The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has reappointed Naheem Essop as the Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator (DPFA) at the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA) for a period of three years, effective from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
In a statement on Thursday, the Minister said Essop’s reappointment provides continuity at a time when the retirement funds environment continues to undergo legal, operational and regulatory change.
These changes include the implementation of the two-pot retirement system, persistent complaints relating to employers’ non-payment of retirement fund contributions, and the anticipated evolution of the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator.
Godongwana first appointed Essop as Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator on 1 August 2023, in terms of section 30C of the Pension Funds Act, 24 of 1956.
Essop is an admitted attorney and holds an LLB degree. Before joining the OPFA, he practised as an attorney and later served in the Pension Funds Department of the Financial Services Board, which later became the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. -SAnews.gov.za
