Speak Out talks to Estate Agency Affairs Board’s Legal Manager, Deli Nkambule
Estate Agency Affairs Board’s Legal Manager, Deli Nkambule gives advise on the folllowing complaints: * complaint by Xolani- who wanted to buy a property at Harmonica Sands in Centurion and was asked by the estate agent to pay a deposit of two thousand rand * A lady says around 2014 she had defau…
Speak Out- Estate Agent who asked a client to pay a R2000 deposit (PART 2)
On Speak Out we brought you complaint by Xolani- who wanted to buy a property at Harmonica Sands in Centurion and was asked by the estate agent to pay a deposit of two thousand rand
Speak Out- An Estate Agent who asked a client to pay a R2000 deposit (PART 1)
On Speak Out we brought you complaint by Xolani- who wanted to buy a property at Harmonica Sands in Centurion and was asked by the estate agent to pay a deposit of two thousand rand
Speak Out- Travelstart glitch
On Speak Out, we brought you a compliant by Joe Moja- Over the December period he used the services of Travelstart to book tickets for his travels. When they had to catch a return flight from King Shaka International Airport, they found that Travelstart failed to pay for my tickets
Speak Out- Chesa Nyama Franchise
On Speak Out we featured a dispute between Mpho Lekalakale and Gold Brands. Mpho bought into a Chesa Nyama franchise and within months of opening, the restaurant started to fall apart. She has been trying to get Gold Brands to refund her a portion of her buy-in money as the outlet did not live up t…
Hollard Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act transfer
On Speak Out we brought you a complaint by former Hollard Employees, who were transferred to another company in terms of Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act. During the transfer there were number of administrative mistakes that happened and the employees felt that they were conned into resignin…
Section 197 of the Labour Relations Act
197. Transfer of contract of employment (1) In this section and in section 197A – (a) ‘business’ includes the whole or a part of any business, trade, undertaking or service; and (b) ‘transfer’ means the transfer of a business by one employer (‘the old employer’) to another employer (‘the new em…
National Consumer Commission (NCC) Dispute
In October 2011, Nkhumeleni Tshivhase lodged a complaint with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) over the failure by FST Motors in Pretoria to refund him his money, after they sold him a faulty Nissan Hardbody Bakkie for 95,000 rand. In a letter to Speak Out, Mr Tshivhase says he’s been sent fr…
SPEAK OUT: FESTIVE SEASON SAVING TIPS
It’s that time of the year when many have received extra money - or the 13th cheque. However, around the festive season or the silly season, many tend to overspend mainly on consumables. For tips on how you can make your money stretch this festive season, we spoke to Nedbank Financial planner, Moha…
SPEAK OUT: DISCONNECTED TELKOM LANDLINE
Today on Speak Out we bring you a complaint brought to us by Irene Stewart. In her letter to us, she says it’s been close to two months that her landline hasn’t been working and she has tried for weeks on end to have problem sorted with no luck. Take a listen to her story…