11 January 2010
RICA is the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act.
General, Financial Services, Government, Consumer Protection, Member News
16 November 2009
The following excellent article was penned by Paddy Hartdegen for Property 24. It focuses on the contentious issue of low cost housing that has received much media attention of late. He also expresses strong opinions with regard to the future of the NHBRC
General, Contractual & Legal, Industry Affairs, Government, Consumer Protection
27 October 2009
Investigative journalist Bongani Bingwa of the Carte Blanche team, recently reported the existence of an internal confidential document, a business report of almost 300 pages, giving an overview of Eskom's performance up to June this year.
General, Industry Affairs, Government, Finance and Economics, Consumer Protection
26 October 2009
One of the keynote speakers at the recent Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress in Johannesburg was Bobby Godsell, the current Chairperson of Eskom. Godsell was the Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold for nine years and held a number of very seni
General, Government, Consumer Protection, Green Building
23 October 2009
The discussion accepted the fundamental premise that the industry experiences a large number of complaints around quality, time, cost and the scope of building projects. It was accepted that these issues would not go away and that all roleplayers in the
General, Contractual & Legal, Industry Affairs, Consumer Protection
31 August 2009
While most of us were enjoying competition in the sports or leisure fields over this last weekend in August 2009, President Zuma signed the Competition Amendment Bill into law.
General, Contractual & Legal, Industry Affairs, Government, Consumer Protection
28 August 2009
The Consumer Protection Act provides significant protection for South African consumers and will have a wide impact on the way in which business is conducted in the future.
General, Contractual & Legal, Government, Consumer Protection
29 July 2009
Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal has recently launched
General, Industry Affairs, Training, Stakeholder Relations, Consumer Protection
06 July 2009
A useful quick reference guide of contact people/numbers for consumer complaints.
General, Consumer Protection
29 June 2009
In a landmark judgement, the Constitutional Court set aside a High Court judgment in respect of "public interest groups" that take on opponents with unlimited financial resources.
General, Consumer Protection