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Dispute over late wife’s pension leaves man empty-handed

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August 06, 2025

DESPITE receiving R1.5 million from the Road Accident Fund (RAF), a man was disgruntled after the Pension Fund Adjudicator (PFA) excluded him from his late wife’s over Rl.1m pension fund.

- SINENHLANHLA MASILELA

Alexanda Moshimane Molokwane was married to Cynthia Thandi Ndlovu who died in August 2019, leaving behind a substantial death benefit exceeding R1.1m.

Upon her passing, Discovery retirement annuity funds allocated the death benefit equally between Molokwane and Ndovu’s two children.

However, this arrangement was soon challenged by the children, leading to a reallocation of the funds and leaving Molokwane empty-handed.

Aggrieved by this decision, Molokwane laid a complaint with the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) and submitted that he was Ndlovu’s surviving spouse.

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