August 2019

The National Credit Regulator (NCR) on Tuesday urged consumers to consider debt counselling as a way of defeating debt. “Loss of employment, salary cuts, medical bills, rising fuel prices, food and cost of living in general and overspending are some of the reasons consumers end up being over-indebted,” said the regulator.

Payday. Your bank account is full. You finally have money to restock your fridge, buy the shoes you’ve been eyeing, or treat yourself to dinner at the new restaurant in town. Then your account gets debited, you find yourself spending a bit too much, running out of money and worrying later in the month how you’re