Thabo makes the right choice by staying with the Fund 17 Dec 2020 This story is sponsored After 45 years of service in government, Thabo is looking forward to retirement. He has many plans to do things he could never afford, such as spoil his children, take his wife on a holiday, and perhaps, get the Mercedes he always wanted. “I want to do all these things, and to do it now,” says Thabo. “After working for more than four decades, surely I have earned the right to this indulgence?” asks Thabo. He could have left government many years ago, taken a lump sum and started a business.