Bank fraudsters get F2F with pensioners - in their homes!
Consumerwatch’s Wendy Knowler warns about a new very direct method fraudsters are using to trick pensioners into giving them access to their...
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20 of 150 episodesHow to deal with Fourth Wave related cancellations
After the discovery of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, so many people had to come up with Plan B in terms of their travel plans. That wou...
This is how to NOT do Black Friday
With Black Friday on everyone's lips, it's everywhere on radio and television and on our phones, it is easy to be swept up by the hype. Cons...
What if your wedding photographer sells your pictures as stock footage?
This question comes after a wedding picture went viral on Twitter as it was included on the FNB website. But who really owns the photograph...
What’s to stop teenagers from having booze delivered to them, via an app? - Wendy Knowler
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
Got a Kulula or British Airways credit? End of November, use it or lose it
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
All about the “confirm your Telkom directory listing" scam
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
What if your shop was looted and you thought you had SASRIA cover, but you didn’t?
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
What's the story with the Woolworths rotten juice boxes?
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
Can a company refuse to compensate you for loss or injury?
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
Beware the non existent puppy scam, says Consumerwatch’s Wendy Knowler
Here is some advice on how to spot a pet scam. The pet scam is by no means new, but a significant number of South Africans are still falling...
How to avoid being scammed - Wendy Knowler
Shopping on the world wide web is very dangerous business, more dangerous than many realise. Too many get caught in the web because they’re...
Uber and their cancellation penalty
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
Not all the appliances which were stolen from shops were new, some were in for repairs.
Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consum...
Are funeral policy increases killing your budget? Wendy Knowler advises
Hollard said it had to implement a second premium increase as result of mortality experience exceeding expected experience across our entire...
Scammers using Capitec bank accounts as so-called business accounts
Fraudster pay so-called money mules to open bank accounts, and when the victims’ money lands in that new account, they transfer it to the fr...
Flights suspended and Mango communications is vrot, says Consumerwatch’s WENDY KNOWLER
It’s not been a great week for Mango Airlines and its ticket-holding passengers are feeling the pain - again. On Monday the SAA subsidiary a...
Is there an unreasonable increase on the prices of goods after the looting in KZN?
It is called price gouging and if you can prove it if, here’s what to do As the people of this province know all too well, last week’s extra...
How to - Insurance after looting
If you have car and household contents insurance cover, then a tiny part of your monthly premium is paid every month by your insurer to Sasr...
Critical online shopping advice by Wendy Knowler
Seeing is believing - but seeing on a computer screen can be tricky When buying goods on line you always run the risk of being unpleasantly...