Press Releases
September 10, 2020
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), in partnership with its members in the manufacturing and retail industry, has launched a toll-free hotline number the public can use to anonymously report information related to illicit and counterfeit manufacturing and trading of products in South Africa.
August 21, 2017
South Africa’s tough economic environment, promoting closer collaboration between businesses, intra-Africa trade and investment, digital innovation and cyber-crime top the list of topics to be discussed at the annual Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) Summit from 4-5 October 2017.
August 21, 2017
On 28 September 2016, the Minister of Higher Education and Training instructed the Director-General of Higher Education and Training to suspend the Accounting Authority for the Wholesale and Retail Sectoral Training Authority (W&RSETA) and to appoint an administrator to exercise oversight and control of the W&RSETA.
November 14, 2016
Johannesburg, 17th August 2015 – Latest global trends in the digital age and how they can benefit the consumer and retail sector will be discussed at the annual flagship summit of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) from 17-18 September 2015, at Vodacom World, Midrand
November 14, 2016
The conflict in the Middle East has resulted in some of our customers and certain retail members including Shoprite, Massmart, SPAR, Woolworths and Pick n Pay being approached, sometimes in an aggressive and confrontational way, to remove products sourced from Israeli manufacturers from their shelves
November 14, 2016
For the first time in the show’s 20-year history, China is the official partner of the Southern African International Trade Exhibition (SAITEX). Announcing this partnership, Zhigang Lei, First Secretary (Economic and Commercial Office) at the China Embassy said that the partnership offers exciting opportunities for both Chinese and local companies.
November 14, 2016
Former Ombudsman for Banking Services, Advocate Neville Melville, has been appointed as the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman. Advocate Melville has extensive experience in the dispute resolution field, having cut his teeth at the National Peace Accord in turbulent KwaZulu-Natal in the run-up to South Africa’s first democratic election.