R5m bill stays after pension fund’s ‘gross negligence’ sinks appeal in SCA
The Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF) has lost its bid to overturn a default judgment ordering it to pay the Ntabankulu Local Municipality about R5.
The fund claimed its failure to defend the municipality’s case was linked to an internal failure involving employee Juan Moodley, who had been instructed by MEPF officials to brief attorneys but failed to do so because of her hectic workload.
The pension fund further disputed the municipality’s calculation of the amount it was seeking.
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