Parents cautioned against suppliers hiking prices of school essentials
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - As Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is expected to speak today on the state of readiness to open schools in the context of Covid-19, the Competition Commission has urged parents to be cautious of suppliers who are hiking the prices of school essentials. Commission spokesperson Siyabulela Makunga said the commission has already received 27 cases, of which 10 are from the Western Cape, and others from KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Gauteng were under investigation. Equal...