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RAF’s bid to shut out undocumented foreigners fails in court

The RAF has suffered another legal loss, with the SCA ruling it cannot exclude foreign nationals in South Africa illegally from compensation

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RAF dealt twin blows by SCA – with no clear path to pay

Two legal findings against the RAF will only add to its parlous financial position

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RAF’s unpaid claims explode to R100bn

Unpaid claims have soared to more than double the Road Accident Fund’s budget. And there are no solutions (yet) to its staggering unravelling

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The week ahead: RAF in Scopa sights

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

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RAF’s Letsoalo swerves subpoena as fund’s financial crisis deepens

With contingent liabilities set to rise to R422bn, the Road Accident Fund has hit a wall – and its ex-CEO is nowhere to be seen

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Scopa peers into the Road Accident Fund’s abyss

The parliamentary hearing into the fund has revealed a catalogue of contempt and collapsing controls

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R48m for doing nothing: how the RAF lost control of itself

An inquiry into the shambles at the Road Accident Fund begins today with the cost of 34 suspended staff. MPs reckon it’s the tip of the iceberg

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Road to ruin: RAF scandal prompts full-scale probe

Ongoing shenanigans at the Road Accident Fund have seen parliament’s standing committee on public accounts call for a formal inquiry into the organisation

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A R650m media mystery: hunting the RAF’s billions

A whistleblower says the RAF has spent a mammoth R650m of a combined R1bn contract on media and advertising over just two years

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RAF CEO suspended while the board ducks for cover

The RAF board has converted Collins Letsoalo’s ‘special leave’ into a ‘precautionary suspension’ following allegations of insubordination

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RAF’s crash course in governance

Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo has been put on paid leave after dodging parliament.

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RAF execs in SIU sights

The Special Investigating Unit is probing Road Accident Fund executives for allegedly taking kickbacks from lawyers appointed by the organisation

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Deny and dissemble: RAF’s CEO lashes out

Road Accident Fund head Collins Letsoalo proved evasive at a press briefing responding to preliminary findings by the Special Investigating Unit

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Crash accounting, RAF style

The RAF has suffered two setbacks recently: losing a court appeal on its accounting standards, and eye-popping details emerging from an SIU probe

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Government vs government: the RAF’s R5.1bn legal circus

The RAF and Sars are facing off over a rebate agreement between the revenue authority and Eskom, despite it not directly affecting the RAF’s legal rights

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Gupta links stalk RAF executive

The RAF’s acting chief investment officer has previously been charged with gross negligence, gross dishonesty and gross dereliction of duty

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RAF 1 – Discovery 0

The RAF has trounced Discovery in a bitter court dispute over its refusal to compensate accident victims covered by medical aid

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RAF: bankrupt but cash flush

The RAF is in dire financial straits. It’s seen a huge reduction in the number of claims settled, and an explosion in total outstanding claims