Section 129 notice: Digital delivery now accepted The Gauteng Court has recently ruled that the digital registered delivery of a Section 129 final letter of demand, is a basis for granting a default judgement if a consumer does not appropriately respond. Registered...
Over-indebted South Africans can apply for debt review 2021 has not started off well for South African consumers. If the first quarter of the year is anything to go by, we are going to have to financially brace ourselves for what is still to come. On the 3rd of...
SA consumers can’t afford to pay their bills Long awaited stats from December 2020 show that even though people returned to work in the latter part of last year – reduction in salaries and income interruption has led to an increase in the percentage of financially...
Rocky start to 2021 Consumers have had a rocky start to 2021! On Wednesday 6 January 2021 , petrol rose to over R14/litre in Cape Town. According to the TransUnion credit bureau’s South Africa Industry Insights Report for the third quarter of 2020, the serious...
Research shows that SA consumers can’t pay their debt Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion recently released research which shows that Covid-19 is still affecting the ability of South Africans to pay their bills. TransUnion conducted an online survey of...