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Meer as 18 000 skuldbevele vir altesaam R283 miljoen is in Februarie vanjaar uitgereik. Statistieke Suid-Afrika sê die getal bevele is 7% laer as in die ooreenstemmende tydperk verlede jaar. ‘n Woordvoerder van die maatskappy, Debt Rescue, Neil Roets, sê die huidige ekonomiese onsekerheid, en ‘n moontlike verhoging van 50 sent in die brandstofprys beteken

Hard-pressed South Africans are so worried about losing their homes that they are turning to unsecured debt providers to servicetheir homeloan payments. South African consumers are R1.66 trillion in the red, according to the National Credit Regulator (NCR). The latest data also notes that a big amount of this debt is in the form of
HARD-PRESSED South Africans are so worried about losing their homes, they are turning to unsecured debt to service home loan payments. Consumers areR1,66 trillion in debt, according to the NationalCredit Regulator (NCR). The latest data also notes that much of this debt is in the form of mortgages, vehicle repayments, clothing accounts as well as
Neil Roets – uitvoerende hoof, Debt Rescue & Jacobus Eksteen – senior data-ontleder, Compuscan & Magnus Heystek – Brenthurst Wealth Beleggingsfokus: Magnus Heystek – Brenthurst Wealth
The fuel hikes will likely be the first major expense mense will face sine SA’s credit downgrades. South African motorists should brace for a significant increase in the price of fuel from the beginning of May, with mid-month data from the Department of Energy so far pointing to a petrol price hike of around 55
A cabinet reshuffle, a new junk status for the economy, all these could mean that consumers will have to fork out more to fill up. After the recent junk status downgrade by a number of major ratings agencies, it predicts that the first blow to consumers will be felt with the fuel price increase in

Consumers are going to be squeezed even tighter next month with another hike expected in the price of fuel. Neil Roets, CEO of debt counselling firm Debt Rescue, says petrol is expected to increase by 42 cents, while diesel is expected to be 39 cents a litre more expensive. ALSO READ: Fuel price to drop