Debtfree DIGI March 2016 | Page 30

NCR WORKSHOP The National Credit Regulator recently began a series of workshops for Debt Counsellors (and Credit Providers) across the country. The workshop is an opportunity for registrants to network and be briefed by the NCR on their plans and recent industry trends. Debtfree reports on the Recent Workshop held in Cape Town. Ms. Tshepa Molefi acted as Chairperson for the day and in the morning introduced Ms. Kedilatile Legodi (who is Manager of the NCR’s Debt Counselling Department) to welcome everyone and set out the agenda for the day. Ms Legodi said in her opening remarks that she hoped the workshop would inspire, excite and challenge those attending. The first speaker for the day was ms Mmbatho Senyarelo of the NCR Investigations and Enforcement Department. She discussed some recent NCR labelled “raids” on large debt counselling firms in Cape Town. Since these so called raids nothing has happened and members of the audience were no doubt curious to find out what