Parliaments Standing Committee on Public Accounts SCOPA has raised concerns about the critical state of the Road Accident Fund RAF, following the funds Chief Executive Officer Collins Letsoalo being placed on special leave .
This as the Special Investigating Unit SIU continues its investigations into alleged tender irregularities, duplicate claims and payments made to attorneys and claimants.
Letsoalo was placed on precautionary leave last week for refusing to appear before SCOPA and for interfering with investigations.
SCOPA Chairperson Songezo Zibi says the RAF Board must held accountable.
The SIU told us that their investigation was being interfered with. And I asked the minister to make sure that interference stops. The second thing that they told us was that there was at least one law firm that was syphoning money into the pockets of the executives. We have asked the minister to make sure that this practice does not continue anymore. So, it is just tale, after tale where we do not get the response that we should get from the minister. However, having said that it would appear now that things are beginning to move in the right direction I would hope, says Zibi.