South Africa's retirement savings reforms are drawing renewed attention as the country enters a new tax year. Under the government's two-pot retirement system, workers can access a limited portion of their retirement funds before retirement while preserving the rest for later in life. Financial services firm Alexforbes says it received more than 140,000 withdrawal claims in the first week of March alone. To unpack what's driving this surge and what it means for savers, Vickie Lange, Head of Solutions Enhancement at Alexforbes.

<p>South Africa's retirement savings reforms are drawing renewed attention as the country enters a new tax year. Under the government's two-pot retirement system, workers can access a limited portion of their retirement funds before retirement while preserving the rest for later in life. Financial services firm Alexforbes says it received more than 140,000 withdrawal claims in the first week of March alone. To unpack what's driving this surge and what it means for savers, Vickie Lange, Head of Solutions Enhancement at Alexforbes.</p>