Since President Cyril Ramaphosa's declaration of a National State Of Disaster and the subsequent lockdown, the Competition Commission has received more than 500 complaints related to excessive pricing. Some retailers and suppliers have been increasing prices of hand sanitizers, face masks, toilet paper and even essentials such as basic foods. The complaints are currently under investigation and respondents have been given 48 hours to confirm or deny the allegations. To discuss this further, we're now joined by Tembinkosi Bonakele, from the Competition Commission.
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