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South Africa: Competition Commission wants schools to follow uniform guidelines

By  |  January 9, 2019

On Wednesday, January 9, the Competition Commission of South Africa urged schools to adhere to the school uniform guidelines aimed at curbing anti-competitive behavior at schools.

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    This is aimed at making sure that schools are compliant with the Competition Act but, most importantly, school uniforms become reasonable and affordable, the Commission said in a statement.

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    The investigation into anticompetitive behavior at schools was concluded early last year. The probe established that a number of schools still had exclusive contracts with one supplier.

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