By Johnathan Paoli
Following months of mounting governance failures, deep internal divisions, and operational dysfunction, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has dissolved the board of directors of the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
A loss of confidence in the board’s leadership was cited, with the ministry highlighting a series of critical missteps, including costly litigation, reckless executive suspensions and a failure to appoint key executives.
“The protracted and costly litigation pursued by the RAF on the application of accounting standards has strained the entity’s financial resources and operational capacity.
“This, along with the reckless handling of the suspension of the chief executive officer, has created legal and institutional uncertainty and undermined the public’s trust,” department spokesperson Collen Msibi said in a statement.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is already probing the RAF for alleged corruption and maladministration under Proclamation 44 of 2024.
Creecy has requested that it expands its investigation to include
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