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board committee that
can perform oversight
over the company
Objective 4: Ensuring that corporations treat all their stakeholders (shareholders, employees,
communities, suppliers and consumers) in a fair and just manner
Consumers and
shareholders fail
to assert their
rights are ill
informed an
inactive
Consumer
education
campaign
Continuous Efforts have been
made to raise and
increase awareness on
the Consumer
Protection Act (CPA) of
2008 amongst citizens
through campaigns
such as National
Consumer Week. This
initiative is yielding
results as there has
been an increased
awareness on
consumer rights
The CPA was signed
into law on 29 April
2009. The Act
constitutes an
overarching
framework for
consumer
protection with one
of its purposes
being preventing
exploitation or harm
to consumers. The
implications for
business are
significant. South
African consumers
are now amongst
the most protected
consumers in the
world. The intention
behind the
legislation is to
promote a culture of
consumer rights and
responsibilities, as
well as to encourage
business innovation
and enhanced
performance
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Objective 2: Accelerate socio-economic development to achieve sustainable development and
poverty eradication
Expected output
Required action
Time
frame
Access to rural
land
Rapid
implementation
Continuous Between 2009 and
2011, the government
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Remarks
The Spatial Planning
and Land Use Bill of