November 16, 2023

Mautla and Others v Road Accident Fund and Others

In this matter, the application stemmed from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) having adopted and implementing: a Management Directive for compulsory information to be submitted when […]
March 9, 2022

In the case of Coetzee N.O obo Komane v Road accident Fund, the issue in contention related to general damages

In the case of Coetzee N.O obo Komane v Road accident Fund, the issue in contention related to general damages. The RAF had rejected general damages […]
January 6, 2021

Three Judges will hear the case deemed the most important yet, dealing with the non-payment of claims by the Road Accident Fund as well as the plight of the cash-strapped entity. The full article can be read here

Three Judges will hear the case deemed the most important yet, dealing with the non-payment of claims by the Road Accident Fund as well as the […]
November 6, 2020

The merits implications of being a passenger, pedestrian or a driver in a motor vehicle accident claim

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) classifies claimants under different categories being drivers, passengers and pedestrians, this is not exhaustive but is what will be focused on […]
October 27, 2020

NAIDOO v ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

Summary In this matter the Plaintiff sued the Road Accident Fund for damages following the bodily injuries he suffered as a result of a motor vehicle […]
March 30, 2016

LSSA expresses serious concern

‘LSSA expresses serious concern at reports of irregularities relating to prescribed direct claims by road accident victims.’ De Rebus, November 2015:16 [2015] DEREBUS 210 Click on […]
March 30, 2016

Judge slams RAF for ‘Wasting Time’

Pretoria – A high court judge has given the Road Accident Fund a severe tongue-lashing for “defending matters which are not defensible and thus not only […]
March 30, 2016

Bus driver sentenced to three years after fatal crash

Mbombela – A bus driver convicted on four counts of murder and 62 counts of attempted murder after the bus he was driving collided with a […]
March 30, 2016

Statutory Cap in respect of Loss of Income and Loss of Support Adjusted

With effect from the 30th of April 2015 the statutory cap which is used to calculate the cap on loss of income and loss of support […]