Parents are not powerless when it comes to dealing with costly school uniforms in South Africa.
With schools preparing to open up for a new year, the topic of costly school uniforms is again emerging as a stress point for parents who are already under immense financial strain.
According to Mia de Jager of Adams & Adams, in January 2017, the Competition Commission launched an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour in the supply of school uniforms. The commission ultimately found that long-term exclusive supply agreements enabled school uniform suppliers to charge customers higher prices. This also prevented other potential suppliers from entering the market and competing for customers.
The commission also created guidelines for pro-competitive school procurement, which Matakanye said is still in effect.School uniforms should be as generic as possible such that it is obtainable from more than one supplier;
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