R23 billion in Road Accident Fund claims from foreigners
Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, revealed that 13,127 claims were lodged by foreigners against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) over the last five years.
She added that, as at 31 March 2026, the value of foreign-related claims lodged between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2026 was R23.324 billion.
The Minister shared these details in response to a Parliamentary question from National Assembly member Sanele Mwali.
Mwali asked Creecy about the number of documented foreign nationals who have lodged claims against the Road Accident Fund in the past five financial years.
He also asked for details about the amount claimed from the Road Accident Fund by documented foreign nationals in each of the past five financial years.
Creecy responded, saying that the Road Accident Fund claim management system does not differentiate between documented and undocumented foreign nationals.
“The figures I can provide, therefore, include all foreign-related claims, along with their claimed amounts,” she said.
She said that, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2026, there were 13,127 foreign-related claims lodged at the RAF.
The Rand value claimed for foreign-related claims lodged between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2026 was R23,323,568,682,” she added.
The highest claim amount was recorded in the last financial year, when foreign-related claims totalled R8.5 billion.
Creecy highlighted that this figure is not the same as the actual payout value, but rather the amount claimants hope to receive from the fund.
The table below shows the value claimed from the Road Accident Fund by foreign nationals in each of the past five financial years.
| Financial year | Total |
| 2021/22 | R5.1 billion |
| 2022/23 | R5.5 billion |
| 2023/24 | R1.4 billion |
| 2024/25 | R2.9 billion |
| 2025/26 | R8.5 billion |
| Total | R23.3 billion |
Loading ...
Stop the Raf immediately, it’s a evil benefit who only benefit the.0.4% of SA roadusers and it’s a fund for long fingers and the cost added to the fuel price or vehicle lisences is becaming absurd and unaffordable. Time for serious review. It also seems a easy target for offshore holiday makers at a lost for the premium payers!!