Alexander Forbes loses lucrative BPOPF deal

Boitumelo Molefe.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Boitumelo Molefe.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) has moved to insource the management of records and benefits payments for its 153,000 members, in a move that will save the pension fund upto 70 percent of the cost of outsourcing the services.

The services, which include collection of members’ contributions and administration of benefits, are currently outsourced to Alexander Forbes Financials Services.

Speaking to Mmegi Business on the sidelines of the launch of the fund’s whistle blowing facility in Gaborone yesterday, BPOPF’s new CEO, Boitumelo Molefe said the decision to insource administration of members’ files and pensioners’ benefits was based on the realisation that the fund, as a secretariat, should be handling its members’ accounts.

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Gov't must guard against cadre deployment

As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...

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