Social Development mismanagement

Gauteng funding delays put thousands of beneficiaries at risk, organisations warn

MEC blames budget cuts and errors in applications

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News | 9 June 2026

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Non-profits will no longer receive provincial funding for immigrant workers, a move organisations say “goes against their very ethics and morals”

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News | 1 June 2026

Hundreds protest in Gauteng over government funding mess

NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency

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News | 22 May 2026

GroundUp wins court case against Gauteng government

Social development department must disclose all grants made to organisations from 2014 to 2024

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Law | 8 December 2025

Chaotic start to Gauteng Social Development Department’s 2026 funding cycle

Gauteng DSD abandons new funding applications platform

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News | 2 October 2025

Gauteng DSD’s R215-million irregular expenditure

Department missed several targets in 2024/25

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News | 4 September 2025

Gauteng early childhood development educators protest over funding crisis

Premier Lesufi urged to intervene

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Brief | 28 August 2025

Gauteng government scrambles to meet drug rehab targets

Substance use disorder programme decimated by 2024 funding cuts

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News | 8 July 2025

Gauteng children’s organisations protest against funding cuts

Over 300 workers marched, demanding the reinstatement of psychosocial funding and the return of food parcel distribution

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Brief | 27 June 2025