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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Competition Commission is taking a hard line on schools that disregard the guidelines and provisions of the Competition Act.<\/p>\n

If all fails the commission will take action as parents are struggling with the high cost of school uniforms. The competition body indicated it had received more than 220 school uniform-related complaints to investigate during the past year. The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that Gauteng was the leading province with about 60 complaints, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 35. The commission reached settlement agreements with some of the schools and suppliers involved.<\/p>\n

Commission spokesperson Siyabulela Makunga told the publication some schools concluded agreements with manufacturers or suppliers on an exclusive basis to supply uniforms. These ranged from five-year contracts to indefinite deals that were entered into without any transparent or competitive bidding process.<\/p>\n

Makunga told TimesLIVE the commission would not hesitate to prosecute schools that disregard the guidelines and provisions of the Competition Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents are urged to hold school governing bodies and schools accountable by ensuring uniform policies take into consideration the provisions of the act.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said parents can report anticompetitive conduct to the commission via email to ccsa@compcom.co.za or WhatsApp 084-743-0000.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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