Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
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Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler joins Pippa Hudson to provide useful insights and tips on how to make the most of your buying power.
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Consumer Talk: How unscrupulous contractors take advantage of elderly customers
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about listeners concerns with the main topic a look at how unscrupulous contractors take adva...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about second-hand car purchases and all the things that can go wrong, plus listener questions...
Consumer Talk: Beware using AI to fight your consumer battles
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how using AI-generated information to fight your consumer battles could cause problems....
Consumer Talk: In conversation with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud
Pippa speaks to Consumer Good and Services ombudsman, Lee Soobrathi.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show.
This 2-hou...
Consumer Talk: Redeeming vouchers
Zain Johnson, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about people who bought vouchers for experiences and then couldn’t cash...
Consumer Talk: How to get rid of marketing spam
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to get rid of the marketing spam we receive from r...
Consumer Talk: Aircon contractor fails to deliver
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a cluster of complaints about an air-conditioning business, which raises important ques...
Consumer Talk: How to read food labels
Pippa Hudson, speaks to Lesego Marule, a lecturer in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria, and registered dietic...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler: Third party vendors
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about issues with third party vendors.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-aftern...
Consumer Talk: Slip and falls in supermarket
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler and consumer attorney Trudie Broekman about who’s responsible for slip and falls in supermark...
Consumer Talk: Teenagers allowed to sign up for gym contracts
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about gyms allowing teenagers to sign up for contracts.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is Cap...
Consumer Talk: Are wet wipes flushable and biodegradable?
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about whether wet wipes are flushable and biodegradable as claimed by manufacturers.
Lu...
Consumer Talk: Vinegar shortage affecting South Africans
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the shortage of vinegar and how it’s affecting South African consumers.
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Consumer Talk: Irish visa delays cause havoc
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the delays in issuing Irish visas and the havoc it’s causing with South African’s trav...
Consumer Talk 2: Tech helps to access unclaimed benefits
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to Rowan Gordon from Robin Hood Unclaimed Benefits about a tech platform helping South Africans to...
Consumer Talk 1: Difference between a motor warranty and a motor plan
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to Erica Liebenberg from JustMoney about the difference between a motor plan and a motor warranty. ...
Consumer Talk: Expired drivers licences in insurance claims
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about an insurance claim that was rejected because of an expir...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – Misleading advertising
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about misleading advertising after a company advertised a special deal designed to lure new...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – Prepaid electricity used to pay landlord’s municipal arrears
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about tenants paying off their landlord’s municipal arrears through their prepaid electricit...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – DSTV installer overcharges pensioner
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a pensioner who was charged over R8000 to install his DSTV dish.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson...
Consumer Talk: Unintentional shoplifting
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a case of unintentional shopping by a retail customer and the consequences.
Lunch with P...
Consumer Talk: Weather-related insurance claims
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how storm-related claims are rejected by the insurers because damage was caused by gradual det...
Consumer Talk: Compensation after injury in a store
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about what happens when you injure yourself in a shop.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s m...
Consumer Talk: Travel insurance discrepancies
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about travel insurance exclusions that might come back to bite you, and they revisit last week’s con...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on fixing pricing errors
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about pricing errors and your rights as a consumer if the price at the till doesn’t match what was o...
Consumer Talk: Perfumes that don’t smell as they should
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about two complaints about perfume that doesn’t’ smell as sweetly as it should.
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Consumer Talk: How stolen laptops are tracked
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how stolen laptops are tracked, and what questions to ask when buying a “reconditioned” laptop...
Consumer Talk: Investigating lean beef mince
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about what the definition of lean beef mince is.
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Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on Debit Card Fraud
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler .
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Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on food deliveries not arriving
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how customers are complaining about UberEats orders that are just not arriving.
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Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on retailer’s online delivery issues
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about issues Makro is having with some of its online deliveries and whether Sunlight Dishwashing Liq...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on cellphone roaming charges victory
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how Cell C has been fined and ordered to refund one of its customers and pay her legal costs a...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on bus ticket refund
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about getting a refund for a woman who was not allowed to board a long-distance bus with a paid tick...
Consumer Talk: How Life Rights schemes work
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about an interesting case involving a life rights investment.
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Consumer Talk: Confusing tariffs on Temu and Shein purchases
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the confusing way in which tariffs are applied to Temu and Shein purchases.
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Consumer Talk: Pensioner gets her home back from tenants
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a Fish Hoek pensioner who got back possession of her home from tenants who hadn't been paying...
Consumer Talk: Website scams Ozempic buyers
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about consumers who are buying the weight-loss drug Ozempic from all the wrong places.
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Consumer Talk: Warnings about cybercriminals
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler who says cybercriminals are ramping up their efforts and a Capetonian loses R15k in a holiday bookin...
Consumer Talk: Timeshare update
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler who gives an update on the timeshare industry today.
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Consumer Talk: Black Friday specials – how to avoid the scams
Amy speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about Black Friday specials and how to avoid falling for scams.
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