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Monday, June 9, 2025

‘Premium levied for top-up travel insurance’

Be on the lookout for automatic flight and bank add-ons, warns Wendy Knowler.

Travel Travel Tips
Wendy Knowler|Published

Don’t delete your ‘spam’ messages

As long as you delete every text that looks Wasp-related, you won't get stung. Big mistake, writes Wendy Knowler.

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

Be sure to examine your bill

Can a restaurant take it upon itself to add a predetermined service fee - usually 10 percent of the value of the consumed items - to every bill?

Cape Times News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Examine restaurant bills

Beware, if a service fee is included, you may pay the gratuity twice…

Daily News News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Finger trouble can cost lots of cash

Why it's important to get your name in order when booking flights online.

Travel Travel Tips
Wendy Knowler|Published

Renting a car can be very costly

Car rental companies' vehicles are not insured. The companies "self insure" and customers have to pay theft/loss waivers

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Defective gadgets: Know your rights

Get in on the Consumer Protection Act when it comes to defective devices, warns Wendy Knower.

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

When is a write-off not a write-off?

The written-off car she had wanted to have repaired was fined for doing 130km/h on day she was paid out.

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Car part prices: The good & bad

The 25th Kinsey Report lays bare the parts prices of a record 72 of the most popular vehicles across the spectrum.

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Beware of grey iPhone imports

The launch of the latest iPhone always provides Consumer Watch with a perfect opportunity to discuss the issue of grey imports.

Cape Times News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Beware of grey iPhone imports

The launch of the latest iPhone provides Wendy Knowler with the opportunity to discuss the issue of grey imports.

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

Do you know your boerie?

If you were among the millions of South Africans who celebrated Heritage Day this week with a braai, what did you have sizzling above the coals?

Cape Times News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Know your wors from your sausage

The words boerewors and braaiwors aren't chosen on a butcher's whim - they are guided by regulations, says Wendy Knowler.

Lifestyle Food and Restaurants
Wendy Knowler|Published

Car repairs is a risky business

"Dear customer, please be advised that if you prove to be difficult, the staff reserve the right to slap you. "

Cape Times News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Car repair is risky business

Who is responsible when your vehicle is damaged at or by the dealership?

Daily News News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Car repair is a risky business

Who is responsible when your vehicle is damaged at or by the dealership?

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Don’t take prices at face value

Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler says it pays to get into the habit of asking critical questions.

Entertainment Celebrity News
Wendy Knowler|Published

When the date stamp is misleading. . .

Wendy Knowler investigates shocking instances of shops selling products that are past their use-by dates.

Lifestyle Food and Restaurants
Wendy Knowler|Published

Holiday online scam doing the rounds

Booking a festive travel package on the internet can mean trouble for the unwary.

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

Watch out for sneaky pre-select option

Online sites which 'pre-select' add-ons is a form of negative option marketing. Wendy Knowler investigates

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

Pick n Pay throws down the gauntlet

Supermarkets are in tight competition to offer more savings. To this end, Pick n Pay has launched Brand Match, explains Wendy Knowler.

News South Africa
Wendy Knowler|Published

Talk is cheap but not on a sex chat line

Can parents be held liable for paying for a service obtained by a minor child, asks Wendy Knowler.

Tech
Wendy Knowler|Published

Hang on to your till slip

It’s not a good idea to expect customers to use their proof of purchase to enter a competition

Daily News News
Wendy Knowler|Published

R699 car buyers out on their own now

Wendy Knowler takes a look at the few remaining options for Satinsky deal car owners.

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published

Judge rejects R699er class-action bid

Port Elizabeth High Court dismisses application to certify R699 vehicle owners as a class.

Motoring Industry News
Wendy Knowler|Published