The Consumer Protection Act is due to come in to effect on 24 October 2010, however South African consumers may have to wait a little longer than expected to benefit from this new legislation. According to an article on Fin24.com, all indications suggest Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies will extend the date [...]

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Google has just launched a phone call application within Google Chat and Gmail, enabling Gmail users make free voice calls in the US and Canada. Calls to other countries start at $0.02 per minute.

This move puts Google in direct competition with Skype, another popular platform that allows free internet calls between users via the [...]

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As one of the fast growing chain restaurants in South Africa, Nando’s has maintained a great relationship with their customers by giving them consistently great food and good customer service. The manager at the Attrigeville branch made a great impression on one of their customers recently, and the service she received was definitely worth [...]

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Having Home Insurance doesn’t necessarily mean you’re fully covered. To avoid finding this out the hard way, watch Carte Blanche Consumer this evening and find out how to ensure that you are properly protected. Other stories cover overdraft facilities, home affairs issues, spot checks at supermarkets and handy hints for keeping kettles clean.
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The City of Johannesburg (COJ) is taking active steps to improve the lives of its citizens by introducing several initiatives including a unified call centre, which has been named “One City, One Number”. From October 2010 Joburg based consumers will  have one central point of contact for all their municipal queries and complaints.
According to executive [...]

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