Bulelwa Paledi

Metropolitan Holdings Ltd. provides financial services, administration and investment solutions. It has branch offices throughout South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Lesotho, and Swaziland, providing employment to approximately 9,800 people. The group comprises six independent operating businesses, each with clearly defined areas of focus, performance and profit objectives. They are retail, corporate, asset management, international, health and strategic initiatives. Products range from life insurance for individuals, including retirement annuities and credit life, medical scheme administration, managed healthcare, asset management services and collective investment schemes, to employee benefits packages for large and small organizations. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.