The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has revealed a concerning R29 billion loss in toll payments projected for the 2024/25 financial year, highlighting anticipated credit losses on outstanding amounts owed to the agency.
This is according to SANRAL’s annual report covering April 2024 to March 2025.
Although the agency did not report any fruitless or wasteful expenditure during this period, nearly R13 million in spending is currently under investigation.
The Board had previously approved writing off R33.7 million of fruitless or irregular spending in 2023/24.
In 2024/25, an additional R186 million of irregular expenditure was confirmed, with R1 billion still “under assessment” at the end of March.
The report noted there was no confirmed irregular expenditure linked to criminal conduct. Employees responsible for R96 million in condoned irregular expenditure in 2024 received written warnings, following recommendations by the loss control committee and board approval.
“Human resources has instituted disciplinary action against perpetrators of irregular cases concluded by the loss control committee and independent reviews,” the report said.
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