RAF reaches out to distraught families
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) sends its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of six people who died in a head-on collision on the N1 between Botlokwa and Makhado on Monday, 8 January.
LIMPOPO – RAF Chief Marketing Officer, Phumelela Dhlomo, said: “As is the case with accidents of such devastating proportions, we are saddened as the RAF family but will do everything in our power to ease the burden of eligible survivors and victims’ families. Our team in Limpopo will work alongside the police to verify the cause of the accident as well as the identities of the deceased in order to begin providing the necessary support”.
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RAF staff will engage families of the deceased to facilitate funeral arrangements while providing advice about the RAF’s service offering. After the burials, consultations will continue with the bereaved families to register claims for various qualifying benefits as stipulated in the RAF Act.
Families who would like more information regarding the claims process and what they are eligible for are asked to contact the RAF’s customer service centre in Polokwane at the Koos Smit Building, 24 Grobler Street, Polokwane.
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There are also 19 hospital service centres which are easily accessible throughout the province: Polokwane Hospital (Polokwane), Mankweng Hospital (Mankweng), Voortrekker Hospital (Mokopane), Mokopane Hospital (Mahwelereng), Maphutha Malatji Hospital (Phalaborwa), Bela-Bela Hospital (Bela-Bela), Jane Furse Hospital (Jane Furse), Philadephia Hospital (Dennilton), Tshilidzini Hospital (Thohoyandou), Malamulele Hospital Makwarela office (Sibasa), Elim Hospital (Elim), Dilokong Hospital (Burgersfort), Nkhensani Hospital (Giyani), Letaba Hospital (Tzaneen), Musina Hospital (Musina), Siloam Hospital (Musina), Ellisras Hospital (Lephalale) and Groblersdal Hospital (Groblersdal).
