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Here are some tips to avoid overspending this festive season
Bank fraudsters get F2F with the elderly - in their homes!
Bank fraudsters get F2F with the elderly - in their homes!
Hiring a wedding photographer? Here’s what you need to know!
What’s to stop teenagers from having booze delivered to them via an...
What’s to stop teenagers from having booze delivered to them via an...
What’s to stop teenagers from having booze delivered to them via an...
How impossible are food prices looking in Joburg, Cape Town, and Du...
How impossible are food prices looking in Joburg, Cape Town, and Du...
All about the “confirm your Telkom directory listing" scam - Consum...
What if your shop was looted and you thought you had SASRIA cover, ...
Weekend plans: Pick n Pay and Checkers' big special and discount we...
Weekend plans: Pick n Pay and Checkers' big special and discount we...
Everything you need to know about the recalled Woolworths apple juices
"Can I hold a business accountable for losing my important belongin...
"Can I hold a business accountable for losing my important belongin...
ATM charges to be reintroduced by SA banks from 1 October
ATM charges to be reintroduced by SA banks from 1 October
Beware the non-existent puppy scam, says Consumerwatch’s Wendy Knowler
Beware the non existent puppy scam, says Consumerwatch’s Wendy Knowler
Get your full refund back as events and bookings are cancelled
Cash deposits made easy and all things car jamming
Cash deposits made easy and all things car jamming
"Minimum card swipe" does not exist, Wendy Knowler explains
"Minimum card swipe" does not exist, Wendy Knowler explains
World Consumer Rights Day: The Best of Consumerwatch
World Consumer Rights Day: The Best of Consumerwatch
How do I get a credit record when no-one will give me credit?
Students' safety compromised and trip cancellations - Wendy Knowler...
Students' safety compromised and trip cancellations - Wendy Knowler...
It never rains but it pours - best you get your roof checked out!
It never rains but it pours - best you get your roof checked out!
Wendy Knowler offers solutions to Keri Miller’s municipal bill issues
Wendy Knowler offers solutions to Keri Miller’s municipal bill issues
Refunds for cancelled trips and a warning about bling cake décor
Refunds for cancelled trips and a warning about bling cake décor
Companies - get your own (throwaways) back!
Companies - get your own (throwaways) back!
About those extra costs on your store account...
About those extra costs on your store account...
Wise up to credit card fraud via phone and don’t wear a “no point” ...
Wise up to credit card fraud via phone and don’t wear a “no point” ...
Drink on this - it wasn’t glass after all
Drink on this - it wasn’t glass after all
Business interruption insurance claim rejections
My husband would be proud of me: Denise Ganas
Momentum criticised for refusing to pay life policy
Wendy Knowler’s lowdown on lay-by
Wendy Knowler’s lowdown on lay-by
What's up with Telkom?
What's up with Telkom?
The secret’s out - this weight-loss product is illegal
The secret’s out - this weight-loss product is illegal
LISTEN: SA can expect more listeriosis cases
LISTEN: SA can expect more listeriosis cases
Listeriosis crisis: Wendy speaks to a survivor
Listeriosis crisis: Wendy speaks to a survivor
Listeriosis crisis: Wendy speaks to a survivor
Store club fees - What are you getting for your spend?
How to spot, tackle an unauthorised debit order
How to spot, tackle an unauthorised debit order
Listeriosis - a crisis with a mystery source
Customer's ring taken in store robbery - her bad luck?
21 ways to become a clued-up consumer
Why you should care about the price of car parts
LISTEN: Expiry dates, sugar intake and other food lessons
KUGA LATEST: Still more fires, and yet another recall
Crunch time: Tough economic times sees consumer cut-back
From bagged, sliced bread to recycling bags
Are customer body searches lawful?
Time to tell all, timeshare owners
LISTEN: Want your gift? Pay up
Who’s coining it?
Customer services lapses - What not to do
LISTEN: Rapper MarazA on his supermarket humiliation
Selling your car online? Know the risks
LISTEN: Sleepless nights for customers after bed store closes
LISTEN: KZN’s got heart (problems)
LISTEN: Who pays if that laptop is stolen or damaged after check-in?
LISTEN: Promotional campaign includes free cruise to nowhere
LISTEN: Fancy a little syrup with your honey?
LISTEN: If the shoe doesn’t fit, do you have the right of return?
LISTEN: Holiday stay gone wrong? Take photos!
LISTEN: You want it, but is it worth a bad credit record?
LISTEN: Spammed by a Recording
LISTEN: Insure that car or the bank will
LISTEN - Shrinkflation: How to make sure you’re getting the best deal
Good customer service - are you feeling it?
Road accident claims: An attorney’s response
Road accident victims - where is the money going?
Gym contract traps: Exercising your right to protect yourself
'There's a fly in my coffee' - how companies deal with foreign obje...
Getting a tattoo? Get the deal in writing, says Wendy
Parody accounts causing corporate havoc on Twitter
Wendy on challenges of the new metro bill
Wendy on what to look out for when renting a car
Park & Fly Africa update: How not to be taken for a ride
Wendy on paying credit when it’s due
ATM Card swapping cases keep Banking Ombud busy
Why cellphones top the Consumer Complaints List
Holiday booking: Are you entitled to a refund deposit?
Telesales scams: Why call recordings should always be available
The Consumer Protection Act explained
Wendy lays down the lay-by law
Wendy on keeping your personal info out of the wrong hands
What you need to know about loan offers
Shopping, refuse bags: Are you paying more for less?
Festive frenzy: Wendy's advice on returns
What you need to know before renting a car
Why gifts sent from abroad could cost you
He said, she said: Wendy on verbal assurances
Wendy on the no credit card, no flight policy
Articles
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World Consumer Rights Day: The Best of Consumerwatch
We've gathered the best of the best in honour of this day and the incred...
3 years, 1 month ago -
The big Salt and Vinegar tease
Lay’s brings back the old favourite, but there’s a catch, says Consumerw...
3 years, 1 month ago -
The big Salt and Vinegar tease
Lay’s brings back the old favourite, but there’s a catch, says Consumerw...
3 years, 1 month ago -
The end of the road
In this week's Consumerwatch, Wendy Knowler looks at the demise of two i...
3 years, 2 months ago -
The end of the road
In this week's Consumerwatch, Wendy Knowler looks at the demise of two i...
3 years, 2 months ago -
Skyrocketing ginger prices, special tenant rights - Wendy Knowler investigates
In this, the first Consumerwatch feature of 2021, Wendy Knowler reveals ...
3 years, 3 months ago -
Skyrocketing ginger prices, special tenant rights - Wendy Knowler investigates
In this, the first Consumerwatch feature of 2021, Wendy Knowler reveals ...
3 years, 3 months ago -
Wendy Knowler offers solutions to Keri Miller’s municipal bill issues
Keri Miller was unexpectedly pushed into a tight budget this December af...
3 years, 4 months ago -
Wendy Knowler offers solutions to Keri Miller’s municipal bill issues
Keri Miller was unexpectedly pushed into a tight budget this December af...
3 years, 4 months ago -
Paid then, fly later... much later
Comair is in hot water again with its customers following emails some pa...
3 years, 5 months ago -
Paid then, fly later... much later
Comair is in hot water again with its customers following emails some pa...
3 years, 5 months ago -
Refunds for cancelled trips and a warning about bling cake décor
Are you still battling to get a refund for your cancelled trip? You’re f...
3 years, 5 months ago -
Refunds for cancelled trips and a warning about bling cake décor
Are you still battling to get a refund for your cancelled trip? You’re f...
3 years, 5 months ago -
Companies - get your own (throwaways) back!
Manufacturers will, at last, be forced to take responsibility for recove...
3 years, 5 months ago -
Companies - get your own (throwaways) back!
Manufacturers will, at last, be forced to take responsibility for recove...
3 years, 5 months ago -
About those extra costs on your store account...
In this week’s Consumerwatch, seasoned consumer journalist Wendy Knowler...
3 years, 6 months ago -
About those extra costs on your store account...
In this week’s Consumerwatch, seasoned consumer journalist Wendy Knowler...
3 years, 6 months ago -
Edgars: This week’s drama for account holders is an interest-related bill shock
Edgars is in hot water again with its customers and it is a different is...
3 years, 6 months ago -
Drink on this - it wasn’t glass after all
The surprising result of lab tests on the “glass” found in Liquifruit re...
3 years, 7 months ago -
Drink on this - it wasn’t glass after all
The surprising result of lab tests on the “glass” found in Liquifruit re...
3 years, 7 months ago
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