Author: Daniel Steyn

Gauteng Department of Social Development admits it did not comply with court orders

Administrative failures continue to plague the department

News | 28 January 2025

Secretary says she received “threatening call” after complaint against judge

On Friday, Andiswa Mengo completed her testimony on sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge

By Daniel Steyn

Law | 24 January 2025

Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital

Public comment period on proposed sale closes on 31 January

By Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch

News | 23 January 2025

Inside Gauteng’s R500-million corruption scheme (part two)

How a network of non-profit organisations, co-operatives and companies captured the department’s “sustainable livelihoods” budget

By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph

Feature | 12 December 2024

Gauteng government’s buried corruption investigation (part one)

Forensic Audit into R500-million corruption in Department of Social Development was hidden. Non-profit organisations paid the price.

By Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph

News | 11 December 2024

Third court order against Gauteng social development department

Nine months into the financial year, some non-profit organisations still not paid

By Daniel Steyn

Brief | 5 December 2024

Explainer: why South Africa’s prisons are overcrowded

Our prisons have about 105,000 beds but there are over 156,000 prisoners

By Daniel Steyn

Analysis | 4 December 2024

“Implausible” 2022 census cost R4-billion

There are serious concerns about the reliability of the census data

By Daniel Steyn

News | 3 December 2024

Villagers work with Eastern Cape municipality to fix water supply

The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived

By Daniel Steyn

News | 27 November 2024

Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price

National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking

By Daniel Steyn

News | 19 November 2024

Court intervenes in Gauteng government’s funding blunders

Dozens of organisations have not been paid by the provincial social development department

By Daniel Steyn

News | 18 November 2024

Ivaldo Macamo lost his leg when the George building collapsed. He is still waiting for compensation

Not one of the families we spoke to has received any payout

By Daniel Steyn

News | 30 October 2024

Police minister confirms Thabo Bester was detained and then released while he was on the run

Bester showed police a fraudulent ID when he was stopped for speeding

By Daniel Steyn

News | 24 October 2024

Criminal charges for previous head of Gauteng Department of Social Development

Matilda Gasela is facing corruption and fraud charges for tender irregularities when she was head of the agriculture department

By Daniel Steyn

News | 17 October 2024

How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm

After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence

By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume

Feature | 16 October 2024

Food meant for poor families is rotting in a Gauteng food bank

The Department of Social Development has been supplying food but not the funds to distribute it

By Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn

Brief | 8 October 2024

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