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Legal
Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

Online marketplaces: A fertile ground for scammers, counterfeit merchants
Retail
Online marketplaces: A fertile ground for scammers, counterfeit merchants

18 Apr 2024

Say no to knockoffs: 5 ways to spot sneaker fakes this festive season
Retail
Say no to knockoffs: 5 ways to spot sneaker fakes this festive season

1 Dec 2023

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Legal
SA's battle against fake goods

Mohamed Khader 7 Nov 2023

The internet of packaging
Retail
The internet of packaging

Johan du Toit 13 Sep 2023

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Legal
5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

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Legal
Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses
Entrepreneurship
Registration, labour and tax: The most important compliance requirements for new small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Aug 2022

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Retail
4 ways digital innovation gives retail customers what they crave

John Watling 19 May 2022

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Legal
How blockchain can be used against counterfeiters

Masi Mtshali 17 Feb 2022

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Healthcare
South Africa needs to tighten controls on substandard and counterfeit medicines. Here's how

David R. Katerere 25 Nov 2021

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Legal
Are influencers unknowingly endorsing fake goods?

Vashti Nagel 25 Oct 2021

Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m
Legal
Sars seizes illicit cigarettes worth R6m

2 Aug 2021

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Healthcare
The race is on to recover looted vaccines and medicine

Jan-Harm Swanepoel 29 Jul 2021

Brands continue losing customer loyalty to cybercriminals, report reveals
ICT
Brands continue losing customer loyalty to cybercriminals, report reveals

Duane Nicol 1 Jun 2021

Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed
Legal
Illegal cigarette consignment to be destroyed

8 Apr 2021

How to communicate and do business with government: DTIC focus
Logistics & Transport
How to communicate and do business with government: DTIC focus

Jessie Taylor, Issued by Topco Media 1 Apr 2021

How to avoid buying, reselling and losing credibility to counterfeit goods
Retail
How to avoid buying, reselling and losing credibility to counterfeit goods

Jarred West 23 Feb 2021

#ConsciousLiving: 3 SA businesses championing fashion rental and resale
Retail
#ConsciousLiving: 3 SA businesses championing fashion rental and resale

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 Oct 2020

Philip Morris welcomes CGCSA's new illicit trade hotline
Retail
Philip Morris welcomes CGCSA's new illicit trade hotline

22 Sep 2020

Covid-19 counterfeiters: Faking it till they make it
Legal
Covid-19 counterfeiters: Faking it till they make it

Masi Mtshali 25 Aug 2020

Guidelines for spaza shops announced
Retail
Guidelines for spaza shops announced

20 Apr 2020

Navigating the grey market is not a black-and-white issue
Retail
Navigating the grey market is not a black-and-white issue

Kay Rickelman 3 Apr 2020

Checkout with caution this festive season, warns Spoor & Fisher
Retail
Checkout with caution this festive season, warns Spoor & Fisher

18 Dec 2019

Credit: Vgrigas via Wikimedia
Retail
Local spaza shops up against shifting competitive retail environment

3 Dec 2019

Innovation required to win war against counterfeits
Legal
Innovation required to win war against counterfeits

21 Nov 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales
Legal
How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

UNIDO launches Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) pilot project in Egypt
Agriculture
UNIDO launches Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) pilot project in Egypt

21 Feb 2019

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail
Retail
#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

Maroefah Smith 26 Nov 2018

Customs officials confiscate counterfeit goods worth R10m
Legal
Customs officials confiscate counterfeit goods worth R10m

15 Nov 2018

'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data
Retail
'Fake food' in South Africa: myths, misinformation and not enough data

Jane Battersby and Gareth Haysom 19 Sep 2018

Gauteng embarks on a clean-up of fake goods
Legal
Gauteng embarks on a clean-up of fake goods

11 Sep 2018

David Harrison
Healthcare
No evidence of 'fake food', but tap water is sold as spring water, Motsoaledi says

6 Sep 2018

The effects of counterfeiting
Retail
The effects of counterfeiting

Issued by Pyrotec 13 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges
Marketing & Media
#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Five signs a label is counterfeit
Retail
Five signs a label is counterfeit

Issued by Pyrotec 26 Mar 2018

A lab sample of the bacteria listeria monocytogene that causes listeriosis.
Healthcare
What led to world's worst listeriosis outbreak in South Africa

13 Mar 2018

Legally protecting your brand name in the social media age
Legal
Legally protecting your brand name in the social media age

Shan Radcliffe 28 Feb 2018

SARS cracks down on counterfeit clothing
Retail
SARS cracks down on counterfeit clothing

21 Dec 2017

Heroin, counterfeit goods bust at King Shaka airport
Legal
Heroin, counterfeit goods bust at King Shaka airport

19 Oct 2017

China, Hong Kong top hubs for fake goods: Europol
Retail
China, Hong Kong top hubs for fake goods: Europol

23 Jun 2017

Counterfeit goods, drugs confiscated at OR Tambo Airport
Legal
Counterfeit goods, drugs confiscated at OR Tambo Airport

21 Jun 2017

R10m contraband seized during cross border operations
Legal
R10m contraband seized during cross border operations

4 May 2017

Drugs, counterfeit goods seized at OR Tambo Airport
Legal
Drugs, counterfeit goods seized at OR Tambo Airport

26 Apr 2017

Alibaba's Jack Ma blames 'outdated' law for fakes
Retail
Alibaba's Jack Ma blames 'outdated' law for fakes

8 Mar 2017

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Retail
Counterfeit shoe imports reach $1tn a year

31 Jan 2017

China's Alibaba sues vendors over selling counterfeits
Retail
China's Alibaba sues vendors over selling counterfeits

6 Jan 2017

Counterfeit sneaker bust at border post
Legal
Counterfeit sneaker bust at border post

29 Dec 2016

Fake goods worth R60m seized in Joburg
Legal
Fake goods worth R60m seized in Joburg

21 Dec 2016

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Retail
Counterfeit toys more than just criminal, dangerous

19 Dec 2016

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