Pensions update for non-residents
On 6 April 2009, the FLF received an email from the Zimbabwe Director of Pensions, in which he wrote as follows: “We now have an inclusive Government trying to put things back to normal. In the event that the situation indeed returns to normal and we are once again in a position to pay pensioners resident outside of Zimbabwe their pensions, would your organisation be in a position to assist us re‑establish contact with pensioners in South Africa?”
We responded by asking how we might help, and we await further advice from Zimbabwe. In anticipation of pension payments coming on line again, the FLF has updated the Zimbabwe Pensioners Association (ZPA) questionnaire for pensioners, which can be accessed on our website, under Services. Any Zimbabwe pensioner living in South Africa who has not yet sent us their pension details is invited to register with the ZPA. Those who have provided their particulars since the database was established in 2004 are asked to notify us of any changes that might since have occurred, such as change of address or death of a spouse. This information should be addressed to the ZPA at our address on the ZPA page under Services.
In addition to assisting the Zimbabwe government pensions office, the FLF is willing to assist other Zimbabwe pension funds to reach their members in South Africa. We have made contact with Old Mutual’s Pencare and are pleased to publish their response, as follows:
“We anticipate to resume all pension payments for locals and non‑residents in June 2009 provided they furnish with our requirements. The non‑residents who had emigrated formally through commercial banks should not furnish us with a local FCA. We will pay them through the banks that handled their emigration formalities.”