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The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is facing a perfect storm in 2026: landmark SCA rulings forcing compensation for all accident victims including undocumented foreigners, up to 600,000 rejected claims being revived, R500 billion in potential liabilities, and a proposed overhaul through the RABS Bill. Here is your complete May 2026 update on everything happening with South Africa’s Road Accident Fund.

A tragic accident in the Eastern Cape highlights ongoing road safety concerns and raises questions about RAF compensation for victims’ families.

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is facing its deepest crisis yet in 2026. From landmark Supreme Court rulings reopening thousands of rejected claims, to a R400–R500 billion debt threatening the national fiscus, here is everything South Africans need to know about the latest RAF developments.

South Africa’s Road Accident Fund faces a perfect storm in May 2026: landmark SCA rulings declaring its claims process unlawful, a potential R180 billion liability from 600,000 rejected claims, SCOPA warnings of a R500bn financial crisis, and growing calls for a hybrid compensation model. Here’s everything you need to know.

A major collision between a minibus taxi and intercity bus in Kariega has claimed seven lives, reigniting concerns about road safety and RAF claim processes in South Africa.

South Africa’s Road Accident Fund faces a perfect storm in May 2026: a landmark SCA ruling declaring the 2022 claim form unlawful, a potential R180 billion liability, 600,000 rejected claims set to be resubmitted, and SCOPA warnings of financial collapse. Here’s everything claimants and taxpayers need to know.

A devastating collision between a taxi and bus in Kariega has claimed seven lives, raising urgent questions about road safety and compensation for victims and their families through the Road Accident Fund.

South Africa’s Road Accident Fund (RAF) is facing a financial and legal crisis in May 2026. The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared the 2022 RAF1 claim form unlawful, opening the door for 600,000+ rejected claims to be re-lodged and creating a potential R180bn liability. Learn what this means for claimants, the national fiscus, and the future of the RAF.