Suspended RAF chief Collins Letsoalo expected before SCOPA on Tuesday

Staff Reporter

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) is this week set to place suspended Road Accident Fund (RAF) chief executive Collins Letsoalo and former board members under oath, as it moves into the eighth week of its inquiry into the finances and governance of the embattled fund.

The committee has set Tuesday aside for Letsoalo’s appearance and Parliament has issued a summons compelling him to attend, going as far as posting the summons online after the sheriff could not locate him.

If he stays away, SCOPA will meet to decide on its next steps, chairperson Songezo Zibi said in a statement.

Letsoalo was placed on precautionary suspension in May over a R79 million office lease and other contracts flagged by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which is probing alleged corruption and maladministration at the RAF.

He has denied