Provident fund declines to pay R250k benefit to missing man's wife
A provident fund has refused to pay a benefit of more than R250,000 to a woman whose husband went missing in 2020.
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A provident fund has refused to pay a benefit of more than R250,000 to a woman whose husband went missing in 2020.
Fund trustees may award benefits pending their investigation as to who is actually financially dependent on you at the time of your death.
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