by: Dominique Bowen THERE’S a saying: “Nothing in life is certain, except death and taxes.” A strong case can be made for adding the need or use of credit to this list of life’s certainties. Whether you’re hiring a car, signing up for online learning, or heck, even caught without cash at a national toll […]
Author: Ryan Cloete Being over-indebted can be extremely stressful. This is when you find yourself not having enough money to meet your needs whilst trying to pay off existing debt. However, ignoring debt could only lead to more trouble. It may be time for you to look into debt counseling where you will be provided […]
By Yogashen Pillay DURBAN – While the prices of fuel will be slightly cheaper from today, calls have been made for the government to urgently look into the fuel price model. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said fuel prices will decrease across the board today: 93 unleaded petrol (ULP) and leadreplacement petrol (LRP) petrol, […]
By Gcwalisile Khanyile DURBAN – A recent study by Debt Rescue, a South African debt counselling company, has revealed that 73% of South Africans will not have enough money to carry themselves into the new year. According to Debt Rescue’s latest Quarterly Survey which polled over 1 200 South Africans, this is due to the festive […]
By Kabelo Khumalo Johannesburg- The surge in fuel prices continues to squeeze consumers, with the average cost per tank now over R1 000. Consumers are now paying over 30% than what they were paying at the start of the year when petrol was R14.99 a litre. Economist Dawie Roodt and Debt Rescue CEO Neil Roets […]
Durban – Considering the average car’s tank is about 50 litres, it will now cost motorists R1 000 to fill up, a sharp increase from the approximately R750 it cost to do the same in January of this year, when the petrol price was R14.99 a litre. The price of petrol, diesel and paraffin has […]
South African consumers face a double financial blow over the December holiday period as steep petrol price increases and growing grocery inflation take effect. The country’s latest fuel price increase, which took effect on 1 December, has seen the fuel price pass the R20/litre level for the first time on record. The recent upswing in […]
By Se-Anne Rall Durban – It seems people shoving each other to get their hands on Black Friday specials is now a thing of the past. Social media users said most malls were quiet, and they were able to dash in and out for a bit of usual grocery items without hassle. It appears that many […]
by Martin Hesse While the worst of the pandemic appears to be behind us and the economy has, in GDP terms, bounced back relatively strongly since plummeting last year, life for South African consumers is far from back to normal, as a number of surveys attest. For the average consumer, income levels are down, savings […]
– Black Friday falls on 26 November this year and is traditionally a day on which many retailers offer highly promoted sales and discounts – Annaline van der Poel at Debt Rescue shares some top tips on how to avoid over-extending yourself this year There’s a little over two weeks to go until 26 November […]
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