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Herman Mashaba ‘concerned’ about counterfeit goods in Joburg
According to the November crime stats, released earlier on Tuesday, counterfeit goods worth R86 million were seized; ranging from clothes to medicine.
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SAHRC questions JMPD on warning system to prevent xenophobic attacks
Representatives from the Somali board told the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday that a text on the intention to loot stores had been circulating three months before last month’s unrest.
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SAHRC holds hearings on sale of fake & expired goods
These hearings will investigate claims that illegal or sub-standard goods have been sold along with the impact that these allegations have had on local and foreign communities.
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Fawu urges Sars to tighten control on fake goods manufacturers
Fawu says billions of rand are lost through the selling of counterfeit goods which affects food, tobacco and cosmetics industries.
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Burberry criticised for destroying R450m worth of merchandise
Over the past five years, Burberry has destroyed £90 million worth of goods.
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NC police swoop on R77m counterfeit factory in Hartswater
The business was closed down this week during a sting operation in which police found various counterfeit items, including spices, sanitary towels and shoe polish, among other goods.
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KZN police arrest 3 women for possession of fake goods
Kwa-Zulu-Natal police have arrested three women for being in possession of boxes full of counterfeit body lotion creams worth nearly R500,000 in Pongola.
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3 bust for possession of counterfeit goods worth over R4.2m at OR Tambo
The three were arrested after being linked to the bags and boxes filled with designer clothing estimated at over R4.2 million at OR Tambo International Airport.
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Police hunt truck driver over fake sneakers
Sars officials at the the Lebombo Border Post stopped the vehicle containing more than 10,000 counterfeit brand name sneakers worth about R8.7 million.
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Gauteng police make R60m counterfeit goods bust
Police searched 120 shops in Johannesburg on Tuesday, confiscating bags, cosmetics, accessories and clothes.
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UK woman fined after selling fake designer goods on Facebook
Lynsey Nelson was caught after undercover officials bought her products online and confirmed them to be counterfeit.
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Hawks confiscate counterfeit goods worth about R7.5m in EC
Officers searched a location in Butterworth where they found counterfeit sneakers and jeans.
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Counterfeit goods worth over R1m seized in CT
Acting on a tip off, officers pulled over a freight truck en route to Cape Town on Saturday.
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Operation Fiela seizes R800k worth of counterfeit goods
Thirteen premises and more than a 100 vehicles were searched in Parow.
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Counterfeit shoes might be distributed to the poor
Vanessa Ferguson, Director at DM Kisch, discusses if counterfeit goods seized by Sars can be distributed to the poor rather than be destroyed.
