Eskom was hoping for an interim price increase of 34%, and were not far off their target: on 25 June 2009 the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved an average price increase of 31.3% for Eskom.
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June is blood donor month, so we are encouraging you to donate blood if you haven’t done so already – it could save someone’s life.
Donating blood is a simple procedure, and as long as you are in good health, your blood could be used to help patients undergoing surgery, accident victims and patients with cancer [...]

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Everyone loves to receive great customer service and this week Johannesburg Water, a local municipality owned by the City of Johannesburg, received the getclosure compliment of the week. Johannesburg Water is mandated to provide water and sanitation services to the residents of Johannesburg.
Calvern was very happy with the service he received:
Antonia Nhlapo, the Acting Customer [...]

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In the first news snippet in this series I looked at why the Consumer Protection Act has been introduced, and what the first chapter focuses on.
Chapter 2: Fundamental Consumer Rights
There is a lot of relevant stuff in Chapter 2, so I’m going to break it down into bite size chunks. This week I’ll focus [...]

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Everyone seems to be feeling the pinch: consumers, producers and retailers alike. To add to this, a food price increase is on the cards, which is particularly bad news for consumers; especially coupled with the fact that power prices are expected to increase in the next month.

Visit the getclosure! website to find out about what [...]

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Guest post by the Rocking the Daisies Team.
So you know you have a carbon footprint and you’ve heard about the importance of recycling - especially at the office where waste paper bins are always bulging - but let’s be honest, it’s always been too much of a schlep to get your entire office to play [...]

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A recent Mastercard survey shows that most South Africans shop online nowadays - which means that suppliers need to be on top of their game when it comes to customer service and managing their reputations on the Internet.
PC Direct, an online computer dealer, has definitely shown a great level of customer service according to [...]

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Let’s face it, despite the fact that we’re all excited to be amongst the most protected consumers in the world, no-one really wants to read a hundred-and-something page Act to find out all the details. With this in mind, we’ve put together a series of short news snippets which will help you to get [...]

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Guest post by Andy Gilder.
Its official, the recession is here.
Throw in a case of winter blues and a splash of negative media sentiment and you could be in for a long four months. But fear not dear readers, this month we try something a little different - we give you actual savings… that you can [...]

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The AA pledge to provide superior roadside assistance and it is great to see that they are living up to this promise:
“Vusi Khanjelwayo was friendly, professional and very effective! He whipped in, took his assessment, fixed the problem and he had us back on the road in less than 5 minutes. People like him make [...]

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