Parliament’s inquiry into South Africa’s Road Accident Fund (RAF) points to serious governance and administrative shortcomings, according to reporting on the findings. The inquiry, conducted through SCOPA (Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts), investigates how the RAF manages claims and why many road accident victims are still waiting for compensation. The sources state that the committee identifies failures in the way the fund is overseen and managed, and it links these issues to delays and difficulties experienced by claimants. SCOPA’s work also forms part of calls for immediate reform measures aimed at improving accountability, strengthening operational processes, and addressing gaps that affect service delivery to accident victims. While the reports focus on the urgency of the situation and the committee’s conclusions, they broadly frame the problem as one requiring corrective action by relevant authorities to restore trust and ensure that eligible beneficiaries can receive payouts timeously. The inquiry is therefore presented as a catalyst for reforms intended to reduce claim backlogs and improve the RAF’s governance.