First Take SA

Last week we brought you the case of Katy Majoro from Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State who paid the company PG Gates to erect two gates and install a motor earlier this year. She paid the full amount of R17 000 before the job was done. However, the company failed to install the motor. Instead the owner Phillimon Khoza made excuses every time he was supposed to finish his work. That was until Speak Out intervened.

message from Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee on the Global Watch Summit against racism in sport

Message from FIFA President Sepp Blatter on the Global Watch Summit against racism in sport.

Sakhile Hlengwa has been struggling since 2013 to vehicle tracking company Tracker address a mistake they made on his account. They had deducted more money than they needed to and when he told them about it they failed to resolve the matter. He then started reversing the payments, a move that saw him being harassed by Tracker's debt collectors.

Often when consumers want service providers to do a speedy but proper job they will pay the full amount upfront. But this can sometimes lead to problems where the company or service provider disappears before fulfilling their part of the agreement, as was the case between Katy Majoro from Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State and PG Gates based in Vereeniging.

Nine COSATU affiliates say they will fight till the bitter end against COSATU expelling its largest affiliate NUMSA. COSATU is expected to decide NUMSA's fate when its Central Executive Committee meets this Friday following a strong push for its expulsion at the last meeting.

Madumetja Tsebe from Limpopo has been struggling since August 2014 to have the company Hotelia Travels based in Berdfordview, Johannesburg to refund him R3 490 that they deducted from his account without his permission. The company, which he had previous dealings with, had called him claiming that they wanted to confirm his details so that they could process a refund for a previous transaction but instead they took money from the account.

rail agency PRASA has agreed to provide free transport to all three of the funerals of the sports stars who will be buried tomorrow. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is providing free transport to the various sporting codes to attend the funeral services and burial of the three sporting stars who recently passed away.

It can be both sad and frustrating to invest money in your education and then later discover that the piece of paper you have is worthless. Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development four years ago. He paid nearly R8000 But to this day he is yet to get a recognised certificate.

The ANC and DA have both claimed vindication after the Western Cape High Court ruling that SABC COO Hlauli Motsoeneng should be suspended pending a disciplinary process. Both parties claimed the SABC judgment vindicated their clashing views on whether the public protector's findings are binding , an issue which is central to the Nkandla controversy.