SCOPA blames RAF’s litigation failures for billions in legal costs
The committee says delays in investigating and settling claims, combined with a chaotic approach to litigation, have driven much of the Fund’s escalating legal bill.
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Why did one law firm get 90% of RAF Corporate Panel work?
An arrangement intended to cost R10m for 10 months ran for years, absorbed R26.6m in seven months, and included claims work outside its scope.
RAF’s 25% contingency-fee cap under scrutiny
SCOPA says linking attorneys’ success fees to claim values may create incentives to inflate claims, while billions in legal costs flow through a small group of firms.
What was Collins Letsoalo thinking?
SCOPA’s draft report suggests the deeper the committee dug into the RAF, the more governance failures it uncovered.
Treasury swaps sanctions for stricter municipal oversight
The release of R7.1 billion buys time, but December’s equitable share assessment will determine whether non-compliant municipalities face another funding freeze.
SCOPA finds RAF failed experts, then tried to let their claims expire
Years of payment delays, missing invoices, and weak administration left medical experts unpaid, before the Fund sought to invoke prescription against some claims.
SCOPA presses ahead with Letsoalo charge despite legal risk
SCOPA votes to proceed with a criminal charge against former RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo, despite uncertainty over whether the summons he ignored was served correctly.
RABS revival enters final stretch as criticism over RAF reforms grows
The government says work on reviving the RABS Bill is nearing completion, even as critics warn the reforms could worsen the RAF’s financial crisis.
SCA ruling revives rejected RAF claims – and backdates the bill
A Court-ordered reset of the RAF claims process may force recognition of previously excluded liabilities, with potentially severe consequences for the Fund and the fiscus.
SIU findings expose widening municipal governance failures
Investigations across four provinces reveal recurring irregularities, with recovery and prosecution still lagging far behind the findings.
RAF faces claims surge if form falls
SCOPA says the RAF 1 form may have kept claims out of the system, leaving the Fund exposed to a wave of unrecognised liabilities if it is set aside.
SCOPA prepares to deliberate on RAF inquiry report as next phase begins
The final document is expected to reach the National Assembly in the next parliamentary term.
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.
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.
