Retiring in Africa: Cross-border lessons on building inclusive pension systems

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In this special Money, Markets, and Masterminds roundtable, we take retirement planning beyond South Africa’s borders. Host Ruan Jooste is joined by Mtho Ncube, wealth manager and employee benefits consultant at GTC in Johannesburg; LeRoy Otenyo, employee and retirement benefits consultant at Zamara Group in Kenya; and Edmond Ade, certified financial planner and founder of Premier Private Wealth, with offices in Rwanda and South Africa, for a candid, qualitative look at how employee benefits and pension systems really work on the ground.

From Rwanda’s government-matched micro-pension scheme to Kenya’s tech-driven push into the informal sector, to South Africa’s fee and access challenges, the panel unpacks shared hurdles – like low coverage and limited financial literacy – and the creative, culturally attuned solutions emerging across the continent. This is a conversation about lessons worth sharing, and how African markets can learn from each other to build more inclusive, sustainable retirement systems.
14 Aug 2025 English South Africa Investing

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