With the current state of affairs I thought it may be a welcomed break to post a light-hearted tip this week. As acronyms (abbreviated coded rendition of name yielding meaning) are increasingly integrated into every day writing, especially in SMSs and online chat, I have listed a couple of the most common ones for [...]
Tip of the Week – Acronyms you need to know
Published in May 30th, 2008
Posted by Emma Donovan in Tip of the Week
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getclosure! Student Competition Judge
Published in May 29th, 2008
The first monthly prize for the getclosure! Student Competition will be awarded on Monday 2 June 2008. We are proud to announce that the judge for this competition is Anne Sayers, chairman of SOCAP South Africa. Click here to read more about the competition.
SOCAP (Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals) South Africa is part [...]
Xenophobia Victims Need Your Help
Published in May 28th, 2008
Posted by Emma Donovan in Consumer Awareness
It is amazing to see how many South African individuals and companies have made donations and have volunteered to help victims of the contemptible xenophobic attacks. However there are still thousands of displaced people who desperately need medical attention, shelter and food. There are numerous articles and blog posts circulating with information [...]
Quick and easy guide to the Consumer Protection Bill
Published in May 27th, 2008
If the Consumer Protection Bill is passed, South Africans are set to be among the most protected consumers in the world. Although there has been quite a bit of coverage in the media, most consumers are still unclear about exactly what the Bill covers and how it will affect them. With this in [...]
From the Team: Good Customer Service
Published in May 26th, 2008
It’s great to see that young people are starting to take note of what good customer service is. In the past people would just make a decision not to go back to that particular store where bad service was given to them, instead of demanding to be treated like they should as a [...]
Tip of the Week: How to improve your credit score
Published in May 23rd, 2008
Posted by Emma Donovan in Tip of the Week
When you apply for any loan your credit information will be graded for risk potential. Credit scoring software looks at five areas of your credit reports:
• Your Payment History
• Amounts You Owe
• Length of Your Credit History
• Types of Credit Used
• Your New Credit
Credit Health offers some useful tips to increase your credit score:
1. Draw [...]
As Africans we should all celebrate Africa Day
Published in May 22nd, 2008
Posted by Emma Donovan in Opinion
25 May is the 45th anniversary of Africa Day. It is a day to acknowledge and celebrate African history, heritage and culture. Apart from celebrations, Africa Day should be a day for every one of us to stop just talking about the turmoil around us and actually get up and do something. [...]
Joining the ‘Twitterverse’
Published in May 21st, 2008
We’re on Twitter! According to Wikipedia, “Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service (SMS), instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific or Facebook”.
Twitter is essentially a micro [...]
Fuel-Saving Pill
Published in May 20th, 2008
Posted by Emma Donovan in News Update
MPG Cap tablets claim to save up to 14% of fuel consumption.
There has been a lot of debate around the MPG Cap in the media over the past week. In a Consumer Watch article, Wendy Knowler states that she was initially sceptical about the ‘wonder fuel tablet’, “but the more I researched this product, the [...]
Attention all university students!
Published in May 19th, 2008
getclosure! is running a monthly competition about consumer rights, remedies and remedy providers. The idea behind it is to mobilise students to increase awareness about relevant consumer issues. All registered university students in South Africa can enter by submitting a 250 word article on the getclosure! website. Selected articles will be published [...]
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