Tag: ConsumerProtection
CPA amendments – is your prospecting still compliant?
The recent amendments to the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) Regulations introduced a formal compliance framework for direct marketing in South Africa. The CPA Amendments took effect on 15 April 2026. For property practitioners who rely on cold-calling or other direct marketing methods, the rules have changed. These methods include SMS campaigns, neighbourhood canvassing, and outsourced lead-generation services.
Fraud in the formulas – the dangers of counterfeit calculators
The proliferation of counterfeit goods continues to present legal and commercial risks across multiple sectors. Increasingly, this extends beyond traditional high-value items to functional tools such as calculators. As counterfeiters target price-sensitive markets, businesses and consumers face growing exposure to products that undermine both performance and intellectual property rights.
Digital banking fraud is growing – consumers must stay alert
Digital and mobile-first banking has changed our lives for the better. However, it has exposed consumers and institutions to increasingly complex financial crime threats. Digital banking fraud now represents one of the fastest-growing risk categories in South Africa.
Inflation-linked excise – restoring stability in beer taxation
In a country facing a cost-of-living crisis and sluggish growth, certainty has become essential. Unemployment remains among the world’s highest, and families struggle to plan ahead. For businesses, investors and workers, knowing what tomorrow brings matters more than any single policy choice. Yet for more than a decade, South Africa’s alcohol excise system created the opposite outcome.
