Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja
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Playlist by Afternoons with Relebogile MabotjaRelebogile breaks down everything you need to know as a consumer from the latest products and services to tips for smarter spending and navigating the marketplace. Stay informed, empowered, and ahead …Follow the podcast:
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Knowler Knows: The pitfalls of short-term or “non life” insurance policies
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Wendy Knowler the Consumer Journalist about the pitfalls of cellphone insurance basically any short-term or “non life” insurance policy for your car and/or laptop, household contents with add ons. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesbu…
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Knowler Knows: How to survive and thrive with Black Friday deals
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Journalist Wendy Knowler, who unpacks how to survive and thrive this Black Friday from spotting scams to securing the best deals 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Rel…
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Knowler Knows: Online shopping - how to spot good quality products online
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Wendy Knowler about online shopping, how can you tell whether a listed product is good quality or not especially when you only got a photo and a description to go on. Wendy joined by Laurian Venter the Director at OneDayOnly sharing some really empowering insider infor…
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Knowler Knows: The hidden costs in your purchases - are you paying for what’s already covered?
Jane Dutton (standing in for Relebogile Mabotja) speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about companies offering 'extras' to consumers - often added as the default - which are not needed, because it is already covered by law. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johann…
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Knowler Knows : No Refund-understanding hotel cancellation policies
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Journalist, Wendy Knowler about a Pretoria woman who made a booking for three nights in a Cape Town hotel, and then cancelled within the hour. But she was told she had to forfeit every cent of that payment, because of the hotel’s no refund policy. Relebogile an…
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Knowler knows: What you must know before calling a tow truck or being towed
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Journalist, Wendy Knowler about If you own or drive a car, there’s a good chance that you will be in an accident of some kind, sooner or later. And you will need towing, there is a LOT you need to know to protect yourself, which can save you literally thousand…
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Knowler Knows: The power of a social media post
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Journalist, Wendy Knowler about social media posts which are a powerful way for ordinary people to warn or educate people about issues…A pregnant woman’s post about being dispensed a drug not recommended for pregnant woman totally contrary to what the doctor …
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Knowler Knows: Beware of fraudsters and scams
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Jounalist, Wendy Knowler joined by Manie van Schalkwyk, the CEO of the Fraud Prevention Service, discussing how consumers are gearing up for the biggest shopping season of the year kicking off with the Black Friday spending frenzy and rolling into the Christma…
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Knowler Knows : The OR Tambo Parking Confusion on Level 2
Relebogile Mabotja spoke to Consumer Jounalist, Wendy Knowler, about the alarming parking fees at O.R. Tambo International Airport’s Parkade 2, Level 2, which has been repurposed as a short-stay zone for drop-offs and e-hailing services, resulting in travellers being charged up to R4,500 for just a…
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Knowler Knows : Used cars background checks
Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Consumer Jounalist, Wendy Knowler joined by Andrew Travers one of the owners of FirstCheck discussing used cars and how to avoid landing up with a car that has a very dodgy past, you must be willing to check where that vehicle has been and what it’s done before pur…
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