eNCA reports that nearly four million South Africans are owed billions of rands in pension and provident fund benefits.  According to the latest data, government and the private sector owe almost R42-billion in unpaid claims.  

Some residents from Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, are fighting back by launching the Unpaid Benefits Campaign.  The campaign will help ensure that employers provide proper information to employees, which is often why pensions remain unclaimed.  The campaign’s Bricks Mokolo said:  “There is nothing done by the government or administrators of the funds to look after these people.  This is also why the fund was called unclaimed.  People didn’t claim because they were not looked after."

• This short report is at eNCA

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