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'RAF board responsible for new eligibility for claims'
Cape Times
|September 12, 2025
THE interim board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has been asked by the Transport Department to determine the number of disputed claims it owes amid an appeal of a court ruling that ordered payouts.
This was revealed by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy when she was responding to DA MP Farhat Essack during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly.
Essack enquired whether the RAF incurred any liabilities connected to former CEO Collins Letsoalo’s introduction of new eligibility for claims, which could expose the State to billions of rand in new claims.
Creecy clarified that Letsoalo did not introduce new eligibility requirements for claims.
“The Road Accident Fund, through a board notice, which was gazetted on May 6, 2022, introduced terms and conditions for claims to be administered for effective claims processing.
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