Raad as jy 2019 diep in die skuld begin

Hanlie Stadler – Selfs al daal die petrolprys vandag met ’n stewige R1,23 per liter (en diesel met R1,55), gaan 2019 allermins ’n maklike jaar vir verbruikers wees. Stygende kospryse en algemene inflasie, stygende werkloosheid en bes moontlik ook ’n styging in die rentekoers sal die druk op verbruikers volhou. Heelparty uitgawes word ook in […]

40% van verbruikers se skuld agterstallig

Suid-Afrika het meer as 25 miljoen krediet-aktiewe verbruikers en die totale aantal uitstaande skuld van verbruikers is ongeveer R1,8 miljard. Dit is volgens statistiek van die skuldberadingsmaatskappy Debt Rescue. Neil Roets, Debt Rescue se bestuurshoof, sê die groei in krediet is kommerwekkend omdat al hoe meer Suid-Afrikaners in ʼn skuldstrik vasgevang word. Hy wys daarop dat […]

Consumers still taking on too much debt

Another fuel price drop may only be a temporary reprieve. The country may start the new year positively with a fuel price decrease scheduled for tomorrow, but a tough year is awaiting South Africans, with a series of price hikes that may send the economy into a tailspin. Investors will not jump to invest after […]

Retailer offers basic school uniform for under R100

Consumers can buy basic school uniform for under R100. This includes a shirt, shorts/skirt, a pair of socks and a pair of shoes at selected stores. Photo: Motshwari Mofokeng/African News Agency (ANA). JOHANNESBURG – One of South Africa’s leading retailers, Shoprite, is easing the burden of rising education costs by offering its customers a basic […]

Gloomy 2019 for over-indebted consumers

Over-indebted consumers struggling to make ends meet Overspending over Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas holidays will have “severely negative consequences” for over-indebted consumers, a debt counselling expert has said. Acknowledging the brief relief brought from the decrease in fuel prices in December and now January, CEO of Debt Rescue Neil Roets also pointed […]