Consumer

The premerger filing consultation process is intended to provide an opportunity for merger parties and/or sellers to clarify such issues in a constructive manner before formal notification.

Sowetan Consumer rescued a hijacking victim whose R150,000 insurance claim was initially rejected by Cartrack.

The countdown to Black Friday has begun, and before you start thinking about filling your cart, perhaps you need to first think carefully about incurring unnecessary debt.

No matter how many times you’ve done it, moving house is almost always overwhelming and chaotic.

Know the difference between car insurance, motor plan, warranty

There is a growing financial scam involving unsolicited offers for debt relief designed to unknowingly enrol individuals into a formal debt review programme, making them ineligible for future credit including vehicle finance.

An aggrieved Gauteng customer is demanding an online furniture shop to refund her after the couches she bought for R9,000 broke within a year and she had to spend another R7,500 to fix them.

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) is in talks with car manufacturers following a surge in the number of vehicles  that have been recalled for defects in SA.  The NCC told Sowetan Consumer that it had seen an increase in recalls of vehicles suspected of defects, with thousands already recalled this year for defects such as improperly fitted airbags and seatbelts and faulty fuel pumps, engines and gears.

Financial services company Liberty Life has issued a warning about a syndicate posing as the company’s employees to scam unsuspecting clients.

BMW has recalled more than12,000 vehicles bought from 2016 for a potential faulty starter motor.

Modern businesses and even government entities still treat cybercrimes as petty vandalism that will go away while hackers are getting smarter and attack collaboratively for more impact.

Nthabiseng Sefudi, a legal adviser at the investigations department within the NCR, said there has been a rise in illegal lenders in SA – often offering quick loans without checking if the borrower can afford to repay and charging high interest rates.

For many low-income earners, gambling is not just entertainment, it is a desperate attempt to manage debt or to cover their living expenses.  Each year, South Africans place more than R1-trillion in bets, with R700bn spent on sports betting alone. For many, particularly those with limited financial resources, the appeal of a big win can be incredibly tempting.

A dearth of educational and healthcare resources can be dire for young girls.

It also allows creative practitioners an opportunity to network among themselves and it offers administrative support through a computer lab, facilities, consultations and capacity building.