CAPE TOWN - The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has resolved to request the Secretary to Parliament to lay a criminal charge against Collins Letsoalo.
The former CEO of the Road Accident Fund failed to appear before the committee in November 2025.
"Although the committee had already resolved to lay a criminal charge, it nonetheless requested the Speaker’s concurrence to proceed," SCOPA said in a statement.
"The Speaker has now responded to the committee, saying her concurrence is not required by the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act (PPIPPLA). She further advised that should the committee still wish to proceed with laying criminal charges, it should request the Secretary to Parliament to lay the charge on its behalf."
SCOPA says its chairperson, Songezo Zibi, will, in due course, communicate the committee’s resolution in writing to the Secretary to Parliament for immediate action.