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Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I received an email that was an “Exclusive Invitation” to be included in the “Who's Who Among Executives and Profess [...]

Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I applied for a loan with a bank in Gaborone and upon my application I was told that my loan has been approved. Since I ha [...]

Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I saw an advertisement from “Invest Partnership” on Facebook which said “WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? THE MOST UNB [...]

Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I bought a meal today from a store which comes with bread rolls. The expiry date written on the rolls was today’s date. [...]

[...] goes. This isn’t a comprehensive list but it just a summary of some elements of the Consumer Protection Regulations that Consumer Watchdog uses all the time. Perhaps the most important comes from [...]

[...] Last week I described some of the rules in the Consumer Protection Regulations, some of the rights we consumers have that help protect us against abuse and [...]

[...] For the last two weeks I’ve been describing the variety of protections that our Consumer Protection Regulations offer us. It’s worth repeating one from a couple of weeks ago, the one we use more [...]

[...] that I have paid for and they are not in a good state. Section 13 (1) (a) of the Consumer Protection Regulations states very clearly that: “Any supplier who offers a commodity or service to a [...]

[...] Our Facebook group has been on fire recently. Various issues have been raised and the members of the group have [...]

[...] abuser of women calling himself "Healer Nkunumbi” managed to sneak past our extensive Facebook group screening process and posted a message in the Consumer Watchdog group, selling his [...]

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[...] Some companies are just unreasonable. A member of our Facebook group commented: "Kindly assist on this one. I took an inverter(for solar power) to a [...]

[...] ? Regards Richard" "4 Aug 2014, at 19:45 Well I believe that reporting me to a consumer watchdog it would clearly mean I offered her a business service in getting her a phone,personal and [...]

[...] I emailed both parties some requests yesterday regarding the posting on the Facebook Consumer Watchdog Page by [name removed] in my last emails that both [name removed] and Mr. Harriman ( [...]

[...] ’t give them our business. Keep the questions coming in to us, remember that help from Consumer Watchdog is one of the few things in life that is entirely free! [...]

[...] they broke Section 19 of the Regulations which says they’re not allowed to irritate Consumer Watchdog by trying to avoid their legal obligations to serve customers with respect. (Ok, I [...]

[...] Consumer Protection Regulations says very clearly that goods sold must be “of merchantable quality”. Clearly a phone that freezes isn’t. She’s entitled to as many repairs or [...]

[...] . Section 13 (1) (a) of the Consumer Protection Regulations says that goods must be “of merchantable quality” which means “fit for the purposes for which commodities of that kind are usually [...]

[...] to abide by Section 13 (1) (a), which requires them to offer products that are “of merchantable quality”. In other words you have a right to expect your cellphone to work for at least the [...]

[...] minimum standards and specifications” if “the commodity sold … is not of merchantable quality”. “Merchantable quality” is defined in the Regulations as “fit for the [...]

[...] Our good friend, the self-confessed criminal (see below) "Healer Nkunumbi" now understands that he's a criminal as well as an abuser of women. I phoned him [...]

[...] , fertility specialists, plastic surgeons, business coaches/mentors, lawyers, etc., this Healer Nkunumbi fellow is all that and more." "Lets see ur penis then we'll know u mean business [...]

[...] , fertility specialists, plastic surgeons, business coaches/mentors, lawyers, etc., this Healer Nkunumbi fellow is all that and more." "Lets see your penis then we'll know you mean [...]

[...] also had a return visit from a previous star of the Facebook group. The self-styled “Healer Nkunumbi” also made some extraordinary claims. His post said: “lost lover, Marriage problems, [...]

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Is this a real university? I found a scholarship for Batswana in the social network and I applied since I have been looking for a sponsorship for pos [...]