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For how long will Ebrahim Mohammed be acting commissioner?

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Submitted by Elizabeth de Stadler on Sat, 01/09/2012 - 10:41

I came across this article in the Citizen about Mr Mohammed's appointment. The bottom line is that Sidwell Medupe (the DTI spokesman) said that 'Mohammed will act with full powers granted to post until such time as the ‘‘processes’’ involved in securing a permanent candidate to full post has been completed' and that they are not sure how long the short-listing and interview process will take.

Ebrahim Mohamed is the new 'acting' consumer commissioner

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Submitted by Elizabeth de Stadler on Thu, 30/08/2012 - 18:14

The Department of Trade and Industry has announced this morning that Ebrahim Mohamed will have the task of righting the ship at the National Consumer Commission. Mr Mohamed has been appointed as the acting national consumer commissioner. Whether he will be able to turn things around remains to be seen, but it seems that we have seen the back of Mohlala-Mulaudzi and the personality clashes which seemed to dominate her stint has commissioner.

Mr Mohamed was the deputy national commissioner. I assume that this appointment is temporary.

Protection of Personal Information Bill: Portfolio Committee met yesterday

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Submitted by Elizabeth de Stadler on Wed, 29/08/2012 - 08:29

The Committee met on the 28th, but word is that they did not finish their deliberations. It is expected that they will vote on the Bill next week (the week of the 3rd of September) once a new draft has been prepared. The Bill will then be sent to the National Assembly for a final vote after which it will make its way to the National Council of Provinces for approval.

Once enacted, the Bill gives companies a year to comply with its provisions.

Constitutional Court considers whether unregistered credit providers can reclaim loans

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Submitted by Elizabeth de Stadler on Thu, 23/08/2012 - 10:57

The Constitutional Court has been asked to consider the constitutionality of s 89(5)(c)(i) and s 89(5)(c)(ii) which provides that an unregistered credit provider looses the right to collect on loans. This right either gets 'cancelled' or is forfeited to the state.

It appears likely that if the court finds that the section is unconstitutional, the order will be suspended to allow parliament time to revisit the section.

Consumer Commissioner Mohlala-Mulaudzi's reign comes to an end

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Submitted by Elizabeth de Stadler on Tue, 21/08/2012 - 14:08

The Department of Trade and Industry has announced that Chief Commissioner Mohlala-Mulaudzi's employment contract will not be automatically renewed when it comes to an end on 3 September 2012. She would of course be free to submit an application for the job. At least, that is the implication of the DTI's statement. I would however hope that those applications have closed given that 3 September is barely 14 days away. However, it is probable that the protracted legal battle between the Commissioner and the DTI has delayed the search for her replacement.

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