Articles for Daniel Steyn

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Gauteng Department of Social Development fudges reason for funding delays

Head of Department claims the Auditor-General has distanced itself from previous statements to GroundUp. The Auditor-General says this is not true

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News | 24 July 2024

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Thabo Bester to launch new bid to postpone trial

Case postponed to 31 July

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Brief | 24 July 2024

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City of Joburg’s property error causes havoc for homeowners

Stand numbers in Bertrams are in a mess, affecting billing, valuations, and property sales

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News | 23 July 2024

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Probe clears most Gauteng care organisations

Handful of organisations remain under investigation

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News | 18 July 2024

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Food parcels pile up in Gauteng warehouses because food banks have no money to distribute them

Provincial Department of Social Development delays funding

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News | 12 July 2024

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Gauteng government abandons hundreds of homeless people in Tshwane shelters

Organisation that provided food and social services owed R2.9-million

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News | 4 July 2024

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Gauteng non-profit organisations reject findings of province’s forensic probe

Six out of 13 drug rehabs previously funded by the Gauteng Social Development Department are now “under investigation”

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News | 27 June 2024

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Gauteng government buys newspaper space to praise MEC

MEC Mbali Hlophe won’t say how much the province spent on the advertorials

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News | 24 June 2024

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Controversial auditing firm appointed by Gauteng Department of Social Development

Department acknowledges that the appointment of Open Water, which also probed the Ace Magashule Free State housing scandal, was irregular

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News | 21 June 2024

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Money starts flowing at last to Gauteng care organisations

The Department of Social Development has been scrambling to comply with a court order

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News | 11 June 2024

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Gauteng government funds new drug rehab while defunding existing ones

Clinix Foundation was approved for R11-million in funding in just three weeks

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News | 6 June 2024

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Almost half of state-funded drug rehab beds in Gauteng under threat

Organisations are “under investigation” but have not been told why

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News | 5 June 2024

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Gauteng Department of Social Development misled court on reasons for funding delays

Auditor-General says it did not recommend changes to the funding process

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News | 30 May 2024

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Gauteng government bungles allocation of billions for non-profit organisations

Funding decisions were centralised supposedly to prevent corruption but it has caused catastrophic delays and mistakes

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News | 28 May 2024

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Multi-million-rand drug rehabs under investigation by Gauteng government

Provincial department of social development has stopped funding 750 beds at Life Healthcare’s treatment centres

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News | 28 May 2024

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Gauteng Premier breaks promise to pay organisations by 24 May

Department of Social Development claims court order obtained by organisations last week “supersedes” its earlier commitments

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News | 27 May 2024