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US Customs seized OnePlus Buds over counterfeit claims, refuses to back down

By Craig Risi
September 17, 2020
in :  Technology
7

In a terrible world filled with too much bad news, sometimes its best to just laugh at the strange things that happen inside of it.

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Hideo Kojima was stopped at US customs for flying with a Death Stranding baby pod replica

By Darryn Bonthuys
July 23, 2019
in :  Gaming
16

At the San Diego Comic-Con, Death Stranding game director Hideo Kojima revealed how he got pulled over at the American customs department for carrying around that creepy BB Pod baby with him.

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It may be a while until we get the Xbox One X locally

By Darryn Bonthuys
August 25, 2017
in :  Gaming
2

Looking to buy something that looks visually impressive? The Xbox One X might be your best bet. Sure, it may not be launching with any new games, but it’ll certainly be making existing games look quite sexy with numerous enhancements as fans wait for proper native 4K games to trot out. Good luck grabbing one locally come November though, as it sounds like the console has met its biggest obstacle: Bureaucracy.

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Tax is only the beginning: You’ll now pay customs on your digital games – April Fools

By Geoffrey Tim
April 1, 2014
in :  Gaming
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SARS has delayed the digital taxation on games and media- so that it can implement customs duties as well.

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Are we about to see a massive 20% price cut on all consoles locally?

By Gavin Mannion
August 21, 2009
in :  Gaming
14

The Department of Trade and industry in South Africa has recently been on a fact finding mission to see if the current import tariffs on electrical goods are fair or need to be changed. Basically the idea behind import tariffs is that they will protect our local industry and keep the money in South Africa. So instead of buying a …

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The final word in the SterKinekor / Customs drama

By Gavin Mannion
March 16, 2009
in :  Gaming
12

I have said from the beginning that SK were in no way responsible for the copies of Killzone 2 being held by customs in Durban and statements from SK locally and customs have backed that up. However SAFACT have now come out and given us a definitive answer to the entire debacle. You can read the entire statement after the …

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The Great Import Debacle – Are SK blocking imports?

By Gavin Mannion
March 11, 2009
in :  Gaming
27

Yesterday afternoon a story started hitting the local forums claiming that SterKinekor had instructed SARS agents at customs to block and confiscate all Blu-Ray imports claiming that they are counterfeit copies. The main accusation stemming from a claim by Zaner on HelloPeter that his Killzone 2 Limited Edition import has been blocked at the request of SterKinekors Brand Lawyers. If …

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