Everyone knows a free cellphone is not really free, but it has always seemed impossible to figure out what you are really paying. Until now, that is. A new guide to cellular phones and contracts promises to guide South African consumers through the traps and tricks of the industry.
SA firm offers free overseas calls
Cape Town-based alternative telecommunications company Sundial Telecom is offering free calls to a number of overseas destinations every Saturday for the rest of 2007.
Shopping online in South Africa
South Africans love to shop, and more and more are doing it online, logging on to buy everything from books to wine to electronic equipment. Here's a roundup of the most popular SA shopping websites - and links for those who want to hunt down the lesser known ones.
Consumer service bodies
Provincial Consumer Affairs Offices countrywide offer you advice and protection. Add to this a range of statutory, industry and other consumer bodies, and you've no excuse for accepting faulty products or shoddy service!
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Consumer help A-Z
Are you getting shoddy service? Is the product you bought faulty? Do you have a complaint against a company, government department, television programme, dentist, bank, estate agent? Are you unsure of your rights as a consumer? Here's a quick guide to organisations that offer you advice, assistance and protection:
Other products & services
Got a problem with a product or service not listed in the A-Z above? Auctions, electrical appliances, franchises, furniture, kitchens, cupboards, timeshare, weights and measures? And more.
