The department of trade, industry & competition is investigating allegations of maladministration against some of the executives of the SA Bureau of Standards (SABS), the statutory body that is responsible for product standardisation and quality.

The department responded to questions from Business Day after a statement by DA spokesperson on trade, industry & competition Toby Chance, who expressed alarm at what he said was the “escalating governance crisis and repeated cybersecurity breaches” at the bureau...

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