APRAV warns of pitfalls in Road Accident Fund’s ‘Claim direct’ service
30 September 2019 – Originally posted on rnews.co.za East London – The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (APRAV) has expressed deep concern that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is spending millions of rands on operational and campaign costs to aggressively recruit road accident victims to its ‘Claim Direct’ service. According to Pieter de […]
Road safety tweaks to save lives and money – Paul Hoffman
17 September 2019 – By Chris Bateman originally posted on biznews.com What makes this story so valuable is that it not only outlines the war-casualty extent of our annual road carnage, but provides practical solutions needing just government and insurance industry willingness. These two pivotal stakeholders have the capacity and it’s in their own interests, (not […]
Road Accident Fund 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan
Road Accident Fund 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan at the NCOP (National Council of Provinces) Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure with Deputy Minister Ms Dikeledi Magadzi 28 August 2019 – Chairperson: Mr KM Mmoiemang (ANC, Northern Cape) – find the plan here – Government Departments & Entities 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP) […]
Department of Transport Quarterly Reports, Capacity Building Session with AGSA; with Deputy Minister
20 August 2019 Chairperson: Mr M Zwane Meeting Summary Meeting report Department of Transport Quarterly Reports Areas of Non-Achievement Fourth Quarter Expenditure Analysis Report First Quarter report First quarter finance report Auditor-General: Capacity Building Programme DOT’s response Further discussion AGSA’s response Adoption of minutes Meeting Summary The Deputy Minister, newly appointed Director General (DG) […]
Unethical touting and how to avoid becoming a victim
Originally posted on bizcommunity.com People who are injured in accidents are warned not to fall victim to ‘touts’ offering legal services for personal injury claims. “It is an increasingly common practice in South African hospitals and emergency rooms,” says Kirstie Haslam, partner at DSC Attorneys. “Touts approach people who are confused, suffering and in pain […]
The Danger of Direct Claims
By Kirstie Haslam from DSC Attorneys Would you allow somebody who owed you money to have the sole power to decide: Whether they owe you anything at all If so, how much they owe you And finally, the terms on which you will be re-paid? Sounds nonsensical doesn’t it? And yet this is exactly what […]
Critics slam government’s ‘unfair’ new Road Accident Fund bill
24 August 2019 – Originally posted on iol.co.za Cape Town – Imagine you lose a limb in a car accident, or you are left brain-damaged, can never work again and the maximum benefit you can claim from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is only R280 000 per annum? Even this amount is not guaranteed, this […]
Road Accident Fund ‘direct claims’ versus public interest
1 August 2019 – Originally posted on derebus.org.za By Gert Nel The Road Accident Fund (RAF) proudly runs a campaign called ‘RAF on the Road’, which forms part of the RAF’s marketing campaign and is aimed at encouraging the public to claim directly from the RAF. The programme has won a number of accolades, including […]
Judge’s directive a major court blow for RAF claimants
14 July 2019 – By Karabo Ngoepe on iol.co.za Johannesburg – Claimants suing the Road Accident Fund, MEC of Health in Gauteng and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) have been dealt a blow following a court directive to scrap court dates granted beyond March 31, 2020. The directive from Judge President Dunstan Mlambo to […]
APRAV In Action 2 July 2019
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* 6th Parliament RAF claimants under severe threat? Where to with RAF/RABS? With Election 2019 done and dusted, we are eagerly awaiting the commencement of the Portfolio Committee activities of the 6th Parliament. The member lists for all the Portfolio Committees were published on Thursday 27 June (apparently after heavy debating amongst some party leaders). […]