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Pretoria – Debtors will soon have recourse in instances where they were found to have been garnished unfairly, according to the new Credit Amendment Act.

Speaking at an information sharing session hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), the acting manager responsible for investigations and enforcement at the National Credit Regulator (NCR), Jacqueline Boucher, said that studies have found that the short term credit sector was the most prevalent with Emoluments Attachment Orders (EAOs) that were obtained fraudulently.

EAO’s are court orders that are granted in favour of credit providers and such orders allow for the attachment of a percentage of a consumer’s salary each month which employers are required to pay to debt collectors or credit provider.

The National Credit Amendment Act (NCAA) came into effect on 13 March and requires credit providers to secure three months’ payslips before granting a person a loan among others.

“The Act will also ensure the automatic removal of adverse consumer information after judgements have been paid up. It will also prohibit the sale and collection of prescribed debt,” she said.

Boucher added that changes instituted within the NCR governance structure will lead to quick decision-making processes.

Edward Ramolefe, from the Johannesburg Magistrates Court, said what was commonly termed Garnishee Order within public service was in fact an Emoluments Attachment Order.

“What usually happens is that a judgement creditor may cause an order to be issued from the court of the district in which the employer of the judgement debtor resides, carries on business or is employed. It is then that the judgement creditor approaches the employer to institute an EAO against the employee as ordered by the court,” added Ramolefe.

He said it was in fact the employer that was being garnished and not the employee.

“What the employer simply has to do is to comply with the order after satisfying certain verification and authentication measures,” added Ramolefe.

An EAO is preceded by a letter of demand or summons demanding payment as well as compliance with provisions of the National Credit Act.

“Upon receipt of the letter of demand the plaintiff can choose to ignore the letter, consent to the judgement, make payment arrangements or elect to defend against the order,” he said.

He added that in an instance where one is facing the reality of an EAO being instituted against them it was best to approach a law clinic for legal advice or a clerk of the court to advice on procedure.

The purpose of the session was to share knowledge on the EAO or Garnishee Order judgements instituted against individuals. – SAnews.gov.za

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Pretoria – Government is implementing its broadband policy which will ensure that South Africans have access to fast, reliable, secure and affordable internet.

“Through the broadband rollout, government intends to accelerate the delivery of broadband to government offices, communities and Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs),” said Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele.

Speaking on Monday at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications (SATNAC) Conference, he said in the next 30 days his department hopes to finalise the appointment of the lead implementation agent.

“The ground work in the eight pilot district municipalities has commenced in collaboration with Telkom and we are well on a path to ensure that all South Africans, particularly those in the rural areas have access to broadband connectivity,” Minister Cwele said.

He said the second phase of connectivity will begin in the coming financial year and run until 2020 as all government offices in South Africa will be connected to broadband.

“As we connect all government offices to drive e-government, we envisage increased uptake and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT’s) and ultimately all South Africans will be a part of this digital revolution,” Minister Cwele said.

The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has also finalised the National ICT Policy Review.

The department is also working towards aligning the sector’s legal framework with the recommendations of the review to enable the rapid deployment of broadband infrastructure to:

· create open access networks that will reduce the duplication of infrastructure and direct competition towards services;

· encourage the expansion of local manufacturing of ICT goods and SMME growth; and

· direct the allocation of spectrum as a scarce resource for national growth.



– SAnews.gov.za

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