REGINA Mudau (49), whose child's living with a disability, has been struggling to maintain her daughter's needs in recent months.
In 2001, Renaye Mudau, (22) and her mum were involved in a tragic accident while on their way home to Limpopo.
Renaye was only four months old at the time, and she suffered a head and spinal cord injury that left her with a disability.
It was at night when the accident happened. I was holding her in my arms. I can't really remember what exactly happened, but I remember the car flipping over. When I gained consciousness, I was lying on the side of the street without my child. The car had vomited her out of the window and threw her on the other side of the road.
Renaye to this day is unable to walk, feed herself, sit up straight or even speak properly. She depends on her mother who carries her around the house on her arms.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Regina who was carrying Renaye while sitting on the couch, said getting help for her daughter was not an easy journey.
Regina struggled with getting help for her daughter as doctors passed her around without any sign of assistance.
She also struggled to obtain funds for the Road Accident Fund (RAF) which eventually paid out in 2014.
"I thought this was going to be a start of a new life for us. Things were going to be better but once again I find myself in yet another disappointing situation this as her RAF money has not been pained into her account since July this year.
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"Money is not coming in. My child needs nappies. She needs clothes and food. She doesn't just eat anything. Money is not coming in, and this is making me mad because they are taking advantage of me."
Regina's brother, Rofhiwa Sadiki (40) alluded that there had allegedly been some mismanagement of funds which brought into question where some of the money went.
"uMa needed help, but people saw an opportunity to make money out of her situation. There's nothing more painful than carrying your daughter in your arms and crying every day over money that is sitting in the bank," he said.
RAF's head of corporate communications, McIntosh Polela confirmed that Renaye's claim was finalised in 2014 and that they had elected to be represented by an attorney.
"Consequently, to this day they were not at liberty to discuss issues relating to the claim with you or the claimant," he said.
Taking into account the allegations of discrepancies between the money they received and what the lawyer received, Polela said the family must contact the professional controlling body of attorneys, the Legal Practice Council, to lodge a complaint.
