Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations
The provincial social development department must provide funding contracts to successful organisations by the end of May
Law | 23 May 2024
Joburg protesters demand library opens immediately
“There is no democracy without books” says Wits professor who joins calls for an end to the City library’s four-year closure
Brief | 20 May 2024
Hundreds picket outside Gauteng social development offices
Protest highlights the catastrophic mess the department has made of funding for non-profit organisations
News | 17 May 2024
Premier steps in to resolve funding crisis at Gauteng social development department
Non-profit organisations starved of funds
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 16 May 2024
Wits students set up Palestinian solidarity encampment
University senate expected to meet this week
Brief | 14 May 2024
Workers march against looming retrenchments at Sibanye-Stillwater
Unions call for resignation of top management and the CEO Neal Froneman
News | 13 May 2024
Gauteng government rejects request for public-funding information
GroundUp asked for details of billions of rands in grants the Department of Social Development paid to non-profit organisations
News | 10 May 2024
Unpaid school uniform makers occupy Gauteng social development offices
Sewing co-operatives delivered thousands of school uniforms to learners in need, but the department is disowning them
By Masego Mafata, Daniel Steyn and Raymond Joseph
News | 9 May 2024
Government payment delay forces Joburg’s biggest food bank to close
But the Department of Social Development claims the delay is caused by investigations into the food banks
By Daniel Steyn, Kimberly Mutandiro and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 May 2024