Browsing by Subject "Consumer protection"
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Attitudes towards information privacy amongst black South African Generation Y Students: A study of loyalty cards
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)Aim: In this era of globalisation characterised with rapid spread and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the capacity to store personal information, the issue of information privacy is becoming an ... -
The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 and Parol Evidence
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The conflict between the objectives of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 – to protect consumers and ensure accessible and transparent redress – and the purpose of the parol evidence rule – to exclude extrinsic ... -
The consumer protection act 68 of 2008 and procedural fairness in consumer contracts
(2015)In general, the concept "contractual fairness" can be narrowed down, described and analysed with reference to the two interdependent types of fairness – substantive and procedural fairness. Measures aimed at procedural ... -
Consumer protection in international electronic contracts
(North-West University, 2011)Since the Internet became available for commercial use in the early 90s, the way of doing business was changed forever. The Internet and electronic commerce have allowed people to carry out business by means of electronic ... -
An evaluation of the self-regulation of promotional competitions in South Africa
(2016)Promotional competitions are competitions in which prizes are awarded by lot or chance in order to promote goods or services. In order to protect participants and consumers against abuse, these competitions are usually ... -
Exemption clauses and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: an assessment of Naidoo v Birchwood Hotel 2012 6 SA 170 (GSJ)
(2014)Exemption clauses are a rule rather than an exception particularly in standard-form contracts. Consumers are usually forced to accept such terms on a "take-it-or-leave-it" basis. This state of affairs shows that freedom ... -
Fundamental consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: A critical overview and analysis
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)South Africa was in need of a comprehensive framework of legislation, policies and government authorities to regulate consumer-supplier interaction. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, which was signed by the President ... -
The impact of section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act on fixed term lease agreements
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The impact of section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) on fixed term lease agreements of immovable property is discussed and the manner in which section 14 must be interpreted is determined. The impact ... -
The influence of the consumer protection act 68 of 2008 on the common law warranty against eviction: a comparative overview
(2012)The implementation of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) has great implications for the South African common law of sale. In this contribution the influence of the CPA on the seller’s common law duty to warrant ... -
Microbiological safety of ready‐to‐eat foods in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a comprehensive 10‐year (2009 to 2018) review
(Wiley, 2020)Ready‐to‐eat foods (RTEs) are foods consumed without any further processing. They are widely consumed as choice meals especially by school‐aged children and the fast‐paced working class in most low‐ and middle‐income ...