It is standard practice for most people to retire from their jobs at the age of 65. Apparently there is no law in South Africa that specifies that people are supposed to be retired at that age, but companies usually have a retirement age policy that is communicated to new staff when they take up employment with the company.

I personally don't know where this magical figure of 65 came from, but can only guess that when this pactise started people were generally expected to live for the next 15 ...
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