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Court ruling prompts RAF to allow claimants to re-lodge rejected claims
SEPTEMBER DEADLINE Written By Zelda Venter | Published on 14 May 2026 | IOL THE Road Accident Fund is set to launch a communication campaign to assist claimants whose submissions were rejected due to new requirements. Following a Supreme Court ruling, claimants will have the opportunity to re-lodge their claims by the end of September, IOL reported. The Pretoria High Court earlier slammed the directives contained in what was called the new RAF1 claim form published by the minister of transport in July 2022, as well as a similar board notice published in the Government Gazette. This followed an application by several legal bodies, which said the directives made it near impossible for road accident victims to lodge their claims. The RAF, however, appealed the earlier ruling. The new claim requirements replaced the old claim forms, where claimants did not need to submit all the required details at the stage of lodging
Gert Nel SABC Interview on RAF 1 Claim Form Ruling
On April 30, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) upheld a previous ruling from the Gauteng High Court, dismissing an appeal and ordering the appellant to cover legal costs. The dispute centered on whether the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the Minister of Transport overstepped their legal authority by complicating the process for filing compensation claims. The case examined the legality of Board Notices 271 and 302 (2022), which introduced stricter documentation requirements for claimants seeking relief under the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996. For years, the RAF 1 claim form followed the standard 2008 regulations. However, beginning in 2021, the RAF sought to implement more demanding criteria through internal mandates and board notices. The High Court had previously halted these changes, ruling that the RAF did not have the constitutional or statutory power to unilaterally increase the burden on claimants. Furthermore, the court invalidated a specific regulation that
Carla Burg of Pretoria FM interview Gert Nel
Listen to Carla Burg of Pretoria FM interview Gert Nel of Gert Nel Inc about Road Accident Fund Claims and how the process works. The interview is in Afrikaans. Listen here:
Road Accident Fund accused of hiding billions amid crushing debt
Written by Celeste Martin | Published on November 4th, 2025 | EWN. Parliament’s Standing Committee of Public Accounts (SCOPA) is trying to uncover the rot at the Road Accident Fund (RAF). The RAF is facing accusations of financial mismanagement and deliberate obstruction of victim claims, with its debt estimated to have ballooned to R500 billion. Legal advisor Gert Nel from the Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims said that the RAF allegedly altered its accounting standards to conceal billions in liabilities and has unlawfully failed to pay thousands of legitimate claims. According to Nel, the RAF changed its structure ‘overnight’ from a social insurance scheme to a social benefits scheme, effectively writing off hundreds of billions in contingent liabilities that courts have since ruled unlawful. “They essentially changed themselves overnight from a social insurance scheme to a social benefit scheme. Subject to a social benefit scheme, they only recognised
RAF reports record R5.5bn in October claim payouts after 100 days in turnaround
Edited by Chanel de Bruyn | Published on November 4th, 2025 | Engineering News. The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has paid out a record R5.5-billion in October, its highest monthly payout for the 2025/26 financial year, as the newly appointed board marks its first 100 days in office and reports progress in stabilising the troubled institution. According to the RAF, the October figure followed on the R4.2-billion paid in September, continuing an upward trend in claim settlements. From April to October, the fund disbursed R20.2-billion in compensation to road accident victims, compared with R16-billion over the same seven-month period in each of the previous two financial years. The monthly payments for the 2025/26 financial year were R1.6-billion in April, R2.4-billion in May, R1.8-billion in June, R2.1-billion in July, R2.6-billion in August, R4.2-billion in September and R5.5-billion in October. “I am [pleased with] the dedication and extra effort of RAF staff in processing and paying claims faster than before. This milestone demonstrates
Mandatory mediation of RAF cases is not working – lawyers association
By Roy Cokayne | Published on August 1st, 2025 | Money Web The Road Accident Fund (RAF) lacks the capacity to mediate cases at scale, with only three out of 1 000 mediation notices served on the fund in the past four months having been mediated, but none of them have been settled. Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association (Pipla) chairperson Advocate Justin Erasmus made this claim this week following Pipla lodging an urgent supplementary affidavit in the Gauteng High Court on behalf of its members last week. Read: RAF castigated in high court case, but gets further Sars ‘relief’ in another Pipla represents about 400 personal injury lawyers in South Africa. Erasmus said two large legal firms have since April this year served more than 1 000 Rule 41A notices on the RAF. “Only 35 have been responded to, and just three matters have gone to mediation. To date, nothing has been
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INTERVIEW: Why APRAV is against South Africa’s mediation directive — Gert Nel
By Anita Crispng | Published on August 10th, 2025 | Crispng Gert Nel, legal spokesperson for the Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (APRAV), recently raised concerns over a Gauteng High Court directive that makes mediation compulsory before road accident fund claims can proceed to trial. In an interview with Crisp Nigeria (CrispNG), Nel explains how the directive bypasses standard legal procedures and infringes on constitutional rights, leaving many claimants stuck in a lengthy and costly process. He also sheds light on the struggles faced by thousands of South Africans seeking fair compensation after road accidents and highlights the urgent need for reform in civil litigation. For those unfamiliar with the issue, can you explain what the Gauteng High Court’s mediation directive is, and why it’s become such a serious concern for APRAV and legal practitioners alike? Thank you very much for the opportunity. I think just to make it as
APRAV raises alarm over RABS Bill’s impact on road accident victims
By IOL News | Published on July 23rd, 2025 | IOL News The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (APRAV) has voiced concern and strong opposition to the reintroduction of the Road Accident Benefits Scheme (RABS) Bill to Parliament, saying a broken system cannot be fixed by stripping away the rights of road accident victims. “RABS is not reform; it is regression,” Ngoako Mohlaloga, APRAV’s deputy chairperson, said on Wednesday. He and the chairman of the association, Pieter de Bruyn, addressed the media during a briefing held in conjunction with the National Press Club on the “flaws” of the proposed Bill. APRAV’s response follows the reintroduction of RABS by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy, a Bill previously rejected three times by Parliament due to its limitations, unaffordable structure, and impractical design. Trade union Cosatu recently voiced its support for the Bill, which it called a progressive measure aimed at protecting