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Rethinking the issue of retirement security - NewsDay Zimbabwe

Twenty-five years ago, we launched the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) with fanfare and hope. Its board was made up of government, employers and employee representatives and we hoped it would help us provide security for those who retired. It joined the many private sector retirement funds to augment, if not eventually, replace this system.

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