CONSUMER FAIR

Consumer Fair is a tabloid newspaper published every two months by the National Consumer Forum to advance the interests of consumers in South Africa.

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NRCS halts the sale of short mass cement bags in Port Elizabeth

The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)’s Legal Metrology Division in Port Elizabeth has recently served embargo notices on IPC cc and Ezamvelo Trading cc for violating the Trade Metrology Act. The companies were supplying bags of cement that were below the declared weight on the package (50 kg). This was uncovered during routine inspections at various cement retailers in the City.

NCF supports 1GOAL

Following its survey on the provision of computers and internet in a rural area near Pretoria, the National Consumer Forum has added its voice of support to the 1GOAL campaign for education for all.

Eskom must not victimise paying consumers

The National Consumer Forum has objected strongly to Eskom's threat to cut off the electricity to dysfunctional Free State municipalities who don't pay their bills to the power utility.

CI TURNS 50

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WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY

This day was first observed on 15 March 1983, two decades after US President JF Kennedy took steps to implement the revolutionary notion of rights for consumers.

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