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Contracts for cellphone and gym membership, home security or tracking for a car are described as ‘fixed-term’, but in reality they aren’t fixed at all

Health Squared advised late on Wednesday that it will continue honouring patients' accounts in hospital after August 31, with the proviso that the scheme would need daily updates of the status of the patients in ICU or high care and every second day for general ward patients.

One consumer paid out almost R59,000 to a fraudster. Bottom line — if you apply for a loan and you are asked to pay any form of upfront fee, it’s a SCAM.

When is it OK to let rip with swear words at a service provider who’s let you down in some way?

Only 22% of 18 hand sanitisers tested in a study by the National Institute for Occupational Health were found to be fully effective

Verify bank details first. According to the SA Banking Risk Information Centre, intercepted email scam is on the rise

Tinned food, in particular, has proved to be perfectly safe to eat years after its best-before date, in some cases, provided the tin is not damaged.

Could thousands of bondholders be unwittingly paying far too much for their bond insurance?

Why? Because it seems disclosure is not language for some and quality control is not what it should be

Too often I find myself helping a customer get the assistance they should have got the first time round