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Wendy Knowler is arguably South Africa’s most experienced consumer journalist. She’s helped more consumers over her 20 year career in consumer journalism than she could count. But while known as a champion of consumer rights, Wendy is also known and respected by corporates for her fair, accurate and balanced reporting. Want to be a more sussed consumer or corporate? Listen to Wendy's episodes here.
Weekly English South Africa Leisure · Business
239 Episodes
180 – 200

Do loyalty points, gift vouchers expire?

Millions of South Africans have come to depend heavily on loyalty programmes, many using their points to buy essentials - groceries, pre-paid electricity and fuel - while others save them for spoils.
25 Jan 2018 7 min

Listeriosis - a crisis with a mystery source

South Africa’s listeriosis crisis been coming on for a while - the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has been tracking the cases for the past year, and keeping very quiet about it. The burning question is - where is the listeria coming from? More with Consumerwatch's Wendy Knowler.
11 Jan 2018 10 min

When all that glitters is stolen…

Here’s s a not-so-fun fact - KZN is the capital of jewellery store heists. So what happens if your precious heirloom is taken while at the store? Wendy Knowler has the details…
30 Nov 2017 6 min

Making the best of Black Friday

Black Friday is next week, and if it seems to become a bigger deal in South Africa every year, that’s because it does. More with Consumerwatch's Wendy Knowler…
16 Nov 2017 7 min

Why you should care about the cost of car parts

If you’re in the market for a new set of wheels, you should care - a lot - about how the cost of the parts for the cars your wish list compare, because the parts costs has a major effect on the overall cost of car ownership over time.
28 Sep 2017 8 min

No, it's not Telkom calling...

So in 2015 there was Directories Services 2 which had businesses thinking they were just confirming or updating their white and yellow pages entries - and then demanding R7200 from them for some obscure directory listing. And now there’s the Telecom directory doing the same thing. Same company? Wendy Knowler…
21 Sep 2017 9 min

R300 restaurant corkage legal?

What’s a reasonable amount for a restaurant to charge as a corkage fee on a bottle of champagne? Well, a Durban family wasn’t expecting it to be R300 on a single bottle, which came a surprise on their bill for a special birthday dinner. The issue of disclosure aside, can…
14 Sep 2017 9 min

Consumer crunch time: recession is biting

Tough economic times are seeing a change in consumer buying patterns - shopping online, switching brands and buying in smaller quantities. More with Wendy Knowler on Consumerwatch today.
17 Aug 2017 9 min
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