Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

A legal battle emerged in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria involving the rights to pension benefits following a contentious divorce and untimely death. The case, which has stirred discussions about the complexities of divorce law and pension distribution, centres around the claims against the Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF), raised fundamental questions about entitlement and the legal implications post-divorce. The applicant and the deceased —who were married in community of property on 13 April 1991—found themselves at opposite ends of a legal spectrum shortly after their divorce proceedings, which the applicant claims she was unaware of, were finalised in January…