Discovery beats 'rogue' RAF as court slams payout ban for medical aid members

A new directive by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) that it will no longer pay for past medical expenses for car accident victims who have medical aid has been declared unlawful.

In a ruling handed down on Thursday, North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria Judge Mandla Mbongwe reviewed and set aside the August 12 directive, authored by the acting chief claims officer, and interdicted the fund from implementing it.

He pointed to the fact that there had been no prior consultation with stakeholders. Instead, the fund had "gone rogue".