Social Development mismanagement
Rehab workers unpaid as Gauteng owes R1.17-million
Months of non-payment are pushing social workers to the brink
By Seth Thorne
News | 8 October 2026
Inside Gauteng’s welfare corruption investigation
A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 30 September 2026
How not to fix a corrupt and incompetent government
The Gauteng Department of Social Development is a masterclass in how not to deal with mismanagement and corruption
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 29 September 2026
Gauteng government’s R144-million gift to beauty training company
Officials are still on duty, despite serious forensic audit findings
By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 28 September 2026
Social workers left penniless by Gauteng government
“Social work is all about care, but nobody cares for us,” says SANCA Thusong employee
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 8 September 2026
Gauteng government says “impossible” to pay welfare organisations on time
Non-profits wait weeks for quarterly payments
News | 31 July 2026
Budget cuts, bureaucracy and payment delays put Gauteng’s most vulnerable at risk
Almost five months into the financial year, some welfare organisations have not been paid
By Seth Thorne
News | 28 July 2026
Gauteng funding delays put thousands of beneficiaries at risk, organisations warn
MEC blames budget cuts and errors in applications
By Seth Thorne
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”
By Seth Thorne
News | 1 June 2026