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Media Statement: Reappointment of Mr Naheem Essop as the Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator (DPFA)
National TreasuryRef: https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/2026073101%20MEDIA%20STATEMENT%20-%20Reappointment%20of%20Mr%20Naheem%20Essop%20as%20the%20Deputy%20Pension%20Funds%20Adjudicator%20(DPFA).pdf
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Collected on 31 July 2026
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What this means
This is a media statement issued by the Ministry of Finance announcing the reappointment of Mr Naheem Essop as the Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator (DPFA). The reappointment runs for three years, effective from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029, under section 30C of the Pension Funds Act, 24 of 1956. The statement also provides background on Essop’s legal qualifications and experience, and notes the need for continuity amid ongoing legal, operational and regulatory changes in the retirement funds environment.
Facts
Reference
https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/2026073101%20MEDIA%20STATEMENT%20-%20Reappointment%20of%20Mr%20Naheem%20Essop%20as%20the%20Deputy%20Pension%20Funds%20Adjudicator%20(DPFA).pdf
Parties
Appointing authority
Key Takeaways
- Reappointment: Mr Naheem Essop as Deputy Pension Funds Adjudicator (DPFA)
- Appointing authority: Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana
- Legal basis: section 30C of the Pension Funds Act, 24 of 1956
- Term: 3 years
- Effective dates: 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
- Initial appointment: commenced 1 August 2023
- Media enquiries contact: Zimasa Majola (Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator)
- Issue date: 30 July 2026
- Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana
- Mr Naheem Essop
- Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA)
- Financial Services Board
- Financial Sector Conduct Authority
- Pension Funds Act, 24 of 1956
- Zimasa Majola
- Ministry of Finance
Dates
Closing Date
1 August 2026