Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts has agreed to launch an inquiry into a range of allegations against the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
It’s the first committee inquiry of the 7th Parliament.
SCOPA says after months of trying to get financial information from the RAF Board and its executive management, the committee has decided to go this route.
The committee says the RAF has made its task of oversight difficult by not providing truthful and supporting information.
The list of concerns ranges from the RAF failing to do adequate background checks on senior management and executive appointments who regularly deal with large amounts of public funds.
Some of these appointees have previously had allegations of reckless financial management decisions levelled against them.
SCOPA says these allegations all point to a failure by the board to properly oversee management.
The committee will approve the terms of reference on July 1, and the inquiry will take place after the August recess.
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