South Africans block billions of spam calls amid tougher consumer protection crackdown
Rising tide of spam calls Truecaller’s 2026 South Africa Spam Report paints a stark picture of the growing threat.
In April 2026, Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Parks Tau amended the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) to protect South Africans from intrusive spam calls by opportunistic telemarketers.
The community reporting system flagged 559 million new spam numbers between March and June, feeding into machine‑learning models that can filter fresh threats within hours.
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