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From 1 April to 5 May, the levy on petrol will drop from R4.10/litre to R1.10/litre and on diesel from R3.93/litre to R0.93/litre, while other levies, including the Road Accident Fund and Carbon Fuel Levy, remain unchanged.

Fuel prices rise on Wednesday; government announces temporary relief

Petrol will rise by R3.06 a litre and diesel by up to R7.51/litre but a temporary R3/litre fuel levy relief will be in effect until 5 May

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been placed on ‘special leave’. What does this mean in law?

Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector

Without a clear definition in law, the concept of ‘special leave’ can be misconstrued and used as a way to suspend employees

The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse. Photo: Supplied

How blockchain could end public sector fraud

The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse

Scopa chairperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa slammed its board as “unadvisable” and “not fit for its purpose”.
 (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

RAF board ‘not fit for purpose’, must be dismissed, Scopa chair says

The Road Accident Fund has been in a tussle with the auditor general over the use of accounting standards.

Driven to closure: Sunshine Hospital’s survival depends on the Road Accident Fund finally paying the money the court has ordered it to.

Sunshine Hospital may survive Road Accident Fund carnage

The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims

Crash: The Road Accident Fund was set up in 1996 to protect road users but it appears to be in such serious financial trouble its assets are being auctioned to recoup funds due to victims. Photo: Nelius Rademan/Gallo

Are the Road Accident Fund and other legal institutions imploding?

The example of the Road Accident Fund raises the question of whether the law, as applied by officials, is protecting people

In hot water: Judge Nana Makhubele at the Judiciary Conduct Tribunal hearing in Joburg this week over complaints relating to her conduct while at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. (Papi Morake/ Gallo Images)

A torrid week for the judiciary

Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct

Eastern Cape judge president, Selby Mbenenge. (Judges Matter)

Judges in the spotlight for alleged serious wrongdoing

Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele

Cosatu details plans for next week’s cost of living strike

The trade union federation is using protest to demand urgent action from the government to avoid an ‘economic collapse’

Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank

SA one of the biggest spenders on social assistance globally — World Bank

Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank

(John McCann/M&G)

Khaya Sithole: State caught in a precarious balancing act

State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities

Fuel has
become one of the largest monthly expense items for many households.

Why motorists are paying more for petrol

Steep fuel price hikes are the result of higher levies, which came into effect this week, as well as a turbulent international oil market

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the SAA bailout would be financed by reducing the funds allocated to national departments and their entities as well as slashing provincial and local government conditional grants. (David Harrison/M&G)

SAA to receive R10.5-billion government bailout after all

Several struggling state-owned entities received extra funds after the medium term budget policy speech

(John McCann/M&G)

Law firms hit Road Accident Fund with court action

Billions of rand at stake if lawyers lose out, but the fund says it is only trying to reduce the ballooning costs associated with personal injury claims

Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter aid the weakening of the revenue institution has affected its ability to collect tax adequately. (David Harrison/M&G)

Sars expects to collect less revenue for the year

The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has withdrawn his urgent interdict to try to stop parliament from implementing recommendations by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) that he be impeached.
(Nelius Rademan/Gallo Images/ Foto24)

Strike-off case pulls in judge

Judge Mushtak Parker is implicated in an application to strike off his former partners. He is also involved in the fight between the Western Cape high court’s judge president and…

Moving along swiftly: Former executive Rodney Gounden was on special leave from the RAF when he took up a new job at Medscheme.

Tender irregularity symptoms missed

The beleaguered Road Accident Fund’s former CFO, who was found to have meddled in a tender, is administering the government medical scheme

(John McCann/M&G)

RAF amendment bill could boost loss of support claim expenditure by 70%

Opponents of Rabs say inadequate research and consultation have been done

Because there will be no need to find fault, individuals could submit claims without having to seek legal help. (Thuli Dlamini/Gallo)

Will the new scheme fix the broken one?

The Road Accident Benefit Scheme is intended to replace the current system administered by the RAF

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Haemorrhaging RAF staggers along

A new model is in the pipeline but the current fund’s liabilities are projected to rise to R393-billion by 2021-2022