The Citizen reports that the board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has placed four senior executives of the fund on suspension.

In a statement on Friday, the board confirmed that the acting CEO, CFO, chief governance officer, and head of the CEO’s office, were on precautionary suspension with immediate effect. “The decision was taken to allow for an independent and unhindered investigation into certain administrative and governance matters within the organisation,” the board indicated, adding that the suspensions did not imply guilt or misconduct. Interim arrangements have been implemented to keep RAF operations running during the suspensions. The suspensions come amid a Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) investigation into the RAF’s financial management and related affairs. The enquiry has been ongoing for several weeks. This week, during the Scopa enquiry, a former executive exposed systemic corruption and fraudulent claims. He also revealed financial mismanagement, including R1.2 billion in duplicate payments and payments to deceased claimants.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Chulumanco Mahamba at The Citizen

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