JOHANNESBURG - The CEO of the Road Accident Fund Collins Letsoalo has been placed on special leave.
The RAF Board informed the Transport Department that Letsoalo will remain on leave until the conclusion of a Special Investigations Unit probe.
Letsoalo is implicated in a R79 million lease tender for the RAF's Johannesburg offices.
According to the Department of Transport national spokesperson Collen Msibi this special leave does not subject Letsoalo to disciplinary processes within RAF but rather to allow for investigations to run smoothly.
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A month ago eNCA spoke to Letsoalo regarding allegations of fraudulent approval of a R79 million lease deal.
He then denied any wrongdoing.
At that time he said he does not fear an investigation into this contract, and other RAF deals.