Electricity or Food? Debt Rescue Warns of Tough Choices

It’s desperate out there. That’s the stark warning from Annaline van der Poel, Chief Legal Officer at Debt Rescue, in her recent interview on Radio Islam. Speaking about the latest Debt Rescue survey, Van der Poel painted a worrying picture of how deeply the rising cost of electricity is affecting South Africans — especially heading into […]

People are buying food on credit. That’s not overspending — that’s survival

In a hard-hitting panel discussion on VAT, inequality, and South Africa’s fiscal direction, Annaline van der Poel, Chief Operating Officer at Debt Rescue, offered a grounded perspective from the frontlines of household debt. She was joined by Professor Keith Engel, CEO of the South African Institute of Taxation and Wits University academic, and Yeshiel Panchia […]