By Mapaballo Borotho

- More than R29 million has been paid to Road Accident Fund employees who have been sitting at home on suspension, with some allegedly not working since 2024.
- The figures were revealed by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy in a written parliamentary reply to ActionSA.
- The party has criticised the RAF for continuing to pay suspended employees while thousands of accident victims await payouts.
More than R29 million has been paid to Road Accident Fund (RAF) employees who have been sitting at home on suspension.
Some of the employees have reportedly not worked since 2024 but continue to receive their full salaries, with their disciplinary cases reportedly dragging on.
The information was revealed by ActionSA on Monday, 7 September 2026, after the party received a written parliamentary reply from Transport Minister Barbara Creecy.
According to ActionSA’s Member of Parliament Alan Beesly, the total amount works out to an average of R1.82 million per employee despite no work being performed.
“This amounts to an average of R1.82 million per employee while no work is performed. This is an insult to every South African who pays into the RAF through the RAF levy on every litre of fuel and to the 37 000 accident victims who have finalised claims that are waiting for their payouts,” Beesly said.
He said three of the employees receiving salaries have been on suspension for more than a year, while some disciplinary hearings are expected to take place between August and September.

The employees’ monthly salaries range from R48 796 to R333 874 before tax.
Beesly accused the RAF of continuing to spend millions of rands on salaries while disciplinary processes drag on.
“The RAF has therefore been paying millions of rands in salaries while disciplinary matters drag on and taxpayers foot the bill,” he said.
This is precisely the culture of dysfunction, waste and impunity. The RAF is supposed to provide relief to South Africans injured on our roads, not become a taxpayer-funded retirement home for suspended officials.”
Beesly said South Africans deserve a RAF that pays legitimate claims, protects public funds and holds employees accountable.
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