Market Foundation: NHI is morally bankrupt

Chris Hattingh 19 Dec 2017

L-R: Professor William Gumede of the Democracy Works Foundation, Inyathelo programme director Nazli Abrahams and Noel Daniels, CEO of the Cornerstone Institute and Inyathelo board member.
ESG & Sustainability
Building resilient democracies, societies through philanthropy

13 Nov 2017

Consumer rights trump retail policies
Retail
Consumer rights trump retail policies

8 Nov 2017

SA no longer puts up with shoddy products
Retail
SA no longer puts up with shoddy products

Graeme Hosken 20 Oct 2017

Photo by Alex Holyoake via Unsplash
Automotive
Automotive industry Code of Conduct shows progress

11 Aug 2017

Photo by Mason Jones via Unsplash
Automotive
Pressure is on for South African motor dealers

28 Jul 2017

Legal aspects of renting out a property should be incorporated into lease
Property
Legal aspects of renting out a property should be incorporated into lease

11 Jul 2017

The Grand Prix-winning 'Original is never finished'.
Marketing & Media
#CannesLions2017: Entertainment for Music Lions winners!

21 Jun 2017

Canes Lions PR Grand Prix winner Fearless Girl, by McCann New York, State Street Global Advisors.
Marketing & Media
#CannesLions2017: PR Lions winners!

19 Jun 2017

Andrew Allison, head of IAB SA Regulatory Affairs Council (IAB SA) and Elizabeth de Stadler, consumer rights expert.
Marketing & Media
ASA in crisis - seeks industry support at AGM next week

19 Apr 2017

12 franchise trends for 2017
Retail
12 franchise trends for 2017

Anita du Toit and Sasha-Lee de Bod 3 Feb 2017

What are the CPA's best practice guidelines applicable to the motor industry?
Legal
What are the CPA's best practice guidelines applicable to the motor industry?

Justine Krige 23 Jan 2017

Image by 123RF
Marketing & Media
Consumer enforcement agencies must strengthen regional initiatives

16 Aug 2016

The importance of job cards in municipal billing disputes
Legal
The importance of job cards in municipal billing disputes

Chantelle Gladwin and Jonathan Salant 12 Apr 2016

#CommerceMonth: The digital consumer
Marketing & Media
#CommerceMonth: The digital consumer

Beverley Klein 11 Apr 2016

Cell C does not support OTT regulation
ICT
Cell C does not support OTT regulation

Jose Dos Santos 20 Jan 2016

Code of Conduct a further step in empowering consumers
Legal
Code of Conduct a further step in empowering consumers

Neil Kirby 22 Apr 2015

Consumer protection laws continue to develop
Retail
Consumer protection laws continue to develop

Johann Scholtz and Balungile Khathi 7 Apr 2015

Mobile apps lift health mindfulness
Marketing & Media
Mobile apps lift health mindfulness

Amr Shady 17 Mar 2015

SOCAP events to mark World Consumer Rights Day
Retail
SOCAP events to mark World Consumer Rights Day

11 Mar 2015

Marketing & Media
Times Media Group appoints Wendy Knowler

10 Feb 2015

SA's online content regulation: A legal minefield
Marketing & Media
SA's online content regulation: A legal minefield

Leigh Andrews 9 Dec 2014

Microsoft says it pays Chinese taxes after cryptic media report
Marketing & Media
Microsoft says it pays Chinese taxes after cryptic media report

28 Nov 2014

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