DRS Queenstown turns 3 years old!

DRS Holdings Group of offices would like to congratulate our office owners Herman and Annerie Marais for celebrating their 3rd birthday on the 1st of June 2012.

Not only are they celebrating 3 years of trading in what has been known to be a very challenging industry, they have also become our top performing group of offices around the country.  They know getting to the top is hard work, and even harder work to stay there, which is why they are constantly finding ways to advertise and promote their brand.  Keep your eyes open for their Congratulatory advert in their local newspaper - The Republican Newspaper.

We have seen Herman and Annerie grow their business from strength to strength. Herman is constantly on the road managing and maintaining his businesses, while Annerie is in charge of the Debt Counselling side and managing the staff. This hard-working couple deserves all the credit they can get and we wish them many more good years of successful business ownership.

Owners of the DRS Group (Queenstown, Mthatha and Buffalo City)

Herman and Annerie Marais

Tel: 082 378 3743 Email: herman@drssa.co.za Fax: 045 838 6572

DRS Queenstown ladies:

Samantha Botha, Luzandre Winnaar, Alvarez Stride

045-838 9764

4 Robinson Road, Queenstown

DRS Buffalo City lady:

Sharicka Arends

043-721 0652

84 Vincent Road, East London

The men from DRS Mthatha:

Zolisa Maseti, Thozamile Ndabangaye (Jerry)

047-532 3356

34 Stanford Terrace, Mthatha

DRS George Change of Address

Please note our DRS George offices are relocating at end May 2012 to :

29 Victoria Street, George. 
All other contact information remain the same.

Francois Van Zyl
Cell: 079 522 1930
Office: 044 874 2820
Fax: 044 873 3733
email francoisv@drssa.co.za or vanzylfrancois@telkomsa.net

Please forward all mail items to the following postal address:
PO Box 13055, Garden Route Mall, 6546
Take note that due to previous difficulties experienced with the delivery of mail items to the physical address of DRS George by the local postal service, we will NOT accept any items sent to the physical address.

Debt Free Digimag

This month in Debt Review: If the legal side interests you, then you will enjoy the article on how attorneys can either Help or Harm you under debt review.

DRS Greyville expo

Wishing DRS Greyville all the best in their exhibition campaigns in and around the Durban area. This picture is of their stand in Bridge City, which is a mall in KwaMashu:

DRS GREYVILLE
Vyas Juggernath
Cell: 084 206 0300
Office:031 309 8716
email vyas@drssa.co.za

Can you afford to save?

We have experience a large increase in clients
a) applying for debt review; and
b) for short term loans that they took out recenlty and can not afford to repay.
c) cars being repossessed due unpaid Debt Review accounts.

We have also seen so many short term loans being advertised on the radio and TV lately. These people are in so much financial trouble.
~ If you cant afford to save, then you cant afford to take out a loan ~

Happy Mothers Day!

"The moment a child is born, 

the mother is also born.

She never existed before. 

The woman existed, 

but the mother, never. 

A mother is something absolutely new."

Top Debt Counselling Performers April 2012

Congratulations to our Top Performing Debt Counselling offices for April 2012

1. DRS QUEENSTOWN
2. DRS WEST COAST
3. DRS GEORGE
4. DRS DESPATCH
5. DRS HUMANSDORP

We are very proud of you and know you work very hard.  Well done!

DebtFree Digi April 2012

The April 2012 Issue of Debtfree DIGI is available for you to read online right now. The magazine is all about debt counselling. Best of all it costs you nothing. This issue is all about the strange and weird things that happen in debt review. You won't believe some of the stories.

DCASA 4th Annual Conference Invite

TO ALL DCASA MEMBERS:

Remember to book your seat to attend the 4th DCASA Annual Conference that will take place on the 22nd August 2012 at Emperor’s Palace.

20 Spots have been booked already. So, book early by completing the attached booking form and send it back to Alécea Engelbrecht. Once all the seats are booked no further bookings can be accepted.

The Conference is only open to DCASA members at this stage and there are no costs involved for members to attend. Subject to available seats non-members will be provided an opportunity to attend.


Unfortunately non-members will be required to pay a fee. It is definitely worth it to attend the Conference. Ask anyone who attended last year.

Kind regards ,
Alécea Engelbrecht
Public Relations Officer
Tel: 086 143 2272

UPDATING AND REMOVAL OF DEBT COUNSELLING FLAG ON WITHDRAWAL OF DEBT REVIEW

Once a client has completed their Debt Review (or wishes to stop their Debt Review), they are then able to be placed back into the financial credit world and may apply for credit.  This application for credit is only possible if they are not listed (flagged) on the NCR 'to be under debt review'.

Herewith an urgent request to all Debt Counsellors from the NCR on this matter.


"The purpose of this circular is to advise debt counsellors and credit bureaus to strictly adhere to the process of updating records of consumers who are no longer under debt review.

We have been inundated with calls from consumers who have been advised by either debt counsellors or credit bureaus that it is the responsibility of NCR to affect the updates or removal of debt counselling flags upon withdrawal of debt review application. We wish to advise all those who are involved in this practice to refrain from doing so with immediate effect.
It is the responsibility of each debt counsellor to notify credit bureaus of withdrawals from debt review by updating the Debt Help System with the correct status code and not through the NCR. Upon receipt of the file containing daily updates from Debt Help System, credit bureaus are expected to update their systems and amend the consumer’s credit profile accordingly.

Circular 1 of 2012 sent to all debt counsellors in January 2012 bears reference to the processes to be followed by debt counsellors in updating the system and dispute resolution.

Failure of any party to follow this process constitutes a direct breach of conditions of registration and the NCR will take action against all parties who are in contravention."

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please contact Thobile Makhubu or Sharon Mokwena on 011 554 2600.