Author: Joseph Bracken

Hundreds of drug users stranded after Gauteng government closes rehabs

Life Nkanyisa’s drug rehabs, formerly known as Life Esidimeni, had capacity for 750 people

By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Bracken

News | 4 October 2024

Welfare organisations unpaid for six months by Gauteng government

This is despite having signed agreements with the provincial Department of Social Development

By Joseph Bracken and Daniel Steyn

News | 25 September 2024

eThekwini Municipality mum on investigation into company selling water illegally

Municipality pledges to buy 100 water trucks to end its need to hire them

By Joseph Bracken

Brief | 17 September 2024

Government stepped in at eleventh hour to save basketball tournament

The tournament, which started later than scheduled, is underway in Pretoria and ends on Saturday

By Joseph Bracken

News | 11 September 2024

Durban commuters stranded while PRASA and Transnet haggle over repairs

KwaMashu and North Coast lines not operational

By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Brief | 6 September 2024

The three businessmen and the Gauteng social development department’s millions

The department says the Hawks are investigating the sustainable livelihoods programme but will not provide details

By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 4 September 2024

African championships get underway despite Basketball South Africa’s bungling

Tournament delayed by late arrival of teams

By Joseph Bracken

News | 3 September 2024

Gayton McKenzie silent on basketball fiasco

The sports minister promised to report back last Friday after chaos of U18 African Championship tournament came to light

By Joseph Bracken

News | 28 August 2024

Basketball South Africa bungles hosting of African championships

National teams, venues, still unannounced two weeks from U18 African Basketball Championship

By Joseph Bracken

News | 22 August 2024

Protesting residents shot outside KZN ward councillor’s house

Injured protestor said he was shot by one of councillor’s bodyguards

By Joseph Bracken

News | 16 August 2024

We asked nine provinces and a national department for information on the billions of rands they spend annually: here’s what happened

Several provincial social development departments are in breach of their own policy on disclosure. We list the provincial responses from best to worst.

By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph

News | 8 August 2024

Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development officials return to work

With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted

By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph

News | 31 July 2024

Dust in the air: Lack of transparency over Gauteng farming project funding

A number of organisations that received funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development through the Daracorp non-profit, say Daracorp never delivered on their promises

By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph, Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn

Feature | 27 July 2024