Fund website: This website sets out details of the benefits provided by the eJoburg Retirement Fund and explains how members can claim their benefits. It also provides other useful information, such as the investment returns earned by the Fund, recent Fund Newsletters and the Fund's contact details.
Member values: If members wish to see their personal benefit amounts, they need to click on the "Member login" in the green box at the top righthand corner of this page to link to the Fund Administrator's website where they will be prompted for their username and password (or click on "Register" on this page if they have not previously registered).
HEADLINE NEWS
Funeral benefits increased
The funeral benefits provided in conjunction with the Fund benefits have been increased effective 1 April 2026. The benefits paid on death are as follows:
R59 000 - Member
R49 000 - Spouse
R24 500 - Child age 6 to 21 (inclusive)
R16 000 - Child under age 6 or stillborn
June and July 2026 member and employer contributions
Several members have queried whether the June and July 2026 member and employer contributions have been received by the Fund from the City of Johannesburg and the Municipal Entities. The Fund can confirm that all the June and July 2026 member and employer contributions were received timeously and have been allocated to member records.
Changes affecting the High Growth Portfolio
The trustees have changed some of the asset managers who are managing the assets of the Fund's High Growth Portfolio, which consequently changes the assets invested in the various available asset classes. The allocation of ongoing contributions to the High Growth Portfolio (and the withdrawal of assets to pay benefits) has also been changed.
The changes are set out in the Fund's August 2026 Newsletter which can be viewed below. The current asset allocations and cashflows are set out in the Investment Policy Statement Summary and the Investment Counselling Document on the Investments Page of the website.
Video of the Fund's monthly Investment Fact Sheets
A short video has been prepared explaining the Fund's latest Investment Fact Sheets and it is also available with Zulu subtitles. To view them, please see the links at the bottom of this Home Page.
Savings Pot withdrawals
If you are considering taking a Savings Pot withdrawal from your Fund benefit, please remember the following:
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If you have previously taken a Savings Pot withdrawal and did not pay tax (or didn't pay sufficient tax) on this withdrawal, then SARS is likely to require this tax (and any other arrear tax you owe SARS) to be deducted from your next Savings Pot withdrawal (referred to as a SARS IT88 directive). This means that you may only receive a small payment or no payment at all (depending on the amount of tax you owe SARS).
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To receive a Savings Pot benefit from the Fund, your personal details held by the Fund and especially your cellphone number must be correct. Please note that any such details must be updated though your Human Resources Departments and you cannot approach the Fund’s Administrator directly to update your details.
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You are only permitted to take one Savings Pot withdrawal in each tax year.
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For security reasons, your Savings Pot withdrawal benefit can only be paid into the same bank account into which your salary is paid. These bank account details are provided to the Fund’s Administrator by your employer each month via the contribution file.
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It is important that you consider the information provided on the Two Pot information page.
Disclaimer:
Although every effort has been made to ensure that this website gives an accurate explanation of the benefits provided by the eJoburg Retirement Fund, this website does not replace the Rules of the Fund, any formal policies of the Fund and any contracts entered into by the Fund, which take precedence over any wording on this website.
Nothing on this website should be construed as providing advice to members and therefore the Fund, its Trustees and its service providers will accept no liability for any decisions made by members in this regard.