The biggest change in retirement saving in South Africa happened in 2024 with the introduction of the two-pot retirement system that came into effect on 1 September, giving pension fund members access ...

Three weeks have passed since the two-pot retirement system came into effect and thousands of pension fund members have submitted withdrawal applications to access a portion of their savings. Both ...

South Africa’s two-pot retirement system is showing early signs of a potentially concerning pattern, with financial services groups warning that repeated withdrawals from the savings portion risk ...

The 2026/27 tax year opened on March 1, marking the opening of the third withdrawal window since the inception of the Two-Pot retirement system. This milestone provides a valuable opportunity to ...

The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) has reopened applications for the 2026/2027 two-pot savings withdrawals, but members are being warned: you only get one shot per tax year. The applications ...

South Africans with retirement funds have been warned about the long-term consequences of withdrawing from their two-pot funds, especially amid current market volatility. Retirement funds were subject ...