Articles for Raymond Joseph
Gauteng social development department wants to buy a building but doesn’t know what for
Up to R70-million budgeted for building in central Pretoria
By Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
News | 8 July 2024
City of eThekwini pays millions for a handful of useless toilets and showers
A private company is charging the City R250,000 a month for 12 toilets and 12 showers at homeless shelters and hardly any of them are working
By Raymond Joseph and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 2 July 2024
Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC
MEC Mbali Hlophe won’t say how much the province spent on the advertorials
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 24 June 2024
Controversial auditing firm appointed by Gauteng Department of Social Development
Department acknowledges that the appointment of Open Water, which also probed the Ace Magashule Free State housing scandal, was irregular
By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph
News | 21 June 2024
Gauteng government funds new drug rehab while defunding existing ones
Clinix Foundation was approved for R11-million in funding in just three weeks
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 6 June 2024
Almost half of state-funded drug rehab beds in Gauteng under threat
Organisations are “under investigation” but have not been told why
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 5 June 2024
Gauteng Department of Social Development misled court on reasons for funding delays
Auditor-General says it did not recommend changes to the funding process
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Masego Mafata
News | 30 May 2024
Gauteng government bungles allocation of billions for non-profit organisations
Funding decisions were centralised supposedly to prevent corruption but it has caused catastrophic delays and mistakes
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 28 May 2024
Gauteng government rejects request for public-funding information
GroundUp asked for details of billions of rands in grants the Department of Social Development paid to non-profit organisations
News | 10 May 2024