Social Development mismanagement

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

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Brief | 8 October 2024

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

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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

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News | 25 September 2024

Half a billion in unspent funds returned to Treasury by Gauteng department

Auditor-General flags irregular expenditure and insufficient controls in 2023/24 report

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News | 5 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

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News | 4 September 2024

Social development scandal: Last three suspended officials return to work

They were suspended during the term of MEC Mbali Hlophe when the department was in chaos

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News | 26 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.

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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

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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

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Feature | 27 July 2024