Articles for Joseph Bracken

Sewage floods the streets in this part of Durban

Lamontville has been battered by floods

NLC did nothing to stop 4,000 “delinquents” from getting grant funding

New corruption-busting efforts have caused grant money to go unspent

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels

Gauteng welfare organisations worried about late payments

Department of Social Development is improving but problems remain

Payment delay leaves KwaZulu-Natal charities struggling

Last week the Department of Social Development notified non-profit organisations that payments will be delayed

Solar company changed its story just before gagging whistleblowers

Whistleblower alleges he was tricked into believing he was buying locally made material

Solar manufacturer ARTsolar gagged a reporter. So we asked the owner some tough questions

Parliamentary committee calls for dissolution of Basketball SA board

Last year the department had to step in to rescue the International Basketball Federation’s U18 Afrobasket tournament hosted in South Africa