RAF suspended CEO - Collins Letsoalo speaks out at The Portfolio Committee on Transport
Collins Letsoalo has led the RAF since 2020 with his contract expiring in August of 2025.
A few weeks backs Letsoalo was accused of misconduct and was then placed on special leave on May 27, 2025, following a preliminary Special Investigation Units (SIU) report that alleged irregularities in many high-value RAF contracts, a decision that was rescinded into him receiving a full suspension on June 3. After the first charges failed, he was charged with 'insubordination,' for refusing to appear before the SCOPA.
This comes after Collins made a contentious decision to dissolve a group of lawyers he called 'greedy and corrupt,' and he believes his suspension is the legal and judicial elites conspiring in an effort to have him removed from office due to his latest decision.
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Collins has decided to contest his suspension as he says it was unlawful and a part of a larger plot that started when he tried to clean up the RAF and stop a long running legal gravy train from those in power.
The Portfolio Committee on Transport has decided to proceed with its follow-up meeting with the RAF board on June 11, 2025, at the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. The committee held a follow-up briefing with the Department of Transport and Road Accident Fund (RAF) to discuss issues that came up at the June 3, 2025, meeting.
In the meeting, Collins also detailed grave dangers to his safety mentioning that his security team has been taken from him and he now walks with no security to protect him, and he mentioned other threats he's received prior, even from the taxi sector mentioning that it's no doubt his life is grave danger and it's just a matter of time.
Letsoalo's case with the court is set for an urgent hearing on June 17, 2025.
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