Ag Clamps Down On Municipalities Failing To Pay Employees Pensions

The Auditor Generals office with the assistance of some pension fund administrators have embarked on an investigation to hold senior municipal officials who have contravened Section 38 of the workers pension fund act accountable.

About 100 municipalities across the country were found to have violated the act.

Most of them allegedly deducted the workers pension contributions from their salaries but failed to transfer the funds to the respective pension funds.

Workers of the affected municipalities were unable to cash out from the two-pot pension fund benefits last September.

Pension Fund administration expert, Keabetswe Tsuene says they hope to bring those responsible to book.