Dear Member We are almost at the end of the Trustee Elections journey where members and pensioners select their representatives to the EPPF Board. The Independent Electoral Officer (IEO) has released the provisional trustee election results on Friday, 20 March 2020 after the voting phase concluded on 28 February 2020 and votes were tallied....

On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced drastic measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) - including a nationwide lockdown for 21 days with effect from midnight on Thursday, 26 March to Thursday 16 April 2020. The national lockdown will effectively confine people to their homes except under strictly controlled circumstances, such as to...

Dear Member The President of the Republic of South Africa has declared the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic a national disaster, and the EPPF recognises the importance of limiting the spread of infections. The EPPF has implemented precautionary measures to protect the health of its members and employees, while ensuring minimal disruption...

The Fund has a sound investment decision-making process that requires that investment proposals are approved (or declined) by the Strategic Investment Committee (“SIC”), which reports to the Board of Trustees (“the Board”). There is proper governance to ensure that decisions cannot be influenced by a single person and the EPPF...

Dear Members and Pensioners The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund ("EPPF" or "the Fund") is a self-administered defined benefit pension fund that has approximately 80,000 members (active members and pensioners). The Fund is a separate legal entity from Eskom Holding SOC Limited with its own governance and management structures. The Fund...

Dear Members and Pensioners, We hope you enjoyed the festive season and wish you a prosperous 2020. You may have seen media reports about the EPPF's pension administration. These reports are inaccurate, and we would like to provide you with the correct information and background to the Fund's current actions regarding...

Dear Member/Pensioner On 2 January 2020, the voting phase of the EPPF Trustee Elections commenced. We are calling on all members and pensioners to make their mark and vote for the candidate that they want to represent them on the Board of Trustees. In the communication distributed on 20 December 2019, the...

Dear Members and Pensioners In recent months, the matter of the former Eskom GCEO pension pay-out has been garnering extensive media coverage. The matter seems to be nearing its conclusion and the board of the Fund is working to resolve the matter sooner rather than later. The Fund is fully...

Each year the Board of Trustees ("the Board") of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund ("the EPPF" or "the Fund") determines an annual pension increase, in accordance with the Fund's pension increase policy.  At this time of year, the Board also considers the payment of a once-off pensioner bonus. ...

Position: Investment Analyst   “The recipe behind my success is always being ready to grasp opportunities that present themselves,” says Tetelo Mabona, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) investment analyst.  “I’m still exploring things,” says Tetelo, who was clutching a BCom Honours degree in Investment Management when she...

The Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) breakfast roundtable took place on Thursday, 3 October 2019 at the EPPF Head Office in Bryanston. PEWIN is the pre-eminent organization for senior women leaders in private equity. They provide opportunities to network, share ideas, make deep connections with peers, and empower others to succeed. ...

RESPONSIBLE INVESTING BY PENSION FUNDS: THE ABC OF ESG By Ndabe Mkhize Chief Investment Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund   The core functions of a pension fund are to provide its beneficiaries with good enough returns for them to live on – and a good enough world to retire into. ...

The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Linda Mateza as the new EPPF Chief Executive and Principal Officer. She will take up her position on 1 September 2019. Mateza, who has worked as the Head of Investments and Actuarial Services at the Government...

Dear Members and Pensioners, As previously communicated, the former Eskom GCEO,  Mr. Molefe, sought to challenge the judgement of the North Gauteng High Court of 25 January 2018 which amongst other things directed him to repay the pension benefits previously paid to him. His challenge...

The third Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) Transformation Breakfast was successfully hosted at Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, on 13 June 2019.   The regular breakfasts are part of the EPPF’s continued commitment to drive transformation in the financial services sector, showcasing the Fund’s revised broad-based black economic...

The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (the "EPPF" or "Fund") is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 14 Board Members, seven of whom must be elected by members and pensioners of the Fund. The elected trustees will serve on the Board of Fund from 1 June 2020 and will represent the...

The matter of the pension pay-out of the former Eskom GCEO, Mr Brian Molefe, has been ongoing since early 2017 when the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (“EPPF” or “the Fund”) was cited as the respondent in a matter brought by Solidarity against Eskom. There have been subsequent developments since the...

In its election manifesto, the governing party outlined a plan to “investigate the introduction of prescribed assets on financial institutions’ funds to mobilise funds within a regulatory framework for socially productive investments (including housing, infrastructure for social and economic development and township and village economy) and job creation while considering...

It is with regret that the Board announces that Ms Nopasika Lila has resigned as Chief Executive and Principal Officer of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. Ms Lila has indicated that after thorough introspection she took a personal decision to move on.  Since her arrival in 2010 as Chief...

Each year the Board of Trustees (“the Board”) of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (“the EPPF” or “the Fund”) determines an annual pension increase, in accordance with the Fund’s pension increase policy. It is also the Fund’s established practice to pay a once-off pensioner bonus. The...

The EPPF Transformation Breakfast was held on the 23rd March 2018 at Summer Place in Hyde Park. The successful and informative breakfast event was aimed at showing others in the asset management sector that transformation goes hand-in-hand with performance. To view the presentation from the EPPF team, please click on the...

The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (EPPF) is proud to announce the appointment of the first-ever female Chief Executive in the history of the Fund. The EPPF Board of Trustees has appointed Ms Nopasika Lila as the new Chief Executive and Principal Officer of the Fund effective 1 April 2018. The Board...

The Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (“EPPF” or “the Fund”) was cited as the 5th Respondent in a matter brought by Solidarity against Eskom. The 21 Respondents in the matter, among others, included Mr Molefe, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd as well as Board Members of Eskom. The application sought for the...

Background The dramatic collapse of the share price of Steinhoff International ("SNH" or "Steinhoff") since last Friday, 1 December 2017, has been very topical. This update seeks to provide the stakeholders with information about the impact of this decline on the value and financial position of the Fund.   Context The story...

Fraud is a big concern in the retirement fund industry, costing millions and leaving victims frustrated and in other cases even destitute having been swindled off lots of money. Having left a trail of deceit, these fraudsters immediately move on to their next scam, prying on often unsuspecting and desperate...

Each year the Board of Trustees (“the Board”) of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund (“the EPPF” or “the Fund”) determines an annual pension increase, in accordance with the Fund’s pension increase policy. It is also the Fund’s established practice to pay a once-off pensioner bonus. The pension...

Update: Former Eskom GCEO pension pay-out 17 November 2017 As you may have observed in the media, on 20 October this year, the EPPF (‘Fund’) appeared before Parliament’s Public Enterprises Committee which has been tasked with the  Inquiry into alleged state capture at 3 State-Owned Enterprises (the SOEs). Although this ongoing Inquiry...

There have been some developments with regards to the unauthorised debit orders that affected some EPPF Pensioners around 31 May 2017. The EPPF was awaiting feedback from all stakeholders to ensure that we can provide our members with more accurate and consolidated feedback. Our last update on the matter, sent out on 20...

The EPPF is pleased to announce that on 8 April 2014 it signed an agreement to commit R100m to International Housing Solutions (IHS) as part of the financing for a project to build 20 000 affordable homes across South Africa. The EPPF is proud to partner in this endeavor with IHS, which is...