Local banks are concerned that some of their customers will get away with not having to repay their debt.

On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Credit Amendment Bill into law, setting the groundwork for over-indebted consumers to have payments suspended, in part or full, for as many as 24 months, or even scrapped if their financial situation has been found to have worsened...

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