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Yes, you can withdraw from the savings pot once a year, provided it is not less than R2.000.
No, this was announced in the recent budget speech.
Your UIF and provident fund money should be unaffected. How you left the company affects whether you can claim your money now.
The Ombudsman for Banking Services has indicated that banks must rectify errors that result in losses to customers.
It is usually debt collectors rather than universities that report unpaid debts to the credit bureau. You can check your credit status online.
Usually a person's debts remain active if they leave the country, but it is unclear what will happen if they are forced to leave, as with ZEP holders.
It depends whether you shift to marriage out of community of property with or without accrual, or get divorced.
Send a registered letter to the Trustees of the Fund informing them of the matter.
The in duplum rule limits all interest and other payments on debt to double the amount of the original debt.
No, the provident fund can only withhold your money if you owe the employer money or have been convicted in a civil/criminal case