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On 8 February 2021 the Minister of Employment and Labour, Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi, published a Government Gazette

The recognition of factual dependency plays a crucial role in pension fund law, particularly in the allocation of death benefits under Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act ("the PFA").

Added duties have been placed on the board of a pension fund regarding the appointment and termination of the principal officer. The board is required to review the fitness and propriety of its principal officer annually.

The Mpumalanga High Court has recently delivered a judgment on the critical considerations regarding withholding of pension benefits. While the judgment is not groundbreaking...

South African labour laws lack a specified retirement age, and terminating an employee based on age may violate Section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act (LRA)...

On 14 October 2021, the Pension Funds Adjudicator, the "Adjudicator," published a key communication dealing with the non-payment of contributions by participating employers in retirement funds.

Government employees who are members of the Government Employees Pension Fund (‘GEPF')...

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) regulates deductions against the benefits of the employee in accordance with provisions set out in Section 34 of the Act.

Retirement Funds: Key Developments - Video and presentation slides.

Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act (PFA) is crucial for ensuring the equitable distribution of pension benefits after a member's death.

In a significant recent judgment, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has cast doubt on the protections afforded to individuals...

In his February 2020 Budget Speech, the South African Minister of Finance announced various proposed relaxations to the existing exchange control regime, including phasing out of the concept

The Minister of Employment and Labour (the Minister) has withdrawn a long-standing exemption that previously shielded employers from labour law enforcement regarding deadlines for payment of benefit fund contributions.

Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 governs the payment of pension benefits upon the death of a member.

The South Africa government has proposed that changes to the two-pot retirement system, which gives workers access to pension funds before retirement, be delayed by a year.

National Treasury has proposed a centralised framework for administering South Africa's estimated R88 billion in unclaimed financial assets, including retirement benefits. The discussion paper outlines a system where a central administrator would manage tracing, record-keeping and claims through a single public portal, with assets potentially transferred to the Corporation for Public Deposits.