Lindile Sifile

Johannesburg

Journalist and Senior Reporter at Sowetan

Senior Journalist at IOL Motoring

Journalist who conquered Mt Kilimanjaro with a bottle of Carling Black Label in his backpack.

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Articles

Funeral parlour suspended for nonpayment of claims

1 week ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

The ombudsman’s office escalated its ruling to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority after it was discovered that Luvuyo was operating without an underwriter, a serious breach of the rules governing funeral parlours in SA. A funeral parlour has had its licence to operate suspended for repeatedly failing to honour valid funeral claims.
Study shows that young people are financially savvy

2 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

Despite being financially stretched, young people are becoming smarter and pragmatic about their spending with more prioritising buying homes and second-hand cars and while also protecting their extended families through funeral covers. These are some of the insights the Standard Bank's first Youth Barometer Report released on Wednesday, which explores how SA youth aged between 18 to 35 are managing their finances amid rising costs and economic uncertainty.
Don't fall victim to RDP 'waiting list' scammers

2 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile |Phathu Luvhengo

The WhatsApp number used by Thapelo shows a profile picture of the department's emblem and he claims to be from the department with an ability to speed up RDP applications. He also uses different pictures of RDP projects to lure his victims. The Gauteng human settlements department has warned RDP house applicants against scammers who promise to push them up the waiting list for a fee.
Guard your Sassa card well, Postbank warns

3 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

Postbank has warned social grants beneficiaries using its black and gold cards against scammers targeting the cards and their pin information. According to the bank, the recent scam involves fraudsters impersonating Postbank officials and targeting social beneficiaries in their homes. The beneficiaries are then duped into handing over their Postbank grant cards and PIN information under the pretext that there is something that requires fixing on the cards.
Email mix up costs insurer R681,000

3 weeks ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

A motorist whose vehicle theft claim was initially rejected by his insurer — for failing to fit a secondary tracker in his car — has found reprieve after an industry ombudsman ordered the insurer to pay more than R680,000 to its client. Christo Nel dragged Barton Insurance Brokers of Parktown, Joburg, before the consumer tribunal when his claim for vehicle theft was repudiated in July 2023. This after he could not produce proof of a second tracker in his stolen Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD6 4x4.
Court dismisses RAF claim for lack of crash evidence

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

Judge Lindiwe Rusi, in the Mthatha high court,Eastern Cape, ruled that Nomana Khalipha’s accident claim against the RAF had too many holes in it and that she could not benefit from the fund. A woman’s bid to get the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to pay her R3,3m was dismissed after the court found that her testimony about the alleged accident was “superficial as though tailored”.
Live comfortably in final stages of your life

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

According to Nshalati Hlungwane, institutional client's manager at Allan Gray. says a successful retirement depends on managing both your finances and your time. From your early forties until about five years before you reach retirement is the best time to put gas in your retirement savings and ensure you live comfortably in the final stages of your life. This is according to Nshalati Hlungwane, institutional clients manager at Allan Gray.
Lawyer laid off for theft from deceased estates

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

lawyer Nonhle Nothando Nkomonde A lawyer who allegedly stole from a deceased person's bank account and bought herself eight houses has been suspended from practising. The high court in Pretoria closed the door on Nonhle Nothando Nkomonde of Alberton, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday following 29 complaints related to mismanagement of deceased estates and illegal sale of properties she sold on behalf of her clients. Her clients lodged complaints with the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
Bank to repossess luxury cars of advocate notorious for RAF defaults

1 month ago | sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

The court has given Standard Bank the green light to repossess two luxury cars belonging to a Joburg lawyer who is also facing a litany of complaints for allegedly stealing from Road Accident Fund claimants. The high court in Johannesburg last week gave the bank a go-ahead to collect Adv Arnold Mkhabela's BMW M850i Convertible valued at R1.2m and Land Rover Sport 5, which he had been in arrears for. Standard Bank financed the vehicles.
ANC struggle hero Gertrude Shope dies peacefully at home, aged 99

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Lindile Sifile

ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope has died at the age of 99. According to the party, Shope, also known as MaShope, died peacefully at her Gauteng home on Thursday morning. “A lifelong revolutionary, MaShope was a leader of profound discipline, courage and humility. From her early activism to the dawn of democracy, she served the Struggle with unmatched commitment in the underground, in exile and in the democratic parliament.