By Thapelo Molefe
Civil rights organisation Progressive Forces of South Africa (PFSA) has called for urgent investigations into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), warning that the state entity is on the brink of collapse under interim CEO Refilwe Mongale.
Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, PFSA leaders accused Mongale of “abusing public funds for personal comfort” while hundreds of workers face retrenchments and vital road safety programmes are being dismantled.
PFSA spokesperson Nomagugu Nkosi said the crisis began shortly after Mongale’s appointment on 1 July, when she allegedly introduced sweeping internal changes “without board approval”, including moves to close the RTMC Anti-Corruption Unit, the National Traffic College in Pretoria, and to retrench nearly 900 officers across the country.
“These so-called restructuring measures are not about saving money — they are about removing accountability, silencing investigators,
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