Petrol increase adds fuel to the fire for poor consumers

THE latest fuel price increase is going to have a severely negative impact on consumers, say experts. The price increase in all grades of petrol by 47 cents per litre on Wednesday on top of the increase in electricity tariffs and an almost certain rate hike by the Reserve Bank later in the year is […]

20 facts on compulsive shoppers

Cape Town – Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) leads to worrying levels of debt for 85% of people who suffer from this. In psychiatric circles, it is still being debated whether CBD is an addictive disorder, or an obsessive-compulsive disorder or a mood disorder. Whatever the decision may be, the habit of excessive shopping leads to […]

Many still drowning in debt

ADVERTORIAL Pretoria – It is clear from recent statistics that many people are still drowning in their debt. “We see a daily increase in the number of clients that are applying for debt counselling,” said Neil Roets, CEO and pioneer of Debt Rescue. “Approximately 9 100 clients applied for debt review in the year 2013/2014 […]