An Eastern Cape woman has appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of allegedly attempting to defraud the Road Accident Fund of nearly R986,300 in a false claim.
An Eastern Cape woman has appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of allegedly attempting to defraud the Road Accident Fund (RAF) of approximately R986,300.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), through the Mthatha Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI), said the matter came to light after discrepancies were identified in the claim and referred for further investigation.
It is alleged that 38-year-old Ntombizandile Mda submitted a fraudulent RAF claim following a fatal accident in which a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on the R411 near Viedgesville in Mthatha on 4 March 2023 and died at the scene.
The Hawks said the alleged fraud was detected after the Road Accident Fund identified inconsistencies in the claim and referred the matter to investigators.
