Road Accident Fund
latest news & developmentsFuel prices rise on Wednesday; government announces temporary relief
Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May
Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector
Without a clear definition in law, the concept of ‘special leave’ can be misconstrued and used as a way to suspend employees
How blockchain could end public sector fraud
The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse
RAF board ‘not fit for purpose’, must be dismissed, Scopa chair says
The Road Accident Fund has been in a tussle with the auditor general over the use of accounting standards.
Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage
The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims
Are the Road Accident Fund and other legal institutions imploding?
The example of the Road Accident Fund raises the question of whether the law, as applied by officials, is protecting people
A torrid week for the judiciary
Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct
Judges in the spotlight for alleged serious wrongdoing
Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele
Cosatu details plans for next week’s cost of living strike
The trade union federation is using protest to demand urgent action from the government to avoid an ‘economic collapse’
SA one of the biggest spenders on social assistance globally — World Bank
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
Khaya Sithole: State caught in a precarious balancing act
State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities
Why motorists are paying more for petrol
Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market
Come what may, the UIF will pay
The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
SAA to receive R10.5-billion government bailout after all
Several struggling state-owned entities received extra funds after the medium term budget policy speech
Law firms hit Road Accident Fund with court action
Billions of rand at stake if lawyers lose out, but the fund says it is only trying to reduce the ballooning costs associated with personal injury claims