The scene of a collision between a minibus taxi and a light motor vehicle in Bellville that claimed one life. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Parliament's inquiry into the troubled Road Accident Fund (RAF) has exposed years of governance failures, chronic underfunding and operational dysfunction that have left thousands of road accident victims waiting years for compensation, with a victims' advocacy group now calling for urgent reforms before the findings are tabled in the National Assembly.
The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (APRAV) said on Thursday that the Standing Committee on Public Accounts' (SCOPA) inquiry had brought together evidence that paints the clearest picture yet of an institution struggling to fulfill its constitutional mandate while billions of rand continue flowing into the fund through the fuel levy.
Speaking at a National Press Club briefing, APRAV chairperson Ngoako Mohlaloga said the organisation wanted South Africans to understand what had emerged during a recent stakeholder engagement hosted by SCOPA chairperson Songezo Zibi, where Parliament shared preliminary findings from its months-long inquiry into the RAF's governance, financial management and administration.
