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NRCS cracks down on unsafe goods in Limpopo, faces resistance

Unsafe goods seized: R370,000 worth of products to be destroyed

By Thembi Siaga • 6 November 2025
NRCS cracks down on unsafe goods in Limpopo, faces resistance

The NRCS seized R370,000 worth of unsafe goods in a recent enforcement drive, facing resistance despite prior notification. They vow to continue cracking down on non-compliant electrical products and other items to protect consumers.

The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) says it will continue to crack down on the sale of unsafe electrical goods after a three-day enforcement drive in Musina and Louis Trichardt last week.

From 28 to 30 October, NRCS inspectors carried out surprise inspections to seize products that failed to meet compulsory safety standards under the NRCS Act (No. 5 of 2008). In Louis Trichardt, only a few shops were checked as many were found closed, raising suspicions of tip-of...

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