The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says there is a greater need to extend its services to people in far hung areas of KwaZulu Natal.
The fund with the Department of Transport was in Jozini in Northern KZN as part of their efforts to improve accessibility to RAF services and the state of the road infrastructure.
The department is also conducting an inspection of pothole repairs to a provincial road, P552.
The oversight visit is aimed at assessing road conditions and the quality of repairs through the department’s Operation Vala Zonke programme.
This is an initiative aiming to fix potholes across South Africa through labour-intensive measures.
The Fund’s Siphamandla Gumbi explains: “Communities are all rural communities and it’s very far for people to get to our offices in Durban. So we are trying by all means to make sure that they come to the area we reach all the communities. As you can see today up to so far we have seen about 300 people we have come to take their claims other two large claims we are also going to be doing settlements for people whose cases are being finalised two days. With an activity we are trying to do to reach as many people as possible. We are trying to make sure we meet far flung communities.”
The Deputy Minister of @Dotransport and RAF leadership engaged the Bhambanana community today, highlighting road safety and RAF services. Together with local stakeholders, we’re working to make South Africa’s roads safer and meet claimants’ needs.#ICare² #LetsStaySafeTogether pic.twitter.com/qzLvOYcvRv
— The Road Accident Fund (@RAF_SA) November 7, 2025
📍 Bringing RAF services to the people!
We are assisting@the Bhambanana community with RAF claims and information during our roadshow today.We’re committed to being accessible, helping road users across South Africa understand their rights and access RAF services.#ICare² pic.twitter.com/Dt3ASXNFcd
— The Road Accident Fund (@RAF_SA) November 7, 2025
