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Eskom Pension and Provident Fund pays out R100m bonus to pensioners - Mateza

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Chief Executive and Principal Officer Linda Mateza, describes how Eskom's Pension and Provident Fund shared R100m amongst 33,000 pensioners to help ease their financial hardships. In South Africa, many households are dependent on a pension, with many recipients sustaining their children, grandchildren and other relatives on a modest monthly income. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the economic turmoil that comes along with it, Mateza says the idea around the bonus was to alleviate some of the stresses felt by many during this time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Aug 2020 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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