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Government Employees Pension Fund

Two-pot withdrawal system temporarily suspended for Government Employees Pension Fund
Business
/ 7 October 2025

Two-pot withdrawal system temporarily suspended for Government Employees Pension Fund

The fund said its system was undergoing an update and would be offline until 21 October

By Aarti Bhana
Robert Gumede’s Tongaat Hulett purchase hinges on R2bn PIC loan
Business
/ 9 November 2023

Robert Gumede’s Tongaat Hulett purchase hinges on R2bn PIC loan

The agreement will give Terris Sugar discounted ownership of Tongaat Hulett’s R8 billion bank debt and control at the upcoming creditors’ vote

By Paddy Harper
The Fiscal Cliff | Is South Africa nearing a debt crisis?
Opinion
/ 29 October 2023

The Fiscal Cliff | Is South Africa nearing a debt crisis?

The real issue is that the February 2023 budget was the least credible assessment of the country’s finances since 1994

By Duma Gqubule
Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom
Politics
/ 14 June 2023

Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom

The communications minister said the telecommunications company was still strategic to the state’s programme

By Lizeka Tandwa
Telkom shares soar as Sipho Maseko’s acquisition bid confirmed
Business
/ 12 June 2023

Telkom shares soar as Sipho Maseko’s acquisition bid confirmed

The former chief executive is credited with saving the company by making inroads into the mobile market

By Sarah Smit
PIC settlement: Pension fund must work for society, not a tiny elite
Opinion
/ 4 April 2023

PIC settlement: Pension fund must work for society, not a tiny elite

The AYO affair shows the GEPF should stop backing the ANC’s destructive BEE project, pull out of the stock market and support the public sector instead

By Brian Ashley, Dick Forslund and Jaco Oelofsen
Is reticent Ramaphosa ready to reshuffle?
Opinion
/ 3 March 2023

Is reticent Ramaphosa ready to reshuffle?

DD the Cat, like André de Donker, has finally got his Don’t Come Monday – which both of them had been waiting for

By Paddy Harper
Do criminal syndicates operate in SAPS management?
Opinion
/ 3 November 2022

Do criminal syndicates operate in SAPS management?

Dismissed employees’ experiences suggest that there are illegal money-making activities within the police service

By Mary de Haas
Dear SA, halt suicidal policies lest we become an economic wasteland
Business
/ 13 October 2022

Dear SA, halt suicidal policies lest we become an economic wasteland

The government must invest in its people and infrastructure to stimulate the economy

By Duma Gqubule
Eskom compact: The plan to end the energy crisis has ‘dragged on’
Business
/ 15 July 2022

Eskom compact: The plan to end the energy crisis has ‘dragged on’

After 14 years of blackouts, the president has promised to expedite load-shedding’s finale

By Sarah Smit
Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals
National
/ 21 August 2021

Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals

Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief

By Chris Gilili and Sarah Smit
SAA: PIC allegations are Harith’s albatross
Business
/ 20 June 2021

SAA: PIC allegations are Harith’s albatross

Sipho Makhubela assures that the private equity firm has what it takes to raise the capital to get SAA flying again

By Sarah Smit
All agree: Use pension funds
Business
/ 16 July 2020

All agree: Use pension funds

The state wants to increase spending on infrastructure to drive economic recovery, and South Africans’ savings could help foot the bill

By Thando Maeko
PIC commission – Matjila acted improperly in Ayo deal
Business
/ 12 March 2020

PIC commission – Matjila acted improperly in Ayo deal

The report by the commission that investigated the Public Investment Corporation says the fund manager’s former CEO lied about his involvement in its R4,3-billion investment in Iqbal Surve’s Ayo Technology

By Thando Maeko
Mboweni faces taxing decisions
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Mboweni faces taxing decisions

The finance minister must tread a tightrope to fix the economy as he prepares for next week’s budget speech

By Thando Maeko and Tshegofatso Mathe
Steinhoff relies on legal ‘fig leaf’
Article
/ 8 November 2019

Steinhoff relies on legal ‘fig leaf’

Journalists’ court case challenges corporates that hide behind legal ‘professional’ privilege’

By Franny Rabkin
GEPF was ‘uncomfortable’ with PIC’s Indy Media investment
Article
/ 2 April 2019

GEPF was ‘uncomfortable’ with PIC’s Indy Media investment

Concerns raised by GEPF on investment in Independent Media were overlooked by the PIC

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Edcon: Experts split on PIC lifeline
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Edcon: Experts split on PIC lifeline

Should the giant be left to sink or should it be helped to stay afloat in South Africa’s retail storm

By Lynley Donnelly
Warning: State pension woes to come
Article
/ 25 January 2019

Warning: State pension woes to come

The GEPF is facing increasing heat over its performance and increasing costs

By Lynley Donnelly
Not on to use pensions to bail out state
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Not on to use pensions to bail out state

The suggestion in the ANC’s election manifesto on prescribed assets has drawn fire

By Lynley Donnelly
Who will call the PIC to account?
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Who will call the PIC to account?

Its due diligence claims are being questioned after the exposure of several large dubious investments

By Staff Reporter
Digging under way after Steinhoff collapse
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Digging under way after Steinhoff collapse

​After a long silence over the Steinhoff International saga, which cost investors R200-billion, investigators are now kicking up the dust.

By Tebogo Tshwane
State worker unions put PIC on notice
Article
/ 29 September 2017

State worker unions put PIC on notice

The corporation needs the fees it charges to manage their pensions so it has to tread warily

By Lynley Donnelly
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Article
/ 27 March 2012

Government pension fund to invest outside SA

Africa’s largest retirement fund has considered diversifying almost $22-billion and investing in other emerging markets in Africa and overseas.

By Luke Pachymuthu

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