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Résumé fraud meets pension freeze

09 July 2026

On Robben Island, once the fortress of conscience where Nelson Mandela and fellow freedom fighters endured iron bars for the sake of truth, a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Robben Island Museum has been accused of bending truth itself by cooking his résumé.

Former housekeeper awarded R1.9m pension death benefit

01 July 2026

The executor of a deceased estate has suffered a decisive defeat in her bid to overturn the award of nearly R1,9 million to the deceased’s former housekeeper who served her faithfully for 31 years and was embraced as a daughter.

Appeal Court backs PFA: death benefit clock starts at fund’s awareness

01 June 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has affirmed the Pension Funds Adjudicator’s ruling that a retirement fund has 12 months from the date it becomes aware of a member’s death - not from the date of death itself - to trace dependants and pay out the death benefit.

Rules prevail: fund ordered to pay Two-Pot savings withdrawal benefit

25 May 2026

In a landmark reconsideration, Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator Naheem Essop has directed the Municipal Employees Pension Fund to grant a complainant access to her two-pot savings withdrawal benefit.

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Nine years of neglect: death benefit delayed, punitive interest imposed

11 May 2026

Delay denied dependants their rightful benefits

06 May 2026

Summons loom for pension funds ignoring the Pension Funds Adjudicator

07 April 2026

Adjudicator orders repayment after benefit errors

30 March 2026

Pension fund’s delays force member into costly vehicle finance

05 March 2026

Pension fund must pay compensation for delay in resolving a complaint

10 February 2026

Pension fund’s conduct to be investigated following failure to respond

26 January 2026

Financial dependency is key in allocating a death benefit

22 January 2026

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Compliance - Regulatory / PFA - Pension Fund Adjudicator