The Competition Tribunal on Monday found a Pretoria-based company guilty of hiking the prices of face masks on January 31 and March 5 this year
This is the country's first contested excessive pricing case in the context of Covid-19, as other companies reached consent agreements with the commission after admitting guilt over excessive pricing.
The contravention relates to the sale of face Dust Mask FFP1 Pioneer . The tribunal also ordered the company to pay an administrative penalty of R76,040. The tribunal said Babelegi’s markups on the masks sold increased significantly with each successive price increase during this period.
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