Flaw in old-age pensions law - men.(News) From: Pretoria News (South Africa) | Date: September 12, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BYLINE: ZELDA VENTER

Legislation stipulating that old-age pensions are payable to men only once they have reached 65 is being challenged in the Pretoria high court on the grounds that it is unconstitutional and outdated.

The court was told that pensions should be given to everyone who qualified for it at the age of 60, as it was not only women who were extremely poor.

The application - which falls within the ambit of a class action - was prompted b...

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