SCOPA moves from hearings to hard choices on the RAF
The committee’s final report is expected to examine the legal consequences of former chief executive Collins Letsoalo’s refusal to appear before Parliament.
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Transport pressed on whether RABS can deal with RAF’s legacy claims
Unless the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill is retrospective, it may fail to ease the Fund’s financial burden for more than a decade, warn MPs.
RAF drops audit fight as investigation into R1bn media contracts heats up
The Road Accident Fund has withdrawn its challenge to the Auditor-General and accepted adverse findings.
Staffing gaps deepen RAF’s legal and financial exposure
Severe understaffing in the Fund’s legal unit compounded years of governance failures and drove a surge in default judgments and rising claim costs.
Letsoalo stand-off: SCOPA vs RAF’s former CEO
Parliament’s announcement that SCOPA will seek the Speaker’s approval to lay criminal charges against former Collins Letsoalo leaves South Africans waiting to see what will happen next.
Acting CEO and CFO among four suspended RAF executives
SCOPA’s inquiry uncovers layers of dysfunction – from years-long paid suspensions and costly legal battles to questionable appointments.
SCOPA presses former RAF CEO for firm commitment to appear before inquiry
SCOPA has issued a final call for former Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo to confirm his attendance at its oversight inquiry, warning that a subpoena may follow if he fails to commit.
R1bn RAF media spend under scrutiny as SCOPA flags irregularities
SCOPA’s inquiry uncovers questionable procurement decisions, unexplained overspending, and gaps in oversight that demand a forensic review.
RAF inquiry | ‘You can’t fix liabilities through accounting’
Treasury says the RAF must address its claims and payments processes, not try to manage its massive liabilities by changing accounting standards.
Medical schemes call on Parliament to order RAF to settle claims
The Health Funders Association asks the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to direct the Fund to cease legal action relating to its directives.
Wake-up call for RAF as SCOPA prepares for full-scale inquiry
A whistleblower-backed memorandum discloses how a legitimate RAF lease was allegedly overturned to favour Mowana Properties.
Letsoalo fights to keep RAF job as court weighs suspension battle
The suspended RAF CEO claims the board misled Parliament and the Minister of Transport as he seeks to overturn his suspension and block the search for his replacement.
Letsoalo lawyered up a week before RAF board put him on ice
A week before being placed on special leave, RAF chief executive Collins Letsoalo enlisted legal counsel and declined to appear before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
‘A train wreck’: SCOPA chair tears into RAF board over vacancies and fiscal chaos
Committee chairperson Songezo Zibi slams the Road Accident Fund’s leadership for dysfunction, defying court rulings, and turning oversight into a ‘mockery’.
SIU denies leaking report implicating RAF CEO in R79m lease deal
While the SIU distances itself from the leak, unanswered questions remain about why a lease allegedly approved by Treasury and audited without findings is now under scrutiny.
SCOPA calls for overhaul at Road Accident Fund after ‘disastrous’ legal outcome
It says the RAF board and executives should be held personally responsible for the expenses incurred in the ‘irresponsible’ court action against the Auditor-General.
SIU recovers R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers from RAF
The Special Investigating Unit is also investigating millions more lost to corruption and maladministration at the Road Accident Fund.
