Lack of competition regulation created outright dominance of a few players in some industries.
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In an era of data breaches and data privacy concerns, governments should enshrine in law a requirement for companies and banks to send paper bills and statements in order to protect consumers.
South African consumers aren’t confident that organisations always use their information lawfully and for agreed purposes.
Legally, consumers are expected to read any online contracts they enter into, but companies have no obligation to offer readable agreements. As research shows, most are incomprehensible.
Findings from South Africa’s Health Market Inquiry makes recommendations to close the information gap between service providers and consumers.
Debates around South Africa’s health market inquiry must remember that not all proposals for regulating private economic activity are an attack on the market.
How Jeff Bezos is plotting to take over the world – and why Amazon’s dominance in e-commerce could be a threat to innovation.
France recently adopted NutriScore, a series of simple colour codes that will allow consumers to easily identify the healthiest foods. But some of the biggest food conglomerates are fighting back.
Complaints about the NBN are growing quickly, but there’s limited options for recourse under Australian consumer law.
The NSW government is set to mandate a 3 year minimum expiry period for gift cards, but it isn’t clear that this will solve the problem of unredeemed cards.
The rise of the middle class in Africa is fuelling consumer economies and protection policies. But they tend to be disconnected from sustainability issues.
A recent ban on charges for paying by credit or debit card could open the door to legal action for surplus fees paid in the past.
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Professor in Commericial Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne
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Maitre de Conférence Université Paris 13, Praticien Hospitalier, Hôpital Avicenne (AP-HP), Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Institutional Support Nelson Mandela University, Nelson Mandela University
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Special Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor of the Nelson Mandela University, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate professor, University of South Africa
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Professor of Economics: School of Economic and Business Sciences Frederik Booysen, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professeur Emérite de Nutrition Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (Paris 13) - Praticien Hospitalier Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Avicenne (AP-HP), Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, U1153 Inserm,Inra,Cnam, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer, Information Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Cardiff University
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Senior research fellow, Aston University
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Professor, Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela University