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Namibia: South Africa: Pension funds adjudicator awards R4.5 million to girlfriend, wife gets nothing – More Top Stories

Namibia: South Africa: Pension funds adjudicator awards R4.5 million to girlfriend, wife gets nothing – More Top Stories

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Published on 2025-11-10 19:12:11

Zelda Venter

The customary wife of a deceased failed in her attempt to claim a death benefit as she had not proved dependency on the deceased and was an estranged spouse.

In her complaint to the pension funds adjudicator, Muvhango Lukhaimane, the wife, was unhappy that the Becsa Provident Fund distributed the death benefit of R4.5 million to the deceased’s four children and to his girlfriend.

The latter is to receive 15% of the death benefit while the rest was divided between 15%…

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