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Property valuation, inspection important before you move in

Buying a house is a daunting task and sometimes prospective buyers avoid to hire professionals to conduct property inspections in order to cut costs.

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Another Unisa graduate finally gets degree delivered

Three years of waiting for his law degree to be delivered by Unisa has finally ended for a Joburg man after Sowetan Consumer intervened in his plight.

Buthelezi , Kwazulu-natal , South-africa , Pretoria , Gauteng , Durban , Tshwane , Limpopo , Jesse-govender , Elizabeth-sibanyoni , Sowetan-consumer

Ombudsman gives bank two weeks to resolve fraud case

The banking ombudsman has given Capitec Bank two weeks to resolve the matter with its client who lost R5,000 in four minutes via its banking application.

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We help Unisa student get certificate

A University of SA (Unisa) student who had been battling to get his qualification for two years finally received his certificate, two days after Sowetan Consumer highlighted his plight.

Johannesburg , Gauteng , South-africa , Buthelezi , Kwazulu-natal , Madulammoho-housing-association , Unisa , Student , Sowetan-consumer , University-of-sa , Sowetan

Airline denies liability for damaged luggage

What was meant to be a festive holiday trip to distress in Cape Town became a nightmare for a Joburg businesswoman after her brand-new R4,000 luggage bag was ripped apart by airport staff.

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Graduate says Unisa has hampered his work prospects

A course that was meant to advance Prince Buthelezi's career has turned to be a source of frustration after the University of SA failed to handover his advanced labour law certificate for two years.

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Frustrated father takes truck company to freight association

A father has taken his frustrations of struggling to get a truck company to pay for damages caused to his daughter’s vehicle to the Road Freight Association (RFA).

South-africa , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Midrand , Gauteng , Pretoria , Freight-association , Road-freight-association , Isaac-photo , Nida-trucks , Father

Intec College ignores cleaner's plea for refund

For three years, Julia Tau, 46, a general assistant at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, has been trying to get her refund from Intec College in Braamfontein after the institution failed to deliver her study material that would have helped her write matric exams in June 2020.

Braamfontein , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Intec-college , Julia-tau , College , Tau , Charlotte-maxeke-academic-hospital , Sowetan-consumer , Melvin-munsami , Dassie-moodley

2023 Consumer chronicles: unveiling our triumphs and unresolved battles

As the year comes to an end Sowetan Consumer takes a look at some of the stories we covered which helped the readers seeking justice who approached us.

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Intec College ignores plea for refund

For three years, Julia Tau, 46, a general assistant at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, has been trying to get her refund from Intec College in Braamfontein after the institution failed to deliver her study material that would have helped her write matric exams in June 2020.

Braamfontein , Eastern-cape , South-africa , Intec-college , Julia-tau , College , Tau , Charlotte-maxeke-academic-hospital , Sowetan-consumer , Melvin-munsami , Dassie-moodley