Living with load shedding - how prepared are you for when the lights come back on?
It’s annoying when the power gets cut during “load shedding”, but it’s w...
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What if your Valentine's Day flowers are delivered late?
For florists, Valentine’s Day is their Black Friday and Christmas all ro...
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Cracked TV: Who is responsible?
If you buy a new TV and when you remove the packaging at home, you disco...
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What to do with an excessive municipal bill?
What do you do if you open your municipal bill and discover you’re being...
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How dare you?
Wendy Knowler asks what it’s going to take to nab the airport baggage ha...
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Airport Valet Operators: How to avoid the fly-by-nights
Valet parking companies operating at King Shaka International Airport ar...
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Don’t mess with a good thing
Not being a commercial breakfast cereal kind of person, I didn’t realise...
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Got a garnishee? You’ve been overpaying, says Wendy
Friday the 13th of December was anything but unlucky for the more than a...
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Debit order agreements during the festive season
If you’ve got debit order agreements with various companies, there’s a g...
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How big was that saving really?
So you saved 60% on a new gizmo on Black Friday - fabulous. But did you ...
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Surviving Black Friday
If FOMO sees you partaking in the spend-fest, Wendy Knowler has some tip...
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"There’s a body in the passage"
A KZN family’s funeral policy claim has thrown a spotlight on the way th...
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If the cap doesn’t fit, you have no right of return at all
Most South Africans seem to have got the idea that the Consumer Protecti... -
No more free rides for your golf clubs on SAA
Up to now, South African Airways has allowed its passengers to check in ...
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Want to whinge about a company on social media?
Wendy Knowler unpacks what not to do when posting on social media about ...
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What if you don't get your visa? Wendy Knowler investigates
On Consumerwatch this week, Wendy Knowler warns about the cost of having...
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Watch out: No service, no warranty
Wendy Knowler’s Watch Out for consumers this week focuses on the harsh c...
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Wendy looks at Vodacom cell contracts, shares two personal bugbears
In today's Consumerwatch, Wendy Knowler looks at two cases of somewhat m...
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Watch Out of the Week: Do you know how old your tyres are?
This watch-out is inspired by a personal tyre experience. I got a flat l...
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Wendy’s “Watch Out” of the Week
Are you one of those people who grabs an item of clothing off the rail a...