{"id":271414,"date":"2025-10-30T10:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/?p=271414"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:50:22","slug":"drakenstein-businesses-buckle-under-compensation-fund-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/drakenstein-businesses-buckle-under-compensation-fund-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Drakenstein businesses buckle under Compensation Fund delays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DRAKENSTEIN &#8211;<\/strong> Several businesses in the Drakenstein area, including Paarl-based construction companies, are struggling to operate due to ongoing delays at the national Compensation Fund, a state-run body responsible for assisting employees injured or made ill at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fund, established under the South African Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/documents\/compensation-occupational-injuries-and-diseases-act\">Act 130 of 1993<\/a>, provides financial support to workers or their families in cases of work-related injury, illness or death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers are required to register their staff and pay annual contributions based on their payroll to ensure coverage.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Drakenstein resident who submits Compensation Fund applications on behalf of local companies said a number of his clients had been waiting over a year for their registrations and &#8220;letters of good standing&#8221; to be processed. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delay, they explained, has left at least three of his clients unable to operate legally, forcing them to close their doors and leave employees without any income.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Act a valid &#8220;letter of good standing&#8221; confirms that a company&#8217;s workforce is covered by the compensation fund and legally permitted to work. 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href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/worker-loses-hand-due-to-faulty-machine-at-gouda-meat-processing-plant\/\">Worker loses hand due to \u2018faulty\u2019 machine at Gouda meat processing plant<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Paarl Post <\/em>reached out to the department of labour regarding an enquiry about the Compensation Fund, but received no feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article &#8220;<em>Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund<\/em>&#8220;, <a href=\"https:\/\/groundup.org.za\/article\/fraud-flagged-at-the-compensation-fund\/\">published by GroundUp<\/a> on 17 February 2025, reports widespread dysfunction and suspected fraud within South Africa&#8217;s Compensation Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Auditor-General&#8217;s office told Parliament in February that the fund has failed audits for 12 consecutive years, citing systemic breakdowns, weak internal controls and possible fraudulent payments. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses, workers and medical service providers face months- or 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