Consumer help: other products & services
Auctions
Electrical appliances
South African Bureau of Standards. Complaints about unsafe electrical devices can be lodged with the Bureau.Franchises
Franchise Association of Southern Africa. A self-regulatory body which applies a code of ethics to the industry and acts against members who transgress the code.
Furniture, kitchens, cupboards
Furniture Traders Association Will arbitrate in disputes with members.
- Tel: (011) 789 6770
- Fax: (011) 886 9655
Kitchen Specialists Association Advice for choosing a good company, and help with complaints against members of the Association, for the kitchen, bathroom and built-in cupboard buyer.
Timeshare
Timeshare Institute of Southern Africa. Will assist with complaints against timeshare agents who are members of the Institute.
Weights & measures
South African Bureau of Standards. You can complain to the Bureau about weights and measurements, including those of canned goods, as well as volume and mass of consumables such as bread, wine, meat products, toilet paper, etc
SAinfo reporter
South Africans – getting shoddy service? Bought a faulty product? Want to complain about a company, government department, dentist, bank, estate agent? Unsure of your rights as a consumer? Help is at hand:
Facebook
Twitter
Mobile
RSS feeds
Newsletter
Weblines
