by stefanie | Oct 28, 2019 | Around the Industry
The African IT parts distributor, SPL, has announced its appointment as an authorised Lexmark parts wholesaler for Africa. SPL said that the appointment will offer the opportunity for Lexmark to boost its reach and grow its market share into a number of new customer...
by stefanie | Oct 8, 2019 | Around the Industry
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau together with the Trans-World Protection Group has disposed the last bit of the total seized Shs25bn ($240 million/ €219 million) worth of counterfeit toner and inkjet cartridges. The Daily Monitor reported that on 3 September...
by stefanie | Sep 17, 2019 | World Focus
On Friday 13 September the Anti-Counterfeit Agency destroyed apprehended goods worth Sh5 million ($48,161/ €43,730) were destroyed. Standard Digital reported that the Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) destroyed “an assortment” of counterfeit goods confiscated from...
by stefanie | Jun 24, 2019 | Around the Industry
A new initiative by the Nigerian government is said to tackle the e-waste problem and turning it into a “gold mine”. As reported by Eurasia Review a new initiative driven by the Nigerian government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment pledging $15...
by stefanie | Jun 10, 2019 | Around the Industry
Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested in Nairobi and held in custody over suspicions of selling counterfeit products. According to an article in the Nairobi News, the two suspects were arrested in possession of counterfeit cartridges worth 75 million Somali...
