Interview with Amanda Long, Director General, Consumers International
By Thami Bolani 1.Consumers International (CI) hosted a successful World Congress in Brasilia last November. Could you describe for consumers in South Africa what the main achievements of this...
View ArticleWill vaping cause tobacco to go up in smoke?
By Richard Barnes E-cigarettes, e-smoking, vaping – whatever you call it, this technology-driven alternative to smoking tobacco is rapidly gaining popularity around the globe. In 2003, nobody knew what...
View ArticleBill Shock
By Lyse Comins SA consumers are still paying a high price for mobile data and bill shock is exacerbating the problem to the extent that in some cases consumers are being handed over to debt collectors...
View ArticleTime to Just Shut it All Down
South African Airways have just lost a case against Nationwide Airlines, in which they are forced to pay damages for contraventions of the Competition Act. In her ruling Judge Caroline Nicolls ordered...
View ArticleFINANCIAL PLANNING WEEK ARTICLE – What Financial Planning Means For Millennials
Millennials are becoming the biggest generation in the workplace. They are defined as young adults in their 20s and early 30s. These individuals typically dive in headfirst to get the car and the house...
View ArticleSubmission to the Nersa hearings on Eskom’s application to increase...
23 May 2008 Eskom’s proposed 60% price hike will deny consumers their right to affordable electricity – a mainstay of government efforts to alleviate poverty and raise quality of life. The democratic...
View ArticleA new online magazine called ‘CONSUMERFAIR’ launched
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View ArticleOpen Letter to the Ministers of Health and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Open Letter to the Ministers of Health and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Our organisation Consumer Fair has championed consumer rights and interests in our country for many years. We are also...
View ArticleAnnouncing our training course for November 2016
Consumer Fair is offering a two day training course on preparation for and representation of parties at conciliation and arbitration hearings. The course will be facilitated by a part-time senior...
View Article2018 International Day of Co-operatives
The theme for the 2018 International Day of Co-operatives is “sustainable consumption and production of goods and services”. It gives an opportunity for co-operatives, and mainly consumer co-operatives...
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