How are you legally protected under debt review? According to the National Credit Act (NCA), everyone under debt review has the right to be legally protected. That’s great to know, but what does it mean and how are you protected? Let us explain. Your rights...
Know your Consumer Rights Consumer Rights As we head into the shopping season of year, we need to be aware that as consumers, we have rights. Yet, few South Africans are even aware that there is legislation protecting our consumer rights. It’s important that you...
Consumer Rights As consumers, we have consumer rights – especially since the The South African National Consumer Protection Act (CPA) came into effect on 1 April 2011.Yet sadly, many of us still get “caught out” because we are not aware of these rights. In order to...
Consumer Protection Bodies Join Forces! Enhanced Consumer Protection To enhance consumer protection, the National Consumer Commissioner Ebrahim Mohamed has highlighted the necessity for consumer protection bodies to support one other’s work efforts, instead of...
Consumer Terms for Clued-up Credit Users Educating yourself on all of the consumer terms used in the credit industry and consumer law is a smart measure to take, in order to protect yourself against predatory lenders, reckless credit providers, loan sharks and...
