SHEILA MHLONGO
I-Road Accident Fund (RAF) iphendule isinqumo seKomidi Lezindaba Zezimali ePhalamende (i-SCOPA) sokwenza uphenyo oluphelele ngezinsolo zokuphathwa budedengu kwezimali, ukusetshenziswa okungadingekile neminye imisebenzi engalungile yezezimali eRAF.
I-RAF ithe iyayihlonipha i-SCOPA njengebhodi eliphethe ukuqapha nokwenza abantu baphendule futhi izoqhubeka nokubika kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngalolu hlelo lwePhalamende.
I-RAF iphinde yagcizelela ukuthi selokhu yasungulwa ngo-1946, ayikaze ibe esimeni esizinzile kwezezimali. Le nkinga ingumphumela wokungahambisani phakathi kwemodeli yokuxhaswa nemihlomulo ekhokhwa kubamangali. Izindleko zokuphatha eziphezulu nazo ziye zaba yinkinga enkulu.
Nokho, umbiko we-RAF wezimali ka-2023/24 ukhombisa ukuthi inani elikhokhwa kubamangali selikhuphuke laba ngu-83% kanti izindleko zokuphatha zehle zaba ngu-17%.
I-RAF ithe izinzuzo zayo ziyaqhubeka nokukhula yize izinselelo zisekhona. Iphinde yathi akukho okutholwe njengephutha elikhulu ngumbiko wokusebenza kuka-Auditor-General, ngaphandle kwengxabano ngezinguquko zenqubomgomo yezimali.
I-RAF iphinde yagcizelela ukuthi ukuguqulwa komthetho obhekene nendlela i-RAF esebenza ngayo kuyinto ephuthumayo ukuze kuzuzwe ukuzinza kwezezimali.
