RAF In the News

By Zelda Venter Pretoria – Nearly 13 years ago, a teenager was about to start her matric year when she was a passenger in a car which was involved in an accident. Mmakgoshi Edith Molala, who was 17 in January 2008 when the accident occurred, waited more than 12 years for justice. At first, she lodged her claim directly with the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Nothing came of it, and the fund later told her the claims had expired. Seven years later, an attorney took up her case, resulting in a judge recently ordering that she receive more than R8-million from the RAF. Long-Term Impact of Severe Accident Injuries Molala sustained a severe head injury with facial scarring that resulted in mood disturbances, memory and concentration difficulty, personality and behavioural changes as a result of her injuries. She was at the time hospitalised for more than a month. Shortly after